Problems you have had with your Wii U or its accessories

[Marc]

I'm curious to know if anyone else has had problems with their Wii U in the past.

Recently my GamePad went to a black screen but I could still hear the Smash U music. That happened when I tried to join a Smash U online lobby but my request got rejected >.< and then BAM. At first I thought the GamePad's battery was low so I tried charging it, but no dice. I had to hold down the power button which resolved the problem,

I'm guessing this issue is because my console's internal memory is almost full .-. Sometimes on the start screen of Smash Bros. U, my GamePad's screen would also freeze for 10-15 seconds =/

So what about you guys/gals? Have you ever encountered an issue with your console or its accessories?

 

[GerudoWarrior]

Well, sometimes, my pro Controller begin controlling itself randomly. Though it hardly happens, it is really annoying when in a Mario kart 8 online race, I suddenly steer over to the side and crashes, or in smash I jump of a Cliff. I am Lucky though, because in smash, this rarely happens in matches, mostly in the menus.

 

[Poefred]

Haven't had any problems really. One problem with the design though is that I wish the joystick had notches in the sides like the gamecube and wii nunchuck had. Always find myself going ever so slightly off center in games.

 

[3823]

Before I bought Windwaker HD, I had the regular Wii U Deluxe console. One day, I turned it on and the Control Stick on the Wii U gamepad was jammed. It kept moving it down so I couldn't navigate anything. This was on my birthday, lol. I still remember. So the left control stick was jammed and it kept moving down. It took me a while to realize it, but I still wondered how it had happened.

Now I have Windwaker HD, with a pretty golden design on the Wii U gamepad! Everything happens for a reason :3

 

[Mikaya]

When I closed the Youtube app (was watching a vid but paused it), the Wii U screen just froze. I could hear the menu sound in the background, though. Happened a few times, and had to switch off the main power (from plug) and turn it on again. What's up with that?

 

[NintendoCosmos]

I never had any problems with my Wii U or any accessories... But the PS4 & Xbox One has some hardware and software problems. I never had any problems with any of my Nintendo products. My old NES I have from the 1980's still works til this day. Nintendo makes gaming systems to last a lifetime.

 

[sheepycat]

One time the screen on my gamepad turned pink. When I turned it off and then back on, it was fine. It was weird though. Other than that, no problems for me. That wasn't even a problem.

 

[TheSpiritedWarrior]

Well, my wii u crashed 2 times, badly. I just hold the power for 10 seconds, unplug, bamb! Back to normal. 1 of those times, it was connectung to smash and made a buzzing noise. It is a very simple fix. Also on my gamepad, this is not a problem but I have a silcone case on mu gamepad and it is annoying because it catches dust easily. But I want it to be protected though.

 

[423]

A For Glory Online match was about to start. My opponent was Wario. Wario ran up to me and opened his mouth. The moment he did, my Wii U froze. I wasn't near my Wii U at the time, so I simply hit the power button from my game pad when I was supposed to power off the system itself. Thankfully, I realized that about 1 minute later. xD

 

[Slayerpon Tatsu]

Let's see:
Breaking My gamepad (twice)
Nunchucks no longer working
Random Internet Disconnections
Mario Kart 8 being for a different console apparently
And loud buzzing noises.

I have the best luck

 

[oshul]

My game pad has a weird blue mark at the top right of my screen I've tried everything to get it of anyone know how tou fix it?

 

[Ace]

My game pad has a weird blue mark at the top right of my screen I've tried everything to get it of anyone know how tou fix it?

I have a similar problem with an intrusive little speck in the center of my gamepad. (I've also tried all in my power to remove it, but to of no avail...)

 

[Mikaya]

I think the charger port on my Gamepad is sorta messed up, but somehow it still manages to charge. I guess I'm pretty lucky in some ways. xD

The amount of times my kid tripped over the whilst I was playing (and charging at the same time). Geez. I don't really want it to mess up further, because it might be expensive to get a replacement. :/

The actual charger has chew-marks on it (does it look like food, child?).

 

[28142]

My Wii u has only crashed once. It was when I was loading up Darksiders 2 and it just froze on me. I think it was due to it being on for too long and as it was a really hot day I think it probably overheated.

Other then that I've had no issues at all and it's been working fine

 

[D4rkDragon]

Well... The GamePad fell once from my my closet where the TV and the console are, and the LCD inside it cracked. Luckily, after a few weeks of explaining to my parents, we got it fixed (That's still 40€), and now, straight after beating Xenoblade X, the touch screen stopped working. I saved and rebooted the console, as well as the GamePad, no luck. Touch Screen is "dead" because I saw that small piece of dirt slide between the GamePad's plastic and the screen.

And Nintendo's support... "Try to calibrate your screen". Well, actually, I'd like to try that, but I can't even navigate in the System Settings due to the touch screen being unresponsive.

 

[Wariomovie]

The only issue I've ever had with the WiiU or its accessories would be issues with the Pro Controller moving in strange directions after being connected to the WiiU. After a few times of this happening, I discovered that it happens when you connect the Pro Controller while inputting a direction on the control stick, causing the system to assign that direction as the "center" of the control stick.