Wii Energizer Induction Charge Station Review

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(More customer reviews)I've tried out many different kinds of chargers before. One on sale, one not on sale, etc. When I heard about this one, it intrigued me. Sure, $50 isn't cheap but I was sick of trying to match the contact point on the controller with the charger. And I didn't want to remove the rubber cover from my wiimote after it's attached to the new Wii Motionplus, which I was excited to buy. So I preordered this item. Two to be exact. One for me and one for my nephew. And I tried it out and this is what I found out.
The instruction booklet says it'll take 4 and a half hour to fully charge from the box. I started charging at 6:40pm. And at 1:20am, it wasn't done yet. Since I had to go to sleep, I had to remove it. Next day, I started charging at 6:40pm again. And at 12:30am, it wasn't done yet. So that was combined charge of 12:30 hours. The day after that it was done after 3 hours. So it took me over 15 hours to charge from the first time. I knew charging it without stopping will take less so took out my 2nd charger and started charging. That finished in about 10 hours. So I'm guessing not all charges are the same from the box. If the previous reviewer is correct then I have to estimate it'll take 6-12 hours to charge from getgo.
Then I started using it. 1st day I used it for exactly 2:50. Next day for another 2:40. Then on 3rd day, I noticed the charge was in red after few minutes. I stopped after using it for 90 minutes. So that was exactly 7 hours. But I was playing Broken Sword, which requires you to just press button here and there so 7 hours is probably the most you can get out of full charge. Heavily used games like MadWorld won't last more than 3-4 hours I say.
Next day I started charging the almost dead wiimote to see how long it'll take to charge that one. That was done around 6 hours. I say around because when I came out to check, it was green already. So I have to guess on that one.
But I LOVE how I don't have to worry about whether my wiimote is placed correctly to charge. Previous models I used, I came out to find out it wasn't charging at all for hours because the contacts weren't made properly. That made me go crazy. But this one, I just put it down and it's done. I know it's charging.
So to summarize:
PROS
1) EASY to charge. VERY easy.
2) Don't have to take out rubber skin on wiimote to charge
3) Works with Wii Motionplus attached to it
4) Lasts relatively long for a rechargeable
CONS
1) $50 isn't cheap. I'm sure most people think you can go through tons of regular batteries at that price. And you're probably right.
2) Takes awhile to charge and recharge.
With the release of Wii Motionplus, I'm guessing the batteries will drain even faster. With this product, you just have to play and then rest it on the charger after you're done to have full charge next time you play. The battery DOES get somewhat hot so like the previous reviewer, I wouldn't recommend leaving it on the charger for longer than it needs to. But if you just want a charger that is no hassle then this one is for you. I definitely recommend it.

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The Energizer Induction Charge Station includes a charging station, 2 rechargeable battery packs, 2 covers and 1 UL-approved AC power cord. You can charge the Wii Remotes with or without the silicone sleeve.

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