Nyko Wii Party Station -- it's official, the fun has begun
By Paul Miller 
posted July 12th 2007 1:21PM
posted July 12th 2007 1:21PM
posted July 12th 2007 1:21PM
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The article says it only has room to hold 4 wiimotes, it does not actually charge them. And for $25, that would be an amazing deal if it did charge them, but sadly it does not.
"Nyko's new "Wii Party Station" is the only way to live, with room to charge four Wiimotes"
I'm sorry, did you miss the "room to CHARGE 4 Wiimotes"?
This thing looks awesome haha.
I'm sorry, did you not RTF?
"The battery powered base station rocks a wide variety of features including mundane things like slots for 4 Wiimotes and a storage drawer for nunchucks and accessories. "
Nothing about charging, which is a shame. If it could somehow be the ref for a Wii drinking game, then that would rock
I'm sorry, did you not RTF?
"The battery powered base station rocks a wide variety of features including mundane things like slots for 4 Wiimotes and a storage drawer for nunchucks and accessories. "
Nothing about charging, which is a shame. If it could somehow be the ref for a Wii drinking game, then that would rock
Engadget is wrong, it holds the Wiimotes it does NOT charge them. Sloppy reporting.
sweet posting system double posted my comment. sorry
... you had me at "chip and dip"
I wanna dip my balls in it.
Hilarious AND useless...I must have one!
HELL YA! Overkill FTW!
I'd buy it if it recharged the 4 Wiimotes.
I'm gonna buy 1000 of em, apply for patent and mod them to charge the remotes . I'll sell em for a C note.... Now, where to get the 1000 wall warts....
id buy it only if it charged the remotes
Yeah, it doesn't seem like it charges them. Nice catch. I wish it would, I would totally buy one. Even without charging I'm still tempted too. It's such a great idea!
Looks like the Waterpik I have in my bathroom.
"For $25, if you don't have one of these 12 seconds after they hit store shelves, we can't be friends anymore."
Little + and - buttons? Looks like you keep score manually. Guess we can't be friends anymore.
Wiimotes use standard AA batteries with a full battery cover.
If this were to be rechargeable, they would have to supply 4 proprietary battery packs (AAs soldered together with connection to charging unit) with the unit.
The Nyko Charger station for the Wiimotes is not too bad. I have one and it works pretty damn well. The only complaint I really have for it is that sometimes if it doesn't sit against the docking station JUST right, it won't charge. Luckily, there are LED indicators for this (BLUE = charging, GREEN = fully charged).
It uses a battery pack as well as replacement back cover. The back cover features a slight cut out for the battery contacts for charging as well as a grey interlaced rubber grip.
Their battery life is not too bad from my experiences and they charge rather quickly. The only problem is that it uses US plugs (not that I'm from out of the US) and only outlet plugs.. no USB. :(
I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit...
I don't want the dip that close to my wiimotes. The last thing I need is some nacho cheese gumming up my A button.
The fan is a good idea for a more realistic bowling alley simulation though.
"For $25, if you don't have one of these 12 seconds after they hit store shelves, we can't be friends anymore."
Little + and - buttons? Looks like you keep score MANUALLY. Guess we can't be friends anymore.
Reposted. Sorry, I suck.
I thought it was for a Wii drinking game, cup vibrates and you have to drink. Wii Quarters.
I'm sorry, how exactly does this "chill" drinks? They're plastic cups that sit in a plastic groove.
Now if these cups doubled as a beer coozy then I'd buy some Busch, invite over Brandine, Clayton, and Clementine over for a flannel fest Wii bowling session.
The cups are freezable. I bet they have some sort of liquid in them that is good at storing thermal energy (or lack thereof)
They work in the same way a chill bag/eski works: they insulate your drink. I also believe they have some kind of gel in them like those malleable ice packs, so you can freeze the cups, put your already cold drinks in there, and keep them nice and cool.
No big deal about it charging Wiimotes or not. I don't even have a Wii and I'm thinking about buying one of these sweet-ass things. I can use the scoreboard for when I lay down the smack to the boys in Mario Kart 64.
Ok, this is stupid. A plastic stand that holds controllers and a moderate amount of bean dip, and Engadget swoons.
...yes Engadget, and I cannot wait for the Wii release of Interlocking Foam Mats With Concave Zones For Breakfast Cereal. That'll make Paper Mario the sh**.
excellent concept... I'll take one!
Oops
If only I had friends to Wii with :?(