Wii
My mum has decided to buy my family a Wii for Xmas (myself, wife 7 and 5yo) and as I know sweet FA about gaming (not played since Road Rash on my Sega Genesis)I thought I would throw it out to you kind folk.

What do I need to get? Especially regarding extras. There seem to be a lot of packages offering lots of unusual object that would not look out of place in a sex shop and my head is going wobbly thinking about it.

Any advice appreciated.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 20 Nov 2009, 12:24, 33 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

More controllers is a must

Games are much more fun with friends!
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 20 Nov 2009, 12:26, Reply)

I would suggest
4 wiimotes for the whole family to play. I wouldn't bother with the stick on peripherals such as the tennis racket and golf club, etc, because they don't contribute to the game and are largely pointless.

Games wise, it comes with WiiSport which is lots of fun when you're playing in a group, but other games that are really good for people with short attention spans are WarioWare and Raving Rabbids. They're just lots of mini games and the kids will love it, as will you if you have a silly sense of humour. The rabbids still make me giggle and when my friends come round for a night out we sometimes start off on the Wii whilst everyone is arriving because it's fun and doesn't require much thought.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 20 Nov 2009, 12:29, Reply)

Mario Galaxy is great.
Twilight princess is also good.
(PsychoChomp, Fri 20 Nov 2009, 12:38, Reply)

I would NOT
recommend Twilight Princess to a kid though. It's fucking hard!
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 20 Nov 2009, 12:39, Reply)

Don't be silly, it's for him
the kids can play with the box.
(PsychoChomp, Fri 20 Nov 2009, 12:41, Reply)

That's harsh...
...they can use it when I am out.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 20 Nov 2009, 12:55, Reply)

I would recommend running the bannerbomb exploit
installing the homebrew channel and setting up usb harddrive booting. Then you don't have to faff about changing discs. Also your games only need to be used once (takes about 15 minutes per game to back up to the drive) then you can put them safely in a cupboard away from filthy child hands.

Its easy honest :P

*edit* Good family 4 players include Raving Rabbids, and Mario and Sonic at the olympics games/winter games.
( Peej, Fri 20 Nov 2009, 12:55, Reply)

Mmmmm...homebrew!
Ah yes...er...what?

Is this some sort of hack to all sorts of illegal shenanigans? If yes, please explain - for research purposes only of course. (The Pete 'Paedo' Townsend Defense as it is more commonly known.)
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 20 Nov 2009, 13:00, Reply)

Its not illegal
but I won't lie to you, it is an enabler to making and playing backups which mean you could technically use it to be naughty. But I never would, because I have a halo up my arse honest.
( Peej, Fri 20 Nov 2009, 13:02, Reply)

Thanks for prompting me to finally get around to doing this
Have set it up now and am ripping my games to HDD as I type.
(bill, Fri 20 Nov 2009, 17:08, Reply)

Oh and if we are recommending games for you when the filthy children are out or in bed
I recommend

Resident Evil 4
The Conduit
Call of Duty - World at War
Call of Duty Modern Warfare - Reflex
House of the Dead Overkill
New Super Mario Bros

Oh and download Lostwinds from the VC its great fun, should have been sold as a disc its that good.
( Peej, Fri 20 Nov 2009, 12:59, Reply)

Deffo more controllersm buy Wii Play and you get a free controller
Mario Galaxy is beautiful, a bit hard though
Excite Truck is fantastic, fast as fuck with great gameplay
Mario Kart may be a better racing option for the kids though, good fun, but better with more players
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Fri 20 Nov 2009, 12:59, Reply)

We bought wii play for the controller
but found we play to be shit

So just buy controllers if they are cheaper than wii play

Don't buy the zapper its too big and annoying to use with both hands and the trigger ends up in the wrong place. If you want a gun buy these www.amazon.co.uk/Venom-Light-Blaster-Gun-Wii/dp/B000XAAPQG not only are they cheap but feel more like guns when you are killing zombies.
( Peej, Fri 20 Nov 2009, 13:05, Reply)

The shooting game in Wii Play is excellent
if only it had more to it

Find Mii is also a great game, and gets EXTREMELY difficult, better if there are a few people helping. Other than that is really is just a bonus disc and it is the controller you are actually paying for

Excite Truck FTW though!!

EDIT to say, spend the extra for teh sterring wheel controllers, they work really and it's the only peripheral i have bought...get two though, or trouble could ERUPT
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Fri 20 Nov 2009, 13:21, Reply)

Chip my Wii
Has anyone had any experience of getting their Wii chipped. I took mine in ages ago, but at the time the guy said the chips available wouldn't work on mine. Subsequently this has apparently changed
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Fri 20 Nov 2009, 13:24, Reply)

Don't bother chipping
You can software mod through the sd card slot and it doesn't cost you moneys and you don't need to open up the wii. Plus I have watched two people at work chipped their wii. Its really fiddly and neither would do it again.
( Peej, Fri 20 Nov 2009, 13:45, Reply)

Don't get a Wii
get an Xbox!! :D
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Fri 20 Nov 2009, 13:28, Reply)

Don't get a Flim-Flam
get a DiT!! :D
(Bazongaloid, Fri 20 Nov 2009, 13:34, Reply)

Don't get Al
He doesn't make any sense
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Fri 20 Nov 2009, 13:38, Reply)

Don't push me,
push a push pop!
(PsychoChomp, Fri 20 Nov 2009, 13:39, Reply)

Push a push pop
Push a push flavour
Push a push pop
and save some for later.
( Peej, Fri 20 Nov 2009, 13:46, Reply)

I'm so hot for you
right now
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Fri 20 Nov 2009, 13:47, Reply)

You're such a cheap whore!
Just wait until your husband finds out about this.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 20 Nov 2009, 13:50, Reply)

He's at the bank
He'll never find out, unless you gaz him, which you probably would do as you're a great big hairy girl
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Fri 20 Nov 2009, 13:52, Reply)

WOOYAY!
(^_^)
( Peej, Fri 20 Nov 2009, 13:53, Reply)

*dances*

(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Fri 20 Nov 2009, 13:55, Reply)

Snap crackle
and POP!
(Flim-Flam the Magnificent "You is talking loco and I like it!", Fri 20 Nov 2009, 13:47, Reply)

^ I agree with this person here ^
A wii is just boring after a month or two not enough games come out for it. Any attemp to play online is futile, The xbox is better value for money as the wii is just a gamecube with new controllers (which are expensive by the way)

But A Wii is likey to be a better hit with kids that old.
(The Ear-Trumpet Addicting is NOT a word., Sat 21 Nov 2009, 21:51, Reply)

Your wife is 7?

( broadsword, Fri 20 Nov 2009, 14:03, Reply)

hahahahaha
that made me laff.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 20 Nov 2009, 14:05, Reply)

You shameful lot....
(Just keep quiet OK?)
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Fri 20 Nov 2009, 15:39, Reply)

That's what I thought!
You jammy fucker, youngest I can get is nine. But she's my niece so it's a bit weird.
(The Boy Monders I have ginger bits in my beard., Fri 20 Nov 2009, 15:28, Reply)

To all of the above I would add
If your TV as the appropriate connections then get a set of component cables as it'll look much better if you can hook it up that way.
(bill, Fri 20 Nov 2009, 16:54, Reply)