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Wii Party Station Holds Beer, Chips, and More

by Tim Stevens on July 16, 2007 at 12:32 PM



Nintendo's Wii is, of course, the ultimate party machine at the moment. (It doesn't get much better than four players playing tennis or performing wacky deeds in 'WarioWare: Smooth Moves.') Beyond providing pick-up-and-play entertainment, the Wii itself doesn't do much to keep the party rolling. Nyko is hoping to change that with its new Party Station, a Wii controller holder that includes some unusual-for-a-peripheral, party-centric features.

The white contraption holds four controllers at the edges, but at the corners it has drink holders that can be removed and frozen to keep your beverage cool. There's a fan on the side for drying off sweaty mitts, useful for keeping Wiimotes from turning into TV-smashing projectiles, and a drawer for holding Nunchucks. Finally, the pièce de résistance is a chip bowl at the top with a little pocket for salsa. (On a more serious note, the Station also has four small screens on the front that display up to four players' scores.)

Now, things aren't perfect. For example the thing won't charge your Wiimotes and that chip bowl is awfully tiny (unless you happen to be having a super model Wii party). But fear not: This is just a prototype for Nyko to use to get some feedback. The product the company plans to bring to retail (hopefully for under $30) come later this year will be a lot more useful.

As silly as this is, we can't wait.

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Tags: E3, Nyko, Party Station, PartyStation, Wii

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