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Best Buy Ratings and Reviews

Customer Reviews for Nyko Charge Station Charging Dock and Rechargeable Battery Pack Set for Nintendo Wii

Nyko Charge Station Charging Dock and Rechargeable Battery Pack Set for Nintendo Wii

Model: 87000
SKU: 8258495
UPC: 743840870166
When you're at the heart of a Nintendo Wii game, the last thing you want is for your controller to run out of batteries. With this charging dock and rechargeable battery pack set, you won't have to worry about that happening again. Designed exclusively for your Nintendo Wii controllers, this charger is sure to enhance your gaming experience. Drop your Nintendo Wii Remotes into this charging dock, and you can be sure you'll have power when you need it most. You can even charge one Remote while you use the other. With two reliable, rechargeable batteries, your Nintendo Wii controllers will have the power they need to remain sensitive and responsive. To prevent your Nintendo Wii Remote from slipping out of your hand during gameplay, two rubberized battery covers are included.
Average Customer Rating:
4.199 out of 5
4.2
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93
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3 stars
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86% of customers would recommend this product to a friend 
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Customer Reviews for Nyko Charge Station Charging Dock and Rechargeable Battery Pack Set for Nintendo Wii
Review 1 for Nyko Charge Station Charging Dock and Rechargeable Battery Pack Set for Nintendo Wii

Best way keep those batteries charged

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: desertzephyr
from Murray, UT
on 01/25/2012
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Design
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: Keeping the batteries charged
We store the wands on the charger. It keeps them charged up and ready to play
I would recommend this to a friend!
+1point
1out of 1found this review helpful.
Review 2 for Nyko Charge Station Charging Dock and Rechargeable Battery Pack Set for Nintendo Wii

Great deal for the price

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: jeffCin
from Cincinnati
on 01/19/2012
Value for Price
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Design
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Durability
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Fun
3.0 out of 5
3.0
What's great about it: Economical
Great product would recommend this item and is a great value
I would recommend this to a friend!
+1point
1out of 1found this review helpful.
Review 3 for Nyko Charge Station Charging Dock and Rechargeable Battery Pack Set for Nintendo Wii

Good for the price

Customer Rating
3.0 out of 5
3.0
Posted by: AbelR1
from Bastrop, TX
on 01/18/2012
Value for Price
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Design
1.0 out of 5
1.0
Durability
3.0 out of 5
3.0
Fun
3.0 out of 5
3.0
What's great about it: Price
What's not so great: Controllers don't fit well
Good overall value. You have to make sure the controllers are seated correctly though. Theres been several times I've set the controllers in and they didn't start charging.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+2points
2out of 2found this review helpful.
Review 4 for Nyko Charge Station Charging Dock and Rechargeable Battery Pack Set for Nintendo Wii

Does not last

Customer Rating
1.0 out of 5
1.0
Posted by: FanJ
on 12/23/2011
Value for Price
2.0 out of 5
2.0
Design
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Durability
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Fun
2.0 out of 5
2.0
This product only lasted me a few months. After so many months of use the batteries just started charging less and less. That was until one day it finally just died. Also the other problem I had was the fact that it wouldn't sit properly in the charging station. I had to constantly take the wrist strap off to fix this problem. So in the end unless you want to waste your money on buying new rechargeable batteries DON'T BUY THIS.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
+3points
4out of 5found this review helpful.
Review 5 for Nyko Charge Station Charging Dock and Rechargeable Battery Pack Set for Nintendo Wii

not the best thing

Customer Rating
2.0 out of 5
2.0
Posted by: Ionis
from Tampa, Florida
on 12/17/2011
What's great about it: stays in the same place
What's not so great: you have to undress you remote
Well when I purchase the WII console I looked for chargers, good that I read reviews because I would have end like my brother, you need to remove the cover and hand strap to put it in the charger, and you cant use the remote, of course, it dosent last to long...I end it up buying rechargeable batteries with charger; is a better deal...
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
0points
2out of 4found this review helpful.
Review 6 for Nyko Charge Station Charging Dock and Rechargeable Battery Pack Set for Nintendo Wii

Thought it was good until...

