Wii Battery Kit - Colors May Vary Reviews

• Almost perfect

  
  By A3SC8ZUDU3TR2H on 2007-10-26
  I got the Nyko twin pack battery/charger plus one extra battery, since we have 3 kids and 3 Wii remotes.
  
  Pros:
  
  * Charging dock has built-in AC supply, so no clunky wall wart adapter to find a home for - just plug the dock into a convenient AC socket.
  * Dock doesn't get warm (either while or while not charging batteries) which is unusual for cheap consumer electronic devices.
  * Battery and cover are a perfect fit into the Wii remote.
  * Comes with NiMH batteries (rather than the cheaper NiCd) so they should last a long time despite not being given 'good charging etiquette'.
  * Looks like the designer put a proper charging circuit in, since the LEDs on the front go blue for 'charging' and green for 'finished'. I hate it when batteries are left roasting indefinitely.
  
  Cons:
  
  * Would have been nice if the supplied battery covers were of a different color - helps kids to know which are remotes 1, 2 and 3 before grabbing them. This is a constant source of squabbling in our house. There is a pecking order to who gets controller #1.
  * There is no slot on the dock for the Wii remote strap to exit. You have to hold it awkwardly to the side while clicking the remote into the dock. This makes the charging contacts only just make contact. Any slight move and the remote stops charging. Tweeny kids are not very good at doing this.
  
  

• Doesn't last!

  
  By A2LTVL7CXY8FYR on 2008-04-13
  I purchased the Nyko charger and an extra battery kit and in the beginning it was great!! It saved us alot of money on disposable batteries and we had no complaints at all. Unfortunately, after only 3 months two of the rechargeable batteries stopped working. I wrote to Nyko to ask them if this was a normal occurrance or if I could purchase replacement batteries but I never received a response. I find that a 3 month life span is a bit short for the price that we paid and the lack of customer service is offensive.
  
  

• Perfect for the Nyko Charger Set

  
  By AY1AH6JFEURNZ on 2007-09-18
  This way you don't have to get another entire Nyko charger set. I'm not sure how long the rechargeable batteries last but i'm sure they eventually run out of juice. At $6.99 each you can't go wrong. I may even get some extras. Only bad thing is you cannot choose the color on the backing! I purchased one on 9/12/07 and rec'd a turquoise one.
  
  

• Good for the first couple of months

  
  By A1DXD4IJFXZD17 on 2008-05-29
  This product worked extremely well the first month but after a while it stopped working. You place the battery in the charger and it would say that it's charged even when it wasn't. I even kept it in the charger for days it would not charge but yet the charge light would be green. Tried to contact Nyko and got no response or help at all. I even recommended the product to some friends and family members and they all ran into the same issue.
  
  Advice would be to charge it but keep it off the charging dock until it's completely drained before charging it again.
  
  

• Essential for wiimoting

  
  By AU3W40V68JIUY on 2007-11-06
  The rechargable battery is great because you needent keep dumping money on aa's but the real star of the show is the rubberised back which gives you a far greater grip on the slippery when sweaty wiimote.
  
  PROBLEM SOLVED-you needent even use the strap with a rubberised battery cover.
  
  
• Wii must have
  By AISSIRI0N0I57 on 2007-12-27
  These are a simple must have if you already own the Nyko charge station. The charge feature is very nice and I'm very pleased with the added grip, some of the grips that you can buy for the Wii controller are very big and make the controller almost unusable.
  
  Though it appears that the site only has the one color you can actually find these in your local electronics store in multiple colors making it that much easier to designate who's is who's. Please know that because of how the controller charges you cannot have an additional grip or skin as it will not sit correctly in the base (unless of coarse you take the additional grip off before charging.)
  
  Additionally some of you may have already read my post for the charger itself but I would like to repost some of it here as it will help extend the life of your charger.
  
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  When it comes to rechargeable batteries of any type they are not meant to be left on the charger 24/7. Constant charging when the battery is at maximum charge will wear it down and make it so they can't hold a charge.
  
  My advise is to place the controllers on the charger only when the controller is getting to the point of dying. Then place it on the charger and let it charge all the way before removing it. As soon as the light shows that it is charged take it off base.
  
  I understand that at times you need to use more than one controller or one might be dying before the other is charged but I promise you that if you can follow these steps your battery life will last much longer.
  
  Have fun everyone!
  
