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How To Set up Your wii Hardware Today Starting From Scratch

October 12th, 2007

If you have just bought your new Nintendo wii and are wondering what to do with it next then the first thing I want to say to you is 'congratulations, and welcome to our world!' You won't regret your decision, but what is there to regret anyway? Assuming you enjoy gaming and you are into console - which is fair to assume, since you just bought one - then you cannot be disappointed with this, the cheapest of the 'big three' consoles right now, but certainly the most innovative and possibly the best. With my congratulations over with I'll move on to the important stuff, which is what you do next to ensure your console is up and running in the quickest time.

When you open that box for the first time it can be a little daunting. Your stomach is churning with excitement and all you really want to do is start swinging that nunchuk. Believe it or not, you are not far off, just calm down and follow these instructions.

Your very first decision is how to position the console? I'm going to make that decision easy for you; in fact, I'm going to make that decision for you: by far the coolest way to have your wii is vertical - like it appears in all the adverts. The stand is simple and the console slips easily into it so within seconds there you have it, standing up for the whole room to see.

Next you want to get some essentials plugged in, which is made even easier since the wii is wireless. All you need to think about are the AC adaptor and AV plugs. For the un-electrical among you, the AC adaptor is the power plug and the AV plug is the one that goes into the back of your television. Both are simple and straightforward, since one plugs into the wall and one goes into the television and that's it.

The only tricky bit is the sensor bar. This is separate from the rest of the stuff in the box and looks like a long black bar with a long cable coming out. What this does is act as a receiver for your remote control so when you are waving around playing tennis or battling demons all your moves are picked up. So the best place for it is directly in front of wherever you are playing - which usually means on top of the television or directly underneath it. And that's basically it for the hardware, simple, isn't it? - You're now ready to switch on and get going!

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