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Wii U gamepad takes 2.5 hours to charge, works 3-5hours
- Thread starter raven777
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I'm sure costs played their part, as they always do. I just can't imagine that a battery cell, with the technology apparently evolving so slowly, would contribute significantly the the bill of materials, considering the thing is already stuffed with LCDs, image processors, Wi-Fi connections, and so on.
Grinchy
Banned
It's still kind of a pain to have to remember to put your controller in its charger after every single time you play to avoid running the risk of it dying during the next play session.
If the system is close enough to a person's seat to leave it plugged in while playing, I suppose it's not a big deal though.
Duxxy3
Member
I would give up the Wii U gamepad if i could use the pro controller for every game.
When CoD4 came out the revitalized interest in FPS's had me doing marathon sessions and tactically reloading batteries. Doubt I'll get back to that kind of a binge again, and even if I did, I'd take 10 seconds to pull the charger cable over.
Didnt they say last year you have to be in the same room?
Always-honest
Banned
That's not that great. Please be wired also, through usb like the PS3 controller,
I don't see why people were expecting more than 3-5 hours in the first place. Lithium ion batteries are expensive, and a device which is constantly streaming video and displaying it on a bright 6.5" screen is going to need quite a lot of power. Just leave it on the charging cradle whenever you're not using it.
maquiladora
Member
Yeah I heard "within the living room" mentioned I think during N Direct.
thecouncil
Banned
Do you realize how long 5 hours is? How do you do it? How old are you?
And why do you need to be completely wireless the entire time you play a game?
Anyone can answer these questions.
I'm not saying its ridiculous that such a thing can happen if you're really into a game, but the anger in this thread seems like a joke.
Gucci Messiah
Banned
Things I can always count on GAF for:
1.) Extreme pessimism about EVERYTHING.
2.) Knee jerk reactions about things they don't fully understand.
3.) No real knowledge about how things really work.
This is non-news. It's not like you're going to be caught out in the wild with one of these or something.
1.) Extreme pessimism about EVERYTHING.
2.) Knee jerk reactions about things they don't fully understand.
3.) No real knowledge about how things really work.
This is non-news. It's not like you're going to be caught out in the wild with one of these or something.
Diablohead
Member
The USB port at the top of the controlpad will most likely accept anything plugged into a usb to charge it, if you are going to sit there and play for more then 5 hours you should expect to plug it in anyway.
Crazymoogle
Member
Looking at the engadget pics of the controller, it seems to use a 3DS port for the charger (top left side, next to L and the headphone port). So if that stays the same, you should be able to use any existing 3DS-DSi compatible charger...(assuming they have the same wattage output)
spiderman123
Member
Buckethead
Banned
Better call Apple about that merger before the stock drops any more.
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
Yep, the streaming thread is proof of that, so many people trolling about 15fps games, the system's power, posting pictures of less than pretty games, or whatever other shit have absolutely nothing to do with the actual thread...
What do you think charging the controller entails? Running in a huge hamster wheel? You sound like it's going to require hard work.
brain_stew
Member
The pad isn't playing anything, and I can absolutely get 10 hours out of my ipad either browsing or watching videos. If they couldn't manage better battery life than this then they should have scrapped the entire concept.
whats with the games where u move ur Pad Around all the time?
brain_stew
Member
The very fact anyone is even suggesting this as a "solution" shows what a big deal this is. We're not in the 90s anymore.
4.) Defense forces for anything and everything.
shinobi602
Member
And? Do you know how many other people do? It doesn't even matter.
Say you play for 2 hours one day. Two days later you play another 2 hours. Welp, almost time to charge again.
Fuck that.
Having to move the pad around in front of the screen and stuff while wired sounds awful.
That sucks, but unlike the 3DS, I wont be travelling with the wii u tablet.
If I'm going to play for 5 hours (very unlikely), then I'll play it on lowest brightness.
If I'm going to play for LONGER than 5 hours, I'll just have to plug it in, but can keep playing.
What's going to happen 90% of the time is that I'll play for 3 hours or less, then just put it in the cradle. Battery life shouldn't really be an issue... It's not ideal but are you guys really planning on playing for more than 5 hours every time you turn on your wii u, with less than a 3 hour break in between?
If I'm going to play for 5 hours (very unlikely), then I'll play it on lowest brightness.
If I'm going to play for LONGER than 5 hours, I'll just have to plug it in, but can keep playing.
What's going to happen 90% of the time is that I'll play for 3 hours or less, then just put it in the cradle. Battery life shouldn't really be an issue... It's not ideal but are you guys really planning on playing for more than 5 hours every time you turn on your wii u, with less than a 3 hour break in between?
SMT
this show is not Breaking Bad why is it not Breaking Bad? it should be Breaking Bad dammit Breaking Bad
And yet, people are still shocked.
Well, you can either whine about it, or blame Nintendo for your misery like the rest of us.
Nintendo cares about you getting up and moving around. It's for your own good. It's the entire concept of the machine. Genius, I tell you! Pure Genius!
:lol Exactly. How fucking hard is it to set the gamepad down and plug the charger in?
3-5 hours is good enough for me.
Isn't the opposite true? You can easily charge at home. You don't have that option when you are out and about.
FunkyPajamas
Member
Guys come on, don't worry. I mean, it's all going to be minigames anyway so not like any of us is going to be having play sessions of more than one hour.
Right guys? Right?
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Right guys? Right?
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If you can do that for 3 hours U'd definitely be Wii Fit.
Mr.LightMan
Member
Not that big a deal, all my controllers are wired all the time.
Crazymoogle
Member
Probably controls are done via bluetooth (as with Wii) while video is done via wifi, unless BT4 has sufficient bandwidth (doubtful)
Of All Trades
Member
It is news because this is the first console where (due to the likely high cost of a 2nd controller) I'll have to actually remember to charge a controller when I'm done playing. I keep a spare PS3 controller connected at all times so I can swap out and the Wii/360 controllers use rechargeable batteries.
This. Just make sure the charging cable is long enough, Nintendo.
When this controller is the MAIN controller packed in with the system, and the controller is the main focus of the new console, why the hell would it only get 3-5 hours of battery life? Do you really think people should have to recharge their controller every time they use it? Let's look at the bottom end of the projections. 3 hours is a joke for the battery life of the main controller of a dedicated gaming home console.