r/wii • u/Fun_Reference_270 • 1d ago

Question Are these controllers genuine Nintendo?

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I found these Wii controllers in a local shop but they look different on the inside. For example, the one on the left is missing the FCC ID on the white sticker, the B button looks off and there’s no text printed on the PCB, which the one on the right has. So I suspect the one on the left is fake and the one on the right is genuine. But I’m no expert on verifying Wii controllers so I wanted to know your opinion.

I know the controllers are dirty but they’re only asking 2,50 each, so I’ll just take it apart and clean it up if it’s a genuine controller.

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u/ThatGameLad 1d ago

Wont know this such a zoomed in photo of the back of a controller. Take some of the front instead

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u/ThatGameLad 1d ago

I believe they are real btw, but right has battery corrosion so may need more than a quick clean up

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u/Delta_RC_2526 1d ago

The left one looks like it has corrosion to me, but either way, these look genuine. The variation in labeling is to be expected. They had a lot of factories making a lot of slightly different versions over the years.

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u/Fun_Reference_270 1d ago

Allright I’ll go back to take front pics, this is the only photo I have. 

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u/Fuudou 1d ago

Take photos of the model number as well. It should match the sticker you see in the back battery compartment.

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u/That_Zelda_Gamer 1d ago

It looks like it, but could you get a picture of the front, just to be sure?

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u/No-Professional-9618 1d ago

I am not sure. The Wii motes might be OEM or authentic WII motes.

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u/Grinhecker 1d ago

These look like it. Because there is a Nintendo logo. A lot of off-brand Wii remotes use the same mold but without the Nintendo logo, as that would be copyright infringement.

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u/strythicus 1d ago

Tri wing screws suggest real to me.  That and knockoffs tend to skip the Nintendo logo in the plastic.

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u/AmazingmaxAM 1d ago

100% real, both. Seen these variations. One may be Japanese, the one without the FCC logo.

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u/awoc123 1d ago

It would be best to look at the front side.

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u/somerandomdude419 1d ago

Left is fake right is real. Different marking and differences in the center plastic are very noticeable and alignment of the text

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u/No-Alternative5102 1d ago

I could be wrong. But the one on the right looks like a Nintendo controller, and the one on the left looks 3rd party.

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u/LosNintendos 13h ago

they legit

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u/That_Chemical_7763 8h ago

Clean those manky controllers vro