Wii U GamePad serves as TV remote, includes L3 and R3 buttons

by Andrew Yoon, Jun 03, 2012 3:15pm PDT

Related Topics – Nintendo, Wii U, E3 2012

Nintendo has unveiled the official name and design of the Wii U controller. The "Wii U GamePad" has been redesigned since its debut at last year's E3. The revised design includes full analog sticks, versus circle pads. In a pre-E3 video stream, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata admitted that the original design was better suited to portable devices.

In addition, the new analog sticks feature L3 and R3 buttons by pushing in the analog sticks, a la PS3 and Xbox 360. Surprisingly, the controller will work as a "fully independent infrared TV remote," letting you control both your Wii U console and television from the same device.

Control TV from your Wii U remote!

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Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Wii U GamePad serves as TV remote, includes L3 and R3.

Nintendo has unveiled the official name and design of the Wii U controller.

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Nintendo has unveiled the official name and design of the Wii U controller. : Shacknews
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  the name is really creative : burningpantsman
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    pretty bad comment ... noob the name is fine we dont need any stupid apple buzzwords of tabletz and i... : RuskiSnajper
    - I'm so glad you're back : Mecha Tofu Pirate
    - what the hell are you typing : niceguynick
    - Haha. Who is "we"? : FuryVII
    - Haha so predictable : rodneystubbs
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      nintendo gots this this time ... mark my words sony and mircosoft wont see what is coming and wii u wii w... : MercFox1
      
      Micro$hit : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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      http://i.imgur.com/q0VtA.jpg : DrWaffles
      
      Yeah, I didn't need any sleep tonight. : spazzium
    - iCrap lmao : SpaecKow
  - god u fukin nub : Juno
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  Remember me .... where is that guy now that bookmarked past articles where i shared my information ... b... : RuskiSnajper
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    shut up : JohnathanDoe
    - funny : RuskiSnajper
  - YESSSSSS. GUYS, HE'S BACK! : repeat2k
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  I love nintendo to death and have many great memories playing nes gameboy n64 gamecube wii but this thing... : TotalRecall
  - dude they probably sell the hardware at a profit again, so that they can survive even with a smaller audi... : thebigbeefsandwich
  - Do you have any basis for that other than "people on the internet are negative"? I am so sick of this ... : Grape Flavor
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    This kind of stuff gets posted before each of their systems come out, and they are always 'ok'
    
    Jun 03, 2012 8:59pm PDT
    
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    This kind of stuff gets posted before each of their systems come out, and they are always 'ok' : orgcaptainnemo
    - Anyone got links to when the Wii was announced and the doom and gloom? We could probably just save some ... : Goto10
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  That controller is ridiculously huge. : OutlawSundown
  - My hands are ridiculously huge. : Mr.Manager
- Gotta say the Wii U Pro controller they showed look interesting - basically a 360 controller, but with a ... : Conan

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