If you’re using your Wii Fit enough to warrant a rechargeable batter pack, God bless you. Nyko’s Energy Pak is a rechargeable battery with LED charge indicator that fits right into the Wii Fit and offers 20 hours of life. It comes with an AC adapter.
Available on May 19, the pack will cost $19.99 and should be on Nyko.com shortly. We gave out about five billion Nyko products at the meet-up and just reviewed the wireless nunchuck so rest-assured these guys make good product.
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One of the biggest issues I had with the Wii was the Nunchuck. It felt bolted onto the the console and was basically a way to add a few triggers and an analog stick to the Wiimote. Not amazing and, when in the heat of battle, prone to flinging out of your hand and flailing wildly.
Nyko took a look at the Nunchuck, said we can make this better, and has with their $34.99 wireless solution.
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Rid yourself of the stupid and useless cords on the nunchuck, Wii owners. Nyko’s wireless adapter for the nunchuck is now available in stores. The Cord-Free add-on lasts up to 60 hours via two AAA batteries and operates up to 15 feet away. It’s well worth the $20 price tag and you know it, Wiiers.
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We first saw Nyko’s Zero controller at CES and now it’s in stores. The $60 controller is the first PS3 controller to hit the market with rumble capabilities (dual vibration motors). But it’s not a one trick pony. The Zero boasts up to 25 hours of continuous play and can be recharged via USB. Range on the Zero is up to 30 feet thanks to the utilization of the 2.4GHz wireless network and it’s packed with an accelerometer that can detect six different directions of motion. Its unique metal polymer hybrid design keeps things cool via aluminum panels that help dissipate heat. The Zero comes in silver, white and black.
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Attention Wii owners,
Nyko has announced that the wireless nunchuck will be loosed into the wild in February. The wireless adapter will retail for $20. That is all.
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Front Man retails for $59.99 and it’s wireless.
I trekked ass from the LVCC to the Hilton to check out Nyko’s line of gaming accessories for the Xbox 360, Wii and PS3. This is what I found.
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Product Name: Nyko Wireless Nunchuck, Charge Base 360 and Frontman wireless guitar controller
Description: The Wireless Nunchuck eliminates the wire between the Wii controller and the nunchuck attachment; the Charge Base 360 wireless charges the included battery for the Xbox 360; the Frontman is a wireless guitar for the Wii (and PS3 and PS2) that works with the Guitar Hero and Rock Band games. Everything’s wireless!
Price: The Nunchuck is $30; the Charge Base is $30; the Frontman (Wii version) is $50
In-store date: Nunchuck comes out Q1 2008; Charge Base is Q1 2008; and Frontman’s release date is mysteriously not listed…
Site: Nyko
Why it’s cool: Because Nyko makes the console accessories that you really want to use. The Wireless Nunchuck, for example, just makes sense; why it’s not wireless to begin with I’ll never know.
One of the problems I’ve had with the PS3 is the sort of last-generation feel of the controller connection when you have to charge it up. A USB mini port? That’s so old-school! It works all right, I guess, but it’s ugly and the wires stick out of the ports all the time – what you want is something as advanced as the console it’s for. Nyko has you covered; their new charger is fast, good-looking, and only costs 30 bucks. You can’t go wrong, and you won’t ever have to worry about losing those cords or having their loose ends tarnish your entertainment center’s flawless facade. You put a little adapter on the USB port of your controller, then you can just stick the thing on the other thing and it’ll charge it up like nothing else. Useful for those marathon sessions where you can only break for long enough to order a pizza and change your pants.
Nyko Charge Base 2
If I were forced to pick one thing I didn’t like about the Wii, other than it being a glorified GameCube, would have to be the wired Nunchuck. Let’s face it, we live in a wireless world and why shouldn’t that apply to everything else in life? I flail around when I box and many time have I lost control of the damn thing because it’s tethered to the Wiimote. Thank the tech gods for Nyko, purveyors of all that is game console accessories. I wish they’d bring back that nacho heater thing, but alas, it cannot be done. So in return they’ve decided to release a wireless Nunchuck for the ever-lovable Wii. A receiver plugs into the normal jack on the Wiimote and will thusly communicate over a 2.4 GHz band. More details at CES.
