Wii InCharge Dual Charge Station

by Tekno Creations

Product Features

• Charges with silicon sleeves and wrist straps on
• 50% lighter than AA batteries and other charging solutions
• Charge one or two controllers at once
• Includes two Lithium polymer battery pack
• Non-metal conductive charging solution (charge not effected by dirt or grime)

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0017KCUEQ
• Item Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Media: Accessory
• Release Date: September 2, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,847 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #58 in Video Games > Wii > Hardware > Batteries & Chargers > Chargers
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

The InCharge for Wii allows you to simply put your sleeved or unsleeved Wii Remote on the charger and charge it with ease. No more checking to see if the contact points are lined up correctly. The InCharge for Wii is superior to other rechargeable solutions, it uses a contactless inductive charging solution rather than metal contacts to charge each Wii remote. Using the power of Lithium Polymer battery packs, the InCharge for Wii provides up to 25 hours of battery life on a full charge and is 50% lighter than other charge solutions for Wii. With the InCharge, gamers can save money on batteries and is better for the environment (no more throwing out dead batteries) as well as eliminate complications that arise from dirty or greasy battery contacts that occur with other Wii chargers. Charge your Nintendo Wii remotes with greater reliability!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

57 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not for hardcore use, September 21, 2008

By 

Robert Audet (Broad Brook, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Wii InCharge Dual Charge Station (Accessory)

I looked at the other 2 reviews when I bought this item and since they were positive I figure this had to be a good product. Well I should have taken into account the casualness of most Wii users.

One of the main reasons I bought this item is because I was using rechargable duracells which would last me a good 2-3 weeks of playing before I needed to recharge them. The recharge for the duracells is about 1 hour. But I prefer to leave the sleave on my remotes and having to pull it off every time to recharge was a pain. Main selling point for this item. Anyways there is no listed charge time in the instructions for this product but I can say that it took well over 12 hours to charge 1 remote. I thought maybe this was due to being the first time charging but this seems to be the case for every charge. I am assuming due to the rubber sleave that it would slow down the charging since theres a little resistance being added. Testing that theory now.

The item claims to have 25 hours of play time. I havent tested this fact but I do know that I havent put in more than 10 hours over the week since I got the device and the charge is already completely drained.

Also there is no low battery warning. I have gone from playing a game and the home screen saying the battery is full to the remote not even blinking when I press a button.

So in short

Pros:

- Can charge with sleave on though this seems to slowing down charging which would make sense considering resistance.

Cons:

- Low battery life. Maybe half the life span as product is advertised to have
- Long charge times. At least 6 hours without the sleave about double with it.
- Wii cant detect how much power is left in the batteries so no low battery warnings

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost Perfect, September 26, 2008

By 

FruGal (USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Wii InCharge Dual Charge Station (Accessory)

The item functions as stated.

What I find odd:
*The lights flashing when full is distracting and will continue until pack is removed from charger.
*The packs took 16 hours for initial charge not 5-6 as stated
*The reset button should be moved/fixed! When I play Mario Kart with the remote in "wheel" position without using the actual wheel the reset button gets triggered too easily. A small piece of duct tape did not fix it & it is not removable.
*Tight fit, almost felt too tight when attaching it to remote
*After 4 Hours of play they were still showing 4 bars of charge on the Wii Menu


What I love:
*They are lighter
*No more waiting for unreliable rechargable batteries
*Can charge with skin & wrist strap in place
*Barely warm after charging, heat goes away within minutes.
*Pack can be charged without the remote attached
*No contact points to break, nothing clicks into place for a charge!

UPDATE 1: The reset button turned out to be a HUGE problem for my aggressive Mario Kart driving. It has reset during online play many times. My fix was to remove an area of the red button from the outside of each pack using a dremel bit on a drill. Now an ink pen or sharp item will be needed to press reset. This was done by a professional at a computer chip manufactures shop. Will void warranty! Now it works and NEVER resets accidentally.

UPDATE 2: December 2009 Still working like new! I purchased another one too. I need to remove my Wii Motion Plus before charging.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful product for your Wii!!, July 31, 2008

By 

gospel86 (IL, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wii InCharge Dual Charge Station (Accessory)

Received this product earlier in the week and worked like a charm. No more hassles with the batteries. Must get for any Wii owner.

Package included the charging stand and two lithium battery pack.

The most wonderful thing about this new product is the no more metal contact between the remote and the base. I hate having to align the metal contacts in the other chargers out there. Now I can simply sit the remote down once the gaming is done with no hassle.

Also, it is so innovative that this base worked with my silicon skinned remotes. I haven't seen any other charging station out there with this yet.

There are blue led lights that tells you when the remotes are charging. I think mine were fully charged in 10-15 hours and haven't need to be recharged yet after 3 days.

Simply a must get wii accessory.