Wii Remote charger recalled

wow thats stupid who would buy a 50 dollar charger? you can get them for 20 at walmart

Does that count if you already have the charger??

good thing i just get the rechargable batteries

Good thing I have Nyko...

Safety first =)

nini, you're definitely over-reacting. "Wii Remote charger recalled" doesn't specify first or third party. Should they say "220,000 Wii Remote chargers by distributor Griffin International recalled?" I don't think that would fit on the front page.

Hey Nintendo's lazy so I use rechargeable batteries they die you pop in the others charge the dead ones it works. Now this shows me I made the right choice not buying the charger. First the horse thing now this....

Test it properly first and then release it. It isn't difficult, it just shows laziness and lack of consideration for your consumers.

@ Kbs64: I also use the Energizer 2200 mAh rechargeable, b/c I can use the batteries for other things, too. Not to mention, I head a lot of charger cradles were unsafe. The new, & current UL label is a reflective holographic. There are a bunch of knock-off UL label clones. Some of the knock-off labeled devices are ok, while some are fire traps.

This was my biggest problem when I was considering buying a Wii for my kids. It bugged the hell outta me that Nintendo didn't have its own 'official' charger, so I either would have to buy batteries all the time or go the rechargeable AA route, which I am gonna do at some point. For the record, I have the 360 recharge station, and I haven't had any problems at all with it. The batteries get a little warm while they are recharging, but that is to be expected. Other than that, it has worked like it was supposed to and I am satisfied with it.

I just use AA batteries. They are much better. 36 batts at 10 bucks of so in Costco.

I got the 2-controller charger -- I hope there's nothing wrong with those too. On an unrelated note, it's a cheap POS and the prongs got stuck in one of the battery packs and bent to the point of not being useable anymore, so it's really a 1-controller charger now, lol.

@snake2215449: I bought the Engergizer Batteries too then I switched to the Energizer Rechargable 2200 mAh) and I've had it over 1 1/2 with only 4 batteries. They are showing their age now but they still last 17+ hours. I use to be able to get at least 25-30+ hours when they were new. They've saved me so much money!!!

Thats why I only buy Nintendo licensed products for my Nintendo stuff. @bulletsword You have a point I use rechargeable AA batteries on my Wii.

I've noticed the 360 battery packs get hot as hell when you recharge them. You have to set the controller upside down or they get extremely hot if there's no airflow around it.

Nyko's got the charging things done right, but I dont see why Nintendo doesn't have their own since the other two consoles have them. the Wii even has two perfectly good USB ports.

Damn, $50? You can buy two packs of 4 rechargable batteries with charger for that price. Not to mention standard rechargable AAs are not just limited to the controller....

You know maybe this is the reason why Nintendo was agaist making a rechargable Wii Remote Station ... Any thoughts???

Wow. I am glad I stuck to regular old batteries.

so true mhder. At first, I thought it was actually a 1st party Nintendo Product that was doing this based on what the gamespot article stated, but then once I read it, they say it's a third party product. They make it seem as if it is a first party Nintendo product in the headlines to try and help their precious overheating 360 gain some clout on Nintendo. Good try GS, but this is yet another failed attempt at trying to belittle Nintendo.

Amazing people would blame nintendo for a 3rd party product on this board. Blame yourself for not buying a standard battery charger. A wii-mote charger LIMITS you to only charging that, a battery charger can be used for other things too. Makes no sense to me why people would buy something that can only be used for one device. But since I'm reading the very original "wii is collecting dust" comments again, I guess I shouldn't expect much from today's so called core gamers.

I still dont get why Nintendo didnt come outwith their own battery charger

Shut off the rumble and sound if u want to get the most outta ur battery. I compared the options at one point, and my remote lasted TWICE as long with no rumble/charge.

I use Energizer Lithium for my Wii Remote, and it finishes after about 2 months, playing 1 hour a day..... so I dont need any charger

the wii mote also seems to have flaws, to those that dont have a battery charger get one, because the mote has to be placed in a place untouchable because the slightest movement can result in wasting batteries, the problem with the wii mote is that it doesnt have a button that needs to pressed that turns the wii mote on like the 360's or ps3 controllers. instead any button that is touched will make it shine on and off......gets annoying.

just buy a wall battery charger, take em out , let them charge overnight, put in the remote, then yell at nintendo for their crap happy games.

why would someone buy this anyway,

lol this would be a problem for me if i actually played my wii but since nintendo keeps making crap all mine does is collect dust

You get what you pay for.

Well they have a good initiative, usually it has to be a high rate of failure or risk to user for them to be recalled, instead of the reported 6 out of 220,000.

Keep our children safe from Nintendo! They are trying to burn down our houses whit the help of third party hitmen.

I just use Duracell rechargeables. I am still on my first set.

third party manufacturer's FTL, atleast these ones anyway, i've never even heard of them

It's easier to buy rechargeable batteries than a wiimote stand. I had the Nyko one and it sucked.

This is what you get from third-party periphrals.

the wii motes should be recalled also. everytime i went to play my wii the i had to put new batteries in them.i would only play it every other week if i was lucky. and only play a few games at a few hours at a time. the wii mote turns on to easy. you almost have to hang them up so nobodys breathes on them

lol thats pretty funny :P i bet Nintendo will hurt a bit from this

Meh, not a very good peripheral anyway, Nyko's is much better.

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