DreamGEAR Charge 'n Play Charging Cradle for Nintendo Wii: Review

Now as all Nintendo Wii fans know the biggest gripe we have with our systems are not really with the systems at all, but with the dang controller!

A raise of hands now... "Who here is sick and tired of spending money on buying batteries for their wii motes?"

Ah yes... I see a crowd of virtual hands rising. Ah yes, I feel your pain.

However there is something available on the market right now, promising all of us freedom from batteries! This cannot be true! You're saying that I don't have to buy batteries anymore!?

That's correct! The Dream Gear Charge 'n Play Charging Cradle for the Wii Remote is the name, free from buying batteries is its game.

I bought mine for a decent price of $25 at Circuit City thinking I had hit the gold mine, not to mention I got the last one in the store, which sort of made me mad. I wanted at least 2 of them so I could charge 2 remotes. This product only allows the charge of one remote. Grrr! I went ahead and bought it anyway though. I knew if I didn't I'd be waiting forever to see the Dream Gear Charge 'n Play Charging Cradle hit the shelves again.

What Does It Come With?

The Dream Gear Charge 'n Play Charging Cradle comes with pretty basic easy to use things. Honestly you don't even need to read the manual to understand how it works.

You have your charging stand, or cradle where the Wii mote stand as it charges. You have your battery pack that simply clips right into the Wii remotes battery compartment in the back, you have a USB connector, and it plugs directly into the Wii, and will charge as you play. Then you have your power wall plug adapter. If you don't want to use the USB you can use the wall plug.

I know of other Wii mote charging systems that does not give you the wall outlet plug option, so I was glad that this one included it.

Any Problems?

Okay so with every great concept comes the flaws, and yes Dream Gear's charging station has flaws indeed.

When I tried putting the battery pack into the rear of my Wii's battery compartment it did not fit correctly! Ahh! What gives!

Obviously they tested it before they released it, so why release it flawed?