  
• nice product, odd colors
  By A32CX6VFA0UOS7 on 2007-10-10
  We already owned the charging station, but was unable to find the battery packs anywhere else! We are happy, and the life is long. The only this is the colors. We ordered 4, and got 1 grey, 1 pink and 2 green ones. Odd. It would be nice to pick your colors instead.
  
  
• Great Buy
  By AN7DHJHQ2I6BA on 2007-10-18
  I was tired of having to use batteries in my Wii controllers. I have four controllers and two of them had rechargeable batteries from the charging station Wii Charge Station. So i purchased two more from amazon. The grips are great and the battery life is long. My only complaint is that one came in gray (which i wanted) and the other came in blue. I wish i knew ahead of time that they would ship different colors. It would be nice if we could select which color we wanted.
  
  
• battery packs work great
  By A2WGIHJX6LV1VQ on 2007-11-06
  Battery packs work great, recharge quickly with nyko charging base. I play wii approx. 3-5 hours per week and have only had to recharge the batteries once over a 2 month period. I would recommend this product.
  
  
• Great rechargeable batter (if you already have the base station)
  By A3OPUUIJGT9R2P on 2008-10-07
  This Nyko Wii Battery Kit is great if you already have the Wii Charge Station base. The base (sold separately) comes with two of these battery kits plus the base. Since the Wii can use FOUR Wiimotes, you'll need two additional batteries, and this Battery Kit fits the bill very well.
  
  The batteries hold their charge quite well and for a long time. They also don't take TOO long to charge up.
  Unfortunately, you can't set the batteries in the charger by themselves: They have to be attached to a Wiimote. Also, as Nintendo now ships the Wiimotes with a plastic cover, or "glove", you have to peel the "glove" at least halfway off of the Wiimote to place on the base. It can also be a little tricky to get the Wiimote to sit on the base because the Wrist strap gets in the way. It's not difficult, but it could have been a better design.
  
  All in all I love this Battery Kit and the sold separately Nyko Charge Station. It does exactly what it's supposed to do: Give you a decent rechargeable battery for the Wiimote. My only concern is that the base could have been designed a bit better.
  The Battery Kit itself, for which this review is for, is perfect!
  
  Walt D in LV
  
  
• Awesome Investment
  By A2JTGP6L75N644 on 2007-10-12
  I would just like to say that for all of you Nintendo Wii owners out there these rechargeable battery packs are a worthwhile investment. My fiancee and I were buying the rechargeable batteries but it was hard to keep them charged for long periods of time. WIth the Wii Chargestation and these battery packs and covers it makes life a whole lot easier and I would rather purchase this than have to go through a million batteries because it gets very expensive very quickly. So I say that you should definitely buy these if you are a gamer because they will dave you a lot of time and money.
  
  
• Good, but better from a retail store.
  By A3NXBP212KFH5X on 2007-12-02
  This product is great, but they don't let you pick the color on Amazon. I am male, and I got a pink one-Lame. Other than that it's great. I saw them at circuit city and you can pick the color there.
  
  
• Battery Damaged
  By A2HDVTRMJ1240O on 2008-01-22
  
  This is for the rechargeable batteries.
  
  I bought the charging dock and an additional batery because for now I have 3 Wii remotes, only my husband and I deal with the recharging... and for some reason one of the batteries is not charging anymore, we put it on the charging dock and the light turns green after a few seconds. We are very disappointed.
  
  
• Would not recommend
  By A1W9TI1LVA64ON on 2007-12-28
  Bought this extra rechargable battery kit to go in our third Wii controller. Previously we bought the charger stand with two rechargable batteries in it, which works great. This battery barely fits into the controller (you have to jam it in) and then it does not properly charge. Unable to use:-(
  
  
• Wii Must Have
  By A1ERD893AWOD5B on 2007-12-30
  This is the best accessory for the Wii (excluding the charging dock for it). I recommend this instead of changing batteries on a regular basis. The game play is pretty long using these rechargeable batteries and I recommend this because this definitely is better than buying batteries constantly.
  
  
• wii remotes should already come with these
  By A8KPQMJLTUSM8 on 2008-02-26
  a great idea ! i don't quite understand why the wii remotes aren't already rechargable, but this is a simple and cost effective solution.
  
  
• Wii Battery Kit
  By A169IAZSKWHOZU on 2008-07-07
  These are rechargable batteries for the rectangle wireless remote controllers for the Wii console. If you already own the charger that charges these batteries, this battery kit will pay for itself once in a matter of months, and then over and over again if your Wii game is used daily. You MUST have the charger base to re-charge these batteries and they do recharge within about 30 minutes. We have four controllers and that we have purchased rechargable batteries for and the colors we have randomly received are: three gray and one turquoise. The "color" is only referring to the battery cover on the back as this comes with a replacement cover and the new one is rubberized.
  
