@walter923 No I've not because honestly I don't think it's worth the $65-100 repair since all I have to do is hard power down & turn back on & everything works as normal after doing that. I did read on a forum that some folks buy new wifi cards on ebay for a few bucks and it fixes the gamepad connectivity issues but the issue was a bit different than mine. Mine connects fine it's like there's some sort of conflict occurring on the software side of things that only a complete power down clears & that is why I think I've not been able to find anyone get it resolved short of getting a replacement game pad. I can usually fix hardware issues if I can trace down the problem but I honestly don't think the wifi card in the game pad will fix a thing since it works with the reset but I could be wrong. It's a problem many wii u owners seem to live with. Oh, also, it works sometimes when the console has not been off over say 24 hours. Weird to say the least.
@BaffleBlend Sadly it seems to be a common problem with no solution. I've read so many forums with people having the same issue. Seems to be a software issue from what I can tell because people who are buying new Wii U's today still have the issue. My wii u I preordered 1st day it was available back in 2012 & warranty is long gone & repairing it would not be cost efficient nor is buying a new console a smart option because they still have not addressed the problem so hard powering it down each startup is not too bad at least it functions perfectly after doing that.
They need to fix the common problem of gamepads not syncing error. What started out on my launch wii u as an occasional annoyance has now become a problem 99% of the time I turn my Wii U on. I get the gamepad could not connect to Wii U error & have to hold power button on Wii U for 4 seconds to power it down. Soon as I power it back on all is fine. I can always tell when it's going to work because I can hear the disc spinning before anything comes up on the screen. When I get the error I just hear a click from the disc drive.
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Re: Wii U System Version 5.5.1 is Now Available
@walter923 No I've not because honestly I don't think it's worth the $65-100 repair since all I have to do is hard power down & turn back on & everything works as normal after doing that. I did read on a forum that some folks buy new wifi cards on ebay for a few bucks and it fixes the gamepad connectivity issues but the issue was a bit different than mine. Mine connects fine it's like there's some sort of conflict occurring on the software side of things that only a complete power down clears & that is why I think I've not been able to find anyone get it resolved short of getting a replacement game pad. I can usually fix hardware issues if I can trace down the problem but I honestly don't think the wifi card in the game pad will fix a thing since it works with the reset but I could be wrong. It's a problem many wii u owners seem to live with. Oh, also, it works sometimes when the console has not been off over say 24 hours. Weird to say the least.
Re: Wii U System Version 5.5.1 is Now Available
@BaffleBlend Sadly it seems to be a common problem with no solution. I've read so many forums with people having the same issue. Seems to be a software issue from what I can tell because people who are buying new Wii U's today still have the issue. My wii u I preordered 1st day it was available back in 2012 & warranty is long gone & repairing it would not be cost efficient nor is buying a new console a smart option because they still have not addressed the problem so hard powering it down each startup is not too bad at least it functions perfectly after doing that.
Re: Wii U System Version 5.5.1 is Now Available
They need to fix the common problem of gamepads not syncing error. What started out on my launch wii u as an occasional annoyance has now become a problem 99% of the time I turn my Wii U on. I get the gamepad could not connect to Wii U error & have to hold power button on Wii U for 4 seconds to power it down. Soon as I power it back on all is fine. I can always tell when it's going to work because I can hear the disc spinning before anything comes up on the screen. When I get the error I just hear a click from the disc drive.