...t have if you plan to play on a large screen television.

7. Wireless network adapters, such as the USB wireless device for the Wii system (resembles a USB flash drive and plugs into any USB port) and the LAN adapter, are only necessary if you are not using either a wireless modem or router. If your house is set up for wireless internet access, you are good to go. The Nintendo Wii game system is set up to connect to your Wi-Fi.

8. There are a multitude of controller devices for use with certain games. There are steering wheels for racing games, a tennis racket, golf club, baseball bat, an "archery" type device for Link's crossbow, a gun, and the other day on You Tube I noticed a sword and shield set that attach to your Wiimote! You can get into some serious hard-core gaming with all these gadgets.

9. You can get jewelry and clothing to show off your love of the game. My personal favorite is a very, very soft fine cotton, navy blue T-shirt that says "Mario Bros. Plumbing Company" and has Mario and Luigi on the front. The tri-force logo from the Zelda games is featured on both a necklace and several shirts. The necklace is actually quite nice looking. My girls saw it on my site and now they want it badly. These are teenage girls, mind you, but it is definitely unisex jewelry. You can also find a hilarious belt buckle that looks like the old original NES controller and boxer shorts that feature Good and Evil from the Mario games. There are Guitar Hero shirts now as well. Wallets, underwear, pajamas, hats, shirts, jewelry -- so many choices! I am sure this list will continue to grow with the evolution of the Nintendo Wii gaming system.

From controller skins to shirts to jewelry, the avid Nintendo enthusiast can find cool stuff to satisfy his/her craving for fun.

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