  
• Wii Battery Kit
  By A2KQPRSHKGQM45 on 2008-07-31
  An awesome product! Really beats buying AA batteries as you go through them very quickly. Also, they come in different colors, mine was green (looks cool). And I can just drop it in the recharge station that I already own. I will be buying one more to complete my 4 wii remotes.
  
  
• Batery Works For At Least A Year Or SO
  By A2AVEG29YD112W on 2008-09-29
  The batery works great, except that the batery can only be rechargable for at least a year or so. Until then, everything works fine, so don't think this batery can be infinitely be recharged.
  
  Same goes for the Wii chargers.
  
  
• Nice accessory !
  By A15IS3LSF06L7S on 2008-09-29
  I already had a Nyko charge station before buying an extra battery kit and it is a great accessor. It was the end of old batteries at home !
  
  A wiimote can work up to 8 hours with the power of this accessory. For sure the batteries duration diminush with the time but I can still use my old 1 year and a half batteries for 4-5 hours. (and I used them a lot : Maybe 250 recharges ! LOL)
  
  It won't last for 5 years I think ... but I only had to open my wiimote 2 times after buying my wii ; 1 time for the batteries coming the wii remote (for 3 days) and the second time when I bought the nyko kit !
  
  
• Batteries for Wii controler
  By A2EVH5RE30DXRY on 2007-09-06
  Rechargeable batteries work well and do not require you to purchase a chargine station, when you already own one. The different color backs help identify controllers.
  
  
• perfect fit to nyco chargers
  By A3616QUD6QB2W on 2007-10-05
  Battery matches with Nyco recharge station perfectly. Colored batters grips are a nice touch too.
  
  
• Hand grip is a nice feature
  By A2MTPVXL6HD5VP on 2007-12-25
  My 20 year old son received this item plus another cheaper version. Apparently the battery grip is quite comfortable and he prefers this item over the other.
  
  
• Save you batteries! Get the rechargeable one.
  By A1KTSZIC13DA4M on 2007-12-30
  This was so inexpensive and a definite necessity for the Wii. We went through so many AA batteries for the remotes and now we can just plug them into the charger and they are ready for the next time.
  
  
• Great item, awesome price
  By A28VY75YBEWT5F on 2008-01-16
  Great item, awesome price, not much more to say!!
  
  On a side note, it'd be nice if you could pick the color of the battery cover online like you can in the store! I purchased mine at our local mall for this specific reason. Now we can tell the Wiimote's apart!
  
  
• Great Investment!
  By A1V6WWYN2S6V40 on 2008-01-21
  I purchased the original charge station and two of these for my 4 Wiimotes. I LOVE IT! I was sad that the original charger came with two boring gray covers... they should have given us two extra covers with other colors or at least sell the cover separately somewhere so that we can buy them if we don't like the colors we received.
  
  I play with my Wii at least a few hours a day and only have to recharge my Wiimote once a week. It's a great product with very good value. GET FOUR!
  
  
• Wii Battery Kit
  By A2WVGJ6FFJ84D1 on 2008-01-26
  Great product. Lasts a long time. Multi colours are really helpful when a family is playing.
  
  
• Reports of fire
  By A389G4E5TRL8R2 on 2008-02-03
  Have anyone every had this product catch on fire? I'm afraid to hook my kit up because I heard that this have happened.
  
  
• Wii Remote Battery Kit
  By A31TMTWMJ2LVKL on 2008-02-17
  I am very happy with the product. Excellent quality. I was somewhat disappointed with the ordering and shipping process.
  
  I received notification that although the item showed "In Stock" when ordering and paying, it was actually "Out Of Stock". There would be a seven to ten day delay in shipping.
  
  I decided I would cancel this order and find the items locally. I contacted the numbers listed on the notice and my original transaction. They answered quickly and very helpful! The gentleman stated the order had actually already shipped that day.
  
  I recived the order at my front door in two more days. This misinformation caused me a few extra steps and a few minutes of my time but the Wii is working fine!!!!
  
  
• Super sytem to recharge Wii remotes!!
  By A3UNP2AS6OPADR on 2008-02-24
  My husband and I are very happy with this system to recharge our Wii remotes. It works very well, is attractive, and I like the rubberized backs you put on the remotes to replace their current battery doors.
  
  Not a thing could improve this product!
  
  

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