Cordless vs. rumble in controllers

[StarPilot]

Since I play on a 15" LCD TV and my game system is about a foot to the right of said TV, I prefer it to have a cord. Hell, I've got a wireless 360 controller with a Plug-n-Play battery and I almost always have it plugged in anyway.

[Samus Aran]

I don't give a shit about rumble and I never have. In fact I often just find it more annoying than for what it's worth. And besides, I have a lot of consoles and most of them don't support rumble anyway, so I'm very much used to not having it. I think the only time I ever really made use of rumble was for finding secrets in the two N64 Zelda games.

But anyway, the Wavebird is my favorite controller ever. I love the design, the look, the fact that its batteries somehow last like a year. But most of all I love that it's wireless. I hate wire tangles and having wireless controllers helps me cut down on them at least a little bit. Besides, I often sit too far away from a TV for the wire to reach very easily without risking the console getting pulled.

[Mettalik]

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[Wrench]

I don't like cordless because of batteries. Rumble is better.

[Kalahari Inkantation]

I don't like cordless because of batteries. Rumble is better.

well i must give the wavebird credit here, its batteries last months and months
The Wii Remote, on the other hand, lasts mere days.

[Classic]

well i must give the wavebird credit here, its batteries last months and months
The Wii Remote, on the other hand, lasts mere days.

Wrong. I play at least 2 hours a day and my batteries last for weeks.

[bluaki]

Wrong. I play at least 2 hours a day and my batteries last for weeks.

For calculation's worth, it's 2.5 hours a day for 3 weeks. That would be 52.5 hours, or two days and 4.5 hours nonstop use.
And also not all batteries have the same lifespan. For my rechargeable batteries, after I swap the ones from the charger (fully charged) with the ones in the Wiimote they definitely don't even last 18 hours of continuous use. Then again, maybe it's the detection of how full the battery is that is screwy, considering I've played on 1/4 bars of energy for probably 4 times how long I've played it on 3/4ths energy without ever letting it fully reach empty.

[The spy who loves you]

Wireless.

only drawback is batteries but if you have rechargables it isnt as bad

[strongbad]

I hate wireless just because of the constant recharging I have to do.
I hate corded controllers because of the cords.

arg

[Hiro]

I guess I'll go with wireless, because it is much more useful, while rumble is more of a luxury, although I do enjoy it very much.

[Wrench]

well i must give the wavebird credit here, its batteries last months and months
The Wii Remote, on the other hand, lasts mere days.

I bought rechargeable batteries just cause of the Wii Remote.