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Setting Up Your New Nintendo Wii

You\'re brimming with excitement after you receive your Nintendo Wii. You can\'t wait to get the box opened and set it up. You might find that there are entirely too many pieces for your liking, and that setting up is suddenly a little more daunting than it should be. Actually, it’s an easy task, and once you get the wires in place, Nintendo makes it a matter of a few quick and easy points of the cursor to get playing.

Placement of the Wii

Most people will choose to place their Wii vertically, with the stand, that slick looking slant we all see on television. For that, you’ll need to take the vertical stand and the round piece of plastic and slide them together. These are the basic stands for your Wii, and will slide directly onto the console fairly easily, following the diagram included with your packaging.

Next, you’ll want to get all of your wires plugged in. Since the Wii remote is wireless, you’ll only need to worry about the plugs. The AC adaptor and AV plugs are as simple as any other gaming console, plugging directly into the wall and your TV. Make sure to use a grounded socket or power strip to plug it into.

The only other tricky part of installation is the sensor bar. The sensor bar is the long black bar with an incredibly long cord kept separate from the rest of your parts. The sensor bar is basically important for getting a good clean accurate read when you’re moving your Wii remote to and fro on the screen. For games like Zelda, where you’ll often be aiming with your remote, you’ll want accuracy and that’s what the sensor bar does for you.

Generally, placing it on top of your TV is as good a place as any. It has small, sticky attachments for attaching it and keeping it from sliding off. However, you might find that your TV is too high, possible mounted on the wall. You’ll want the sensor bar connected at arm level, the direction in which you’ll be pointing your remote when playing. If it’s unlikely that you’ll aim straight up, it’s probably best that you place the sensor bar below the TV, hence the incredibly long cord.

Set Up The Wii Remote

The last step in getting your Wii console ready to play is setting up the remote. The Wii Remote does take two AA batteries, luckily included with your console. Pop them in. Make sure also that the wrist strap is firmly attached to the remote and is around your wrist. You may have heard horror stories of flying Wii remotes; don’t let it happen to you.

Now, make sure your remote is synched to your console. On the back panel of your Wii remote, where the batteries are put in, there is a tiny red button. On the front of the console, where the memory card slot is, there’s another tiny red button. Press the one on your remote first. An LED will blink on the console. Now press the red button on your console until the LED stops blinking. And you’re set to go.

All right, we have come to the end. You should now be able to press the power button on your remote now and play your brand new Wii console. You might want to run a quick system update after starting up. Finally, you pop in a disc, enjoy the game and start swinging that remote around.