Wii/Wii U accessories

nix

Hey all,

Anybody know the best place/site to get wii remote and nunchuck?? Or any accessories for that matter, is amazon the best?

Need to get me one to play some fps games, i hate using analogue for aiming ;D

Also anybody know any other decent accessories of worth/recommendations?

Thanks in advance you awesome people!

CiDeRmAn

There's some lovely Mario /Luigi/Yoshi/Peach themed Wii remotes in Smyths.
I have an excellent Giotek GC2 controller for my WiiU and it's is much better than the Pro controller, with the button stick arrangement of the 360 pad, perfect for FPS.

nix

Smyths tallaght? Was there today and didnt see any

How much do they cost? are they motion plus ones?

Andrew76

nix wrote: »

Smyths tallaght? Was there today and didnt see any

How much do they cost? are they motion plus ones?

€45 each and yes to Motion Plus. Look lovely they do. Although you can get Wii Party U with a sexy black Motion Plus controller with the jacket for the same price.

http://www.toys.ie/Wii-U-Accessories-!WSCAT1040-subcat.aspx

nix

ah if only they had a yellow wario one

not mad on the red/green/pink

They are slightly cheaper from amazon too

Banjo

You have to get at least 2 wiimotes and nunchucks. And gamepad or gamepad pros for fighting games. 2 Guitars, a mic and 2 sets of drums (one rockband, one GH). a few Wii Wheels for driving. Motion Pluses if you didn't get M+ controllers. Those horrible dildo-y grips to stop you dropping the Wiimote. Charging cradles. Appropriate plastic grips for your games - tennis rackets, swords, golf clubs, rifle, fishing rod, The Nyko pistol grips are awesome for a bit of House of the Dead Overkill etc ; A couple of tapping boxes. The Cooking Mama baby. The Wii Pii which isn't a real thing but looks awesome. A pair of 6 inch Stiiletto hiils for when Bayonetta comes out (you'll need another 2 wiimotes, and I've yet to find a manufacturer for my prototype).

For M+ controllers look for cheap copies of Wii Party or Wii Play Motion etc with the bundled WiiMote. Usually cheaper or the same as the Wii Mote on it's own, usually in a cooler colour and you can trade in the game to offset the damage (albeit not for much).

Tesco do a surprisingly large amount of the peripherals, usually at sky high prices but every now and again they flog them for peanuts in an attempt to clear the shelves.

Gunmonkey

If you dont mind 2nd hand, try CEX. Wii remotes with the motion plus are around €30, and can get nunchuks for near a fiver.

nix

Banjo wrote: »

You have to get at least 2 wiimotes and nunchucks. And gamepad or gamepad pros for fighting games. 2 Guitars, a mic and 2 sets of drums (one rockband, one GH). a few Wii Wheels for driving. Motion Pluses if you didn't get M+ controllers. Those horrible dildo-y grips to stop you dropping the Wiimote. Charging cradles. Appropriate plastic grips for your games - tennis rackets, swords, golf clubs, rifle, fishing rod, The Nyko pistol grips are awesome for a bit of House of the Dead Overkill etc ; A couple of tapping boxes. The Cooking Mama baby. The Wii Pii which isn't a real thing but looks awesome. A pair of 6 inch Stiiletto hiils for when Bayonetta comes out (you'll need another 2 wiimotes, and I've yet to find a manufacturer for my prototype).

For M+ controllers look for cheap copies of Wii Party or Wii Play Motion etc with the bundled WiiMote. Usually cheaper or the same as the Wii Mote on it's own, usually in a cooler colour and you can trade in the game to offset the damage (albeit not for much).

Tesco do a surprisingly large amount of the peripherals, usually at sky high prices but every now and again they flog them for peanuts in an attempt to clear the shelves.

Haha i dont think id need any of them, insane amount of cosmetics there haha

The_B_Man

I got a few pro controllers online there. Cost me 25 euro delivered per pro controller. Took a week to arrive. I would have spent that week searching town for shops that sold them so I'm happy enough with them.

So ye, your best bet is to get them online.

nix

Online is a big pond, can you be more specific??

