Topic: Third party controllers

I'm hosting the family Christmas this year, and I'm thinking of breaking my usual aversion to party games and getting Wii Party for the various family members who won't want to join me in Black Ops multiplayer (all of them). I'll probably get the box with the extra controller, but that still leaves me with three controllers. I wanna keep costs down, so I was thinking of getting a fourth controller from a third party supplier, rather than a ninty one.

Anyone use third party controllers? Are they reliable/responsive enough?

I don't. They can be unreliable in build quality so you need to be a careful shopper.

Also now that Wii Remote Plus is out, there's pretty much no reason to use third-party Wii remotes apart from the price difference.

Yeah but seeing as I've already got two perfectly good controllers and another on the way if I buy the Wii Party package, I'm unlikely to use the fourth controller very often. Therefore I'd say that the price difference is pretty important to me. Basically I'm asking if the cheapest third party controllers on the market are ok as an occasional controller

Go for it then.

I got the Power A Pro Pack Mini remote and nunchuk set, and it's a great deal, especially if you can find it for $30 or less. The D-pad isn't great for games where you need 4-way like Tetris Party and Bit.Trip: Core because it's too easy to trigger diagonals, but it generally works very well for most games.

Would not want to be the the one left holding the 3rd party controller.

Yeah I dont recommend third party controllers I never got one or seen one I like. They are proof to the saying you get what you pay for. You should check with Gamestop or some other used video game store for used Wiimoted. ALot times they are as good as new and they will have a lower price since they are used.

Good idea, I'll have a look at used.

It's funny, I've never had an issue with 3rd party controllers for other systems in the past, but there's something about the extra complexity of the Wiimote that makes me distrust a 3rd party to get it right.

Yeah I have had a few 3rd party controllers mainly SNES, PS2, and a few Gamecube ones, lucky for me I didnt pay for them I got them for gifts. Anyways they never lasted long and I just ended up getting the real thing. I have bought several used controllers done by Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo and I never had a problem with them. If you are feeling a little nervous about buying a used controller most places have a guarantee so if you get home and find that the buttons are lose or whatever you can take it back, with a third party controller you wont be so lucky. Also if you can you can sometimes check it out at the store if you have a cool salesperson you can press the buttons move the analog stick (s) or whatever to make sure everything feels right.