Wii accessories priced

[wraggster]

News via Gamesradar

Nintendo has announced the prices of the first wave of accessories for Wii, its new console that will launch on 8 December in the UK.

A new Wii-mote will set you back £30, while the Nunchuck attachment - which isn't used for every game - and the Virtual Console's Classic Controller will both be priced at £15.

£45 for another Wii-mote and Nunchuck to get your friends involved in the world of Wii multiplayer is an eye-opening price tag, and one that wouldn't seem to fit with Nintendo's all-inclusive and mainstream-courting plans.

The Nunchuck, though, isn't needed for every game, and Nintendo's own Wii Play will actually include an extra Wii-mote. But if £45 seems steep to gamers, it's likely to look a hell of a lot more expensive to the hordes of non-gamers that Nintendo is desperate to win over.

On a lighter note, here's the full list of contents in the UK's Wii package:

Wii console
Wii-mote, with wrist strap
Nunchuck attachment
Wii stand
Wii stand plate
Wii sensor bar
Sensor bar stand
AC adapter
Stereo AV cable
AA battery
Wii Sports (with Wii Tennis, Wii Golf, Wii Baseball, Wii Boxing and Wii Bowling)

[JOEWANTHOMEBREW]

cool!can't wait

[jumpershaun]

Does anyone know if the games downloaded via the virtual console will be playable using a gamecube joypad or is the classic controller conpulsory??

[JKKDARK]

Wii sensor bar?

[GagaMan]

From what I've heard, you can use Gamecube controllers for VC games. The VC controlleris just for those who didn't buy the Gamecube to start with, I guess.

JKK: The sensor bar sits on/under your telly as a signal for the Wii-motes. Sort of like the sensor bar that came with Samba De Amigo.

[SilverSheepz]

I was pretty shocked to see the price of getting a second wiimote and nunchuke thingymabob .... but then what price do you pay for perfection!?