Hardware Questions regarding my Wii U CAT-DEV unit

[d3wky]

I just did a trade for this Wii U CAT-DEV unit and I have a few questions. First off, I have no experience in game development, but it's something I've always been interested in. I had an opportunity to trade for this Wii U CAT-DEV unit and pulled the trigger because I thought it was interesting and wanted to learn more about it. So, the only thing I have is this box.. Would I need the custom console and pad that it would have come with in order to fully use this? Or is there anyway I could use a regular pad/console with this? Also, what all would I need to get this thing running and test it out? Any information and input is greatly appreciated. I realize I may be jumping into something that's a bit over my head, but I'm trying my best to learn and any info helps.

**Edit: So I've found out that I do in fact need the matching pad/console in order to really do anything with this. So now I have a really cool paperweight until I find the matching hardware. Wish me luck!**

 

[SylverReZ]

I just did a trade for this Wii U CAT-DEV unit and I have a few questions. First off, I have no experience in game development, but it's something I've always been interested in. I had an opportunity to trade for this Wii U CAT-DEV unit and pulled the trigger because I thought it was interesting and wanted to learn more about it. So, the only thing I have is this box.. Would I need the custom console and pad that it would have come with in order to fully use this? Or is there anyway I could use a regular pad/console with this? Also, what all would I need to get this thing running and test it out? Any information and input is greatly appreciated. I realize I may be jumping into something that's a bit over my head, but I'm trying my best to learn and any info helps.

This is only for testing alpha/beta builds of games, not really useful unless you want to archive lost media.