Customer Rating
1.0 out of 5
1.0
Posted by: LadyD07
from Pine Bush, NY
on 10/06/2011
Value for Price
1.0 out of 5
1.0
Design
1.0 out of 5
1.0
Durability
1.0 out of 5
1.0
Fun
2.0 out of 5
2.0
What's great about it: No more batteries to dispose of
What's not so great: Short battery life, no longer works
I have owned this for about 4 months then the Wii kept saying low battery indicated. I would put the remote back on the charger. About 5 minutes later the green light would come on indicating it was fully charged. About a half hour later another low battery indicated would pop up on the screen. After about a month of pop ups the rechargeable batteries no longer work in the wii remote. Also during the first 2 weeks of owning this, the metal prongs on the charging base popped out. I was able to fix it with needle nose pliers and it continued to charge the batteries. Overall what I paid for the charger is what I probably would of spent in batteries but I would of expected it to last longer than 4 months.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
+4points
5out of 6found this review helpful.
Review 7 for Nyko Charge Station Charging Dock and Rechargeable Battery Pack Set for Nintendo Wii

Not worth it!

Customer Rating
1.0 out of 5
1.0
Posted by: qbmastr12
on 04/09/2011
Value for Price
1.0 out of 5
1.0
Quality
1.0 out of 5
1.0
Battery Life/Charge Length
1.0 out of 5
1.0
Ease of Use
1.0 out of 5
1.0
What's great about it: nothing
What's not so great: everything
This was the worst buy I made for the Wii. The prongs popped out after a week of use on one side then the other scorched the metal on the battries. Go get the Energizer charger. It's better made.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
+3points
6out of 9found this review helpful.
Review 8 for Nyko Charge Station Charging Dock and Rechargeable Battery Pack Set for Nintendo Wii

3rd time's a charm!

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: Chemical
from Boston, MA
on 02/18/2011
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Quality
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Battery Life/Charge Length
3.0 out of 5
3.0
Ease of Use
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: Not having to buy or change batteries constantly.
What's not so great: Still not sure about battery life.
I have written review for other chargers and prematurely gave them good review. The Rocketfish actually destroyed one of my remotes although I didn't know it till after it was returned. I then went to the Energizer, which seemed to work well. Unfortunately that was short lived as the blinking red light issue came up only two short days after purchasing...
The best part about those charger were finding out they were garbage before my return period elapsed.
I am now on the Nyko charging station. I have one for the 360 and love it. Works VERY well and keeps my controllers charged. I wanted this for my Wii but taking off the rubber grip every night to charge was something I didn't want to get into. Trust me, it is worth it in the end.
This charger is easy to set up, it is very fast to charge the packs, it is just convenient. I am not overly impressed with the battery life. I think it could be better and for the 360 packs, it is. I am not sure why they made the Wii so limited but it is what it is. Sometimes you sacrifice for convenience.
MY wife and I are addicted to Mario Galaxy and we play for hours after the little one goes off to bed. The first day of owning this, the battery was dead in 4 hours. I thought to myself, this is kind of lame butafter deeper consideration I thought, this isn't so bad. I had a second charged remote ready to go. So it is worth it.
I know, my review is an excellent rating but my words sound conflicted. The truth is, I am. I am hesitant to give any Wii chargers a good glowing review because of the issues I have had. Right now, this seems like a great solution. Let's see what next week brings.
I would recommend soley on the basis that those of us with kids, know how expensive AA's can get between his toys and mine, we should buy stock in Duracell or Energizer with the amount of money we have given them by now.
Get it. At the very least, you get 4 hours of charge. At most, you save a ton on Batteries.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+14points
15out of 16found this review helpful.
Review 9 for Nyko Charge Station Charging Dock and Rechargeable Battery Pack Set for Nintendo Wii

Simply excellent.

