Nyko Dual Charge Station

Our first review is, quite appropriately, on the first-to-market Wii Charge Station, released in Q1 2007 by Nyko.

The Nyko Wii Charge Station package contains two Wi controller battery packs, two rubberized battery covers, the charging station (doc) which can hold two Wiimotes (nerd-speak for Wii controllers) and an AC cord.  The battery packs fit nicely into the controller battery compartments, and the new battery covers can then be snapped into place.  The reason new battery covers are needed is because these ones have holes for the battery electrical contacts in order for the charging process to be possible.

We’re quite pleased with how the unit functions.  It charges two Wiimotes in approximately 4 hours.  If you get in the habit of storing the Wiimotes on the charge station when not in use, you’ll never have to worry about the charging time as they should always be fully charged.  Nyko reports that the NiMH batteries can last up to 25 hours between chargings, so that should be good enough for all but the most hardcore marathong gamers .  Our test lasted 19 hours of non-continuous playing, but this included several long breaks without playing (you know, to eat and sleep and all that other important stuff).

Pros:

• Performs as advertised
• Easy to assemble and use
• Respectable charging time
• Rubberized battery grip is a nice substitute for the silicone sleeves

Cons:

• Wrist straps sometime get in the way when placing Wiimotes on charge station
• Must remove Wiimote sleeves when charging

Summary:

The Nyko Charge Station is well worth the money.  It will likely pay for itself in a couple years when you’re not having to constantly stock up on disposable AA batteries, and the convenience of having fully charge Wiimotes at all times makes this a recommended buy!

Therefore, Wii Charge Station gives it the rating of…

(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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