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Wiimote cradle charger, yes!

I was afraid that such a feature would only become available once a new version of the Wii comes out, but wacky gadget company Thanko has come up with a cradle-type battery charger for the Wiimote! It's simply called the USB rimokon Charger, as it plugs into a USB port in the back of the Wii. It will only ship at the end of February at the price of ¥3480 for one or ¥6480 for two, but pre-orders are being taken now with a ¥200 rebate off retail price.

It's important to note that this is far from being cheaper than getting rechargeable 単3 (AA) batteries like Eneloop, available at about ¥3000 for 4 with a charger. However it will certainly feel better to dock the wiimote rather than removing the batteries from its back and putting them in a charger.

A look at Thanko's product page is also worth it. They make pretty much anything you can think of that plugs into USB, and then some: USB warm gloves, USB warm slippers, a USB warm mouse, USB warm mouse pads, a USB radi... wait, that's my old crappy USB radio that can't catch a decent signal! (Let's give it to them, they're only reselling this product by some Chinese company.)

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Some more searching revealed another economical option that looks very good, the Wii Power Station from UK's JoyTech, apparently coming soon at £19.97 ($39 or ¥4750). It can hold and charge two wiimotes, and even has pull-out trays to hold the nunchuks.

Now if I can find a shop that will ship this to Japan.

Posted on February 7, 2007 at 19:27 | Tweet |

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