Wii Party Station in the flesh, er, plastic
by Alexander Sliwinski 
{ Jul 14th 2007 at 4:16PM }
The unit has four removable can holders which have liquid built inside of them so it can be refrigerated or frozen to keep drinks cold, a storage unit underneath, and a removable chip holder. All of this makes for super easy cleaning. There is a fan for hand drying -- like a bowling alley. And four displays for keeping score if you're tracking who won which games (assuming you're playing various games). The non-corporate line would be to use those displays to keep track if you're playing the Mario Party drinking game so that nobody goes overboard -- but that's a story for another time.
The unit runs off AA batteries and holds 4 Wiimotes (a hybrid unit with the Nyko Wiicharge Station built into this would be sweet in the future). The unit looks like it would sit in a dorm room coffee table or a house shared by a bunch of guys. Is it a little ridiculous? Sure. But it doesn't take a stretch of the imagination to see it being useful to certain demographics -- and the Wii is all about the demographic spread.
Gallery: Wii Party Station
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J-Guy @ Jul 14th 2007 4:21PM
Looks cool.
Fernando Rocker @ Jul 14th 2007 4:27PM
It's so ridiculos that is kind of cool.
Its like the PS2, there's a lot of shitty controllers and accesories, and people bought that shit. Its because obviosuly there are a lot of Wii in so little time, and this Christmas, will be a LOT more Wii's worldwide.
Ahh, I can't wait until developers realize that they can do good games after seing what the Wii can do with games like SSBB, Mario Galaxy and Metroid Prime 3.
Richard Mitchell @ Jul 14th 2007 4:36PM
Peripheral of the show. Period. Confirmed.
Borat @ Jul 14th 2007 4:45PM
Needs to be a little bigger I think.
Still, pretty cool.
jchensor @ Jul 14th 2007 4:47PM
This thing looks so ridiculous. I'd never buy something like that.
And yet you can't help and wonder how it would work when your buddies are over playing Wii Bowling while staring at the pictures...
zwarrior @ Jul 14th 2007 4:49PM
Perfect for the game nights playing SSBB, so I'll wait till then.
The Charging station however, Im ordering right now
MD/V @ Jul 14th 2007 4:51PM
So it doesn't actually cool your drinks for you? You have to stick cups in the freezer every time. Wow, I can do that right now. No wonder it was so cheap.
PS: If they're anything like the freezable cups you can buy at Walmart, they're going to condense all over your Wiiquipment.
Negativecool @ Jul 14th 2007 4:54PM
This is all good and fine...
But I see problems with cans being in such tight holders in such close proximity to each other---ESPECIALLY in the dorms where motor control and judgment will most likely be impaired by the drinks in those holders.
I hope this thing is able to take innumerable spills of beer on it.
It also needs to get bigger and it needs to tell me where I put my keys.
Joking aside, I think this will most likely only end up in places were Wii parties are held very often and where Wii owners feel the need to own every peripheral.
Alisha Karabinus @ Jul 14th 2007 5:17PM
Why's it have to be a bunch of guys? :P We ladies like a handful of greasy chips with our Wii as much as anyone!
This thing is growing on me, but I bet it would look a lot better with beer instead of diet soda!
Shagittarius @ Jul 15th 2007 6:12PM
Is it just me or is this post full of perverted innuendos?
Joshua @ Jul 14th 2007 5:47PM
Agh! Get those greasy chips away from those controllers! T_T
Trenchalicious @ Jul 14th 2007 5:49PM
I don't have a Wii and I don't plan on having one for awhile (few years), but this thing looks like something useful for those online long gaming sessions where I want a drink or a snack. So I would get one.
Slvrgun @ Jul 14th 2007 9:32PM
A few years...the thing is already 6 years old!
Kye @ Jul 14th 2007 5:51PM
This idea is flawed in so many ways:
Grease + Condensation + Your Wii Remotes + Drinks + Eletronics + food.
All that combined with enough storage room for, oh, let's say two nunchuks.
I think i'll pass, thanx.
Still, I like the design though.
slash @ Jul 14th 2007 8:40PM
Aye, I can forsee some epic cleanups taking place. It does look really small, too. A group of four people will need way more chips and dip than that for a proper night of gaming, and the way it's angled makes it look like there will likely be pounds of food dribbled into the main compartment in short order. Still... snack tower. Can't go wrong.
n_revolution9 @ Jul 14th 2007 5:57PM
Why does everyone drink Diet Coke?? That flavor is sick.
jimy @ Jul 14th 2007 6:37PM
no coke, PEPSI!
