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A Look Inside the Nintendo Wii box - What do you get when you buy one?

October 12th, 2007

There's nothing quite as exciting as buying a new games console. It's not something you buy casually; even at the low price of the Wii, it's still not loose change. So firstly there is the feeling of handing over all that cash - but then there's the sensation of actually owning that box and walking out of the shop. Funny thing is, I always expected the box to be a bit bigger than it is. All the promotional photos show it looking like some massive piece of hardware towering high above us. I know I read the Nintendo guys say it is about the size of 3 or 4 cd cases stacked on top of each other but those promotional pictures always made me imagine it bigger.

The thing is, when you get that small box home and open the packaging - you realise the actual console is even smaller. It really is the size of about 3 or 4 cd cases! But it's not just a console you get in the box. There are 8 main elements, including the console; you also get a Wii Stand, which means you can set the Wii console up vertically like it is in the pictures. Next there is the Wii Remote, known as the 'Wii-Mote', which is the main remote controller for the console. You also get the Nunchuk, which some people think is an alternative to the Wii-mote but it is actually an attachment for it. The Nunchuk has a lead coming out of it which is 4 feet long and the end plugs into the base of the Wii-Mote. Then there is the Sensor Bar, which is a long thin strip of plastic and is the 'receiver' which gets put near the television to pick up signals from the Wii-Mote - there is also a stand for this. Finally there are two sets of leads, one is the AC Adaptor, or power lead, and the other is the Composite Audio-Visual Cable, which plugs into the television.

Actually, that's not all. Nintendo also supply two AA Batteries to put in the Wii-Mote and you will probably also get a game. So that, potentially, makes 10 rather than 8 elements altogether. You also get manuals to help with putting it all together. Funny thing is that I actually felt a little disappointed the first time I unwrapped mine. I'd saved up this money to buy it and I guess I was half expecting it to be really big and full of complicated components and attachments - but that vague disappointment quickly went, I call it 'post-traumatic- shop' following all the excitement. The great thing is that it all goes together very quickly and in a matter of minutes you are in Wii Heaven.

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