Extremely useful Wii accessory. Saves you having to keep taking batteries in and out (and spending money on standard or rechargeable batteries). The charge life seems to be more than adequate (it's over two weeks and haven't needed a recharge yet, on daily use). The max recharge time is more than acceptable as long as you keep an eye on remaining charge when you use it, because if you do run out mid game, then it will take a few hours. Otherwise, by keeping an eye once every few days, you can out the wiimotes back on the charging station while you're not using them and you won't have your usage disrupted,