i can't get my 2nd wii controller to work. should it be this hard or is it just f***ed?

i press the power button and nothing, and at the start up it doesn't work pressing A or B on it.

i press the sync button on the inside and the lights flash but thats it.

any help?

put new batteries in it
you won't need to use that sync button

You can add more controllers in-game as in if its wii-sports you select more controllers right of selecting how many players. It takes ages for it to pick up a 2nd controller too.

What no it doesn't, just press the A button on each wiimote and the wii will assign a number to each remote.
Also you need to sync each remote to the wii by pressing the red sync button on the front of the wii and next to the batteries on the remote at the same time.

ahh fuk my bad


i had to press all the sync buttons at once, even the one on the wii itself

so its working now

merry christmas all

you were talking about initially adding a second controller?

instructions ftw

On a side note, have any of you purchased rechargeables?
What hours are you getting out of them compared to normal batteries?

I got some high quality batteries from Jaycar. They’re expensive little buggers, but I think the initial high cost ($24 for 4) will out way multiple sets of Energizer in the long run.
The Panasonic batteries that come with the controllers gave me ~30 hours of Zelda play. These rechargeables are suppling about 10 hours of play when fully charged.

If you are interested in them, I bought them from Jaycar electronics.
They are:
Powertech
AA 1.2v 2500mAh
$5.99ea

(Remember when buying batteries out of a catalogue, buy only “Nickel Metal Hydride” as these do not suffer from memory effects. And check to make sure the batteries have nipple connections not tabs, tabs won’t fit.)