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    The Nintendo Wii U, the follow-up to the monstrously popular Nintendo Wii console, launched in North America on November 18th 2012.

    Best accessories?

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    Just got one, so besides the pro controller, and that 8 hour replacement battery that I can't find for sale anywhere, I'm wondering what is the best:

    1 Anti-glare screen protector.

    2 Charging cradle for the pad and or remotes

    3 Any type of signal booster or repeater to use the pad in far away rooms

    4 External data solution

    5 bigger replacement stylus

    Or any other kind of cool accessories for Wii U.

    Muchos gracias.

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    #2 chaser324  Moderator

    I don't own a Wii U, so I can't comment on most of this. However, as a general rule, I never use screen protectors of any kind.

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    @chaser324: The Wii U game pad screen is exceptionally reflective, even on brightest settings I can see my face clear as a pond and the colors fade heavily unless your in a dim room.

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    1- I don't have a screen protector, I never saw the need for one. That said, see #5.

    2- Did you not get the Deluxe set? If not just buy the official cradle.

    3- I have never heard of a signal booster. You may be shit out of luck on that one.

    4- I bought this hard drive and haven't had any problems with it.

    5- I am still using the regular stylus, but maybe this bundle would be a good solution to the screen protector issue and stylus issue?

    As for other stuff, I recently bought the Uboost. It adds a bit of weight to the gamepad but doubles the battery life.

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    I don't know about you but I can never get screen protectors on right, either for phones or whatever. The glue is weird and there's always bubbles and pieces of dust that get trapped under there. I think Nintendo's touch screens are plenty durable on their own, at least if you only use the stylus.

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    #6  Edited By Snail

    The only essential accessory is the official GamePad battery with bigger capacity.

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    Screen protectors tend to make things look worse - this is my experience with 3DS/DS ones - so I've stopped using them.

    None of that other stuff is really ESSENTIAL. Maybe the external storage if you go all digital. Either way, external drives are still cheap as hell - so you'll be find down the road.

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