I lol'ed.
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I lol'ed.
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The Wii Remote doesn't require nearly as much energy as a controller with a 6-inch screen on it would. >.> Yeah, it would have been nice if Nintendo would have made the Wii Remotes rechargeable, but it's not a feature that was absolutely needed. It's gonna be a whole different story for this new controller if we are to believe the rumors thus far.
Tell that to all the batteries I went through, and I don't even play my wii that much.
Psychonaut
Senior Member
regardless, dicks to nintendo for not having a rechargeable battery. how hard would it have been, really?
So... the PS3 controllers?
Not hard at all, but it would have upped the cost of the system and controllers, which is something that Nintendo wanted to avoid. Their strategy with the Wii was to make it cheap and easily accessible to everyone, and it worked. They had to make some sacrifices, yes, but it was necessary.
Yes, like I said before, like the PS3 controller.
Psychonaut
Senior Member
right.
cuz $20 extra for a rechargeable battery (which is being very lenient, imo) would totally turn off the crowd that's gonna be paying for batteries for the lifetime of the controller.. makes perfect sense.
You'd be surprised how much of a difference $20 can make to consumers' decisions to purchase a console or not. Besides, once they've bought the system, they've bought it. Even after they find out that they'll have to either replace the batteries frequently, use rechargeable batteries, or get a charging dock, they're not going to go out and return it over that. They'll just put up with it, as it's not a very big issue, especially when there are options to fix it out there.
Psychonaut
Senior Member
..but they wouldn't be purchasing the console, they'd be purchasing a controller.
your second half is awful, and you should feel awful for even saying that. just because the consumer has no other nintendo-branded option does not mean they should be bent over and raped, metaphorically.
"putting up with it."
hell, i would have loved if nintendo had just come out with a rechargeable controller/battery a few years later. i would have paid the extra money. the batteries were ridiculous, and everyone knew it.
I was talking about the initial purchase of the system, which already comes with one remote. Once they buy the system, they're probably going to buy more remotes eventually, regardless of whether or not they're rechargeable.
And I do not see how having to put up with a non-rechargeable remote is anywhere near being "bent over and raped metaphorically". It's really not a big deal at all, and if you really can't put up with it, then use rechargeable batteries or a charging dock. Nintendo might not offer their own solution to it, but there are alternatives out there. Personally, I use an Energizer induction charge station, and I love it.
Plus, it's cheaper this way. I'd rather spend $20 once on a charge station than an extra $20 per remote. $60+ remotes would be a horrible idea.
Also, this is interesting: http://wiihdrumors.com/nintendo-life-teases-wii-hd-details-discredits-project-cafe/
Now I don't know what we should be believing and what we should be ignoring! I guess we'll find out come April 26th.
Now I don't know what we should be believing and what we should be ignoring! I guess we'll find out come April 26th.
Vex L'Cour
Weebalicious Furry.
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I stopped playing the Wii due to the batteries as well. I cannot afford to play it anymore. Not all of us have budgets capable of buying double A's all the time, especially with how the Wii Remotes ran through them.
I stopped playing the Wii due to the batteries as well. I cannot afford to play it anymore. Not all of us have budgets capable of buying double A's all the time, especially with how the Wii Remotes ran through them.
Then buy rechargeable batteries or a charging station...simple as that. I'm surprised that so many people don't have rechargeable AA batteries in their house already! Batteries are necessary for so many things, it's just common sense to have rechargeable ones on hand nowadays. A dedicated Wii Remote charging station is even better, though.
I have a Wii Charging Station, two in fact, both of which no longer charge properly. As for rechargeable batteries I've always found they last much less of a time than normal batteries which is really frustrating when you're playing a game.
Either way, with rechargeable solutions for the wii you are required to stop playing the game until your wiimote is charged back up, unlike the PS3 controller where you can just plug it in. For this reason alone I just stuck to normal batteries, which is expensive.
