NiKKoM said: damnit... I don't think I could continue to play a game while taking a dump on the toilet by taking the gamepad with me.. -_-"

Beaware, the tablet may slip into the comode and you are good for $150 again. :P

I can play pretty much anywhere in my house and back garden. Neat!

Not that this would affect me that much right now, if i were getting it. BUt wasnt one of the big deals about Wii U is that the tablet could be used anywhere in your house. 24ft would be a small house,(im of course talking about houses) hell I was able to use the remote play feature on PSP from a damn neighbors house. Unless they are talking strictly it being used in conjunction with the system at the same time.

@nightdragon I dont mind 3-5 hours for a portable device personally cause im never anywhere where i would need it to be on for that amount of time without access to a jack. But 3-5 seems short for what is essentially the controller, especially when the otjher controllers have much longer life. I guess i would have it plugged into the Wii U old school style

A 24 foot range sounds pretty good to me. If someone wants to go upstairs or has a large house they'd probably have to relocate their console but it should suffice for most situations.

That's actually a lot further range than I thought. I was thinking maybe half that, but something like would let you pick up the controller and take it into the kitchen or even bathroom. I wonder if there is a line of sight that has to be maintained with the console though.

The accessory manufacturer that comes up with a "signal booster/repeater" accessory for Wii U that lets people play all over a large house is going to make a lot of money though.

8 meters covers roughly 80% - 90% of my home, very neat! I guess this is because it's WiFi not Bluetooth?
Regarding the battery thing, considering Nintendo is charging 13000-ish Yen for the gamepad (anywhere between 120$ - 160$ or as much as the Wii itself!!!), they'd better have one huge Li-Ion inside that thing to power all the streaming, and that 6.2 inch LCD etc for at least 12 hours.

Given how small my apartment is that won't be a problem.

so, there will be no children sneaking the controller to their room to keep playing at night

There goes my dream of playing console games while sitting on the toilet.

8 metres is fine.