Wii U secrets: The GamePad is packed with goodies!

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You probably know there's a near-field communication chip in the Wii U GamePad, or that it has all kinds of SUPER SPECIAL gyrometers and gravitational field sensors in it. But did you know there are some other awesome neat craps about it?

One cool thing that it does when compared to the original Wii is that it has a sanctioned Wii Remote pairing option. You don't even need to press the sync button on the console anymore, just the button on the remote. This saves a lot of annoying headache. But I am sure most of you have already experienced this feature. It is not secret! Ha ha.

The Wii U itself is ridiculously energy efficient, consuming between 31W and 33W of power, less than half of that used by the PS3 or 360, according to mysterious Internet sources. The system itself doesn't actually have an official "standby" or "sleep" mode, just a power-down option, which ain't so bad considering what a light eater it is even when it's on.


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[smalltowngirl13]

I really like the game pad feature - definitely a step in the right direction for this system IMO...

 

[Brainstraw]

Agreed. Nintendo really stepped up thier game with this gen's hardware!

Gotta say playing NSMB U in besd through the gamepad's pretty freakin sweet!

 

[Axtlar]

There are tons of features here, love the Wii U. I only have Nintendo Land, but a bunch of Wii games.

 

[Tragonight]

Amazing.