Hardware Wii U shuts down

[LysergCooltyp]

Heyho,

i bought Xenoblade Chronicles on the e-shop and whenever i play it my Wii U randomly turns off. I never had that issue with any game before. My Wii U is not modded, so i didn't mess anything up. Has anyone else had such an issue or knows how to solve it?

E: removed my USB gamepad charger and played roughly an hour without shutdown. I guess that solved it lol.

 

[driverdis]

Nintendo did provide a power brick because the Wii U cannot put out enough current over USB to charge it properly. use a 1.5 or 2 AMP USB charger instead.

 

[LysergCooltyp]

I'm using the official charger for the wii u itself. The gamepad is running on usb.

 

[driverdis]

I'm using the official charger for the wii u itself. The gamepad is running on usb.

I am referring to the Gamepad power brick, not the Wii U Power Brick.

 

[LysergCooltyp]

I am referring to the Gamepad power brick, not the Wii U Power Brick.

Aight, my bad. I lowered the displays brightness to 4 and that seems to be enough to keep it running. Worst case i have to play without using a charger since buying a new one just for one game seems like a waste. Thanks for the info!

 

[driverdis]

Aight, my bad. I lowered the displays brightness to 4 and that seems to be enough to keep it running. Worst case i have to play without using a charger since buying a new one just for one game seems like a waste. Thanks for the info!

Just use any cellphone or tablet USB charger. that will provide the current (Amps) needed to charge the gamepad and you can have brightness set to 5.

 

[Slartibartfast42]

Heyho,

i bought Xenoblade Chronicles on the e-shop and whenever i play it my Wii U randomly turns off. I never had that issue with any game before. My Wii U is not modded, so i didn't mess anything up. Has anyone else had such an issue or knows how to solve it?

E: removed my USB gamepad charger and played roughly an hour without shutdown. I guess that solved it lol.

What happened to your original AC GamePad charger? Just plug that in near where you play.

 

[LysergCooltyp]

Just use any cellphone or tablet USB charger. that will provide the current (Amps) needed to charge the gamepad and you can have brightness set to 5.

Will try that, thanks!

What happened to your original AC GamePad charger? Just plug that in near where you play.

I wouldn't use a third party one if that was an option. The neighbors rabbit bit the cable through.