Do the generic Wii remotes work well?

[MichaelD]

I need to buy more Wii remotes for my son's Wii console. I see that most on EBay are generic, like this one:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/REMOTE-AND-...US_Video_Game_Controllers&hash=item1e87631be1

Do these work OK? They appear to be the exact same as the Wii branded ones, just minus the Wii logo. Saving money is the idea here, but not if the cheap stuff has issues.

Thanks.

 

[cmdrdredd]

For $14 it's worth a try. You can find the Nintendo brand wiimotion plus wiimotes (no nunchuck) for $25 w/free shipping if you're not sure. They even offer buy one get one 10% off

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Official-Ni...US_Video_Game_Controllers&hash=item540d0ede3e

 

[MichaelD]

Thanks, cmdrdredd. I need to buy the nunchuck things too since some of his games use them. I haven't looked much on EBay yet....just a cursory search.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Yeah, retail stores still want $40 from what I've seen for the Nintendo brand.

 

[iluvdeal]

I'd spend a little more and pickup the refurbished remote+nunchuck from the Nintendo store for $25 + shipping. Occasionally it'll be lowered to $20.

https://store.nintendo.com/ng3/us/p...alse&productId=prod150198&categoryId=cat10020

 

[Sonikku]

I miss when controllers were $12 for official name brand Nintendo pads and the system came with two. 😛

 

[cmdrdredd]

I miss when controllers were $12 for official name brand Nintendo pads and the system came with two. 😛

Now they have lights, touch pads, motion sensors, 18 buttons, analog sticks, speakers in them, and vibration motors. Crazy...

 

[MWink]

Now they have lights, touch pads, motion sensors, 18 buttons, analog sticks, speakers in them, and vibration motors. Crazy...

And yet I'd still take a SNES controller over any of them!

As for the OP, I have a generic Wii remote I got from DealExtreme a few years ago. It looks very similar to the OEM controller but if you look closely you can tell it's a copy. For the most part it feels and works fine. Some of the buttons actually feel better than the OEM version. I have noticed a couple small issues with it. For one, the D-pad allows you to press all four directions at once. Also, the vibration is strong enough that the motion sensor pics it up (which messes up one game I play). Overall it's decent.

 

[zerocool84]

I miss when controllers were $12 for official name brand Nintendo pads and the system came with two. 😛

And then games were $60-$90 too, the good ol' days.

 

[ImpulsE69]

And then games were $60-$90 too, the good ol' days.

Not sure where you bought your games, but the most expensive game I ever bought was $70 for FF3(6) the day it came out. I got 100's of hours out of that game and it still trumps many RPGS coming out today.

Everything else was much cheaper than that ($30) or rented. You know, when you could do that.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Not sure where you bought your games, but the most expensive game I ever bought was $70 for FF3(6) the day it came out. I got 100's of hours out of that game and it still trumps many RPGS coming out today.

Everything else was much cheaper than that ($30) or rented. You know, when you could do that.

Well, this was the norm in my experience. Games varied widely. Hot titles and new releases close to $90 if demand was high and stock low depending on the retailer. Prices are always $60 now for newer titles.

 

[shortylickens]

Well, this was the norm in my experience. Games varied widely. Hot titles and new releases close to $90 if demand was high and stock low depending on the retailer. Prices are always $60 now for newer titles.

You got fucked, somehow.

I never paid more than 30 for NES and 40 for SNES.

I didnt buy FF2 or FF3 when they were new, those were the only overpriced titles I remember.

 

[ImpulsE69]

And adjusted for inflation is always a trumped up number that fails to grasp that $40 is far different than $70, no matter what decade it is or how much you make. Meaning a person would be more willing to spend $40 now or then, vs $70 now or then so even though they may have represented the same price today, it's bunk because the human mind accepts $40 more the $70.

 

[zerocool84]

You got fucked, somehow.

I never paid more than 30 for NES and 40 for SNES.

I didnt buy FF2 or FF3 when they were new, those were the only overpriced titles I remember.

That's why, because you never bought them new. Cartridges were really expensive back then. I remember me and my brothers saving money for Phantasy Star IV, that was an expensive game.

 

[cmdrdredd]

You got fucked, somehow.

I never paid more than 30 for NES and 40 for SNES.

I didnt buy FF2 or FF3 when they were new, those were the only overpriced titles I remember.

Those are new prices...I thought that was pretty obvious.

 

[cmdrdredd]

And adjusted for inflation is always a trumped up number that fails to grasp that $40 is far different than $70, no matter what decade it is or how much you make. Meaning a person would be more willing to spend $40 now or then, vs $70 now or then so even though they may have represented the same price today, it's bunk because the human mind accepts $40 more the $70.

WTF are you talking about? They are only saying that a game that cost $40 back then would be like spending $70 now. So they are saying that gaming software got cheaper overall and hardware got more expensive.

Nothing else is implied.