athenian200
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- Jan 31, 2010
As we all know, offical Wii remotes are terribly overpriced. It costs $60 for a Remote and Nunchuck. I normally don't go for generic hardware, but these controllers are really expensive.
So I found a generic Wii remote and nunchuck online, sold together for around $15. I purchased two of them for less than the price of one official controller, and effectively had two new Wii remotes.
When the controllers arrived, I checked them out. They looked and felt exactly like official Wii remotes, except that they didn't have the Wii or Nintendo logo on them anywhere. The FCC compliance labeling was gone, etc. Although, strangely, the Nintendo logo was in its normal location on the wrist strap, and the model number RVL-003 was still on the bottom of the remote.
Also, the wrist strap came with it, but unattached. I had to thread it through a couple of holes and tie a knot in order to attach it to the controller. The end result looks just like how the official wrist strap is tied off at the factory.
Finally, I tested the remotes in Wii games. I expected them not to work quite as well as the official remote, perhaps a bit jumpier or something... but to my surprise, they actually do work just as well as the real thing. Actually a little better in my case, because my real Wii controller is a little battered from overuse.
However, I did experience one issue. The remotes will NOT remain synced to the Wii whenever I enter a game, or exit back to the Wii menu. This can be dealt with, because I can always re-sync them through the menu using my official Wii remote... it's only a minor irritation.
In game, there are no issues whatsoever, the de-sync always happens when I load a game or exit back out to the Wii menu. It also happens if I open a channel, or load a VC game. Anything that would make the black loading screen with several Wii logo boxes appear, causes the remote to de-sync.
In fact, I watched the official controller, and noted that it's light ALSO goes off when this screen appears, but automatically reactivates when it's over.
The only conclusion I can come to, is that Nintendo made it this way on purpose in an attempt to discourage people from using generic controllers... I think it's some kind of authentication failure.
Anyway, have you ever used a Generic Wii remote, and if so, how has it worked out for you?
So I found a generic Wii remote and nunchuck online, sold together for around $15. I purchased two of them for less than the price of one official controller, and effectively had two new Wii remotes.
When the controllers arrived, I checked them out. They looked and felt exactly like official Wii remotes, except that they didn't have the Wii or Nintendo logo on them anywhere. The FCC compliance labeling was gone, etc. Although, strangely, the Nintendo logo was in its normal location on the wrist strap, and the model number RVL-003 was still on the bottom of the remote.
Also, the wrist strap came with it, but unattached. I had to thread it through a couple of holes and tie a knot in order to attach it to the controller. The end result looks just like how the official wrist strap is tied off at the factory.
Finally, I tested the remotes in Wii games. I expected them not to work quite as well as the official remote, perhaps a bit jumpier or something... but to my surprise, they actually do work just as well as the real thing. Actually a little better in my case, because my real Wii controller is a little battered from overuse.
However, I did experience one issue. The remotes will NOT remain synced to the Wii whenever I enter a game, or exit back to the Wii menu. This can be dealt with, because I can always re-sync them through the menu using my official Wii remote... it's only a minor irritation.
In game, there are no issues whatsoever, the de-sync always happens when I load a game or exit back out to the Wii menu. It also happens if I open a channel, or load a VC game. Anything that would make the black loading screen with several Wii logo boxes appear, causes the remote to de-sync.
In fact, I watched the official controller, and noted that it's light ALSO goes off when this screen appears, but automatically reactivates when it's over.
The only conclusion I can come to, is that Nintendo made it this way on purpose in an attempt to discourage people from using generic controllers... I think it's some kind of authentication failure.
Anyway, have you ever used a Generic Wii remote, and if so, how has it worked out for you?
) The plastic of the Nintendo Wii remote has a little 'give' to it, but the generic controller lacks this subtlety.
