Wii controller gets renewable power pack

Philip Wong | Jul 24, 2008

Here's a chance for you to chip in to the well-being of Gaia and go green. Sanyo and Nintendo have joined forces and introduced a new Eneloop Wii battery pack complete with standalone recharging dock. Aside from the environmentally friendly design, this product also offers Eneloop's renowned power retention feature combined with expansion capability to support up to another three additional units. The latter enables the ensemble to be driven by a single AC adapter, but with the caveat of "one-at-a-time-only" sequential charging.

The dock has been further designed to cater for silicon jacket-encased Wii controllers and requires up to 220 minutes for a full charge. Well, don't bang your luck on seeing these battery packs in your local retail stores anytime soon as they're currently available only in Japan. Yes, it sucks, but the Japanese are known for keeping the good stuff for domestic consumption. How about a short stopover at Akihabara, anyone?

Via Akihabara News | Photo credit: Akihabara News

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