Topic: Initial Purchase: Which Accessories?

And all I got was a full day inside a church.

A WiiU sounds like a nice surprise, just don't leave it in a basket in the ground overnight.

If playing together and having fun is important, make sure to get Super Mario 3D World.

I like the Wii Wheel myself; I think it would make Mario Kart a lot easier for a child to play as well, but everybody's different. Yes it's just a plastic shell, but it does help orient the Remote properly and makes the B button easy to hit.

Re: virtual console games it's worth considering that the Classic Controller is supported and if you're getting Wii Remotes anyway it's cheaper than a pro controller. The only VC games that require them are SNES ones, so it may be that you don't need either one.