Hardware Wii U Controller eat battery

[s-arash]

hi guys

i just didnt used my wii u for some weeks , today when i wanted to turned it on via controller, it didnt , i found that my full charged controller is fully uncharged now

is this normal?

 

[ShadowSoldier]

Batteries lose their charge..

 

[slingblade1170]

If its not on charge for a long time any battery will die, put it on charge and your good.

 

[trumpet-205]

Normal. This is called self-discharge. Even when not using battery loses power over time.

 

[Cyan]

I don't think he is talking about the "normal" self-discharging batteries time. Gamepad are discharging as fast as if you were playing. if you don't use it for one week, it's discharged. (not using your DS, 3DS, wiimote, etc. doesn't discharge it in one week).
Isn't the gamepad always active because you can use it as a TV remote without powering the console? (sure it use less power than if you were playing, but it does discharge very fast even when not using it). They should allow a proper switch off state.
Edit: oh, and like said by Boud.. Indask8 : it's always ON to detect when you power on your console.

 

[Bladexdsl]

just leave it on it's charger dock whenever your not using it that's what i do. also there's a larger battery you can get now from playasia.

 

[indask8]

Yep the gamepad discharge itself abnormally quickly, The new bigger battery helps a little.

As Cyan says, I suspect the gamepad keeps trying to communicate with the WiiU all the time so it can turn on by itself if you turn on the WiiU first rather than the gamepad...

Would be great if Nintendo release an update with an extra option to disable the gamepad from trying to turn on all by itself, because if you don't use it for 1/2 week that's a whole battery charge cycle gone for nothing.

 

[mkill]

yeah even if you disable the wii pad screen while gaming with a wiimote, it still discharges very fast even from brand new. I haven't played any wii pad intensive games yet, but that would be a problem on the Wireless side, you could always plug in the good ol' charger cable and your good.

 

[tbgtbg]

If you know ahead of time that you aren't going to be using it for a few days/weeks/months/whatever, you could always take the battery out. That'll make sure it's completely off and not draining the battery. Of course, if not using it for a length of time is something that just happens and not planned out, you won't know to do this ahead of time.