How Quickly Does the Wii Remote Eat Batteries?
Feb. 4Here's something you may be wondering if you got a new Wii for Christmas and your batteries are just starting to die out. Just how quickly does the Wii Remote chew through batteries, anyway? My benevolent overlords at GamePro decided to test it and the other two wireless console controllers out, and the results are pretty interesting.
The Wii Remote and Nunchuck are the most technologically advanced controllers on the market. Given that the pair include speakers, gyroscopes, and other motion-sensing doohickery, we assumed the waggle pads would be the first to cave when it came to battery performance. Surprisingly, Wii controllers lasted almost 20 hours longer than the PS3 controller when playing games, watching YouTube videos, or admiring handsome Miis. At the end of the day, the Wii CopperTops tarried for a solid 36 hours and 43 minutes on default controller settings.
The award for longest battery life went to the Xbox 360 controller, which isn't too surprising. Those things can last forever on a charge.
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