Also whats so good about the pro controllers? other than being comfy

The_B_Man

Well it was actually twiiter I found the link, oddly enough. Hang on til I find it again....

here:
https://twitter.com/eoinzy/status/474601086054305792


In terms of benefits, theres none really, other than the comfort, and having the option of an xbox style controller for fighting games or whatever. I suppose you could also say that the battery will last days without a charge. It actually comes with a USB cable so u can hook it up to ur laptop for emulators. I think I read about early drivers for Windows so thats another benefit.

CiDeRmAn

nix wrote: »

Also whats so good about the pro controllers? other than being comfy

I really don't like the Pro controllers, and I have both the Wii one and the WiiU specific one.
The sticks are in the wrong place and when you are playing an FPS they feel just wrong, at least to me they do.
The Giotek one I mentioned is 360 stick/button style and it includes a switch so it'll operate both Wii and WiiU games, I play MK8 with it and it's excellent, it's also cheaper than the official Nintendo stick.
Lots of people use the same model controller on their 360 and PS3, loving it there too.

Andrew76

I'll disagree with Cidey about the Pro controllers - apart from the painful price, there's nothing wrong with them. Battery lasts an awful lot longer than the Gamepad, it's much more comfortable to use too (over the pad or a wii remote). Stick placement is fine also.

There are some games (or parts of games) that it doesn't work as a replacement for the Gamepad (I think Nintendo Land multiplayer) and the Captain Toad levels in Mario 3D World for example.

I didn't bother with that Giotek jobbie, even though it seems to have gotten decent reviews - just a personal preference with me and consoles - I never bother with third party controllers (outside of arcade sticks).

But sure once that GC controller adapter comes out then we can all use the greatest console controller ever made!

CiDeRmAn

You can already get one!
It's the one I mentioned on the A&R forum, it makes the Wii see the Gamecube pad as a Wii classic controller.
It's not as versatile perhaps as the official one but it will probably do the trick.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/251250660778

Andrew76

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

You can already get one!
It's the one I mentioned on the A&R forum, it makes the Wii see the Gamecube pad as a Wii classic controller.
It's not as versatile perhaps as the official one but it will probably do the trick.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/251250660778

Oh yeah, I forgot about your link, and Mayflash are pretty good with those adapters, got one for the PC a while back. That link says they don't ship to Ireland or the UK though? Probably just wait for the official one assuming it's not going to be mad expensive over here (thought I heard a $20 or $30 price tag).

nix

I went with the official, it was near enough the same price as the giotek and i heard the battery isnt as good as official.

Infact i just purchased 11 items off amazon, I went a bit mad :eek:

pro controller, wii remote+nunchuck

xenoblades chronicles
zelda skyward and twilight
resi evil 0 (never got to finish it on my GC and i miss survival horror resi evils)
zombiU (only like 8 quid)
red steel 2
deus ex HR directors cut
metroid prime 3

Safe to say i wont be bored for the next year or two anyway

murphyebass

I know you have to wait a while but I got 4 wiimotes and nunchucks for around 40euro if I remember correctly from DX.com

Personally I think you'd be mad to pay the full prices over here for something that works as far as I can see just as well albeit look and feel cheaper... it is cheaper.

jontr

did anyone play with Afterglow Pro Controller for Wii U? Gamestop is selling them for 30 EUR - which is not bad price, but how about quality?

murphyebass

jontr wrote: »

did anyone played with Afterglow Pro Controller for Wii U? Gamestop is selling them for 30 EUR - which is not bad price, but how about quality?

I havent tried the wii u one but I have one for the 360 and I find it grand. Some crazy colours come off it in play. iirc you can turn it off to avoid seizures. :pac:

edit, 30euro seems like a great price too based on amazon pricing of £40 sterling.

edit.edit...just thinkin about this some more are you sure they're selling them for €30? If so I might go in today and grab three of them for Mario Kart and Smash multi player mayhem. You can use the wii motes and nunchucks which in fairness isnt that bad for mario kart but knowing my mates they'll want proper controllers. €90 for 3 new controllers doesnt seem like a bad option.

nix

oh lawdy! What to start on??

