I bought it off Craigslist, and it did not come with controllers. Anyone know where I can get them for cheap, i.e. less than $40 retail cost?

Anyone have the Wii Fit? How is it? I mainly bought the Wii for her because she likes exercising.

 

Controllers are like $35 bucks each. Wii Fit is ok, but gets old. Mario Cart is cool.

 

lots of posts about the 360 and ps3... where are all the wii owners? i remember there was a point when u couldnt even find one to buy! have there been any "crashing" issues with the wii like with the 360 or ps3?

 

^^ not that I know of. I know it outsold the 360 2 to 1 in 08 and outsold the PS3 5 to 1

I dont have one, but I heard Boom Blox is really fun and won wii "game of the year".

 

amazon.com seems to be a few bucks cheaper than everyone else on controllers/games.

 

the Wii is awesome! i just bought a second controller for the gf yesterday (b/c i was hording the one i had). it was $40 though. you guys will have tons of fun.

and like Wiskers said, Mario Kart is the best!

 

You can get a used controller from some video game stores for like $35 but you might as well buy a new non abused one for $5 more.

The wii fit is good cuz it has all sorts of actiivities for exercising including yoga. I'm having a hell of a time trying to find a balance board though.

 

Bite the bullet and get some Wiimotes add a few nunchucks and a classic controller to mix it up, they'll get used. The Wii is the gaming system for people who don't like gaming systems - I can't believe how much I enjoy mine.

Besides some updates, I have had no issues at all with my Wii and it has seen more use then I'd like to admit!

 

^ Yeah I was definitely against the Wii when it first came out cuz I thought it was geared more towards the kiddy crowd. Then I played it once and was completely hooked due to the variety of ways it gets you involved. Now I've gotta go get all of the above mentioned as well as the charging stations, balance board and all the other accesories.

 

Go with Energizer rechargeable batteries and get a few recharge stations, they are WAY cheaper and offer more flexibility. If you have twice as many batteries as you need you will never be with out as long as you are moderately good at charging the dead ones.

 

Did you get her a vaccuum, too?

 

Very true, thanks for the advice!

 

i definately dont feel the same.

i got bored of the remote swinging real fast.

 

We recently bought one as well with WII Fit & Rockband. The WII Fit if you put dedication and time into it, it will show you result, its accurate, works great and takes about 30 mins/day to do a proper work out, it was a good investment - only reason why we bought the WII.

 

I haven't seen any huge deals on Wii remotes/nunchucks. And I'm on slickdeals all the time.

 

funnny u mentioned boom blox. i was playing that game over the weekend with my cousin. it is really fun especially when u have other people with u. its a thinking type of game

 

Kill 2 birds with one stone and get Wii Play its like wii sports as it has multiple simple games and best of all it comes with a controler! its was only 40 when it came out you may find it cheaper now.

I saw a Wii Essentials pack for like 35 bucks at target it had a BUNCH of wii accesories one of with was a wireless sensor bar.

 

^I think Amazon has that for $37.