⟐ Answered April 20, 2026 at 1:06 MST

⟐ Commented March 29, 2026 at 22:43 MST

⟐ Answered March 19, 2026 at 3:27 MST

⟐ Commented March 09, 2026 at 6:53 MST

Some wii U are coming with this problem that the T.V doesn't show ANY image at all , so you can't Sync the gamepad with the console since you can't see any symbols at the T.V . The console turns on normally the gamepad too , everything is correct , follow the instruction on the manual step by step ,you try different T.Vs different HDMI cable , try the AV cable but no success ..

So the final solution is to send it back to nintendo to get a new one...

But what if you want to try to fix it by your self?

Can someone please solve the mistery of the bricked wii U's?

⟐ Commented March 06, 2026 at 13:22 MST

The Wii U still thinks a disc is loaded in the console. The menu says there is an invalid disc in the drive when there is no disc at all. Pressing the eject button makes the same noise as if a disc is trying to come out and then the laser moves, trying to read a disc that isn't there.

Is there a position I can manually move any of the disc drive parts in or to so the console knows there is not a disc in the drive? Should I just replace the drive?

⟐ Commented February 27, 2026 at 9:45 MST

⟐ Answered February 19, 2026 at 11:11 MST

⟐ Answered February 14, 2026 at 11:22 MST

While the disc drive still read and writes, inserts and ejects perfectly. The sounds it makes when I insert a disc is broken. When it spins (reads) it makes scratching sounds but it doesn't scratch the disc at all.

I do have some audio if one is interrested.

I do found some ebay disc drives but not sure how I would transfer the logic board.

Would it still be possible to repair the one I have?

⟐ Commented January 23, 2026 at 2:46 MST

⟐ Commented January 18, 2026 at 21:51 MST

⟐ Commented January 08, 2026 at 8:00 MST

⟐ Commented January 02, 2026 at 7:29 MST

⟐ Answered January 02, 2026 at 3:10 MST

Please turn off the Wii U console and try again.

If the problem persists, please visit support.nintendo.com.".

After reading posts with same problem i realized that i need to replace one of the wireless chips: 2878D-MICA2 or 2878D-MICB2. So which one i need to buy?

⟐ Answer accepted December 12, 2025 at 7:16 MST

⟐ Answered September 04, 2025 at 23:17 MST

They used to be around $25 pretty much everywhere and there were a dozen sellers available on Amazon alone with solid reviews. Now there's just a bunch that are $50 there and on ebay, most of these say "out of stock", and all the reviews are terrible. They don't even sell them here on ifixit, with it listed out of stock and after asking them when they might be back in stock they replied saying they have none on order and have no plans to place a new order for them.

Please does anyone out there know a reliable and quality seller like ifixit that is still selling a Wii U LCD screen replacement? I'm not even sure why they all stopped given it's a console that's recently seeing a massive resurgence in the used games market, and the gamepad screens are absolutely vital to play the console. I imagine the sales are slow, but they are absolutely going to sell out given enough time. I'd even be willing to pay $50 or so for one, but the issue is in the reviews. I don't want to get screwed, and given all other stores say out of stock I'm expecting to be scammed by the last few no-name companies that claim to have them in stock on Amazon and Ebay. Seems sketchy AF.

Please help!

⟐ Commented July 29, 2025 at 23:12 MST

⟐ Answered June 20, 2025 at 2:27 MST

⟐ Commented May 01, 2025 at 1:03 MST

⟐ Answered April 18, 2025 at 5:16 MST

It’s not the battery because I’ve replaced it and it still didn’t work

⟐ Commented April 09, 2025 at 3:57 MST