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| From: Nintendo
Category: Video Games
Buy New: £28.29
New (28) Used (1) from £24.90
Avg. Customer Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 5
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Rating: Parental Guidance
Media: Accessory
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Age: 3 - 18 years
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 2.5 x 2.6 x 8.7
MPN: RVLACJW
Model: Wii Remote
UPC: 045496890162
EAN: 0045496890018
ASIN: B000IMWK2G
Release Date: December 8, 2006
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great but not perfect December 31, 2006
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
Its great for what its intended for. Relative motion and distance etc using the wii. However I have to say I've encountered several times when it will fail to sync with the wii unit which is very frustrating.
I will say that the batteries last a good deal. Its been 2 weeks since I purchased the wii console and they are still saying 4/4 bars.
The speaker on the remote is not the best of quality but the build quality looks and feels good of the entire remote. Overall a great controller but not really suited for driving games and suffers a few technical issues.
 Wii Remote Fun December 28, 2006
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
The Wii Remote is extremely fun and easy to use and despite there being some people a little sketchy about the control I've had no problems at all. But there are a few things to take into consideration.
1. Make sure you sensor bar is right is not blocked by anything. yes the controller is wireless but you can't expect miracles to happen and just bung the sensor bar behind something. The simple matter is the controller does have to have a clear signal but once it's on top of your TV then there's nothing more to worry about at all.
2. People are complaining because when you swing hard and let go, the Wii remote band can snap and ether break your TV or injure yourself. If you have an obsessive urge to swing your remote at arms length across your living room then you should make sure your holding it tight. If you where to do the same to a PS2 controller or an X-Box controller then they would probably fly out of your hand too.
Personally I've had a lot of friends swinging this controller left right and centre and not one of them has had it slip from there hands. Especially over Christmas where boxing was played 20 or so times.
The Wii remote is not perfect I do agree, but this technology can only be improved, and no doubt it will be seen as how Nintendo have a habit of improving things.
wow even dads impressed!!!! December 28, 2006
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
when i first heard of the wii I thought you couldnt get a tackier name the nintendo wii far from going down the toilet.I'm quite a game avid my self seeing as I have almost every cosole made, but this is by far the best. when i tell my mum and dad im going to play a video game they would usually go "ooooooooohhhhhhh" but when i say im going on the wii they say they want to go to the shops and buy more controllers but amazon is the best because the shops have sold out where as amazon always has some. so i give the nintendo wii 20/10 and 10 fingers up (im sirious its that good).
Excellent but slightly flawed December 16, 2006
12 out of 36 found this review helpful
The Wii controller is a revolution. Everybody is raving about it. The next generation of consoles (and perhaps even updates to the PS3 and XBOX360?) will sport similar controllers. But the controller does have a couple of minor weakpoints:
1) the pointing function (e.g. shooting) needs you to point it almost directly at the screen. It's quite common to see people, especially new users, "lose" the pointer because they are not pointing directly at the TV screen.
2) games that require you to hold the controller sideways like a steering wheel aren't as sensitive, because the infrared receiver on the controller can't "see" the sensor bar.
3) the nunchuk isn't detected in as much detail as the Wii controller itself (the nunchuk doesn't "see" the sensor bar). This shows on games like Wii sports boxing, where you have less control over your left hand than your right.
So the Wii controller is more like a reasonable start, and currently the best gaming controller, rather than the best controller that WILL ever be built.
Finally... December 13, 2006
15 out of 18 found this review helpful
...a controller that gets the wife interested in joining in, this is sheer genuis from Nintendo.
After resisting for 4 days she finally relented and had a go at Wii Sports, bowling was the game of choice.
After banishing her initial embarassment induced awkwardness (I left the room for a second!) the real fun began.
The natural movement to get bowling had her hooked, especially after the first strike.
Won't even mention the garbled phone call to her mate when she tried the boxing - suffice to say that there was no need for expensive gym membership now was mentioned.
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