wraggster
May 30th, 2013, 23:20
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/newbatt333.jpgBummed out about the Wii U GamePad's middling battery life (http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/05/nintendo-clocks-wii-u-controller-life-in-at-three-to-five-hours/)? Nintendo finally has an answer: install a bigger battery. Taking to Twitter these evening, Nintendo revealed has that a new larger capacity GamePad battery will be available in Japan soon, promising between 5-8 hours of battery life. The 2,550mAh battery will cost ¥3,000 yen (about $39) when it launches this July, and will need to be installed manually by the user. There's no word yet on international availability, but it's a welcome band-aid for problem that nagged early adopters (http://www.engadget.com/wii-u-review/nintendo-wii-u-review/). Hungry for all of the (machine translated) details? Check out the official announcement at the attached source link.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/30/official-2550mah-wii-u-gamepad-battery-announced-in-japan-promi/
http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/30/official-2550mah-wii-u-gamepad-battery-announced-in-japan-promi/