Wii U Game Pad Battery Life is 3-5 Hours (No USB Charging, AC Cord Only)

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milkyjoe on 20 September 2012

This will obviously affect people differently. I have an outlet right next to where I sit for gaming, so it's not a problem. Even with a 1m cable I'd have enough slack to move it around a lot.

Others won't be so fortunate.

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Panama on 20 September 2012

Acceptable for a handheld, not so much for a device intended as a home console controller. Hopefully the pro controller can charge while connected to the Wii U.

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WiiBox3 on 20 September 2012

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WiiBox3 said:
This is why I like that the 360 controller takes batteries. Every time it dies, I throw them into my charger and put in the freshly charged batteries I keep under the coffee table. BTW I use Sony batteries. lol.

Yep, I feel the same about the wiimote. Built-in power packs FTL.

But I suspect it might take way too many cells to power the Wii U controller anyway. Rechargeable AA cells only provide 1.2V, and if USB doesn't provide enough juice to charge the Wii U controller at 5V, that means it would take at least five AA cells to power it. That's just too much weight. And too many batteries to ask people to buy, rechargeable or otherwise.

Good point. After a few months of release I will probably buy a bigger battery pack for $5 from ebay. That's what I did for my smartphone, it doubled the battery life.... Well if the power cord for the recharger is long I may not... Hum. I can't wait!

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ClaudeLv250 on 20 September 2012

2.5 charge time is ridiculous....but I tend to charge all of my stuff when I'm not playing it anyway so I won't run into any real problems.

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Cobretti2 on 20 September 2012

DanneSandin said:
Major suckage really... Where I sit in my couch when I play I don't have access to an AC out put... And I'm sitting 2-2.5 meters from the TV, so I hope that wire is 3m long!!

extesion cord lol?

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Rafux on 20 September 2012

This is a problem for people with 2 or more brothers who take turns to play.

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Galaki on 21 September 2012

This is a deal breaker for me. I can't be bother to recharge it when I am on the go.

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DanneSandin on 21 September 2012

Cobretti2 said:

DanneSandin said:
Major suckage really... Where I sit in my couch when I play I don't have access to an AC out put... And I'm sitting 2-2.5 meters from the TV, so I hope that wire is 3m long!!

extesion cord lol?

but that's so uuuuglyyyyy D=

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