Wii U’s controller is already under much criticism today few games showed any innovative uses for its extra screen at today’s E3 show. – mostly we saw it used as a scanner, inventory manager, or map display. But now two other annoying details about the Wii U GamePad are bringing more grief to the big tablet.

First there’s the news that its battery lasts only 3-5 hours depending on brightness, and takes 2.5 hours to recharge. Someone get Nyko on the phone for an upgrade please.

And we’re also hearing that when you use two GamePads, the framerate for the two tablet screens drops from 60FPS to 30FPS, which isn’t surprising but still unfortunate.

Some other random info out there regarding the Wii U GamePad: it has a geomagnetic sensor (no idea what this is), it weighs 1.1 lbs (.34 lbs lighter than a new iPad), and it charges with a cradle (which might be this?).

See also: More of Tiny Cartridge's E3 coverage

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