Customer Rating
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Posted by: FantasyQuestionsdotcom
on 01/31/2011
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Quality
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Battery Life/Charge Length
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: Takes up very little space, easy to read led lights, just works right
What's not so great: with any rechargeable item eventually the charge wont last as long as in the beginning (after months im sure)
This charging station is the only one you will need. Other people say it doesnt work with the new wiimote plus, they are wrong. I bought the black wiimote plus and the battery worked fine. It is a little tougher to fit in the battery compartment but I got it in without damaging either piece. The battery life is what you would expect for a rechargeable. The easy to read led lights are pretty cool too. Nothing much else I can say other than these do exactly what they say they will. Enjoy!
I would recommend this to a friend!
+4points
5out of 6found this review helpful.
Review 10 for Nyko Charge Station Charging Dock and Rechargeable Battery Pack Set for Nintendo Wii

Good Charger - Saves on Battery Costs

Customer Rating
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Posted by: Juggles101
from Francis Creek, WI
on 01/29/2011
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Quality
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Battery Life/Charge Length
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0 out of 5
4.0
What's great about it: Easy to set-up, Holds charge well, Lights go off when fully charge, so it doesn't waste energy
What's not so great: Have to remove all parts of the controller before you can charge it
Overall I have used this product for the last two weeks. It is extremely easy to set-up and get going. It has provided me with good battery life and I just put it on the charger when I am done. I like that fact that once it is charged, the lights go off, not to waste energy. The only part that is a little touchy is making sure that the connection points are touching in order to charge. But the charge light is illuminated when the connection is good meaning that it is charging. An item to note, is that i had to take off not only the rubber handgrip, but also the part that attaches to your wrist to keep the remote in our hand before I could get the remotes to charge on the charger.
I would recommend this to a friend!
-1point
1out of 3found this review helpful.
Review 11 for Nyko Charge Station Charging Dock and Rechargeable Battery Pack Set for Nintendo Wii

Good charger

Customer Rating
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Posted by: coaco84
from Wappingers Falls,NY
on 01/28/2011
Value for Price
3.0 out of 5
3.0
Quality
3.0 out of 5
3.0
Battery Life/Charge Length
2.0 out of 5
2.0
Ease of Use
3.0 out of 5
3.0
What's great about it: Easy to use.
What's not so great: The charge doesn't last long.
This charger is good for short use, not so great for long uses. The battery takes a short time to charge but does not have a good playing time. If you hate going thourgh so many batterys then this is for just make sure you have more then one remote charged and ready to go because the frist one won't last long.
I would recommend this to a friend!
-1point
0out of 1found this review helpful.
Review 12 for Nyko Charge Station Charging Dock and Rechargeable Battery Pack Set for Nintendo Wii

Great idea for frequent players

Customer Rating
3.0 out of 5
3.0
Posted by: keedy123
from Montgomery, Al
on 01/26/2011
Value for Price
3.0 out of 5
3.0
Quality
3.0 out of 5
3.0
Battery Life/Charge Length
3.0 out of 5
3.0
Ease of Use
2.0 out of 5
2.0
What's great about it: good price
This product was recommended by the computer, it was a good choice so far it seems to work very well.
I would recommend this to a friend!
-1point
0out of 1found this review helpful.
Review 13 for Nyko Charge Station Charging Dock and Rechargeable Battery Pack Set for Nintendo Wii

its great for not wasting baterries

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: patty09
from Santa Ana, CA
on 01/23/2011
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Battery Life/Charge Length
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: good charger
What's not so great: its too big
its great for not wasting baterries and good charger
I would recommend this to a friend!
+1point
1out of 1found this review helpful.
Review 14 for Nyko Charge Station Charging Dock and Rechargeable Battery Pack Set for Nintendo Wii

Good product.

