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Knock yourself out: The GamePad can double as the main screen in most games.
The controller itself feels extremely familiar, unabashedly aping the Xbox 360 gamepad's shape and layout.
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The Wii U has a touch-screen tablet controller called GamePad and a TV-watching feature called TVii.
With it, the console's touch-screen GamePad controller becomes a remote control for your TV and set-top box.
Last fall, Nintendo started selling the Wii U, which comes with a tablet-like controller called the GamePad.
It's the group of friends passing the GamePad around the room and then sharing their experiences on Miiverse.
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Where the ghost is invisible on the TV, the Wii Remote players are visible on the GamePad screen.
The GamePad view only shows you a portion of the course, where the TV view shows you everything.
Rather than rely on a gamepad, the initial goal is to leverage a third-party, low-latency, high-precision motion controller.
That includes asymmetrical gameplay, wherein what you see on the GamePad isn't what you see on your television.
The game features various play styles, including one that lets both players compete head-to-head using just the GamePad.
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An optional Gamepad Controller turns the Razer Edge into a mobile console, offering an immersive, portable gaming experience.
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It can be connected to other devices, such as camera, keyboard, mouse or gamepad via the Micro USB port.
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Uncheck "Grab mouse in emulation mode" and "Use mouse as a controller" if you plan on using a gamepad.
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Check out the video below to see how the GamePad is being used.
The GamePad features a 7-inch, capacitive screen, physical control buttons and analog sticks.
It employs all of the GamePad's gimmicks across its single and multiplayer games.
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Other Wii U titles use the gamepad in the same way, and I suspect many more will later on.
Via the GamePad, it lets users get additional information about shows and share thoughts via sites like Facebook and Twitter.
After easing the user into the new gamepad-friendly environment, the new UI offers three familiar options: Store, Library and Community.
The game introduces multiplayer options using the GamePad and a visually stunning world that takes full advantage of high definition.
This new type of tablet, the GamePad, combines gaming controls with Android for a full tablet and gaming experience in one.
We underestimate the value of a gamepad or mouse-keyboard set-up and look to things like touch or motion as better replacements.
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The GamePad can also be used to play games without using a TV set, as one would on a regular tablet.
The gamepad has plenty of life left in it conceptually, as does a box full of increasingly venerable parts optimised for gaming.
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In an effort to make the screen foldable, clamshell-style, with the full gamepad underneath, the analog sticks are sunk into the body.
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