Wii Rechargeable Battery Pak Designed for Wii Fit

by Mad Catz

Product Features

• Eliminates the need to purchase costly batteries
• Provides up to 20 hours of gameplay
• Charges via USB ¿ Wii or PC
• Say goodbye to expensive batteries!

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0015YG4KA
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 4.7 x 1.2 inches ; 1.1 ounces
• Media: Accessory
• Release Date: August 12, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,012 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #8 in Video Games > Wii > Hardware > Batteries & Chargers > Batteries

Product Description

Say goodbye to expensive batteries with the Mad Catz Rechargeable Battery Pak for the Wii Fit Balance Board. Simply remove the battery cover and batteries from your Balance Board and replace them with the Battery Pak for up to 20 hours of continuous energy. The included USB charge cable ¿ compatible with the Wii and PCs ¿ makes recharging the internal batteries easy and convenient.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what Wii Fit Needs, June 22, 2008

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Daniel Wharton "aut0maticdan" (NY, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Wii Rechargeable Battery Pak Designed for Wii Fit (Accessory)

One of my first thoughts after getting my wii fit was that Nintendo should have charged a little more and included a rechargeable battery pack. This unit fulfills that duty perfectly.

I'd prefer for it to have a regular AC adapter so I could charge the balance board while storing it under my couch, but the usb connector is not so inconvenient.

The battery pack integrates perfectly into the existing battery compartment and the quality is what I'd expect if nintendo included a battery pack of their own. Well done.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent alternative to batteries!, June 17, 2008

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Go Heat! "Heat fan" (Indiana) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Wii Rechargeable Battery Pak Designed for Wii Fit (Accessory)

Installed this the day I picked up my Wii Fit, and have used it for about 18 hours so far without the need to recharge. Have had no problems like the previous poster (who seems confused as to which battery pack he actually got!). Can charge from the Wii USB or a PC's USB port, and you do not need to remove the battery cover to charge!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Mad Catz... what happened??, February 22, 2011

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edgeofinsanity - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Wii Rechargeable Battery Pak Designed for Wii Fit (Accessory)

I thought this would be a great idea... no more replacing batteries in the Wii fit, just charge up this pack whenever it runs low on power. I plugged in the pack to charge it up before it's first use, just like it says to in the instructions. About 5 minutes later, I noticed the pack was getting pretty warm, I thought this was normal and let it continue to charge. Another 5 minutes and the pack is putting out a horrible smell, and is almost too hot to touch. When smoke started coming out of the pack, I decided that purchasing batteries for the Wii fit wasn't such a bad idea after all, risking a house fire to charge up this pack is something I'd rather not do.

Please, if you do end up purchasing this item, DO NOT LEAVE IT UNATTENDED WHILE CHARGING. Had I let the pack continue to charge, I have not doubt that it would have melted and possibly started my house on fire. It got so hot in the ten minutes I had it actually charging, that it discolored the area on my desk that it was sitting on.

I don't know what happened with Mad Catz, I thought their stuff was usually pretty decent back in the day.