Dang...my new Wii U gamepad battery arrived today...only to find out it's impossible to unscrew the two small screws to open the battery compartment....

Searched around internet....seems like lots of people have the same problem.

Anyone here has success with it?

i replaced mine with the High Capacity model long time ago. don't remember any issue with it.

btw, just sharing this excerpt from nintendo support site:-


http://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/ap...a-wii-u-gamepad

Thanks bro.

Forgot to up date this thread...but i have solved it....none of my precision screw drivers fits it. The battery comes with a small screw driver which fits but it's too small and i turn until thumb also numb. Read many such cases on internut people asking for help to unscrew. I don't have dremel tools...but after reading some comments on using rubber band...i have another idea...since i have a Black and Decker wireless powered screw driver...



But now, i am not satisfied with the new battery...say what 3600Mah...last night tested only can last 3 hours...WTF. No better than my original Wii U battery. And the low power lights start blinking after 20 minutes!! (eventhough it only dries out in 3 hours).

Feels like complaining to Paypal to get my money back.

This post has been edited by MarioKart: Feb 23 2018, 10:06 AM

that new battery life doesn't sound right. mine lasts for at least 6hrs of use. it was the original nintendo high capacity battery replacement model.

I bought from ebay...

Where did you bought yours??

play-asia.com if not mistaken. ages ago (at least more than 3 years)

https://www.play-asia.com/wii-u-gamepad-bat...50mah/13/706oan

This post has been edited by yangkuo: Feb 23 2018, 10:20 AM

Out of print liao...