Wii U GamePad drop test

The Wii U GamePad is pretty rugged and survives several drops at various angles.

The guys over at GizmoSlip are famous for their “drop tests”, where they take new consumer electronics and do a simple drop test, where it’s dropped from a few feet height on different angles. Overall, the GamePad gets a few scratches, even when dropped on concrete from 5 feet. It’s a pretty solid device, all things considered. We still haven’t found out what that weird Wii U GamePad rattle is, though.

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- Nko Sekirei
  
  does anyone know how to get a avatar on here cause im getting sick and tired of people stealing names especially mine recently.I take good care of my new system and controller but its good to hear that the wii u pad can survive falls like that
  - Nko Sekirei
    
    Wtf that wasn’t me… I hate this site. Name stealer
    - AKA-Link77
      
      There’s been a series of name stealings here. Some one call Name Busters!
      . . . . Anyways, i think its safe to go to war with my game pad as a noble shield!
      XD
  - Bicentennial_Pidgeon
    
    get a gravatar
  - Superrty
    
    Go to gravitar and create an account. Then use the same email here that you used for Your account
  - Nko Sekiri
    
    Why would anyone do such a teribble thing?
    - Nko Sekirei
      
      stfu u bastard if u continue to use my name i swear ur not gonna like me
      - Nko Sekirei
        
        with such a poor name the only way to get you out is to use it again and again
    - Nko Sekirei
      
      dude i dont misspell that shows u ur a poor copy cat
      - Nko Sekirei :P
        
        I* Don’t* You* Are*
      - Darknut
        
        LOL hes trolling you. Forget him. This site is full of noobs anyways, forget about commenting here. Find a better site.
      - Lord Carlisle
        
        Half of those words were misspelled!
      - HyrulianUtopia
        
        Lmao I was the original copycat but lmao that was funny.
        “dude I dont misspell that shows u ur a poor copy cat” lmao hahaha!
      - Nko Sekirei
        
        I double dare you mother effer…
- zeroSØUL
  
  We all play outside and accidentally drop our stuff, right?
  What an accurate test…
  - Lazyboy88
    
    If it can survive a 4 ft. drop on concrete than i bet it can survive any other floor in your house..
    - Colton
      
      I have a floor of white-hot metal spikes. So I hope you’re right.
      - NightºƒCore
        
        I have a bridge floor with lava underneath. I also hope he’s right. If he’s not let’s toast him >:D
      - revolution5268
        
        i live in a dungeon so this is accurate to mii.
    - Andrew Sheehan
      
      Marble floor > concrete.
  - ao1jmm
    
    That is the point though. If it can take that then it can definitely take being dropped inside your house on carpet or tile.
    - zeroSØUL
      
      lol thats what I said, got 3 dislikes for some reason.
      - revolution5268
        
        trolls….what can you do…
- rjm420247
  
  Fuc it.
- dr scoobie
  
  If your really determined to find out whats causing that rattle.
  open up the wii u gamepad, and shake each piece individually.
  
  i would laugh if somebody put a tick tack in there to drive you crazy.
  - revolution5268
    
    um that rattle thing is the a,b,x,y button you know. spread it around!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- U and Mii
  
  My Gamepad doesn’t seem to rattle.
  - u mad bro FC: 0559-7101-5495
    
    Oh it hurts me to see the gamepad fall like that.
aleks

i saw it the wii u is awesome xd
- VX
  
  Another video of people destroying the wii u. But this one is to determine the quality of a product. Not incinerating something thinking it will make it more valuable.
ssb43dsFC3007 8585 6950

meh who cares! thats why u buy cases!
tht guy

thank you thank you i have praise to say for nintendo i was so worried that when i get my wii u if i drop the gamepad whats gonna happen is the screen gonna crack or anything else thankfully we know now that its abble to survive
- Sqarticus
  
  All nintedo products are durable. Every nintendo product I’ve ever owned (including an SNES) has survived extremely well, even if dropped, i.e. the gamecube, DS lite, ect, ect
  - Lazara The Last
    
    As long as they have enough Nintendium, it will always be like that! XD
  - DerikGotro64
    
