What the hell is going on?

I have had 2 Wii remotes that have died within 4 weeks, one being a launch console packed one the other bought mid 2007, and they both died from the same things, they slowly started to disconect and reconnect randomly when tilted in certain directions, and within a few more hours it got worse to the point of it not working at all Iam about to go ahead and throw the 2nd one at the wall, batteries fully charged everything perfect can someone shed any light on this, because Iam about to sell my Wii because of this crap, because 2 new wii remotes are half the cost of a new wii and I dont see the point in keeping it then.

Absolute utter crap, these remotes seem like they are built out of cow crap not plastic and silicone, pathetic.

all of my Wii-motes still work including the one I got in 2007 with the Wii.

Are you Using Rechargable Batteries? I heard one time that one of the battery packs for those damage Wii-motes.

Yes Im using 2 Duracel Rechargable batteries, not any type of pack, Im so sick of this especially seeing I cant fork out so much money at the moment, I am disgusted at this Ill probably end up buying 2 of those fake Wii remotes of ebay seeing that they only cost about 20 bux and last the same length what is the point of buying 'officialy sealed' by nintendo crap when its as bad as something that costs less than a 1/4.

call me crazy but I think it's your Batteries.

have you tried non rechargeable batteries?

Yes Im using 2 Duracel Rechargable batteries, not any type of pack, Im so sick of this especially seeing I cant fork out so much money at the moment, I am disgusted at this Ill probably end up buying 2 of those fake Wii remotes of ebay seeing that they only cost about 20 bux and last the same length what is the point of buying 'officialy sealed' by nintendo crap when its as bad as something that costs less than a 1/4.

dazzzilla

Have you tried normal batteries just to test it out?

This is just a question and I'm sorry to hear about your difficulties.

Yes Im using 2 Duracel Rechargable batteries, not any type of pack, Im so sick of this especially seeing I cant fork out so much money at the moment, I am disgusted at this Ill probably end up buying 2 of those fake Wii remotes of ebay seeing that they only cost about 20 bux and last the same length what is the point of buying 'officialy sealed' by nintendo crap when its as bad as something that costs less than a 1/4.

dazzzilla

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Yes Im using 2 Duracel Rechargable batteries, not any type of pack, Im so sick of this especially seeing I cant fork out so much money at the moment, I am disgusted at this Ill probably end up buying 2 of those fake Wii remotes of ebay seeing that they only cost about 20 bux and last the same length what is the point of buying 'officialy sealed' by nintendo crap when its as bad as something that costs less than a 1/4.

bob_newman

[QUOTE="bob_newman"][QUOTE="dazzzilla"]

Yes Im using 2 Duracel Rechargable batteries, not any type of pack, Im so sick of this especially seeing I cant fork out so much money at the moment, I am disgusted at this Ill probably end up buying 2 of those fake Wii remotes of ebay seeing that they only cost about 20 bux and last the same length what is the point of buying 'officialy sealed' by nintendo crap when its as bad as something that costs less than a 1/4.

so_hai

Ugh the misery of having to fork out 80 bux on one controller is painfull especially when I cant even afford to buy Heavy rain next week a game ive waited for for 1 year.

Ugh the misery of having to fork out 80 bux on one controller is painfull especially when I cant even afford to buy Heavy rain next week a game ive waited for for 1 year.

dazzzilla

$80 for one controller? Huh?

Ugh the misery of having to fork out 80 bux on one controller is painfull especially when I cant even afford to buy Heavy rain next week a game ive waited for for 1 year.

dazzzilla

dude aren't Wiimotes $30-$50? or are you Canadian?

This thread has me worrying about my recharchable batteries I'm using. :?

Im in Australia so we get ripped off to hell, complete package here wii remote+nunchuk+motion plus costs about 130au.... very very expensive., which is why im so annoyed were it like 40 bux id be going to the shop right now :(, not to mention the conversion rate from USD to AUD is around 0.92:1.00 the difference in prices is nearly double the difference in money which is barely anythign 8 cents atm.

Im in Australia so we get ripped off to hell, complete package here wii remote+nunchuk+motion plus costs about 130au.... very very expensive., which is why im so annoyed were it like 40 bux id be going to the shop right now :(, not to mention the conversion rate from USD to AUD is around 0.92:1.00 the difference in prices is nearly double the difference in money which is barely anythign 8 cents atm.

dazzzilla

dude you don't have to rebuy the Nunchucks or Motion plus(s)

you just need new Wii-motes. or try the Wii-motes with non rechargable batteries and see what happens. otherwise just get new Wii-motes.

Ohwell I guess Ill leave it for a few weeks because there is nothing to play on the wii right now anyways. Id rather play Heavy Rain and Bioshock at the moment.

Ebay man. I got 3 Wiimotes with Nunchucks. Both of them combined are only $20 from sellers in Hong Kong. So far my wiimotes havent had any problems.

