Nintendo Wii Remote Plus - White

I bought a Wii U back in December 2012. I needed some Wii Remotes w/ motion plus so I could take advantage of the fun multiplayer in Nintendoland. I ended up buying some real cheap 3rd party wii remotes with motion plus inside. The ones I bought looked exactly like these remotes but say 2in1 on the front and don't say Wii. The Cons of those 3rd party controllers I bought is that they needed to be sync'd every time you turn on the console. Also the remotes didn't sync up very fast and would have trouble syncing up right away. Compared to these Nintendo brand ones in which you can just hit the A button or something and it syncs up automatically if you've sync'd it before. A cool thing to note with these Nintendo brand ones is that the battery cover has a hole and an easy access sync button. Dont worry you can't accidently hit it either its not necessarily possible to tough it with your finger. However there is a piece on the strap that you can use to hit the sync button. Another con to 3rd party remotes is the quality of the product. With these Nintendo brand I get good quality remotes. Everything works excellent and I don't have to worry about any malfunction. The 3rd party remotes worked well however I've had some hit and miss ones. I've bought 4 of them and one just simply didn't work at all when i got it. Another worked fine for a few days then the rumble feature in it went out. Another just completely stopped working after a few days of use. The speakers in the controllers weren't always spot on either. During this Zelda game in which the people with wii remotes use swords. The 3rd party remotes didn't always make sounds when doing many actions in a row. The Nintendo brand remote made sounds left and right like it should. I will say that both the motion plus of both the 3rd party and nintendo brand worked great (when the 3rd party remotes did work). I have a theory that the motion plus works better in these remotes due to the quality of product you receive. I have learned my lesson in buying 3rd party remotes. I'm not going to say all the 3rd party remotes are bad (just read reviews on which people approve on) but it will save you headaches and regret if you buy these. They are certainly more money of course but I'd rather be competing against the other players effectively then having myself fighting the controller. Now if only Razer could make a sweet Wii Remote.

If you have a bunch of old Wii remotes from your original Wii and some money to spare, you won't be disappointed by throwing it towards getting these new themed ones (Mario, Luigi, Princess). They are seriously awesome. Pros: [+] They of course work with both Wii and Wii U systems [+] They include the Wii Motion Plus built-in without requiring the separate bulky adapter. Many newer games require this feature and won't work with the old Wii remotes (this was a huge selling point to me as those Motion Plus adapters looked ridiculous. I ended up selling mine and replaced them with these) [+] Sync button is accessible without removing the battery case! This was a huge design blunder of the original Wiimotes. Especially when you have your remotes in silicone sleeves; syncing/resyncing controllers was a pain. Now you can sync them without removing the battery cover. [+] The theming is brilliantly executed. The colors perfectly match Mario/Luigi/Peach's wardrobes. The + and - buttons are gold/yellow like the buttons on their overalls, the red/green matches their shirts, and the back blue part matches their overalls. The 1 & 2 buttons are a nice-looking brown instead of plain black. They even color matched the included silicone sleeves and wrist straps! Everything about them feels extremely high quality. Cons: [-] Really can't think of any! They designed these very well. Perhaps my only suggestion would be to revise them in a way to improve battery life a bit? But that probably won't happen any time soon. Other: [*] Google the Yoshi version they have in Japan! It might even be my favorite. It's a shame they haven't released it in the U.S. But maybe some day? [*] Hey, while we're at it, why not release a Toad/Daisy/Rosalina version since they are all playable characters in Super Mario 3D world? Conclusion: Easy 5 stars! Get all three if you can! Makes it even more fun to play Super Mario 3D World, New Super Mario Bros. U, Super Luigi U, and Mario Kart 8!

For the people complaining about "Good" quality not living up to your standards, you have to understand that "Good" has many interpretations and is subject to exaggeration by sellers. I bought my controller from Amazon.com and not any of its partner sellers because Amazon.com or Amazon LLC does not joke around with their product quality. If they say its new, you can bet your bottom dollar its brand new! I got my controller with the awesome new smell sealed in a box with no crinkles or dents. This is as new and pristine as "NEW" gets. The controller works flawlessly and came with batteries! (Not rechargeable though but I am pleased that thought was given to the end consumer.) The controller also came with the wrist strap and silicone case. It feels great in hand as expected. I'm not too crazy about the shade of green and how it dominates the yellow controller beneath but when I play, I'm focused on my game and not so much the controller. However the controller itself looks beautiful outside of the silicone sleeve. I love my Bowser controller as its a refreshing change from the generic Mario-Luigi fandom. I'd definitely recommend this product for anyone looking for a visually distinct controller that shows love to the bad guy.

It works just fine, but I wish they would've shown a more realistic picture.

I bought two, and they arrived together in just a plastic sheath. No box, case or hand strap. The units are in very good condition with light scratches you can only see if you're holding them to the light and actively looking. They work well. Buttons feel great, and there's no perceptible input lag. I wish they came with at least a hand strap for the price, but otherwise, I'm pleased with the product.

I actually didn't know they were used. Thought I ordered new. But turned out decent controllers. Connected to laptop without dolohin bar and connected to dolphin bar. No scratches. In good condition. Came loose in bubble package. Not original box.

I purchased this refurbished Nintendo Wii controller recently and it's not the first refurbished controller I've gotten. In fact, I've bought three other Wiimote Plus controllers on Amazon and I've had great success with them. We were delighted to find a Mario model for sale and we brought it right away. Unfortunately, as soon as we opened it, we found significant battery corrosion inside of the Wiimote. These Wiimotes are supposed to be both cleaned and tested prior to sale, so it was surprising that this one must have clearly not been inspected or tried. Before we did anything else, we put in the batteries to synch it to the Nintendo Wii. It connected without a problem. We then tried to play a game with it and it kept losing connection with the sensor. The light remained on so it's not like the controller died, it just wasn't being picked up by the sensor bar. Very odd: we've had our Wii for close to 20 years and we've gone through a number of Wiimotes and this behavior hasn't happened before. We then removed the batteries and tried to clean the corrosion with lemon juice and went back over it (once it dried) with white vinegar. We cleaned up some of the powdery bits but the battery area still looks significantly rusted. We put the batteries back in and we still had connection issues. I'm sorry to say this was a poor experience as far as a "cleaned" and "tested" refurbished Wiimote went. Again, we had no problems with the other controllers from Amazon so it seems like this one must have been overlooked during the quality control process.

I love the special edition designs on the Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach controllers. Everyone can have their own favorite controller when I play with other people. This is a MotionPlus controller, which is required if you are going to use it with the Wii U. It also works with the Wii, of course. If you ever plan on upgrading I highly recommend buying only MotionPlus controllers at this point. I had to replace 2 regular remotes when I got my Wii U. I honestly could never really tell the difference between the MotionPlus and non MotionPlus ones on the Wii. I like the speaker on Wii remotes, since it works in cool ways in some games (like acting as your "phone" and ringing, and when you pick it up you can listen to the "caller" through the remote.). Just awesome. When a nunchuck is plugged in, it can function as a normal controller. I'm sure most people know enough about what Wii remotes are at this point and are mostly buying this one for the design.