Importing Wiimotes + Nunchucks

[malfunction]

Afternoon folks (and a Friday at that - yay!)...

Anyone know if US or Jap controllers will work OK on a UK Wii?

Edit: I can find people saying that Jap controllers work on a US Wii so assume it's OK... Also appear to be lots of US wiimotes on ebay (.co.uk)

[s_kinton]

As far as Im aware it doesnt matter. They're interchangeable.

[tigerboyce]

i would imagine japan would anyway as were both in reg2 if that has anything to to woth controllers at all..

[mart_haj86]

Surely there cant be much of a difference in price between UK and JP? You may end up paying more in duty, tax and shipping

[malfunction]

I thinking more of US vs UK

Wiimote + Nunchuck = £45 - 50 here (when in stock)

Wiimote + Nunchuck = $60 in the US (and stock is supposed to be better)

FYI I'm probably popping out to the US soon so am thinking of picking 1 or 2 up while I'm there (thread title would leave you to believe I was talking about getting them sent over so understand why you answered as such)

[malfunction]

Thanks for the answers so far... Anyone out there actually tried it?

[xolotl]

It should work. Only consoles and software have been region encoded in the past.

My American Wavebird controller works fine on my GC and my Wii.

[tonkei]

Nintendo do not region encode their gaming controllers, and I'm happy to report that there is indeed no trouble using Japanese remotes or classic controllers with a european wii

[malfunction]

Nintendo do not region encode their gaming controllers, and I'm happy to report that there is indeed no trouble using Japanese remotes or classic controllers with a european wii

Thanks tonkei (looks at new "thanks" button and presses it to see what happens)

[PenguinJim]

Buy Wiiplay (with free Wiimote) for £29.99 and stick the game itself on eBay, as it goes for over a tenner (sometimes as high as £16). One sub-£20 Wiimote! And ChoicesUK.com have the Wii Nunchuk for £12.99 delivered. That brings the total to ~£30.

Uh-oh.... think I've just talked myself into a third Wiimote/Nunchuk.

Edit: Here's a £29.99 WiiPlay In Stock link, because I'm Captain Generous and procrastinating before beginning this week's reports.

[finlay666]

it DOES work

I use an american nunchuk with my UK Wii and vice versa and it is fine