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Nintendo Wii - Power Base Quad

Platform : Nintendo Wii
3.6 out of 5 stars (93)
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  • Charges up to 4 Wii remotes wirelessly
  • Charging LED indicators to monitor charging
  • 110/240V AC adapter for a charge anywhere
  • Compact design can be placed on any flat surface
  • Includes 4 rechargeable battery packs
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Product information

ASIN B00302UY24
Release date January 5, 2010
Customer Reviews
3.6 out of 5 stars (93)

3.6 out of 5 stars
Product Dimensions 10 x 7.01 x 2.76 inches; 1.3 Pounds
Type of item Video Game
Item model number DGWII-1246
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer No
Item Weight 1.3 pounds
Manufacturer DreamGEAR
Date First Available December 4, 2009

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Product Description

The Wireless Charing Power Base sends a wireless charging signal directly to your Wii Remote every time you place it on the unit. You can charge up to 4 Wii Remotes simultaneously, even with silicone sleeves covering them. You can also charge the Rechargeable Battery Packs by themselves. The Power Base features LED charge indicators that tell you your Wii Remote's charging status. It is powered by an included 110/240V AC Adapter, so you're no longer limited to charging near your Wii console's USB port. With 4 Rechargeable Battery Packs included, the Wireless Charging Power Base Quad is the perfect charging solution for your Wii Remotes.

Customer reviews

3.6 out of 5 stars
93 global ratings

Customers say

Customers find the Wii Power Base Quad easy to use and convenient, with positive feedback about its quality. The battery life and functionality receive mixed reviews - while controllers stay charged for days and the induction charger works well, some report batteries stop working after a month and controllers don't turn on. Moreover, the value for money is debated, with some considering it a nice value while others say it's not worth the money. Additionally, customers report issues with flashing red and blue lights, and durability concerns as the product only lasts about 12 months.

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QualityCharger compatibilityEase of useBattery lifeFunctionalityValue for moneyDurabilityBrightness
12 customers mention "Quality"10 positive2 negative

Customers find the Wii Power Base Quad to be a great product, with one customer specifically noting it works well as an accessory for the Wii game system.

"Great product...." Read more

"Good Product..." Read more

"Perfect!..." Read more

"Great accessory for the Wii game system..." Read more

6 customers mention "Charger compatibility"5 positive1 negative

Customers find the charging base easy to use, with one mentioning it's simple for their son to operate and another noting it plugs directly into the wall.

"...However, this was an easy charger for my son to use while he was too little to change AA batteries." Read more

"...The cord is longer than I would have thought, so plugging it in is not a problem." Read more

"...With this product, just laying the controller straight on the charging base is easy and hard to mess up...." Read more

"I am replacing the usb type that runs off the console. This one plugs into the wall and charges very quickly...." Read more

6 customers mention "Ease of use"6 positive0 negative

Customers find the Power Base Quad easy to use and convenient.

"I needed a power base for 4 controllers that was simple, easy to use, i haven't been disappointed, it works like a champ, it has a button for on and..." Read more

"...The product is very easy to use, you just set the remotes on the pad...." Read more

"...It chargers pretty fast for me. Really convenient." Read more

"Arrived on time, worked out of the box, no issues, small and easy to set up and use, would recommend this to anyone seeking wireless charging" Read more

62 customers mention "Battery life"26 positive36 negative

Customers have mixed experiences with the Wii Power Base Quad's battery life: while some report that controllers stay charged for days, others mention that the packs stop working after a month and only one of four packs holds a charge.

"Great for about 12 months till batteries started failing...." Read more

"...This product has solved that problem. It keeps my controllers charged. No more batteries to replace. I love this product." Read more

"The only thing I don't like about this is that the remotes tend to get hot when charging. That just kindda makes me nervous. but otherwise I like it." Read more

"This has been the answer. It charges quickly and when turned off, it gives us place to put the controllers" Read more

32 customers mention "Functionality"21 positive11 negative

Customers have mixed experiences with the functionality of the Power Base Quad, with some reporting it works very well, particularly the induction charger, while others mention issues with remotes not turning on and only working with one controller.

