Wii Power Adaptor

Price: $10.98
Manufacturer: Nyko


Power your Wii experience with Nyko¿s Power Adaptor for Wii. The Power Adaptor fits into any standard wall outlet and works great as a replacement power cord or as a second cord for travel. The extra long 12 foot cable allows for easy installation in any home theater system and is UL and ROHS compliant while the blue LED lets you know when power is being receiver by the adaptor.

Information

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1464 in Video Games
• Brand: Nyko
• Model: 87020
• Released on: 2008-01-23
• Platform: Nintendo Wii
• Dimensions: 8.20" h x 4.00" w x 2.20" l, 1.00 pounds

• Replaces standard Wii Power Cord
• 12 volt power supply
• Velcro cable wraps keep wires organized
• Designed to match the décor of the Wii
• UL and CE Certified

Product Reviews

WYS is not WYG
This unit works, but what you will receive is NOT the Nyko Wii Adapter pictured, which is why I'm giving it one star - they tricked me into buying something they apparently don't actually have to sell. Nor does it have the same ratings as the Nyko unit, which is specifically rated for 120 volts AC @60Hz. (You can get a real Nyko from Best Buy for about $35, but it is truly made with the same tech specs that came with your original US-marketed Wii.) The product you will receive from "Quick Buys" will be a no-name Chinese knock-off rated for 100 volts AC at 50/60 Hz. So the unit works (I'm not sure why - see below), but it is not the genuine Nyko item.

As for my curiosity about why this unit works when it's not rated for 120 VAC input, it does not distort the screen like the similar knock-off marketed here on Amazon by "Bargaincell," which has a more ambiguous rating (100 to 240 VAC, but no frequency mentioned at all - I bought one of those and had to send it back), but the "Bargaincell" units will definitely distort the output from your made-for-sale-in_USA Wii, and should be avoided. (Just check the reviews on that item.)

So even though this thing from "Quick Buys" works, I will only use it for emergency purposes. I had already bought the Tyco at Best Buy, but the very existence of all these after-market Wii power adapters here on Amazon (just AC-DC transformers really, but the tech specs can really matter) insinuates that this is a weak link in the Wii gaming system, so I wanted a back-up unit in case the Tyco failed.

Since the two knock-off's I've bought through Amazon vendors seem to be rated for 25% less input (100 vs 120) volts than they're going to get from a wall socket in any US home (and who knows what damage this might do to a Wii rated for 120 VAC over time?), I recommend spending the extra bucks for the Tyco (the only one I know for sure is rated for common US house current in voltage & frequency). Just don't buy it from the ad with the Tyco pictured here from vendor "Quick Buys", which as I have already lamented, is NOT what you get when you order this item.

A Very Good Replacement or Spare Wii Power Adaptor - Recommended
The fairly inexpensive Nyko Wii Power Adaptor is a good replacement, or spare, power supply for the Wii. Our Wii power supply stopped working so we ordered this replacement. Glad it was just the power supply and not the Wii unit.

It worked just fine and did not cost too much.

Recommended!

Take your Wii to friend's houses?
If you take your Wii to friend's houses for game nights then this is a perfect addition to your system, it allows you to not mess around with that bundle of wires behind your television and just unplug it and go. Don't forget an extra video cable also.