By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close

Forums - Nintendo Discussion - IGN WiiU unboxing video. Blue game cases, Wash your hands before you use the device!

miz1q2w3e said:
justinian said:
ASStronaut said:
VGKing said:
-Console looks ugly. Why did they choose to make it long instead of wide? t's just weird....
-Why the power brick? Is there a technical reason for this? Does the power supply not fit inside the console? Why is PS3 the only console to not have a power brick?
-Wii U Pro controller looks nice. Wonder if its actually usable. The button placements seem like an odd choice.
-Wii U gamepad disapoints. Needs its own power chord to charge. No charging via USB, only 3-5hour battery life despite the console being the one doing all the work.....
-Launch line-up is nice but not anything that convinces me to jump ship since the best of the line-up is available on PS3/360 as well...

The fact that the Wii U gamepad has a power brick does not mean you can't charge from USB.

True. But this needs to be confirmed. So far I have found no evidence to support that it can charge through USB.

They are plenty of rumours that it can't but I guess we need to wait for more details.

Actually it was confirmed.

The reason being USB does provide enough power i.e. the pad would charge too slow (slower than its rate of consumption?)

I rememeber reading it for sure, but I'm too tired to look it up :p

If that is indeed the case the only solution is to buy a power extension cable and place it at your feet or on the sofa next to you. Just don't spill your beer on it if it is not splash proof.

Genius me.



Around the Network
VGKing said:

It's a negative since its the only way to charge it. USB charing through the console is not supported. If battery life was longer it wouldn't be that big of a problem.

This means you CAN NOT use the Wii U gamepad while charging it unless you  have an outlet very close. I'd imagine the Wii U charger is pretty short.

The gamepad battery life is extremely disappointing. There are tablets such as the iPad that manage much better battery life all while doing its own processing/computing.

No shorter than a PS3 USB charger cable. You'd have to get closer to the console just the same (that's if you don't have any other power outlets in the room).

At least for me it means that I can still sit in my couch and charge the pad, as opposed to getting a chair and sitting close to the TV to charge.

Plus, in case you don't see, USB doesn't provide enough power to charge the pad fast enough.

Decided to get the source anyways: link



justinian said:
miz1q2w3e said:

Actually it was confirmed.

The reason being USB does provide enough power i.e. the pad would charge too slow (slower than its rate of consumption?)

I rememeber reading it for sure, but I'm too tired to look it up :p

If that is indeed the case the only solution is to buy a power extension cable and place it at your feet or on the sofa next to you. Just don't spill your beer on it if it is not splash proof.

Genius me.



milkyjoe said:
VGKing said:

It's a negative since its the only way to charge it. USB charing through the console is not supported. If battery life was longer it wouldn't be that big of a problem.

This means you CAN NOT use the Wii U gamepad while charging it unless you  have an outlet very close. I'd imagine the Wii U charger is pretty short.

The gamepad battery life is extremely disappointing. There are tablets such as the iPad that manage much better battery life all while doing its own processing/computing.

I don't know how your house is put together, but I have a couple of outlets right next to the couch. I don't have any USB ports on my walls though.

You know there are adapters for usbs you can use in your outlets. Still having its own charnging dock is much better, and would charge faster.



@Twitter | Switch | Steam

You say tomato, I say tomato 

"¡Viva la Ñ!"

z101 said:
justinian said:

On the PS3 I have a USB extender cable that allows me to play when the battery is dead... or dying.

If what you say is true and you cannot charge the gamepad from the wii u's USB whilst playing then that is a bad overlook from nintendo.


I think your bad overlook is that you can buy a extender cable for your socket, and these are much cheaper than USB cables.

I was writing my above response when you posted this.

True. I tried that but had a close (and clumsy) call when i got too excited during a game and split my brew over the socket (as mentioned above).

I decided that a USB extender was the safer choice as my younger cousins are just as clumsy as I am and play the console when they are staying over, whilst swallowing soft drinks.



Around the Network

I like it!!!



I actually just finished watching it. Pretty straightforward, pretty straightforward, pretty straightforward, pretty straightforward, pretty straightforward, pretty straightforward, pretty straightforward.

I enjoyed it, though :p



Amazing straightforward unboxing. =p



We need moar Zelda, now!

We need moar Unchartedzz!

We need less DLCs.

what do you think about it?
its pretty straightforward isnt it?



Yup, straightforward.



I'm on Twitter @DanneSandin!

Furthermore, I think VGChartz should add a "Like"-button.