Wii U Gamepad battery

[archer9234]

I use a long 3rd party USB charging cable. And plug it in my PS4. So I don't have to go near the box plug the cradle uses. Nintendo really should just put the larger battery in there by default, at this point.

Jinova said:

Miyamotoo said:
Agree, also my only complain about gamepad, it has battery of around only 4 hours, but you can buy official high capacity battery 2500mAh, last around twice longer.

 

Does that battery also drain when the unit is off?

Yes. The quick screen has to be updated.

Normchacho said:
My god it's fucking awful. How Nintendo thought that it was acceptable I'll never understand, especially since you can't turn off the screen while you're not using it.

Which is why I was forced to add a power switch to my Gamepad.