Defenestrator2.0 @ Jul 15th 2007 10:35AM
Ha, nice Family Guy reference, Jimy
Shagittarius @ Jul 15th 2007 6:09PM
Defensanator 2.0 what are you 12? Clearly not old enough to know where that classic line comes from.
doshey @ Jul 14th 2007 6:48PM
i would just buy it cuz it can hold drinks and stuff like that
Mullet Man @ Jul 14th 2007 7:04PM
Peter Moore has recently confirmed that Nyko will release an exclusive 360 version of the "Party Station" in time for this Christmas shopping season.
360 owners will receive the added benefit of 6(!) drink holders - instead of 4 - and a mint green casing color.
Sources have alleged that Microsoft paid in the ballpark range of $5-8 million for such (timed?) exclusitivity.
Kye @ Jul 14th 2007 7:19PM
No doubt MS's will be able to hold Hi Def drinks at much lower temperatures and display chips in better resolution.
Oh wait, here comes Sony with proof they made a prototype 5 years ago.
Benjamin Heckendorn @ Jul 14th 2007 8:24PM
Wow, useless add-ons for the Wii outnumber games (of any consequence) 5-1.
Yes, you don't need a BOWL anymore, it's better to have this little box that holds appx. as many chips as a gamer might eat in 3 minutes.
Then, whilst playing, go over to this thing and insert your soda into the appropriate holding spot because you clearly own no tables.
It's stuff like this that's going to help crash the industry if Wii wins.
Fatass of Kickassness @ Jul 14th 2007 9:16PM
You can't blame it on Nintendo, though - when something gets popular, American industries go batshit crazy trying to trample over each other and see who could make the most money out of it. Perhaps if people would, say, stop BUYING the shit peripherals...
...nah. People are just as stupid as the CEOs of the companies are greedy. They buy into this shit and make it so that a company will never have to build anything of quality, because consumers will buy whatever piece of shit is dropped into their paws.
If I see anybody I know with one of these, you better believe I'm gonna die a little inside.
Defenestrator2.0 @ Jul 15th 2007 10:38AM
I know what you mean, Fatass. I mean, something like 1/4 of Americans can't even find Europe on a map. That's sad.
Shagittarius @ Jul 15th 2007 6:05PM
Thats beacuse Europe doesn't matter.
Shagittarius @ Jul 15th 2007 6:07PM
5-1?
As far as I saw Zelda is the only decent Wii game...that makes it more like 100-1.
Derek @ Jul 15th 2007 9:41AM
Um, no thanks. I have bowls for chips, and glasses for sodas. As for the Wiimotes, no need to store them when friends are over - we'll be using them to play games!
Rare Hare @ Jul 15th 2007 12:01AM
Let's see.. I can easily emulate this with a bowl and four coasters or beer coozies.
Pass.
Twinkie @ Jul 15th 2007 11:50AM
When I first saw it, it looked like a ridiculously pointless purchase.
But now I have one question.
When does it come out? ;)
John Doe @ Jul 15th 2007 2:10AM
Dude where is the Party Station for pizza? Chips? Gah! Whatever. They need one with a big ass slab on it with cup holders and a napkin dispensor so once you are done with your slice you can wipe up and go back to swinging away.
PyrosNine @ Jul 15th 2007 4:07AM
I bet you could mod the Nyko chargers into the party station, as was wished.
Doesn't seem to hold very many chips.... I thought'd it be bigger as well, though it would have to be small if it could be refrigerated.
Frostmonkey @ Jul 15th 2007 9:03AM
I really hope these are the first pictures that some far-away civilzation finds and thinks all we do is drink diet coke, eat chips and have some sort of weird, white dildo party.
shMerker @ Jul 15th 2007 11:09AM
I can't believe that anybody anywhere would talk with a shred of seriousness about this thing. I don't care if it costs 5 bucks, there has to be a better way to spend your money. I keep hearing about starving children with AIDS, don't they deserve a little attention?
Derek @ Jul 15th 2007 12:15PM
Wait a second! Where am I going to put my wheels and zappers?
Shagittarius @ Jul 15th 2007 6:00PM
1 Bowl for Chips .99
1 Pad of Paper and Pen .99
4 Beer Cozys 1.99
Not looking like a total fucking Wiitard when your buddies come over: Priceless
Matters @ Jul 16th 2007 1:48AM
Hmm doesn't hold enough chips :p I'd probably just put some assorted wrapped candy in the bowl.. The beer holders are nice I guess (diet coke? pfft. and I doubt the froze water on only the bottom of the can will help much keeping my drink cold. There isn't much surface area down there at all). Also the vents for the fan should be facing up not down (hopefully you can just adjust it). The remote holders are nice. If they could also charge the remotes and came with 4 nyko batteries then that alone would make it worth buying. Score keeper is nice too.
DarkMage @ Jul 17th 2007 2:30AM
WOW...