Just wanted to chime in that I picked one of these up a few weeks back and have been in love with it ever since. After some setup issues, just like you I couldn’t get the left WiiMote to sit and charge properly, I’ve been happily playing with these every day… yay for no more toxic battery garbage.

Some additional good news is that Nyko is making separate battery packs available for your extra Wiimotes or for when the ones that ship with the unit start to die.

Nyko has created a great product here, would of been perfect if you could plug it in via USB instead of a power cord however.

I still use my wavebird a TON and I have battery issues with that so I filed down the backside of my wavebird cover (filed may be a bit too soft a term) and I use the Nyko rechargable in my wavebird now as well. It’s a snug fit but it works great. When it runs down, I just throw it in a wii-mote and back on the charger. Anyone else have a good solution for wavebirds? I’ve tried using my camera’s rechargeable AAs but they don’t seem to give good consistent power, my wavebird constantly pops in and out of control with my rechargeable AAs. Like when I’m walking, my character will do a stutter step as if you’re pushing forward on the stick intermittently. Of course it will happen in an important battle. Has anyone else seen this? Is there a recharge solution out there designed for the wavebird?