Wii U GamePad has 3-5 hour battery life

by Andrew Yoon, Jun 05, 2012 11:59am PDT

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Nintendo's Wii U GamePad features a ton of tech: gyroscope, camera, and a giant touch screen. So, what kind of battery life can we expect?

According to Nintendo's Japanese website, it will last about 3 to 5 hours.

Battery duration will depend on the brightness of the screen and the stated time is meant merely as a "guideline." Nintendo warns that it may be shorter, depending on how you use it. The GamePad will come with an AC adapter. You will be able to use the GamePad as it charges.

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Nintendo's Wii U GamePad features a ton of tech: gyroscope, camera, and a giant touch screen. So, what kind of battery life can we expect?

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  I hope they have decent battery tech. If it's anything like my last netbook, it'll be down to 1-3 hours ... : ThomW
  - if it's li-ion, that max capacity will drop by ~20% per year, so that sucks. maybe it'll come with re... : Mr.SEX
- Hey, that's still longer than the 3DS! : Memphis-Ahn
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  So half the time it'll be a wired controller... except you're wired to your wall. : EnhancedInterrogator
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    hopefully they can come up with a way to wire to the console : homeboyJim
    - yeah, I'm sure they will. That's actually more likely than a wall charger. First post was dumb. : EnhancedInterrogator
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    Half the time? You planning on playing for 6-10 hours in a row? : Zek
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      Are you a gamer? Have you ever spent a saturday playing through a game? Why is spending 6-10 hours play... : deathofrats
      
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      If you take any sort of break like a healthy human being then you can charge the controller. That's too l... : Zek
      
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      did you miss the part where it takes 2.5 hours to charge the controller? : deathofrats
      
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      Perhaps you missed the part about the AC adapter you can plug into a wall and continue playing? I mean t... : Goto10
      
      i did miss that part. That changes my argument. I am ok with that sort of charger. : deathofrats
    - On a rainy day with lots of pot, yeah. Anyway, I'm one of those crazy people who likes to unplug their... : EnhancedInterrogator
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  lol, no wonder they will allow you to buy two, you'll need it to enjoy a day's worth of playing a game. : deathofrats
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    or you can play it plugged in. : aethyr
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      I don't know about you, but I keep my consoles by the TV. If it's anything like the PS3 cords, they won'... : deathofrats
      
      Plus side to the PS3 is that they are USB so I plug them into my laptop to charge while playing. I doubt ... : Evil Benius
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    You've made about 30 posts shitting on Nintendo today, can't afford one or what? : MoreVespeneGas
    - lol it seems i have a fan. Go ahead and add me to your shackbook if you want to follow my postings. : deathofrats
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      Many things seem like a race to see who can hate on something the quickest for the most trite reasons. I... : Goto10
      
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      you are right, people shouldn't post messages about their opinions about games on a gaming website forum.... : deathofrats
      
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      It's not serious business. It's tiring seeing the same people do nothing but complain. It makes you won... : Goto10
      
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      i do say positive things. do you want an entire website of Valcans and Ruski who say nothing but positiv... : deathofrats
      
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      You keep trying to go to extremes and not understanding the message. I'm not asking for full on love. I... : Goto10
      
      that's the beauty of how shack works. don't like the subthread, start a new subthread. You don't have t... : deathofrats
- wow that is bad, way worse than I expected (I mean you couldn't possibly have predicted it be any lower t... : derelict515
- Wow that's terrible. : TheNiXXeD
- Oh fuck no :( : one random winner
- Suckers : Metasparks
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  To add to this, it takes 2.5 hrs to charge: http://mynintendonews.com/2012/06/05/wii-u-gamepad-takes-2... : cetra00
  - Holy shitballs : pancake humper
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  who is actually planning on buying this thing? : bninja
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    Me, I can't wait! I look forward to trying it and I hope it doesn't suck. : NastyJack
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      So last years games being ported using a gimmicky touch screen, shitty battery life, and no flagship titl... : jingletard
      
      I have no idea if the touch screen will be gimmicky. It could be totally awesome. I also have no idea wha... : NastyJack
    - you can try it without dropping a couple hundred for the opportunity : RikiTiki2
  - I'm leaning towards the buy column, especially if Pikmin 3 is a launch game. : EnhancedInterrogator
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    I suspect I eventually will, but they pretty much lost a sale for 2012. It's almost a worse launch lineup... : K1Bond007
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      As much as I love Nintendo's franchises, the problem with both Pikmin 3 and NSMBU is that they don't seem revolutionary towards their GC/Wii equivalents.
      
      So yeah, I'm not rejecting an eventual purchase, but definitely not at launch.
      
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      As much as I love Nintendo's franchises, the problem with both Pikmin 3 and NSMBU is that they don't seem... : gzubluck
  - Buying it first day for Mario alone. Some of the other games look interesting also. Not NintendoLand. ... : Goto10
  - i've gotten every major console/handheld since the n64 and i haven't been disappointed yet : JINKY
  - I will, though I'm far from convinced that Nintendo will pull the 3rd party support they need. But I have... : Conan
  - I probably will, mainly because it's a new console. : PointlesS76
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    First Nintendo property I have no interest in whatsoever. I'm sure I'll have one at some point, but I'm s... : Entity
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      I can't believe that's what they are banking on to be the Wii Sports for the WiiU in terms of impact or w... : Goto10
      
      This is a mis-reply and I can't even find what I meant to reply to. I'll just go for my 6 mile walk now. : Goto10
  - Me, it is great. Shame about the battery life though. :/ : Serpico74
  - just saw new pikmin, so me : johnlocks
  - Day-one buy. : David Craddock
- All the more reason to buy a pro controller for when the main one dies. : melkore
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  Have they mentioned if the screen is capacitive or resistive? : pancake humper
  - I don't know, but there are pros to both methods. I've heard that resistive screens are more precise. ... : EnhancedInterrogator
- Oh for fuck's sake. : filtersweep
- It's just like a game gear! : MOOMANiBE
- Is it a built in battery like the PS3? Or removable like the X360? 3-5 hours seems really short. : Mmmmmoo

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