Rick Dangerous Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 So several years ago my girlfriend (at the time, now wife, lol) knocked my Wii U gamepad off our coffee table where it flipped onto the floor landing firmly on the left joystick. From then on, instead of clicking in as it should (used in a number of games) it is squishy and doesn't do anything. Luckily the directional aspect still works. Several years ago I contacted Nintendo and they said it would be $80 to fix the damn thing, no matter what. Whether it was run over by a bulldozer or if it just had one small $5 dollar part needed (like I assume mine does.) Has anyone attempted to ever repair their gamepads for any issue. Any possibility of finding parts for this? Only a couple games really have a critical need for that left joystick click, but the more I think about it the more I realize I hang onto Nintendo consoles for decades so i'd really like it working for the years ahead and maybe should just suck it up and pay the "nintendo" tax before I can't get it repaired at all anymore... Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted August 26, 2017 Author Share Posted August 26, 2017 (edited) So here they are...nice. Certainly less than $80 Always worry about quality and durability though versus OEM... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Analog-Stick-with-PCB-Board-for-Nintendo-Wii-U-GamePad-Controller-Left-Right-Set/262465378002?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DPL.SIM%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D45728%26meid%3D0ea91afe39ff4d5c9e816ce5f9d44d56%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D112223050019&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851 Gave these ones a try since the reviews are all positive. Worst case scenario I am out $8 bucks... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Left-Right-Joystick-Analog-For-Nintendo-Wii-U-GamePad-Controller-With-Cables/112223050019?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649 I hate how the big N tries to gouge people for repairs. I think it's mostly because they don't want to DEAL with it themselves. They just want to sell you new shit. lol Edited August 26, 2017 by travistouchdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Is it that different of a stick that every other console currently uses? Yeah I'm sure you want a matching part, but unless its digital like 64, I'd think most any would work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted September 8, 2017 Author Share Posted September 8, 2017 And of course had to order a wonky tri head screw driver to do this repair. Thanks for the weird bit heads Nintendo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 I wonder if you could swap in a Wii U Pro Controller analog stick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted September 14, 2017 Author Share Posted September 14, 2017 This took me about 20 minutes and cost $12 (including the special N screwdriver.) Definitley less than the $80-$100 Nintendo wanted to fix my left joystick. Works great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegamezmaster Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 And of course had to order a wonky tri head screw driver to do this repair. Thanks for the weird bit heads Nintendo! Nice work. I have a wii u zelda gamepad that has a broken camera. How hard or difficult is the gamepad to work on? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share Posted October 1, 2017 Quite easy as it's wide open in there! Not sure where you'd get a replacement camera, but i'm sure they are out there. Nice work. I have a wii u zelda gamepad that has a broken camera. How hard or difficult is the gamepad to work on? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Cool, never saw the inside of the gamepad, but looks simple with plug in parts. Now you got it working again for just a little time and a $10 part. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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