The Wii U was hacked a few years after its release, allowing resourceful users to choose from various methods to attempt to revive their consoles after the internal eMMC chip becomes corrupted.

Without the occasional recharge, the 12-year-old console is reportedly at risk of experiencing memory corruption—which in many cases renders the Wii U unusable. The advice comes from gaming ...

It appears as if the Nintendo Wii U is a hardware failure waiting to happen, which is less than ideal now that Nintendo no longer repairs the console for customers. According to information posted ...

Boot up your Wii U to prevent memory corruption issues, according to user reports. Some Wii U consoles may be experiencing memory failure due to lack of power. The Wii U community is working on ...

Nintendo fans have been warned to be careful with their Wii U consoles, which have been ... Meanwhile, those interested in seeing what chip their console has can check as much here.

It's a dark day for Nintendo fans everywhere, as yet another nail has been driven into the coffin of the company's underrated previous-gen console, the Wii U. You might have thought the Wii U was ...

Nicole Carpenter is a senior reporter specializing in investigative features about labor issues in the game industry, as well as the business and culture of games. For years, the Wii U was largely ...

Nintendo shut down the online servers for both the Wii U and 3DS today. This means the end of online multiplayer gaming for both consoles, turning Mario Kart 7 for 3DS and the original Splatoon ...

New 3DS and Wii U owners will lose online play sooner than expected, as recent updates have reportedly shut down online access for these consoles. Nintendo shifted its focus towards the Switch ...

The Wii U is moving up the sales charts ... For comparison, the Switch has sold 129.5 million units and more than 1 billion games. A new Nintendo console was reportedly shown to developers ...

There’s at least one person who wants to figure out the Wii U bricking situation: a console modder who goes by the name Voultar. They run a YouTube channel doing mods and are offering to buy ...

Unfortunately, it’s recently been discovered that leaving the Wii U unattended for too long can wind up bricking the console, turning it into nothing more than an oversized paperweight.