Ugh the misery of having to fork out 80 bux on one controller is painfull especially when I cant even afford to buy Heavy rain next week a game ive waited for for 1 year.

dazzzilla

Ohwell I guess Ill leave it for a few weeks because there is nothing to play on the wii right now anyways. Id rather play Heavy Rain and Bioshock at the moment.

dazzzilla

I might buy two remotes of play asia the coloured ones, 50 dollars each love proper money conversions :D, Iam also wondering because I have noticed heavy rain and bioshock 2 are only 63 each on playasia but it is the 'Asia' verison which supports the english language, does that mean there is no diff between that and the PAL or NTSCUS version? as in English text on cover etc?

my wiimotes work just fine since 3 years ago

I've been using rechargeable batteries (Sony) for months now and my Wii remote works perfectly. Maybe the seller gave you defectous controllers, claim your warranty.

There to old to claim waranty, one is 3 year the other 2.5 years old, Im certain it has something to do with the new batteries i bought in november, because the rechargable ones I had used from early 07 to nov 08 everything was fine. but 4 months after changing this happends?

Im going to buy either a blue or pink remote now, can someone help me decide :P

Yea Im not going to bother I'll just order 2 from Play-asia one pink and one blue.

Yea Im not going to bother I'll just order 2 from Play-asia one pink and one blue.

dazzzilla

Yea everything is so expensive its not funny, no matter how strong our dollar is, we are paying now about 2x what the usa is paying even more in some cases such as new games.

Just a thougnt, but have you checked the sensor bar and the cord connecting it. Some people have noted that pets seem to have an affinity for chewing on the cord and ruining it.

It must be bad luck, because Wiimotes don't just crash like that most of the time.

Feel bad that you have to pay double the price for Wiimotes because your Australian. They must be anti-video game.

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Ugh the misery of having to fork out 80 bux on one controller is painfull especially when I cant even afford to buy Heavy rain next week a game ive waited for for 1 year.

GabuEx

$80 for one controller? Huh?

Im in Australia so we get ripped off to hell, complete package here wii remote+nunchuk+motion plus costs about 130au.... very very expensive., which is why im so annoyed were it like 40 bux id be going to the shop right now :(, not to mention the conversion rate from USD to AUD is around 0.92:1.00 the difference in prices is nearly double the difference in money which is barely anythign 8 cents atm.

dazzzilla

I know I'll get flamed for this but I have personally found Nyko's Wii remote more reliable than Nintendo's.

Nintendo doesn´t break so easily

all of my Wii-motes still work including the one I got in 2007 with the Wii.

Are you Using Rechargable Batteries? I heard one time that one of the battery packs for those damage Wii-motes.

LegatoSkyheart

same thing happened with 1 if my wii remotes

I guess, but he's telling you that 1st party remotes DID fail, and that if they did, he might as well go for third. Saying that 'mine still work' isn't much help.so_hai

I didn't just say "mine still work", I said that I've never even heard of this happening to anyone before. As in, during all my time here on these boards, I've never seen complaints about Wii Remotes that malfunction like that.

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Im in Australia so we get ripped off to hell, complete package here wii remote+nunchuk+motion plus costs about 130au.... very very expensive., which is why im so annoyed were it like 40 bux id be going to the shop right now :(, not to mention the conversion rate from USD to AUD is around 0.92:1.00 the difference in prices is nearly double the difference in money which is barely anythign 8 cents atm.

nini200

A PS3 controler is 99au here I bought one late last year/

Becuase I do have enough for the game, Ive anticipated it and have prepared for it money wise .

Good thing is the wii remote hasnt died today, but it cant be just some random one of thing os Im expecting it to start screwing up again.

[QUOTE="nini200"][QUOTE="dazzzilla"]

Im in Australia so we get ripped off to hell, complete package here wii remote+nunchuk+motion plus costs about 130au.... very very expensive., which is why im so annoyed were it like 40 bux id be going to the shop right now :(, not to mention the conversion rate from USD to AUD is around 0.92:1.00 the difference in prices is nearly double the difference in money which is barely anythign 8 cents atm.

A PS3 controler is 99au here I bought one late last year/

Becuase I do have enough for the game, Ive anticipated it and have prepared for it money wise .

Good thing is the wii remote hasnt died today, but it cant be just some random one of thing os Im expecting it to start screwing up again.

Why's this topic say What the hell is going on? This makes no sense

idk wat part of aus ur from but im from aus as well and u can easily find them for 60 bux not 80

first are you the only one useing the controlers? do you have a younger bother ect that me be messing with them?

Also as far as recharable bat's it may be the type you are useing. i have been useing radio shack rechargable bats for about 2 years and no problem. my bats are nickel-metal hybride battery. To play it safe maybe just use normal bats.

You could just be haveing a bad run of luck.