Nyko Reveals Wireless Wii Nunchuck [IGN]
I think Nyko is pretty aware of its target demographic. Let’s see: they play games in small groups, hence charging stations for four Wiimotes. Then they have a strange little scoring read-out so one of the players — the one who loves numbers — can keep score. Then it has four white drink cups and a chip dish. Finally, it has a hand dryer. Nyko, in a nutshell, has described all the things I needed as a child. Yes, I was (was! Ha!) a fat, sweaty videogame-addicted twerp with a friend who was seriously OCD about numbers and I had at most four friends at any one time. The party station will be $24.99, priced just at that sweet spot between “Christmas Money” and “Grandma PLEASE!”
E3 2007: Nyko Wii Party Station [IGN]
We don’t normally tip you off on Woot deals, but this one was too good to pass up. iPods die at the most inopportune times and it really burns my biscuits because it’s happened to me too many times. Anyways, it’s Two for Tuesdays and up for grabs is a pair of Nyko iBoost Rechargeable Battery Packs for $19.99. As Borat would say: “That is quite a good deal and I think you should visit the site and purchase those items.”
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For those tired of constantly replacing their AA batteries because of all the Wii-mote action, here comes a way to save some money on batteries (that is, if you end up spending more than $30 for batteries in your Wii lifetime).
The Nyko Wii Charge Station is now available for $30 on Amazon.com. The station includes two NiMH rechargeable battery packs that replace the two AA batteries normally needed to power the Wii-mote. It also comes with a 6-foot power cable, two rubberized battery covers and an LED indicator that lights up when fully charged.
A single battery will take 1.5 to 2 hours to recharge, and two Wii-motes will take 3.5 to 4 hours to charge, according to a recent review by IGN.
Nyko Wii Charge Station [via Uncrate]
If you’re like me and have serious problems holding your PSP in your hand while trying to watch a movie, you may want to check out Nyko’s new Charger Grips. Other than offering a more comforting experience while you use your PSP, the Charger Grips will give you an extra 1.5x of play time, along with the ability to hold the PSP steady without hitting the bumper buttons while watching UMDs. Nyko also says the Charger Grip will relieve strain, so if you spend hours playing Tekken: Dark Resurrection, Nyko’s Charger Grips may be up your alley.
Nyko’s New Charger Grips For PSP [product page]
In response to claims that Nyko’s Intercooler 360 Xbox cooling system burns up Xbox 360s, Nyko is essentially saying that it’s impossible and that you people better calm yourselves. Fair enough. However, they’re also saying:
While a small percentage of all products suffer from defects, the total defect rate for the Intercooler 360 is well under 1%, which is less than half of the average for consumer electronics products. All consumer products will suffer from a small number of defects, and Nyko is extremely proud of the low defect rates for the Intercooler 360. For those consumers who feel they have received a defective product, Nyko will replace both the damaged Intercooler 360 and Xbox 360 console upon first hand verification that the Intercooler 360 caused the system to fail.
So if something happens, give them a ring, but it’s probably no their fault.
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The Intercooler is a 3-fan venting system that attaches to the back of the Xbox 360, keeping the console cool and improving console performance. Seeing as how my Xbox 360 has never given me any problems (and it’s from the first batch of consoles), I haven’t gotten a chance to use the Intercooler myself, which turns out to be a good thing. Nyko’s Intercooler has been named a cause for Xbox 360’s “rings of death” (red lights that flash on your Xbox 360 console telling you that you’re screwed). Once these lights come on, owners usually have to contact Xbox support and send their consoles back in for repair.
Game World Industries contacted a couple different Microsoft customer service representatives to talk about the issue, both reps stated that the Intercooler causes problems for the Xbox 360. The first representatives stated that Nyko’s Intercooler drains too much power from the Xbox 360, which was manufactured with enough power to support only itself. The Intercooler drains a large amount of power when the console starts up, which causes certain components to not get the power they need to run correctly, which can then lead to the death of the console. The second rep stated that they had seen “scorch marks” on the console from the Intercooler – probably just dust. If you send in your Xbox 360 and these scorch marks are present, Microsoft will send you your console back untouched (The Intercooler is not a licensed Microsoft product). They did, however, recommend switching to Pelican’s fan stand, which connects to the console via USB.
When Aaron, from Gaming World Industries, bought the Intercooler himself to test out the product, it only worked for 2 months before it killed his Xbox 360. He called Nyko for an explanation, it stated that like most products on the market, the Intercooler has a small defect rate and is a reliable product. Now, no one really knows who to blame. Is Microsoft using the Nyko’s Intercooler as a scapegoat? Or is Nyko essentially responsible for Xbox 360 deaths? Perhaps, with the rise of the Wii, the point will be moot.
Nyko’s Intercooler Causes Problems For Xbox 360 [Gaming World Industries]
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