"Works great. Was juggling rechargeable batteries." Read more

"...The charger base has a cavity that the remotes with motion plus don't sit in very well, so we have to remove the battery or break the controller..." Read more

"This induction charger works very well. Place the remotes on the pad and leave them there for a while and they charge...great...." Read more

"...We like the groves makes it easier for kids to put remotes back on charger correctly...." Read more

10 customers mention "Value for money"5 positive5 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the Power Base Quad's value for money, with some finding it a nice value while others consider it not worth the cost.

"...But it's still pretty good. Cheaper than buying replacement batteries." Read more

"I bought this thinking that it would be great, but I think it was a waste of money...." Read more

"...Really glad I found this and I think it's worth it for the price. :)" Read more

"...Not worth the money. Have had the same style product before that worked way better, THESE SUCK!!!!" Read more

6 customers mention "Durability"2 positive4 negative

Customers have mixed experiences with the Wii Power Base Quad's durability, with some reporting it lasts about 12 months while others find it not the most durable equipment.

"Worked for a while. Not the most durable equipment, but in today's throw away environment, what can we expect?" Read more

"Great for about 12 months till batteries started failing...." Read more

"...They seem not to be lasting as long as before...they don't hold charge for as long. But it's still pretty good...." Read more

"...battery will keep a charge to even be useful and then it only lasts about an hour of play. Very disappointed...." Read more

8 customers mention "Brightness"2 positive6 negative

Customers report issues with the charging base's lights, with multiple customers noting that they flash red and blue.

"...Now all 4 batteries are dead. The charging led will flash but nothing charges as my remotes are totally dead...." Read more

"...ok but then I woke up in the middle of the night cause my house was flashing purple...." Read more

"...No more "flashing" lights when they get charged, and no fear of overcharging...." Read more

"...The lights flash red and blue, then it goes dead and doesn't charge at all...." Read more

Top reviews from the United States

  • Dustin M. Laufer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Works very well. Batteries need to be charged frequently.
    Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2010
    Verified Purchase
    This induction charger works very well. Place the remotes on the pad and leave them there for a while and they charge...great.

    As another reviewer pointed out, the directions are wrong on what to expect from the little flashing lights on the front. I think they said something about flashing blue lights when charging...that isn't the case. I am not sure exactly what the light pattern is as it seems rather random, but the basic idea is you are going to see red lights (flashing or solid) when the remotes are charging...they may even flash blue from time to time. Once the light turns solid blue and stays that way, your remotes are fully charged.

    I can't say how long the charge lasts as my kids play sometimes and I play sometimes and we definitely haven't sat there and timed it, but I will say it is clear the charge doesn't last as long as a regular battery...which I think is to be expected.

    I also can't say for sure if this is worth the money or not. I paid $50 for this charger. For $50 I could have bought about 104 AA batteries...or enough to replace the batteries in all four remotes 13 times. I will estimate that the rechargeable batteries last about half as long as regular Duracell or Energizer batteries. To break even, I would have to recharge the remotes 26 times (assuming that each time I ran the batteries down to one bar. Which I often don't, when one or two remotes are down to one bar and the other two are still at two bars I recharge them. I wouldn't replace regular batteries if there were still two bars left. So, really I need to recharge them more than 26 times to break even.) So far, I have recharged them 5 or 6 times and I have had this charger for about a month. I imagine it will be a while before I get to 26 or more recharges, but I am hopefully the rechargeable batteries will last longer than that...making this a money saving purchase...if not, then it would make more sense to still with regular batteries...they are less of a hassle for sure.
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  • ten12times2
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good product for quick recharging
    Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2013
    Verified Purchase
    Got this for my kids because their standard old batteries were worn down and not holding a charge. Often they wouldn't put the batteries in the cradle correctly and it wouldn't charge. With this product, just laying the controller straight on the charging base is easy and hard to mess up. The kids get hours of playing time between charges. You get 4 batteries but when my product arrived, one battery would not charge at all. When the battery is charging the light on the base turns red. When complete, the light turns blue. This malfunctioning battery would only blink red/blue.

