Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #604 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Competition Pro
• Released on: 2007-10-26
• Platform: Nintendo Wii

Manufacturer's Description
The Competition Pro Power Station is a multi-purpose unit which will keep your Wii console and Wii remotes secure and organised!

A Vertical stand which matches the sleek design of the Nintendo Wii and secures your console safely. An intergrated cooling fan is also included underneath the base of the vertical stand which is powered by 2 x AA batteries (not included). You can choose to have the cooling fan on or off via a switch. Wii remote charging dock charges up to 2 of your Wii remotes and shows on a LED display when the controllers are fully charged. 2 x Rechargeable battery packs are included, just attach them to your Wii remotes and enjoy endless amounts of fun on your Nintendo Wii! The Power station also has space to store up to 2 Wii Nunchuks.

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Customer Reviews

My 2 rechargeable batteries are not charging at all
I bought this station 2 weeks back, on the first day of use, the first remote rechargeable battery gave up (when I put the remote on charging dock, the green light doesn't change to red, it remains on green), AND after 4 days of use (about 4th time charging from new), the second battery went down completely. Now I am using normal batteries for the remotes.

If u really want to keep things tidy, then u go ahead and buy it. But there are lot of disappointments with this item. Please read other reviews for them.

Thanks.

Disappointing !
I bought this power station after reading the (mainly positive) reviews, only to be very disappointed.
The unit is quite bulky and a little ugly with the tacky blue lights.
The fan is very noisy,(not silent as described) and the unit makes the wii console vibrate, which is also quite noisy.
The connections that charge the wii handsets are a bit hit and miss, the handset needs to be in exactly the right position to charge and the chargeing lights seem to flicker at random with the slightest movement of the handsets. When you dock the numchucks, this can also easily dislodge the handsets.
I returned my unit after 24 hours, and am now looking for something of better quality.

Almost 5 stars
I've had this for a few weeks now so have had chance to use it quite a bit before reviewing. I originally picked this particular one as it did look quite stylish and also had good reviews. Here's how I found it...

The good points are it's look, the fan operates very quietly - if you have the volume at a reasonable level on your game you probably won't even notice it, the switch to turn the fan and smart looking LED lights off is a nice touch, the cables of the nunchucks can be neatly wrapped up and tucked away behind the nunchuck itself instead of hanging out the front of the unit so it always looks tidy.

The only negative points in my opinion are the lack of instructions - I had to read reviews on here before I even realised there was a fan and LED lights that both needed to be activated by a switch on the back of the unit. And the biggest negative point for me is to do with charging the controllers, obviously the main reason for buying the unit. There are 2 green lights on the front of the unit which turn red as you place the controller in to charge. As it's green before you put the controller in, I assumed that it would turn green once it's fully charged, but this does not seem to be the case (this is where some instructions would be nice). The first time I used the unit I left the controllers on charge for 6 hours but the lights stayed red the whole time. Today I put them on charge for just under 10 hours and still the lights remain red. To me this would suggest that they don't turn green once they're fully charged, unless they take longer than this for a full charge which I wouldn't have thought. Bearing this in mind that means I've totally no idea how long they take to charge, as with no instructions there's nothing to tell you. I've searched on the net but can't find anywhere with this information.

If only there were instructions, and the lights changed once the controllers were fully charged (as they do on the X Box controllers, this would easily be a 5 star product. Just a shame they let slip on such an important feature.

If anyone does know how long these do take to charge please could you leave a comment here to let me know and also anyone else interested in buying this item. I'd hate to over charge the controllers and damage the battery units inside.