Premium XL Wii Controller Review

The Snakebyte Premium XL controller for the Wii comes equipped with rechargeable batteries, a sync button on the outside of the controller, motionplus support, vibration, speaker, and built-in memory. All of this is for a low price of $35, five dollars cheaper than the first party motionplus built-in Wii controller. I have had bad experiences with third-party controllers before and with the Wii there are a lot of features that can be done wrong, but from what I can tell Snakebyte does a good job at emulating the Wii controller and gives it some much needed upgrades that Nintendo has yet to give.

When I first bought my Wii I was disappointed to learn that the controller was not rechargeable and would need to swap out batteries after they died. The Snakebyte controller comes bundled with rechargeable batteries and all you have to do is unscrew the back with the bundled screwdriver and then recharge the controller after putting the batteries in. Unfortunately though you are not able to charge the batteries through the USB cable that comes packaged with the controller and play at the same time. Not being able to play and recharge isn’t great but it is better than the regular Wii remote not coming with rechargeable batteries, which really makes you feel like you are getting more for less than if you were to buy a first-party Wii motionplus controller.
The motionplus being inside the controller is something that everyone has wanted and is a very important feature in this controller. If the controller was bigger than the Wii remote, weighed more, or the motionplus didn’t work properly then this controller would not be worth it. But I am glad to say that the controller is the exact size and weight of the regular Wii controller and the motion plus works perfectly fine and just as accurate as the regular Wii controller.









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