Problem with Wii controller

Bonjour · 20 Jul 2007 at 22:22

I'm having trouble with one of my Wii controllers. Whenever I press the A button having switched the console on, the lights just flash a couple of times then go blank. If I try to sync the controller pressing A & B then the lights flash for about 30 seconds and it fails to sync.

Has anyone else experiencecd anything similar or got any advice?

Cheers.

sja360 · 20 Jul 2007 at 22:37

batteries dead? u checked that? sorry if its a dumb question just have to clear that idea out

fini · 20 Jul 2007 at 22:40

I had that problem once. I unplugged the wii and plugged it back in - seemed to solve it (never happened since).

Bonjour · 20 Jul 2007 at 22:41

Cheers mate. Good thinking.

New batteries, though. All four lights are flashing on the controller.

Maybe I'll have to get a warranty replacement.

Thanks for the unplugging tip. I'll give that a go..

LabR@t · 20 Jul 2007 at 22:46

press the home button to see battery status

Broken Arrow · 20 Jul 2007 at 23:43

Had the same thing - unplugging the console sorted it for me.

Haze · 21 Jul 2007 at 03:18

yeah ive had the same prob... turning it on and off again sorted it

Katoom · 21 Jul 2007 at 08:18

Have you tried pressing the red button inside the wiimote next to the batteries.

There's also a red sync button behind the front flap, try that, hope it works for yu!

Sol · 21 Jul 2007 at 09:58

It's probably lost it's connection with the console, there are instructions to fix that come with the wii.

Whoop · 21 Jul 2007 at 10:03

I had that problem a week or so ago, seemed to be caused by the missus turning on controller 2 before I used the normal one and it got its connection a bit haywire. Unplugging it restored it to normal

Whoop

Bonjour · 21 Jul 2007 at 10:57

Sorted after much fiddling with red buttons, batteries, the power supply and buttons 1 and 2.

Cheers guys.

Syph · 21 Jul 2007 at 14:31

I know you've sorted it, but if it happens all you should have to do is turn the console on and then press the sync button on the Wii and in the Wiimote at the same time.

Bonjour · 21 Jul 2007 at 15:47

I tried that a number of times and it didn't work.

I then unplugged the power from the Wii, took the batteries out of the controller and put them back in, hooked the power back up to the Wii, turned it on and then the sync worked.

Bit weird, but at least it's working now.