The Tanooki's Review - Nyko's Charge Base 360

Despite the monumental technological advancements that gaming consoles have been through over the past few decades, wireless gaming controllers are still plagued by one major flaw; crappy, die-quick AA batteries. They make me want to kick a baby.

Thankfully, peripheral maker Nyko has been pumping out chargers for all console controllers for quite some time. So how does their Charge Base 360 for the Xbox 360 stack up?

The Charge Base 360 features dual ports for two 360 controllers to rest comfortably within the charging station. Equipped with a standard AC power cord instead of USB cable, your controllers will charge faster, and you’re free to connect your charger to any accessible wall outlet. In order to charge, you’ll have to pop off the original Xbox 360 battery packs, swapping them for the rechargeable battery packs bundled with the charger. Once assembled, you’re ready to charge those rapidly dying controllers. Just drop them into each port and you’re all set.

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