The best and worst uses of the Wii U GamePad so far. Features. By Ryan Taljonick published 23 November 2012 What we'd like to see more--and less--of in the future.

While the Wii U library is far from Nintendo's best work, many of its highlights, such as Super Mario Maker, Splatoon, Nintendo Land, and The Wonderful 101, showcase the GamePad's potential for ...

The Wii U GamePad is meant to be a controller for the Wii U with the feature to use it as a display for the console and play without using a TV — but at the end of the day, all of the actual ...

Thought using the Wii U GamePad as a simple PC controller was a neat trick? Try this on for size: a small team of hackers has figured out how to stream PC games to the tablet-esque controller ...

The Wii U doesn't have nearly as much storage as advertised, Nintendo admitted recently.The 8GB model only has around 3GB of storage, for example. In its first week, more than a million Wii U ...

In the run-up to the Wii U’s recent release, Nintendo frequently said the touchscreen-equipped GamePad wouldn’t just enable new types of games and gameplay, it would also help improve ...

Nintendo spent a good portion of this year's E3 press conference stressing how the touchscreen-equipped GamePad that comes with the Wii U will revolutionize all sorts of familiar gaming ...

Nintendo have released a new firmware update for the Wii U that allows Wii games to be played on the Wii U GamePad. The catch is that you can’t use the GamePad to control them.

It’s called the Wii U, and one of the most interesting features is the Wii U GamePad – the first controller to feature a full-color video screen right between the analog sticks.

The Wii U console was a bit of a flop sales-wise, but one of its most intriguing features was its unique gamepad. It has a 6.2-inch, 480p touch screen that can be used in several ways.

The hallmark feature of the Wii U is its tablet controller, the GamePad. It promises to foster some interesting, asymmetrical gameplay innovations, but one of its best features is a bit more obvious.

Wii U will be able to do that as well, and could do away with "split-screen" gaming entirely. The Wii U GamePad also doubles as a Wii sensor bar. That means one player could play on the TV, aiming ...