More Wii U specs (GamePad battery life and more)
There are more specs to be had from Nintendo’s E3 2012 website. We’ve summarized the information for you below.
Wii U GamePad
– 133.4 x 255.4 x 41 mm
– 500 grams in weight
– 16×9 touch screen is 6.2 inches
– Input methods: touch screen, L and R sticks, L and R stick buttons, d-pad, A, B, X, Y, L and R, ZL and ZR, +/Start, -/Select, and motion controls (accelerometer, gyro sensor, geomagnetic), power button, home button, synch button, volume (for the GamePad’s stereo audio output) and TV control button
– Rumble, built-in camera, built-in mic, sensor bar, NFC read/writing functionality
– 3-5 hours for GamePad battery life
– Battery changes depending on screen brightness
– Play while charging the Wii U GamePad
– Charge with AC Adapter
– Charge time is 2.5 hours
Console
– 46 x 172 x 268.5mm
– Weighs 1.5kg
– IBM CPU and AMD Radeon GPU
– Control options: Wii U Game Pad, WiiMote (or WiiMote Plus) and Wii U Pro Controller
– These latter two can have four devices connected simultaneously
– Works with Wii controllers
– Built-in flash storage
– SD cards and USB storage
– Video outputs: HDMI, Wii D cable, Wii composite, W RBG cable, Wii S Cable and Wii AV cable. Resolutions include 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p and 480i
– Supports IEE802.11 b/g/n for Wi-Fi, Wii LAN Adapter
– USB2.0 inputs, two on the front and two on the back
