Got the Black Wii coming in the mail. What is best charging unit/battery combo to get? I'm surprised to see that Nintendo doesn't offer a Nintendo brand version. Also, is there a battery that comes in black, instead of all the white ones?

Reachargable batteries are a good option. I use the Sanyo Eneloop AAA NiMH, works great and have a nice price.

I have been using the Nyko Charge Station (the dual battery charger) for a few years now and it has worked great and saved me money..............the battery packs also have grips on the back to help prevent slip. Gamestop usually sells these for around $30.

Just get some 2000mAh AAs. You can even use them in other things!

Yeah, just get some quality NiMH rechargeable AA cells and a charger. Keep 2-4 extra cells (depending on how many controllers you get) around so you can swap 'em in as needed.

The charge packs are a little more convenient, but they're less flexible and seem much less reliable.

I use rechargeable Panasonic NiMH AAs with my Wiimote (not that Panasonic is better than the competition or anything. I just have a good experience with them thus far). I bought a Quick Charge Kit (the charger + one battery) for my Xbox 360 wireless controller because the Duracell AA rechargeables I had were too fat for my Xbox 360 controller's battery slots (no joke. lol). And I didn't feel like buying a new charger and a different brand of batteries, only to risk those not working well with the 360 controller as well. So I just bought the first-party Quick Charge Kit for $30 for the 360 controllers.

But when I got the Wii, I was thinking, "man I'm going to take my chances with the rechargeables. I don't want a docking station taking up space." So I got the Panasonic ones and I haven't had a problem with those. Maybe Duracell just sucks or something. I don't know. lol.

Same here.

May even get it cheaper on Amazon esp since they have that newer one that charges with the M+ plugged in and condom on to make it even easier.

Nyko is the only 3rd party stuff I trust on Wii,never had a problem.

This pic is the newest version. 30$ amazon

Rechargable AAs are your friend.

I bought 2 pairs of UNiROSS Hybrios for £7 about a month after I bought my Wii, even on battery draining games like Twilight Princess they last a good 20 hours, most games with the nunchuck attached and pointer functions working will manage nearly 30 hours, and games like Wii Sports probably double that.

If you buy 2 pairs like I did you can swap and change as they don't lose charge like older types. I think mine might now be starting to show signs of age (over 3000 hours of using the Wii) as they sometimes only show 3 bars when I put them in... double charging them seems to work but I don't know if that's safe.... anyhoo, bargain 3000 hours+ for £7. (though they will be cheaper now)

Whut?

AAs should all be the same size, the X360 battery slot must be really tight for such tiny differences.

My Panasonic rechargeable AAs were able to fit just fine in that 360 controller battery component. But my Duracell rechargeable AAs didn't. It's the oddest thing. My guess is the Duracell NiMH batteries had slightly more girth than usual and the Xbox 360 battery slot is unusually tight to begin with (every other battery I tried with the 360 controller worked though. I've used two Alkaline brands (Duracell and Energizer) in addition to those Panasonic NiMH batteries and they all fit into the 360 controller's battery slot. But not the Duracell NiMH ones.