    I contacted Amazon and they could not replace the battery as they only distribute the item and not spare parts. I tried several times to contact the manufacture both by email and phone with no success. If you call, they put you on hold for the next operator than after 5 minutes a recorded voice says, "everyone is busy, please leave a message." Emails are not returned like the phone calls.

    Amazon was great when I contacted them. They apologized and gave me a partial credit for my purchase.

    So I can say 5 stars for Amazon (as usual) and 2 stars for the manufacturer.
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  • D. Lee
    1.0 out of 5 stars TERRIBLE item! Doesn't work properly! Do NOT BUY!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2010
    Verified Purchase
    The Nintendo Wii - Power Base Quad- induction charger is a waste of money!

    I was thinking it was a good idea to save $ by buying a rechargeable battery packs + all you have to do is place the wii controller on top of the pad (to recharge the battery). However, when I received it, I installed it in the 4 controllers...simple to do. BUT after charging it for 14 hours & all the indicator lights signaled fully charged....I try to test the controllers, only 1 controller had battery power. The other 3 batteries either didn't charge or hold its charge. I repeated the steps but to no avail. Even when it's on the pad, the packs get really hot even with the silicon sleeves on the controllers.

    I had to return this item- it's poorly constructed and it was defective.

    Do not buy! You will be disappointed! I'm sticking with regular dependable AA batteries! No headaches or worries about overheating the controllers.
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  • positivethinking
    2.0 out of 5 stars Works but beware of timer based charging
    Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2010
    Verified Purchase
    This product charges the included batteries when they are on the Wii remote even with the plastic protective sleeve and wii motion connected.

    The main weakness of this product that I did not know until after purchasing it is that it charges based on a simple timer system.

    If you place the battery on the base it will charge for 2 or 3 hours (I have not measured it) and the LED will turn from red to blue to indicate that it's fully charged. If you then take the battery off the base and immediately return it then the light will change to red and charge the battery for another 2 or 3 hours before the LED turns blue again. The battery gets very hot.

    I'm very disappointed with this, I thought it would work like a regular battery charger and only top up the charge for the time required.

    It means you cannot store the wii remotes on the base, returning them to the base each time you finish with them so that they are always fully charged. I think that doing this could damage the batteries and significantly reduce the life of the batteries.

    I think I am going to use the batteries until they go flat and then recharge them. This is going to mean that we are going to at times find that the battery is flat when we want to use the wii and will need to either wait until they charge or change the batteries.

    Very disappointed, for a dollar or so more in the manufacturing they could have fixed this problem and then it would have been an excellent choice.
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  • Richard M
    5.0 out of 5 stars IDEAL!
    Reviewed in Canada on September 5, 2012
    Verified Purchase
    This little gem is simple enough for the kids, works as advertised, and is simply a great value. All I have to do is get the kids to put the controllers back on the charger when finished.
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  • Evelyn
    5.0 out of 5 stars Charge all Four Wii Motes at one time
    Reviewed in Canada on January 7, 2013
    Verified Purchase
    This charger is great because you can charge up to 4 Wii motes at the same time. Good to have so many Wii motes available for the grand children to play all the Wii games.
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  • adumontet
    3.0 out of 5 stars Easy to use but...
    Reviewed in Canada on June 5, 2012
    Verified Purchase
    These batteries and charger are very easy to use, but I think that the batteries are a bit on the cheap side. I have one of them that does take a full charge, but it will blink in the charger like if it was defective so it a little bit flaky.

    My kids love the unit as they don't have to removed the remote controls from the rubber sleeve to charge the batteries and if they drain a set, it's very easy to change the batteries and take a fully charged one on the unit to be able to continue to play.
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  • Cosmolin
    4.0 out of 5 stars Needs to recharge after Not being used for awhile.
    Reviewed in Canada on December 29, 2013
    Verified Purchase
    This set is convient, but they still run out of batteries just like any other double As but it at least saves me the trouble of getting my charger for a few routations, and definity better when playing single player games on a marathorn.
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  • Guy Incognito
    1.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't last long :-(
    Reviewed in Canada on February 4, 2015
    Verified Purchase
    Worked great for about a year then the batteries started to lose their charge, and eventually wouldn't charge at all.

    Revising my original rating based on this
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