Official Nintendo products are always better built than knock offs

Nintendo branded controllers and accessories always work great in comparison to the knock-offs you can find elsewhere for cheaper

I was warned not to buy knock offs for the remotes

We bought 'knock offs' from a big box store because they lit up & looked cool - returned them 2 days later

You have to go with the original Wii remotes -- the cheap knock offs just don't work & end up costing you more money than you intended to spend.

Don't bother with the knock offs