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

by JC Fletcher { Aug 18th 2009 at 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 favor of a more monochrome look, or it could be because it's slightly harder to compare these to the stock Wiimote. These four color options will be available in North America and Europe this holiday season. They have already launched in Japan, along with many other colors.

Nyko also announced the Charge Base IC, an induction charging dock that uses magnets to hold controllers in place, and also features a USB port for charging other items.

Gallery: Nyko Wand (Wii) new colors

Tags: accessories, charge-base-ic, charger, nyko, nyko-wand, wand, wiimote

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

bukizzle715 @ Aug 18th 2009 1:18PM

The black one looks kind of cool. Good enough substitute until the real black Wiimotes are available I suppose.

Metoo @ Aug 18th 2009 1:39PM

I don't love this design except for the bigger buttons and d-pad (although the gray and black ones are decent). The Nyko logo should have been smaller and on the bottom maybe. I'm importing a black Nintendo Wiimote from Play-asia. It just looks sleeker than this. Good for Nyko to come out with colors in the US before Nintendo though.