Psyclone - the silent killer

This is just a heads-up, you should probably avoid buying the Psyclone Wii Recharge Station. Numerous reports, as well as 27 out of 29 user feedbacks on Amazon suggest that it can actually destroy your Wiimote.


Death by charging.

The Psyclone charger is sold by Amazon and stores like Target and Wal-Mart. Buyer beware! Fan-favorite the Nyko Charger is recommended instead.

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Rob Jones

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The Yoshi Guy said:

Booooooooo.

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Nintendoof said:

Whew! Thanks Wii's World, I was about to buy one.

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Quartz said:

Oops, too late for me.

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Wii Freak said:

R.I.P for wiimotes that died in those death chargers.

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Cervantes said:

Uh-oh. I got one of those for Christmas.

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Zelda Dude said:

Yay! I got a niko one today.

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Master Foot said:

At least it makes a good tombstone for dead wiimotes.

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luwiigi said:

How does it kill them. That's my question.

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jskrdude said:

Cool. Nyko made my PSP case (with built in battery). So there's a good chance it won't fry my psp either. Yay for Nyko.

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Link Q said:

It overloads the battery perhaps. Thnx wiisworld.

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WII-ARE-RABBIDS said:

Oh thank you! I have the nyko one.

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DragonFoxCoon said:

Maybe it makes the batteries explode inside the Wiimote. Fun to watch, but not when it's your Wiimote that's ruined.

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Stinky12694 said:

I saw someone get one of these at target today. I was tempted to yell NOOOO.

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Sheep said:

My Wiimote is one of the victims of this 'charger'. Basically the charger doesn't shut off after it's done charging, so the battery eventually shorts out and takes the Wiimote with it. Bad thing is I only had it charging for a couple of hours when it happened.

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Diddy Kong Lover said:

Ouch!

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SmittySmittyBangBa said:

Is it just the charging station or the usb charger as well?

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Wii Freak said:

This is like the red ring of death, but just for wiimotes.

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My wiimotes died said:

This is true it happend to me. 105 bucks down the drain. Crap.

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Ivan Lendl said:

I got one 3 months ago, now it turns off when it's done charging.

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Robert Meraz said:

Howd you get it to turn off.

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