Wii U GamePad

The Wii U GamePad.

The Wii U GamePad is the controller for the most recent Nintendo home console, the Wii U. It runs on rechargeable batteries, and has a stylus within it. An alternative to the Wii U GamePad that lacks the touchscreen exists in the form of the Wii U Pro Controller.

Features

The Wii U GamePad features a touchscreen, which can be used for exclusive features on a Wii U game, or can display entire specific Wii U games. The Wii U GamePad has a camera built into it, facing the player during gameplay. It also has Near-Field technology, which can recognise specific objects placed above it, similar to the Skylanders Power Pedestal. A TV button on the Wii U GamePad allows users to use the Wii U GamePad as a television remote, using the touchscreen to display numbers.Like the Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS, the Wii U GamePad also has a microphone built into it, which can record the user's voice.

Buttons

• Control Stick x2
• D-Pad
• A
• B
• X
• Y
• L
• ZL
• L3 (Clickable control stick)
• R
• ZR
• R3 (Clickable control stick)
• Start
• Select
• Home
• TV
• Power

Gallery

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  Beta version of the Wii U GamePad, which featured circle pads, as opposed to clickable control sticks.

Hardware Console Components / other Internal: "Espresso" • "Latte" Media: Game Disc (Wii • Wii U) Controllers Wii U GamePad • Wii U Pro Controller Wii Remote (Nunchuck • Wii MotionPlus) • Classic Controller • Wii Balance Board • Wii Zapper • Wii Wheel • Wii Remote Jacket Add-on devices / other Wii U Microphone • Nintendo GameCube Controller Adapter (Nintendo GameCube Controller • WaveBird Wireless Controller) Wii U Fit Meter amiibo Wii Speak • Wii LAN Adapter Games Retail games (Nintendo Selects) Virtual Console Wii games (WiiWare • Wii Channels • Virtual Console) Pre-loaded software / other Miiverse • Nintendo eShop • Nintendo TVii • Wii U Chat Nintendo Network