Got metroid prime 3 and twilight princess also in seperate packaging, i honestly dont know where to begin, i did not foresee this dilemma!

DARK-KNIGHT

nix wrote: »

oh lawdy! What to start on??

Got metroid prime 3 and twilight princess also in seperate packaging, i honestly dont know where to begin, i did not foresee this dilemma!

but do you not know?? the wii and wii u are dead... you have just wasted your money :pac::pac::pac:

nix

What you talkin bout?

Dead my ass

DARK-KNIGHT

nix wrote: »

What you talkin bout?

Dead my ass

:rolleyes: the sarcasm has flown right over your head it seems :P:pac:

nix

haha i was thinking it was sarcasm alright, but its hard to be sure over the internet :P

Also im sad to find out the pro controller only works on wii u games

Hard to get my head around the wii remote and nunchuck on resi evil

And wtf with it needing real batteries?? do they get used up fast or like tv remotes and last ages?

Would it be worth getting the Classic Controller Pro?

I'll have remotes coming out of my ass at this rate :pac:

Pac1Man

Nix, did you get Xenoblade for a reasonable price? I've been on the lookout for a while but they seem to bottom out at around €60 where I've been searching.

nix

nah its the only game i had to fork out near rip off price for, i paid £44 which is about €54, but i know its a game that will defo be worth its money in hours played so i didnt mind.

I have been wanting to play a Xeno game since Xenogears (Never got to play it)

BTW, i managed to find my old game cube controllers, is this the adaptor id need to hook it up to play wii games?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/GC-Controller-Adapter-Wii/dp/B00BS520SG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1403638775&sr=8-2&keywords=gamecube+controller+to+wii+u

Or is there a better/cheaper one? or would i be better off nabbing a Classic Controller Pro?

My last purchase for the next few months i swear!

Pac1Man

€54 is not a bad price. I regret passing up the chance to get for €45 a couple of months back though. It's one of those rare 'buy and never sell' games imo.

Banjo

Pac1Man wrote: »

€54 is not a bad price. I regret passing up the chance to get for €45 a couple of months back though. It's one of those rare 'buy and never sell' games imo.

Then you must be kicking yourself for missing it in Argos for €29.99 with the controller bundled. Or was it €19.99? Something ridiculous. There was one copy in Athlone or Clonmel that kept popping up in stock every couple of days, noharm keeping an eye on checkargos

CiDeRmAn

It was around 20 then they "cynically" raised the price to 30.
I have a copy so I can post pictures if it helps...

nix

I live in Dublin, i never see any of these mad deals haha

Heck i havent seen Xenoblade or Metroid trilogy in any stores yet even at crazy prices.. :P

EDIT: Just checked online, out of stock in every Dublin branch and Clonmel and Athlone and a bunch of others..

smokingman

Pac1Man wrote: »

It's one of those rare 'buy and never sell' games imo.

Sin and punishment 2 was the last game in that category for me. Still play it on the wiiu wii channel and can never get enough of it.

CiDeRmAn

Watch these forums, this and the Arcade and Retro forum, the sales tend to be quickly reported, giving you time to get yourself to your local Tesco.

Banjo

nix wrote: »

Heck i havent seen Xenoblade or Metroid trilogy in any stores yet even at crazy prices.. :P

EDIT: Just checked online, out of stock in every Dublin branch and Clonmel and Athlone and a bunch of others..

Of course it is now. That doesn't mean it will be a tea time. I went through a period of checking that page 3 times a day and watching the Clonmel stock pop up and drop out after the 19.99 deal. Don't know why, I got it at the lower price. But I just wanted to know that it had found a home...

Sin&Punishment 2 was awesome. Picked that up off amazon from a 3rd party a short while ago, a few people reported it as fake due to the low DPI cover and non-official wrap, but not being a collector I opened it, it had Wii Points in it and played on an unmodded Wii, so if it turn up again at £7 hop on it

nix

Ugh the gamecube adaptor from amazon works out at approx €30 from amazon with P&P.

Did i read somewhere that some shop was doing cheap Classic Controller Pro? Was it gamestop?

