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Future Wii U Owners, time to stock up on coin cell batteries.
- Thread starter The Elite
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Scofield94941
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just bought 10 on ebay. I'll be set for life Thanks OP
This may have been a joke, but I do have one of these as a backup for the one in my Saturn. I have already had to replace the one in my Saturn, I bought an extra a long while ago. Just sitting in the closet.
Speaking of battery :
Here how to change GB games battery without a soldering iron or special screwdriver.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOeaVbUBRVY
And, any Canadian website sell the 2032 for cheap?
Here how to change GB games battery without a soldering iron or special screwdriver.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOeaVbUBRVY
And, any Canadian website sell the 2032 for cheap?
You can find replacement batteries in 1$-2$ dollar stores over here... You can backup your save permanently with the backup ram cart though, but I think they are fairly expensive now.
They are like 2$ for 3 batteries at Dollarama...
DR2K
Banned
It'll remind people that they had a Wii U when they rummage through their closet.
Does the internal clock actually matter?
OrangeYouGlad
Banned
These batteries can last MUCH longer than that and usually do.
Thread title is misleading, even if it's trying to be funny.
The Elite
BOSS
Not meant to be an anti-hype thread. I'm buying a Deluxe Wii U at launch. Thread title is a bit of a joke in relation to having to do it on the Saturn a few times. As I state in the OP, I doubt we'll ever have to do this. Had no idea the Wii had it as well.
Why would you do that?
Member
Every device with a clock that runs with the power off needs a battery to keep time. The PS2, PS3, Xbox, 360, Gamecube, and Wii should all have batteries. PCs have them, too.
In the GC and Wii's case, it's also removable via a flap.
I've seen them last past 15 years in PCs.
In the GC and Wii's case, it's also removable via a flap.
I've seen them last past 15 years in PCs.
Only if the Wii U does not sync to internet time upon booting.
For games like Animal Crossing, yes.
Jaded Alyx
Member
If you want your save data to have the correct date, it sure is.
Community Forum
Member
Geek Squad will service your Wii U battery for $49.99 + tax.
Robert at Zeboyd Games
Banned
As someone who once owned a Saturn, the thread title inspired pure terror as soon as I saw. Glad to see it's not the same situation here.
The Faceless Master
Member
I have some LED 'Candles' that use CR2032
Well its probably like a Symos battery. without it, the hardware data cant keep the data. So everytime you will turn off the console, without a battery, the console will lose the time, and any hardware information. Nothing major, since everything except BIOS memory is on SD memory.
The VMU drained the battery within days if you played the mini games on them. But yeah since it's only for a clock here it will last a long time.
zephervack
Member
Im sure even the PS3 and Xbox run on these for their internal clocks, its just really weird they dedicated so much space in the manual to it hmmmm, wonder if it runs out way faster than others.
Don't underestimate GAF....
Dreamwriter
Member
Replaceable watch battery to run the clock and system settings? Nintendo must not be planning on replacing the Wii U with a new generation for 10+ years!
They probably simply want to go the user friendly way, this way if in 10 years the clock die, they have a section in the manual about how to remove easily the battery. Its a good thing from Nintendo part to make it easier. Easier than on PC or GB at least...
Graphics Horse
Member
10 year plan.
But in 5 years they'll release Wii U Clock Battery plus for a more precise way of keeping the time.
I don´t think the 360 has an internal battery for clock settings, every time I plug off my system it resets to 2005 or so, and it has done that since the day I bought it. Further Googling seems to support this.
UncleSporky
Member
The graphics processor.
Youtube is litterally the best thing that ever happened to the internet. I can teach myself how to do anything with that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCDJ31wWIPo
Graphics Horse
Member
Yes that's true.
Nah, they will probably add a 4D add on. Now you are playing before and after you have played.
zephervack
Member
This makes me even more nervous, you know how hard it is to design an easily replaceable part like that, takes a lot of little stuff which makes the console a bit bigger and harder to produce due to having to deal with these parts.
Its the reason why computers and other devices dont bother and just put it right on the motherboard.
Why would Ninty go to such a great length to make it so easy to change??????
Weird....
DeaconKnowledge
Member
I have never had to replace a cell battery in a piece of consumer electronics. Ever.
phosphor112
Banned
Lol, I doubt you'd have to ever replace one... but it's nice that they'd.. do that? Maybe they have the flash slightly staying charged with it? It's odd because flash memory can hold data for like a hundred years, maybe theirs is just cheaper or something. I wouldn't see much use in making it that accessible.
Oh well. The whole thing is just odd and perplexing.
Oh well. The whole thing is just odd and perplexing.
Yep, same for me, I have a Jasper.
Visualante2
Member
When things go wrong I tend to read the manual, and then buy what I need to replace. But that's just me.
I guess so you don't have to go outside as much.
lolez2matt
Member
Wii U will be lasting 20 years confirmed!
Baconsammy
Banned
ZING
Exactly what i was thinking.
It should last a long time , arent those the same as on motherboards these days?
They last forever , of course it depends what its powering...
Why would you do that?
Member
Yes, I don't have a 360 or Xbox, so I assumed they had a battery like other systems. A bit of an odd omission, but it's not like most people unplug their consoles anyway, I guess.
(I feel so weird posting the same thing twice in two different threads...)
Gianni Merryman
Member
IMy PC is ten years old or more, never had to replace the battery on the motherboard.
Certain things should be explained in manuals since not everyone is savvy in this kind of stuff and would not know what to do if somethiing like this happened; funnily enough when I have seen people go panicking thinking a PC was broken since it was malfunctioning at boot opening the bios settings screen, since they didn't think/were unaware that the battery had simply run out.
It will lead to less users sending in a Wii U for repair when its only a dead battery. Which result in lowering the number of technician, which create profit.