Topic: My Wii U makes cracking noises

Is it normal that the Wii U makes little cracking sounds when you're using it? Everything works fine with my console, but I often hear it while I'm playing, and I was wondering what it is. It's like the sound a TV makes when it's off but much lower .

It's normal, so don't worry.

I think you're talking about the disc being read. That's just how it sounds when the console reads files from a disc, so no worries!

Yeah I noticed this as well. It happened for the first 4 or 5 months but eventually stopped. I never worried or anything though...My original Xbox 360 from 2005 did it every 2-3 minutes.

Maybe you should move it off the fireplace.