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VicViper on 29 November 2012
JEMC said:
VicViper said:

For me this is more useful

 

Nyko preparing GamePad battery extender, doubles play time

November 29th, 2012 Posted in News, Posted by Valay, Wii U | No Comments »


Nyko is working on an accessory for the Wii U GamePad – known as “U Boost” – which promises to extend the battery life of the controller. Supposedly, the new rechargeable lithium polymer battery doubles the GamePad’s play time.

Amazon UK lists a November 30 release date for U Boost. You’ll be able to use the existing Wii U GamePad AC adaptor with the new battery.

That looks heavy and hideous.


231g.



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JEMC on 29 November 2012
VicViper said:
JEMC said:
VicViper said:

For me this is more useful

 

Nyko is working on an accessory for the Wii U GamePad – known as “U Boost” – which promises to extend the battery life of the controller. Supposedly, the new rechargeable lithium polymer battery doubles the GamePad’s play time.

That looks heavy and hideous.


231g.

So it's almost half the weight of the Gamepad (500g).

But it's still ugly.



Please excuse my bad English.

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VicViper on 29 November 2012
JEMC said:

So it's almost half the weight of the Gamepad (500g).

But it's still ugly.


A little more weight than it needed to be, I agree. Somewhere around 150g maybe would be the ideal weight for it.

But close that little stand and it's not ugly. It's well, standard - what would be pretty? And it doesn't affect anything in usability, that's a plus.



JEMC on 29 November 2012
VicViper said:
JEMC said:

So it's almost half the weight of the Gamepad (500g).

But it's still ugly.


A little more weight than it needed to be, I agree. Somewhere around 150g maybe would be the ideal weight for it.

But close that little stand and it's not ugly. It's well, standard - what would be pretty? And it doesn't affect anything in usability, that's a plus.

Given that both the console and the gamepad feature rounded edges, they could have made it more rounded.

That would made it more... integrated with the pad, like a natural extension instead of a bulky "thing".



Please excuse my bad English.

Currently gaming on a PC with an i5-4670k@stock (for now), 16Gb RAM 1600 MHz and a GTX 1070

Steam / Live / NNID : jonxiquet    Add me if you want, but I'm a single player gamer.

TomaTito on 29 November 2012
d21lewis said:
TomaTito said:

Is the Gamepad power socket the same as the 3DS?

No.  Wii U's is wider.  It also has its own little baby power brick.

Thanks for the info!

It even requires a power brick...



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superchunk on 29 November 2012

However, Nintendo's reasoning for now allowing USB charging was due to the USB not providing enough power to actually charge the Gamepad while using it. It will likely only keep it powered. Idk, I find it very easy to just put the charging cradle (and thus AC plug) near my couch. When I'm done playing, I put it on the cradle. If I need to charge while playing, I pull it out of the cradle and plug directly into Gamepad and continue playing. Very easy and no worries.