One thing that I haven't really seen too much commented on is how much the Wii actually costs:
The Wii, which includes Wiimote, Nunchuk and Wii Sports is $250.
Extra Wiimote will cost $40
Extra Nunchuk will cost $20
Classic Controller attachment will cost $20.
Zelda: Twilight Princess: $50
Now, it can be said that you don't actually need the extra accessories I've purchased (in fact, they still haven't been broken out of their heavy trauma inducing plastic encasing yet), so just the Wii and Zelda will run you about $300. Each additional player is about $60, and if you want to use the Virtual Console with a more ergonomic controller than the Wiimote, that'll run you an additional $20. My total expenditure on the Wii has been $380, plus Tax, which comes to just a bit over $411, which is still a whole lot better than the stripped down versions of the Xbox360 at $300 or a PS3 at $500.
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