Reddit reviews Tomee Charge Cable for Wii U GamePad

There are usb chargers on the market that do exactly this though.

http://www.reddit.com/r/wiiu/comments/13twy3/you_can_charge_and_play_the_wii_u_gamepad_on_usb/

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00ARMQ7VM?pc_redir=1408592440&robot_redir=1

I look at the specs, I see that they can match up. And in fact, there are products that do precisely what you and others in this thread say can not be. You can get usb cables with a gamepad plug in, plug it in to your wii u, and it will charge.

I have one of these, works great! I use it a lot for XCX:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00ARMQ7VM/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1467478530&sr=8-3&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=wii+u+gamepad+charger&dpPl=1&dpID=41-bLC4ZgkL&ref=plSrch

I use a usb cable because of the original power supply's tendency to break easily (2 of mine did)... It works absolutely fine, it just charges slower but that's not a problem for me. I haven't tried using a wall adapter with it, though, I just plug it into my computer.

Edit: this is the one I got.

Edit2: If anyone could figure out the power output of the original adapter VS one for an iPad etc. that'd be helpful, electrical stuff gives me a headache so I haven't bothered

A second post from me, a 5 port usb charging hub, $12usd.

That one is just the best selling one on Amazon, you can probably find one for cheaper. But it charges anything that normally charges off of usb; iPads, iPhones, android smartphones, PS Vitas, the Nintendo 3ds/xl and the WiiU gamepad if you can get the cables, etc. Who doesn't have a plethora of stuff that can charge off of usb these days anyways.

http://www.amazon.com/Tomee-Wii-U-Charge-GamePad-Nintendo/dp/B00ARMQ7VM

No one end is the port that will fit into the gamepad and the other is just USB. So it will fit into any usb port

http://www.amazon.com/Tomee-Wii-U-Charge-GamePad-Nintendo/dp/B00ARMQ7VM

so if I use that I can plug it into this

http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Wall-Charger-Outlet-Output/dp/B005CG2ATQ/ref=sr_1_cc_2?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1463168624&sr=1-2-catcorr&keywords=2+amp+cell+phone+charger+amazon

My thinking is that many cellphones use a 1500mh battery that's the same capacity as the gamepad and since cell phones can use a 2amp charge I though the game pad could also

Fuck, I JUST left the house. It looks a lot like a Mini USB. Well, actually, it looks exactly like the GamePad charger cord, except black, short, and has USB on one side. Since I can't take a pic of mine, here's a link to an officially licensed one!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00ARMQ7VM?pc_redir=1408592440&robot_redir=1

Edit: pic added biotch

>I wish I was able to charge the gamepad using the system itself.

3rd party option or this

> hooking up a sensor bar and trying to use that on the plane is a bit.. untenable

Hold B while starting up the Wii U, you will go straight to Wii mode without needing to select anything using a wii mote, then the gamepad has a built in sensor bar (around the camera), so you can use motion controls with just the gamepad - no sensor bar required. You can also order a classic controller pro, wii classic controller, mayflash adapter with a gamecube controller, or a knock off - all of which plug directly in to a Wii mote, but let you play with a more standard control option.

>I can't wait for this (if it's still true)! I'd love playing Mario Kart 8 with my wife when we're without a TV.

Just get 2 other controllers and switch the gamepad to display the race instead of the race/map/horn/items etc. then it's just a tiny TV