CiDeRmAn

nix wrote: »

Ugh the gamecube adaptor from amazon works out at approx €30 from amazon with P&P.

Did i read somewhere that some shop was doing cheap Classic Controller Pro? Was it gamestop?

The Mayflash GC to WiiU adapter is only 14 posted on Ebay.

nix

Yeah but then delivery boosts the price making it not worthwhile

I'll have to hold off till im buying my next bunch of games, which will be ages away considering what ive just bought

nix

Got it for €12 on ebay, Thanks Cider! Didnt think delivery would be free :rolleyes:

Now it may take up to 25 days which sucks

AlanS181824

Xenoblade Chronicals is rare?

I have it sitting in dust at home, never played it!

Was going to after being told off on here but Life called so I couldn't :pac:

It's my brothers game.

CiDeRmAn

AlanS181824 wrote: »

Xenoblade Chronicals is rare?

I have it sitting in dust at home, never played it!

Was going to after being told off on here but Life called so I couldn't :pac:

It's my brothers game.

So, your brother has it sitting in dust at home!

It's a stunning game and one of the games of that generation, regardless of platform.
It's why such a fuss is being made of its follow up, which is coming to the WiiU.

And, yes, it is rare.
Well it was even rarer until Argos sold a load of them in its limited edition, with the red classic controller included for around €20.
They later bumped that to €30 but it was still a bargain.
I bought one and sold my normal copy of the game.
I still haven't brought myself to break the seal on it!

Pac1Man

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Well it was even rarer until Argos sold a load of them in its limited edition, with the red classic controller included for around €20.

Seems to be out of stock everywhere unfortunately. I'll be keeping a weekly check on it though.

Allyall

Pac1Man wrote: »

Seems to be out of stock everywhere unfortunately. I'll be keeping a weekly check on it though.

That was a while ago. It may be a long time before any resurface, if there is any to resurface.

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I've not ordered this yet, because I only order online with a prepay card, and I've to top it up. But I will be ordering it in the morning.

Wii U pro Controllers, €28.75 Delivered... (In 2-3 weeks).
Add ~ €2.50 to be delivered in 8-10 days.
Add an extra €3.06 to the ~ €2.50 to be delivered in 3-4 days.

You could get them for less €25.76 without tracking and insurance if you want.
Not sure whether to pay the extra to get them in a couple of days.. (Not a bad complaint )

Allyall

Apologies...:eek::o:o:o

I didn't link to it..

I'm about to order it when I come back from lunch (After 1:30).

Nippon-Yasan Store.

HERE IS THE LINK

Allyall

Ordered. I chose Tracking and Insurance. I went with the 2 weeks. Bought two of them, Close to the price of one over here..

Andrew76

Allyall wrote: »

Ordered. I chose Tracking and Insurance. I went with the 2 weeks. Bought two of them, Close to the price of one over here..

Lol I think you ordered the last two of them. Are they a reliable crowd, take paypal?

Allyall

Andrew76 wrote: »

Lol I think you ordered the last two of them. Are they a reliable crowd, take paypal?

Yeah, reliable. The only problems I have heard of are from a while ago. Thought it was that they made you choose EMS. That turned out to to be someone speculating and and spreading nonsense.

Amiami.com are having a sale also, Not as good, but they might decide to lower their price a bit more (They have done in the past).

Also, i think Nippon-yasan might be getting more in and selling at sale price.

White Controllers Still Available

jimmyendless

Hey Folks,

I have the game pad, Wii U controller, 2 Wii Controllers + Wii Motion Adapters and a GameStop Wii motion controller.
What is the best way to have them all charged?

Thanks

Allyall

I'm guessing something like this? Wii U Energizer Station
That's the one I intend to get, it was down at $11 and gets great reviews, but it's €40 over here.

Reebrock

Looks good!

jimmyendless

http://www.adverts.ie/accessories/white-nintendo-wii-quad-charger-station-with-4x-rechargeable-battery-packs-and-blue-light/4647236

Went with this in the end. Really cheap build and some funny engrish on the box but my only complaint is that the cable can fall out the back every easily if disturbed.

Charging wise its doing the job great on four controllers.