Nyko's rechargeable PS3 SIXAXIS and Wiimote docking stations

One of the greatest things about the new crop of consoles: wireless controllers standard. The obvious downside: batteries. Nyko has stepped up to deliver solutions for both of the latest consoles. First up is the Charge Base for PlayStation 3. Because the SIXAXIS controllers already come with built-in lithium-ion batteries, this puppy just charges and stores. You'll be able to charge and store up to four controllers by jacking the thing into an ordinary wall outlet. The Charge Station for Wii not only stores and charges two Wiimotes but includes two rechargeable NiMH batteries with rubberized battery covers (to help keep you from throwing it into your plasma we presume). We haven't got prices for either of these offerings but consider the Wii's propensity for gobbling batteries when weighing that product.

Update: Joystiq's got prices for the units -- $29.99 for the Wii's Charge Station (with two batteries mind you!) and $39.99 for the PS3's Charge Base (sans batteries). Seems like Nyko's pricing these products to their respective audiences, dunnit?

[Via Joystiq]

[pwcsquared @ Jan 9th 2007 10:15PM]

Very handy. It's gonna have to be pretty expensive to keep me from buying one.

[icepop4who @ Jan 9th 2007 10:45PM]

i guess this solves the wiimote's problem of the periodic need to replace batteries.

[A @ Jan 9th 2007 10:51PM]

The ugly gray battery covers make me want to puke. Why not just buy those usb batteries or rig up a usb recharger.

[Chris Merchant @ Jan 9th 2007 11:29PM]

It's pretty sweet looking. The SIXAXIS thing caught my eye from the front page, very web 2.0 (can that be used as an adjective in description of something not... web-based?)

Chris

[tiuk @ Jan 10th 2007 12:03AM]

I'd love something like this for the 360.

[CaptCaveman @ Jan 10th 2007 3:05AM]

I consider the charger for the Wii a must have. I think the PS3 charger is optional. However, if the darn controllers would turn themselves off after 15 minutes of not being used I wouldn't have to charge them so much.

At the point the only thing that would stop me from buying the Wii charger is if they try to rape me on the price.

[eric f @ Jan 10th 2007 9:52AM]

It drives me crazy that my controllers have to hang off the PS3 by the usb cable to recharge, so I'm gonna love this dock.

[HumanClone1stGen @ Jan 10th 2007 10:38AM]

Yippee! With Nyko's excellent track record of making products that cause fires instead of cooling consoles, or outright not work like the 360 battery pack charger they released (I've had to return 3 malfunctioning ones that were all duds out of the box, finally settled with the Microsoft ones which works perfectly), I'd definitely consider not picking one up. After all, nothing like watching your wireless controllers burst into flaming PCBs and shiny balls of molten plastic.

[justin @ Jan 10th 2007 1:01PM]

"I'd love something like this for the 360."

already been done..
http://www.nyko.com/nyko/categories/?c=185


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