    My first gamecube was struck by lightning. Not so durable. (True story)
  - ultrasyd
    
    Yeah Nintendo is always solid as rock. my 2 years and so old son is my new crash test. I can say the wii motes seem to be maybe as solid as the good old game boy : )
  - Grodus
    
    Yeah, my 3DS fell from a refrigerator once (keep wondering), and has fell on concrete many times, but it’s fine, just has a scratch on the L and R buttons.
Gary Sherman

Wii u looks as its going to get better with each post
- NightºƒCore
  
  B!tch, please, the Wii U is better
Tobbe

Never dropped a mote or chuch. Hope i dont drop this one. My 7y thoe… Well he served one time on tennis and forgot to strap up… Lucky he hit the wall and ower mote said goodbye to the world
Yvonne Cruz

I want a Will U for Christmas because it’s the best new item of the year.
- eli
  
  spoiled person its surprising how much money people get spent on for christmas
-IVIatrix+

Nentendium!
- Nko Sekirei
  
  I looooovvvvveeeeee thee wiiiiiiiUuuuuu
- Nintenlord
  
  nintendo means truck…. come on people some have to know the reference
  - Nintenlord
    
    Hate kids they have no respect for the elderly they thumb me down
    - revolution5268
      
      its the fucking trolls, not us!!!
D2K

Nintendo products have always been durable. I remember I was sitting on the floor playing my GameCube on day. The phone rang and it was in the other room. So I had to get up and run to go answer it. Somehow the controller cord had gotten wrapped around my leg so when I got up and ran it pulled the cord and the system with it and I kicked the GameCube across the room.

Not only did it not break the system, not only did the cord no snap, but the game didn’t even SKIP!!!

If that is not a testament to how durable Nintendo products are, I don’t know what is.
- PKUltima
  
  If I drop my Gamecube while it’s playing, everything will be perfectly fine. Of I touch an Xbox 360 while it’s playing a game it destroys the disk…
- [000]
  
  I’ve accidentally pulled my Wii off of the end table in my basement by a Gamecube controller cord hundreds of times. Absolutely nothing happens when it hits the ground. That’s pretty durable.
  - Alex
    
    My one time, my cousin trip the cable then my GameCube fell crash a 2 foot statue then the statue’s arm broke but my GameCube still works.
- Raskens
  
  My little brother (he was 4) jumped from my bed on to the gamecube with his feet togheter, and nothing happened with it. It did broke several years later, but shi* how the h*ll did it survive that jump at that moment.
- Christian
  
  And a Gameboy that survived a tank explosion. Nintendo knows how to make sturdy consoles.
Josh

Take it apart to find out the rattle source, jeez, surprised no one has yet.
- eli
  
  its the x and y buttons
  my wii u doesn’t rattle is something wonderfully right or wrong?
immallama

Well that’s good ^.^ I don’t need to worry much about kiddies dropping it then XD

I’m still a little worried about getting scratches on the screen though. That’s why i’m going to get screen protectors on day one XP
FUUUUUUUUUU

SHOW ME POTATO SALAD
Link

I cringed every time the Gamepad hit the ground.
- Lazara The Last
  
  Yeah, me to… I was really sad and scared when it bounced like it did…
- BlackStar*
  
  the 3ds has a rattle as well, I think it has a pedometer type thing inside of it that makes that noise, or the gyroscope could be the issue. (dont know how though)
Jeffery02

That’s impressive. I was actually just waiting for the screen to break, but I was pleasantly surprised. Still though, I’m not about to test these drops myself. I may end up regretting it if I take it too far.
- Nko Sekirei
  
  lol some people throw theirs out of anger
  - Nko Sekirei
    
    only idiots do so
- mikey
  
  they should make a video where they directly hit the screen to see the screen’s durability.
  - eli
    
    that would be a *utility not a game
  - Christian
    
    Ehh, unless someone has major anger issues and slams the screen with a hammer, we know what’s gonna happen.
    - lakersfan
      
      Bouncy!
derty

nice drops
HyperSonicN1

Nintendium BIATCH!
PKMN trainer Red

poor Gamepad…
- Tobbe
  
  Poor? Iam impressed. Think about all parties this little magic thing will hold out. What about some wet test? Beer, whiskey and vodkatest
  - Tobbe
    
