Be sure to have at least two controllers with nunchucks (sp?). I haven't tried any other gadgets like zappers, though we do have the balance board.

I recently saw a battery charging/cradle system that looks pretty good. I'm regularly recharging AA batteries for the remotes, so I'm considering that charging option.

Games? Mario Kart might be a good start. The included wheel is cool but really not necessary. My son likes to use it.

Be careful of getting games that are too complex for the age range. Assuming that you've got a wireless network, you can download "Virtual Console" games using the Nintendo channel when you connect the Wii to your network.

That also brings up the storage issue. Last week, coincidentally, Nintendo released a system update that supports higher capacity SD cards. The internal storage is pretty limited, and the support for SD cards had been limited to 2GB. Now it's 32GB. So you might want to get a card if you don't already have one.

EDIT: Jay beat me to the Send button. \:\)

Last edited by Kruncher; 03/30/09 08:59 PM. Reason: slow typing