Long lasting Replacement Rechargeable 4000 MAh Battery Pack by Button Masher for the Wii U Gamepad

We just got our order in today. It was very easy to install. The issue we were having with the Wii U pad, was that it would not hold a charge. We had to leave it plugged in to the charger, which caused the charger to break. As soon as we would unplug for the charger, the Wii U pad died. It had 2 bars when we installed it. very happy with the product. I know other people on here had some bad things to say, but perhaps their Wii U pad had other issues, that unfortunately had nothing to do with holding a charge. From what i have read, it seems that this will fix the charge problem.

A wonderful investment. Our Wii U tab died, and had to remain on the charge to be used, it absolutely did NOT hold a charge, after installing this battery we now have almost 4 hours of usage. Very very happy with this purchase, it was easy to install AND makes the Wii U tab feel brand new again!

I'm so glad I got this. The original Wii U battery will only run the gamepad for maybe 3 hours give or take when using full brightness. Mine finally stopped holding a long charge, maybe an hour tops, so I decided to pick up this battery which is suppose to be almost 3 times the capacity of the original battery. I just got done using this new battery for close to 2 hours and the battery hasn't dropped below 4 bars yet. Great purchase.

This stopped working within a few weeks, with a full charge the battery lasts 15 minutes at most.EDIT: The seller volunteered to send me a new battery, even though it was past Amazon's return policy date. I really appreciate the customer service that I received from this seller! The new battery works, but only lasts for about 2 hours. This is a great improvement on the last one, but I would not call it "long lasting". However, I am very grateful for the replacement as without it my Wii U would be useless.

The media could not be loaded. the battery was super easy to install and powers the gamepad fine. However, the wiring harness seems to be missing a prong and the game pad will flash an orange battery led indicating that the game pad is not charging correctly. I don't think this is a common problem, but would love to know if others have experienced the same thing.

For those interested in exactly how well the battery works, here is a comparison between the original battery and this as a replacement.My gamepad configuration is 5 (maximum) brightness, power-saving mode off, and rumble on.For both tests I allowed a full night of charging (probably unnecessary).- The default battery lasted for 2 hours and 28 minutes.- This battery lasted for 5 hours and 56 minutes.Installation was simple; unscrew the two plate screws, pull out the old battery, slide the plug loose, slide the new plug in. The new battery is visibly bigger and sits long-ways with less space.I did not notice any significant change in weight, but I'm a 230lb male with giant hands, so it's possible I'm insensitive to the difference.Overall, very happy I ordered this. Having to charge the gamepad every 3 hours was a real nightmare, wish I knew this was an option sooner.

Based on my research, buying a Wii U replacement/upgraded battery in 2019 is ultimately a crapshoot. Nothing official as far as extended batteries go seems to be on the market anymore and I'm always suspicious of batteries (like this one) that tries to pass itself off as a real Nintendo product when if you look closely, the logo/font etc is just enough off to notice. Having said that, I took a chance on this one and have been pleasantly surprised after owning it for just a day. The battery arrived decently precharged and thus far, after a single ~2 hour session, the Wii U is still saying it's full bars. I'm not expecting overall longevity (ie eventually fully dying out) compared to my original stock battery but for the price, I'm happy and cautiously optimistic about this product.

The game pad battery in my kids' Wii U gave up the ghost, and wouldn't hold or take a charge. I bought this as a supposed long lasting replacement, and it has lived up to its promises so far. It is simple to install, and fits great. I was originally concerned because it was much larger than the old battery, but it fits just fine.