Using two Wii U GamePads chop frame rate in half

Earlier today, Nintendo confirmed that the Wii U is capable of supporting two GamePads. The functionality does come with a caveat, however.

When you use two GamePads at once, the framerate gets chopped in half to 30 frames-per-second. That’s according to Satoru Iwata, who tweeted about the news earlier today.

Iwata went on to say that all launch games will use just one GamePad. Games that make use of two will be unveiled in the future.

According to Iwata:

“When you use two, the framerate halfs to 30 frames per second. At launch, we’ll start by offering games that use only one [Wii U GamePad] and then expand from there.”

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