Should Wii Buy It?

Now, the Wii is cheap. Two hundred and fifty bucks, wow, that's really cheap! That's indeed what it seems like; however, there are always the untold additional costs.

The Wii goes for a standalone price of two hundred and fifty dollars. After you account tax, depending on your state it will differ; let's just say two hundred and seventy five dollars. Next up on the list, to make it for everyone.

Now, not everyone does, but most people will want to play with friends and family; okay let's buy a few controllers. One controller, hmm, forty dollars, that's not bad. Wait... wait wait wait, we're probably gonna want two or three extras for more fun, oka- wait, is that one hundred and twenty dollars for three?
Oh, okay, that's fine, it's about half of the Wii though. Puts quite an extra dent in there, doesn't it? No matters, alright now let's get a game.

Fifty bucks, odd, that's just ten more than a controller, oh well, let's get going. "Uhh sir, you might want a Nunchuck to play this game." Let's think about this, a nunchuck? We're not Bruce Lee or some martial artist; we're trying to play a game.

Now not all of the games require a Nunchuck, but unless you plan on severely limiting your playability, the Nunchuck is highly recommended. Alright, let's get a Nunchuck then, oh... you need one for each controller. Uh-oh.

So how much are these little suckers? Only about twenty dollars, that's not so bad is it? Buying an extra for the two to three extra Wiimotes adds up to about forty to sixty dollars.
Right, is that it? Yeap. Oh, yeah, let's start playing! Oh well, first you have to pay, let's add all this stuff up.

The Wii, two hundred and fifty dollars, great, that's pretty cheap. Tax, about two hundred and seventy dollars. That's for one person playing Wii Sports.

The game, fifty dollars, let's add that up. Three hundred dollars including the Wii, it's still one person playing. Add that up, around three hundred and thirty dollars.

Next up, I think we need some friends, let's get some controllers. One, forty dollars, two, eighty dollars, three, one hundred and twenty dollars, add that in, the Wii ranges from three hundred and seventy dollars to four hundred and fifty dollars. Three hundred and seventy four dollars to four hundred and sixty two dollars after tax, remember, games become limited as such.

That's almost double what you might have expected, huh? Not all the fees are set in though, to create access to all the games you need...the Nunchuck! Woo, more money! It's just about twenty to sixty depending on one to three Nunchuck, add that in, three hundred and ninety four dollars for one controller and Nunchuck, five hundred and forty four for three controllers and three Nunchuck.

Ouch, did that sting your wallet? Now even with all these big numbers, I'm not necessarily looking down on the Wii.

It's a great system; just don't go in trying to buy one without knowing all the additional costs that aren't really talked about. After the initial beat down on your wallet, you'll be sifting through fifty dollar rounds for every game.

After the long run, getting great games for a cheap price; I'd say that's a good deal.