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Jun 14 2008

Rechargeable batteries throw off Wii Wheel?

Published by Robert at 2:18 pm

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If you use rechargeable batteries and have yet to purchase Mario Kart Wii beware: they may throw off the wheels balance due to weight or voltage issues. I myself use a third-party rechargeable station to stay eco-friendly and conserve money that would otherwise be wasted on buying countless packages of AA batteries, but don’t use the Wii Wheel to play Kart. Instead, I use the Classic Controller attachment. This has yet to be recognized as a problem by Nintendo and probably won’t since they don’t offer any first-party rechargeable docks for the Wiimote and will likely blame the company who manufactured said docks as the source of the problem.

Have any of you tree hugging gamers encountered any problems using the wheel while powering your Wiimote with a rechargeable battery?

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via Kotaku


5 responses so far

5 Responses to “Rechargeable batteries throw off Wii Wheel?”

  1. # bischoff36on 14 Jun 2008 at 6:16 pm

    I have a NYKO charge station and have not had any problems while playing with the wheel.

  2. # Peteon 14 Jun 2008 at 6:22 pm

    yeah same here… i use all rechargables… and haven’t had any problems

  3. # Ryanon 14 Jun 2008 at 9:09 pm

    I’ve been using rechargable batteries since the Wii’s launch, and with Mario Kart Wii without any problems…

  4. # continuoon 14 Jun 2008 at 10:39 pm

    I’ve had no problems until lately – when I tried to make a right turn a couple of times, it turned left instead!

    Maybe I turned the wheel too far, even though I’ve always turned it the same way?

  5. # jespoiron 15 Jun 2008 at 9:06 am

    That makes no sense. A Rechargeable battery pack wouldn’t weigh any more than a regular pair of AA batteries. I haven’t had any problems with my NYKO rechargeables.

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