beat me to it.... the wavebird was my first wireless too and i can proudly say its still running GREAT, when ur having sleepovers with friends and have dogs and stuff running through the room it was certainly a blessing. i have a 360 now and yes the longevity does fade but i still prefer it to corded. but back to my true love, the wavebird is truly the way more controllers should be. it has long lasting battery power, doesnt fade at all, offers 16 (i think) different wireless channels to sync, plays and feels great and i wish ninentdo had stayed with this. but long story short i have no qualms with the replacement of batteries every so often i love being able to lay back on a couch and gaming with no worriesI've been gaming with wireless controllers ever since Nintendo's Wavebird came out in 2003, and for the most part, I love it. The Wavebird was the best wireless controller I have ever used due to it running over 100 hours on just two AA Alkaline batteries; I'd could go six to eight months before needing to replace the batteries. Wireless controllers this gen are not as good, IMO, because they do not last nearly as long. Don't have a PS3, so I can't comment on that controller. My Xbox 360 controller isn't too bad since I can go a month or two before the batteries die, but I'm lucky if I can get a couple weeks of play out of my Wii Remote, and that's with rumble and the internal speaker turned off! It's worth the battery hassle for the convienence of not having to deal with those long controller wires.
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