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CES: Nyko fixes the sucky Wii U GamePad battery problem Anyone that has a Wii U can tell you how much the battery life of the GamePad sucks. You'll get three hours if you're lucky, but it's usually less than that. Flip over the GamePad and open the battery port and you'll be surprised at what you see. I know I was when Nyko showed me at a CES meeting today. The standard Nintendo Wii U GamePad battery takes up only about a third of the space of the battery compartment! What the hell, Nintendo? Nyko saw an opportunity and created their Power Pak, which completely fills up that compartment to give you up to three times the battery life of the standard battery. Simply unplug the Wii U battery and replace it with the PowerPak for 10 or more hours of battery life. And if you're somehow scared of unscrewing the battery compartment of the Wii U GamePad, Nyko also has their U Boost, which simply attaches to the back of the GamePad with a thumbscrew. Its on-board battery manages to double the battery life of the GamePad, and a pop-out kickstand lets you prop it up to watch video content. It also fits into the Wii U charging dock. Both the Power Pak and U Boost will be available next month for $24.99. Need for Speed Most Wanted hits the Wii U on March 19Get ready to get your race on with your GamePad, as Need for Speed Most Wanted is set for release on the Wii U on March 19th. Three new features are advertised, including a new local co-op mode (one player drives, another pla... more Need for Speed Most Wanted demo up on Xbox Live, PSNHaving spent countless hours messing around in the wonderful multiplayer component of Burnout Paradise, I'm totally sold on what the studio brought to the table with Need for Speed Most Wanted. Some of you, on the other hand ... more Drag Mode added to Need for Speed WorldI remember playing Need for Speed World during its beta days. The free-to-play racing MMO certainly had me hooked for a while, but then something happened; I'm not even entirely sure what it was but it was enough to make me n... more Review: Need for Speed Most Wanted (iOS/Android)Need for Speed Most Wanted is quite an anticipated game for many racing fans, heralding a welcome return to Criterion's open-world style, with tons of stylish cars and modes to boot. Naturally, this is an opportunity for EA t... more Review: Need for Speed Most WantedGo ahead. Ram me off the road. It's cool. I'm not mad. I realize that it's part of the experience and fair game. We're good, man. But don't get mad if you find that I've intentionally given up placement in the next challenge ... more Need For Speed Most Wanted launch trailer is electricI've been playing Need for Speed Most Wanted for quite awhile now, in both preview form and now with final code for our upcoming review. The Embargo Gods prevent me from saying much before then, but I'll sneak this out: it's... more Nice: Live-action Need for Speed Most Wanted commercialThey've done a really nice job with this live-action Need for Speed Most Wanted television commercial. It really captures the feeling of the game with its high-flying middle finger. You'll see what I mean. There's some incre... more Burnout and possibly Road Rash are in Criterion's futureSpeaking to The Guardian, Need for Speed Most Wanted creative director Craig Sullivan divulged what many of us were hoping: "There's still a lot of stuff we want to do with driving. We will make another Burnout game at some p... more Here's some sweet NFS Most Wanted multiplayer footageLook, I could give you a rundown of everything that's said in this new Need for Speed Most Wanted trailer. Or, you know, you can just watch it. You really should watch it, as it shows off just how awesome and frantic the mul... more Preview: Need for Speed Most WantedCriterion says that they pulled some of the best bits from several of their racing creations to make their latest, Need for Speed Most Wanted. They also gathered inspiration from the classic franchise title of the same name. ... more |     Dtoid is... Dale North Editor-in-Chief Jim Sterling Reviews Editor Hamza Aziz Dir. Communications Conrad Zimmerman Managing Editor Jordan Devore PC Editor Andy Dixon Community Manager Rick Olson Dtoid.TV Producer Niero Gonzalez Publisher Editors Meet the team Our sites Flixist Japanator Tomopop Contact Us Suggest News Advertising General Info  |
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