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: vraneco
from Cleveland
on 01/21/2011
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Battery Life/Charge Length
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: Convenience
Good product. The Wii charging stations makes is convenient to always have the controls charged and ready for use.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+1point
1out of 1found this review helpful.
Review 15 for Nyko Charge Station Charging Dock and Rechargeable Battery Pack Set for Nintendo Wii

Good value

Customer Rating
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Posted by: falz
from Brighton, mi
on 01/19/2011
Value for Price
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Quality
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Battery Life/Charge Length
3.0 out of 5
3.0
Ease of Use
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Nice option to buying batteries all the time. Price also good
I would recommend this to a friend!
0points
0out of 0found this review helpful.
Review 16 for Nyko Charge Station Charging Dock and Rechargeable Battery Pack Set for Nintendo Wii

Works great

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: msdickey
from San Jose, CA
on 01/17/2011
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Battery Life/Charge Length
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: Good price, easy to use
Bought this for my kids for Christmas. Love it, no problems with it whatsoever. Now I just need to buy the batter packs for my other 2 controllers so we can use 2 while charging the other 2. Will definitely save me money in the long run by not having to buy so many batteries.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+1point
1out of 1found this review helpful.
Review 17 for Nyko Charge Station Charging Dock and Rechargeable Battery Pack Set for Nintendo Wii

Keep the Wii remotes charged with this unit

Customer Rating
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Posted by: TQuality
from Stoughton, MA
on 01/17/2011
Value for Price
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Quality
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Battery Life/Charge Length
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: cost/ease of use
What's not so great: nothing
Unit is easy to use and easy to dock the remotes. It is worth the cost - I would recommend this to a friend.
I would recommend this to a friend!
0points
0out of 0found this review helpful.
Review 18 for Nyko Charge Station Charging Dock and Rechargeable Battery Pack Set for Nintendo Wii

a must have for any Wii Owner

Customer Rating
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Posted by: skepticalinroch
from rochester, ny
on 01/16/2011
Value for Price
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Quality
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Battery Life/Charge Length
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0 out of 5
4.0
What's great about it: a nice solution to the old battery problem
What's not so great: nothing so far...
we only have two remotes (which is all we need) but this makes using the system regularly a breeze.
Thanks.
I would recommend this to a friend!
0points
0out of 0found this review helpful.
Review 19 for Nyko Charge Station Charging Dock and Rechargeable Battery Pack Set for Nintendo Wii

Good Idea!

Customer Rating
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Posted by: Jessaface
from Oakland, CA
on 12/27/2010
Value for Price
3.0 out of 5
3.0
Quality
2.0 out of 5
2.0
Battery Life/Charge Length
2.0 out of 5
2.0
Ease of Use
1.0 out of 5
1.0
What's great about it: look of dock, usefulness
What's not so great: set up, design, look of battery cover
This is a really good idea. It's really annoying--and can get pretty expensive-- when your Wii remotes run out of batter and you have to change the batteries. This way, you can always keep your Wii remotes charged.
When I first started to use it, it disconnected my Wii remotes from my Wii. It took me a while to realize that I had to re synchronize it, not that it wasn't charged. The backing it has for the Wii remotes is also kind of ugly. there is also no place to put the wrist strap on the dock, making plugging the Wii remote into the dock hard.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+2points
2out of 2found this review helpful.
Review 20 for Nyko Charge Station Charging Dock and Rechargeable Battery Pack Set for Nintendo Wii

Good, Could be better, Gets the job done.

Customer Rating
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Posted by: BigRedTankGuy
from Harrisburg, PA
on 11/30/2010
Value for Price
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Quality
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Battery Life/Charge Length
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Ease of Use
2.0 out of 5
2.0
What's great about it: Fast charge, Good Battery Life.
What's not so great: Poor docking set up. Controler Battery backings don't fit well in guns.
I got this because I did not want to be changing my batteries when ever they died. This looked like a good option.
The Good:
- It works, it charges the batteries fairly quickly and they seem to do a good job at holding thier charge.
The Bad:
- The controlers are not held firmly in the charger so you have to play with them sometimes to get them to rest just right on the connectors.
- Also I've found that pulling the wrist straps to the sides rather than letting the controler sit on them works the best.
- Last issue I've had is that the new backing you must put on the controlers will not fit well (if at all) in some of the guns.
Bottom Line: Works fine if you have several controlers and use a couple alot for standard game play but have seperate controlers with regular backings for hunting/shooting games.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+9points
9out of 9found this review helpful.
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