    And scratchtest. Hope it have the same screen like htc one x. I can scrape with a nail on the screen and hammer down a nail without a scratch or so. Sry of topic but i like to see wet and scratch test
  - Lazara the Last
    
    The only thing I ever will drink while playing must be beer. And only with friends. No whiskey or vodka, I don’t trust my friends that much
Tobbe

Only thing that have broke for me on wii is the cord between mote and chuck. I played boxing and flexed to much and the cable snatched
Elite

always loved watching these things.
Basherbob

I think the rattle is the motion sensor. If you shake the wii nunchuck remote you can hear the same thing.
- Bosmur
  
  No, its the buttons on the nun chuck that rattle, I just tested it
  - Basherbob
    
    I can’t say for sure because I’m in the uk and don’t have my wii u yet, but from watching the video from wiiudaily they held all the buttons down at once proving that it must be coming from something inside the controller.
    - Lazyboy88
      
      I don’t know what it is but my ps3 dualshock 3 sixaxis controller does the same thing when you grab the right side and shake, i don’t even have to shake it that hard.. i’m not worried one bit, Nintendo FTW!
- JC Denton
  
  It’s a bomb
Nintendonoob

I like seeing stuff drop as much as the next guy but this! This makes me wanna cry
pringles dill

I wanna smash wii u controller when i get one and then smash the console with axe, then I see how strong that wiiu really is.
- Zhenya
  
  how about microwave it? that would be reaaally smart
- HyrulianUtopia
  
  How dare you?!!
- Cyanide
  
  Come on!!! Give the axe a break!!! You know it won’t stand a chance!!!
Reggienator

Ain’t the rattlesound the pen on the back?
You guys might want to try that, if you haven’t already.
If it ain’t the pen, it must be the buttons.
- dubYA
  
  Precisely. It’s stylus and the ABXY buttons, but mostly the buttons.
  
  Don’t know why so many people can’t seem to figure this out. -_-
  - [000]
    
    It’s not. I took out the stylus and held down all the face buttons, and shook it. It still made the rattling sound.
    - Poncho
      
      Well no duh, shake it hard enough and something will come loose. It’s the buttons, no question. Tried and tested it myself. Heard it when I lifted the Gamepad above my head, and the buttons were the first thing I held down. It was them.
derty

also that’s Houston Texas city skyline in the backround
that’s cool they live in my city
Seth Michel

All I want for Christmas is the Wii U. I got home from school one day a year ago and watched Nintendo unveil it at E3 2011 and ever since then I knew I would buy that thing asap. Sadly I couldn’t afford it for the release and can’t buy it for Christmas. I think that the Wii U is the best console so far and will offer by far the best game play of any console. Also I’ve always wanted a tablet or smartphone for all the apps, and now because of the Wii U’s touchscreen, developers will put their apps for tablets and smartphones onto the Wii U so I would finally be able to play the best apps and the best games on the best console.
filthysock

The rattle coming from the gamepad is from the ABXY buttons and possibly a small rattling sound from various other buttons. Hold the buttons down while shaking the gamepad.
- Tobbe
  
  I will open it and put little foam at some points in it, with dubbletape on it. Have your eyes open. Will post on the tube. No loose noise
30yearsofnintendogaming

gamepad rattle is the gyroscope and accelorometer, just incase wiiudaily wanted to know.
The Detonator

its a TANK!
WreckitRalph

One word:

Nokiatendo.=P
- Reggienator
  
  You dare compare Nintendo to the failing company Nokia?
  Nokia rather sux. If they ain’t making money on Win8 Phones, they’re gonna die…
  - WreckitRalph
    
    Dude, if you knew ah ye olde school Nokia, I was referring to the Nokia 3310. It’s a compliment.
TheUNation

Final verdict: The Wii U GamePad is like a Timex watch– takes a lickin’ and keeps on kickin’ ass and taken names. Oops… my bad, Reggie. I’m glad that the GamePad is very durable.
dojo

wow thats just amazing well that puts mind at easy of droping the gamepad scince most my house has carpeting NOT CEMENT
Richard

