Nyko Technologies Granted US Patent for Video Game Controller Charging Systems

Nyko’s line of charging stations for Wii, Xbox 360, PS3 now protected by patent

LOS ANGELES – April 5, 2012 – Nyko Technologies®, the #1 third-party game accessories company, today announced it has been granted a US patent for its inventive systems for storing and charging video game controllers. Nyko was the first company to announce and market a controller charging dock starting with its Wii Charge Station in January 2007 and continues to innovate on its original design with popular controller charging docks for Wii, Xbox 360, and PlayStation3. As part of the process of protecting its patent, Nyko has today filed complaints against companies whose products infringe upon Nyko’s Intellectual Property.

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Nyko Zoom is the #1 Selling Kinect Accessory in 2011, Granted US Patent

NPD Data: Nyko also Top Console Accessories Manufacturer in 2011

LOS ANGELES – April 3, 2012 – Nyko Technologies® announced today that they’ve been awarded a legal patent on their Zoom for Kinect lens accessory from the US Patent Office. The Zoom was the #1 selling Kinect accessory in 2011, and one of Nyko’s bestselling items of the year. At its September launch, the Zoom was available at 20,000 retail locations and numerous online stores, marking Nyko’s first street-dated product launch. According to the NPD Group, Nyko was also the #1 branded third party manufacturer of current gen (Wii®, PlayStation®3 and Xbox 360®) console accessories in 2011 based on units sold, totaling over 3.6 million items. The NPD is an independent consumer market research firm that confirmed Nyko’s sales leadership for the second consecutive year.

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