Nyko's Wii Party Station = Most under thought idea yet?

[Alpha]

 

We just got a hands on with Nyko's Wii Party Station and we can safely say that it's crazy. Crazy awesome. It's got pretty much everything you want to have when you're having a Wii house party, and it's designed cheaply enough ($24.99) for every Wii-owning family to use as an accessory to enhance their gaming.

 

But the best part is, of course, the chip holder. Nyko told us that they were going to re-evaluate the design and increase the size (making it deeper and wider) to accommodate more chips. The amount in there is enough for one person, but as a party tray it's fairly under-stocked. But the idea is great.

 

There are LCD scoreboards (so you can keep track of which one of the four of you is winning), Wiimote holders, a drawer for Nunchucks, a fan (like the bowling alley) for sweaty gamers, four freezable soda cup holders (with built-in gels to maintain coldness), and a chip and dip holder for, obviously, chips and dip. We didn't eat any of their chips, because they were presumably sitting out all day getting poked at by sweaty journalists.

 

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The current version's still just a prototype, but they plan to release a final version in the next couple months.

 

What do you guys think? Let us know by replying to this news post!

 

Source: http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/e307/hands+on-w...some-277948.php

[Ahmad89]

Wow, I wouldnt be surprised if this sells but no way i would get something like that. Nice thing about it is its cheap. What will they do next for the Wii??? Bake a cake oven for the wii.

Edited July 13, 2007 by Ahmad89

[olaf]

If I had a Wii, friends, and food... I would probably get this, lol.

[Lucandrake]

This thing rocks, but I need a Wii first lol.

[ken_cinder]

I already left my thoughts somewhere else, but I'll leave em here too I guess....

 

1: Slots for 4 Wiimotes

 

2: Hand cooling fan

 

3: 4 numeric LED displays

 

4: Cooled cup holders

 

5: Bowl for chips and dip

[Ahmad89]

I already left my thoughts somewhere else, but I'll leave em here too I guess....

 

1: Slots for 4 Wiimotes < Oh wow, I never knew leaving them sit on my table or putting the damn things in my entertainment center was such a faux-pas. I guess I got learned.

 

2: Hand cooling fan < Wiping my hands on my pants (Or rather not being a fat pig that sweats all over his controllers in the first place)

 

3: 4 numeric LED displays < And for what? Really, what? Oh wait, Engadget say's they're scoreboards...like I can't see my flocking TV screen, I need little LED scoreboards!

 

4: Cooled cup holders < I don't know about you, but like most gamers, I tend to drink a nice REFRIGERATED can of pop if I want cold, but I'm a coffee man......where the hell's my option of heated cup holders you cheap bastards?

 

5: Bowl for chips and dip < What am I? Some metrosexual goofball, my Tostito's stay in the bag and my dip stays in the container, I ain't cleaning goop off some cheap piece of plastic sitting on on my coffee table. GTFO!

LOL

"cleaning goop off some cheap piece of plastic" thats hilarious

 

Its a way to make money. You wont but it other will.

[Robert]

What's that white thing in the drawer?

 

Is that a soundblaster speaker among the scoreboards, or a radio?

[Alpha]

What's that white thing in the drawer?

 

Is that a soundblaster speaker among the scoreboards, or a radio?

It's an hand cooling fan to dry your hands.

[Robert]

*wonders what the 3 knobs are for*

[ken_cinder]

*wonders what the 3 knobs are for*

 

look like buttons to me, probably fan controls as it looks like each scoreboard has it's own buttons as well.

[Shibathedog]

hahaha IJTF's comment is flocking gold. i logged in just to post this.