Nintendo always make the most resistant and durable stuff
Maverick-Hunter

Lol what did you expect from nintanium (the mysterious material all nintendo products are made of)
Linskarmo

I expected it to be this durable, of course. But what if a face hits a corner? I guess that would be highly unlikely to occur, but it would be interesting to know how well the GamePad resists that.
LePasPossible

The RATTLE SOUND is from the PEN shaking on the gamepad. Remove it and it will fix the issue
LePasPossible

The Rumble feature makes a Rattle Noise also if compared to the PS3. The noise is similar to the Rumble Pack Add-on we used to know for the N64 controller. I think it’s become a Nintendo Legacy
Captain Potato

If there was anything in the whole universe I could have for Christmas it would be the DeLorean time machine from Back to the Future so that I could go forward in time and buy a Wii U Deluxe Edition for $150.00 and The Legend of Zelda U for just $20.00, download the latest update so that there would be no loading screens or glitchy processing anymore, come back in time and show it off to all of the Wii U haters that it IS THE ONLY next generation console! The End!
- tht guy
  
  you sir are my new hero all i have to say
Nintendo forever

That was so hard to watch
rafael

I give the gamepad a 10 for that last flip.
Jetty

Weak stomach, I cringe everytime it hits the ground.
corbin74

Has nobody realized when you take out the stylus and hold the abxy and +- buttons the game pad doesn’t rattle???
HotInEER

He was dropping it from 5 ft not 4 ft. I’m very impressed. It can survive concrete, my kids are good to go sitting in my recliners with wood floors.
Burnannator

i saw the wii u at target 2 day and it was smaller that i hoped for
Hmanvilla

I want super powers for Christmas to rule the universe.
WiiUnited FC: 3952-7314-9397

Of course Nintendos products are durable. I’ve dropped my SNES multiple times, well actually fell off my bed and it still works today. Btw I was at target and went straight to the wii U and as I picked up the game pad it felt so natural and light in my hands.
rjm420247

remember the game boy that survied fire.
rjm420247

survied
Randytjhu18

I got shivers watching this…
But I have to wait 5 more days to get mine…
Naterman

Well the wii u may be durable by the outside but yesterday mines froze like 4 times while I was playing nintendo land. Idk if Nintendo has this under control but its very unprofessional to have a new console be freezing up like that.
Ben

Nintendo, the Nokia of gaming.
Grodus

Now we shouldn’t have a problem! …Unless you play your Wii U on the roof using a really long extension cord… Um…
tht guy

for those who ave a wii u i give u pops fr being able to drop the mo ey for one me an dmy sister are gonna have to save up fo a yeara and half to get enough to even but one (well actually a deluxe two games and a pro controller but thts besides the point) but hopefully by then the wii u will have all the bugs out and a lil bit of a lower price hopefully to those who own one good luck and good gaming im out peace oh and one last thing NINTENDIUM ftw
Wii u is good

If I could have any thing for Christmas it would be a wii u of course and go to space got to another country and just have plain simple fun that’s what I would want for Christmas
Ariah

The one thing in the universe that I want for Christmas is the planet Jupiter. You see, Jupiter is a gas planet and so if I took control of it, I would be in control of the biggest natural gas collection known to man. I would than pump the gas into Earth from satellites I stole from NASA and thus every time someone would light a lighter there would be an explosion the equivalency of a nuclear missile; thus ending smoking. (But no one would ever be hurt.) But the gas also causes all the Xbox’s and Playstation 3′s in the world to malfunction and dissolve. Then the world leaders would praise me for ridding the world of all evil (the xbox’s and ps3′s) and give me one gift. So I would get Pluto and put it the one place it fits; in the Atlantic Ocean. and because Pluto is one big Wi-Fi moon everybody would have super fast wi-fi for there Wii U’s.
??

Why does the article say 5 feet when CLEARLY the guy says 4 feet?!…again trying to make the system more than it is. This site actually used to be good untill the writers all became extrem fanboys…
gamenchick

Pretty neat
Revolution5268

nintendium FTW!!!!!!!!!!

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