I finally got my Wii today, after "retiring" from gaming 2 years ago. I got a basic package for Php17,980 in Greenhills (console, controller, gun, and voltage adapter), and paid an additional PhP2,900 for a second remote and nunchuk.
Had a bit of an interesting time getting the thing running with my Samsung LCD monitor, as the Wii only supports composite or S-Video signals (read: television sets). Fortunately, I was able to find a cheap TV-converter that accepts various video and audio inputs, then remixes them into a VGA-compatible out (it’s the little black box sitting on top of the ipod hi-fi).
Even better, the Samsung connects to the Macbook Pro via a DVI cable, so I can switch between the Wii input and the Mac input by pressing a single hardware button. Unfortunately, my sound setup isn’t quite as simple, as I haven’t found a way for the MBP and the Wii to share the hi-fi are their respective outputs. (The hi-fi was originally connected to my Airport Express, so I could stream music wirelessly to it. Seemed like a good idea at the time :/ )