Posts tagged charge-base-ic

Nyko reveals Wii Wand with built-in MotionPlus, more at CES

by JC Fletcher (Jan 7th 2010 10:25AM)

Last year at CES, Nyko unveiled the Wand, its take on Nintendo's Wiimote. This year, the peripheral maker's big item is ... abracadabra ... the Wand -- with one exciting addition! The $40 Wand+ is a single, self-contained unit that includes MotionPlus compatibility. The device still supports the ...

Perihperal Vision: Nyko Charge Base IC Hands-on/Butter Cookie Tutorial

by Justin McElroy (Dec 10th 2009 7:45PM)

Peripheral Vision is the name of our ongoing sporadic journey into the wonderful, oft-terrifying world of third-party peripherals. Think of it as neither preview or review but rather a ... meditation on the curious object in question. Enjoy. When the holidays roll around, the gamers who buy ...

Nyko's 'Wand' controller easier to look at in different colors

by JC Fletcher (Aug 18th 2009 1:00PM)

Despite the interesting "Trans-Port" technology and the lower price, we'd have to say that the defining characteristic of the Nyko Wand is its ugliness. The four new colors for the device, in our opinion, help ameliorate that ugly factor. It could be because the red and blue buttons are gone in ...