Does the Gamepad Rumble

#1 Posted by morrelloman (570 posts) - 5 months, 1 day ago

Someone has opened a class action lawsuit against the Wii U...already? Saying that the controller rumbles and vibrates. This court filing says he has returned it three times.

I haven't opened my WiiU yet (waiting to open a big red box under a tree) so is this dude a moron or is this a real issue?

http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/12/17/53185.htm

#2 Posted by Snail (7827 posts) - 5 months, 1 day ago

I've played hours of Nintendo Land on that game pad, and don't remember it rumbling. Maybe it does though?

#3 Edited by Vonocourt (1995 posts) - 5 months, 1 day ago

It does rumble, quite fiercely for a device that you can't get as strong of a grip on as the other controllers. Pretty sure you can turn it off at the system level, so yeah, lawsuit is even dumber.

#4 Posted by BrockNRolla (1698 posts) - 5 months, 1 day ago

I know it rumbles, but I never noticed that it rumbled in any way stronger than any other controller. As a soon to be lawyer though, I can attest to the notion that people are willing to sue over and get away with suing over just about anything.

#5 Posted by Dogma (918 posts) - 5 months, 1 day ago

This is not about rumble but rather about rattle. The Wii U gamepad seems to have a ratteling sound in it. This is true. My Gamepad rattles BUT I really have to kind of shake it for it to get really appearant. I don't know if this is cause enough to file a complaint of this kind and I have a hard time seeing how this should be that annoying to the gameplay erxperience.

#6 Posted by mercutio123 (242 posts) - 5 months, 1 day ago

@Dogma: Because money.

#7 Posted by Rhaknar (5791 posts) - 5 months, 1 day ago

it buzzes like a cellphone at best

#8 Posted by BrockNRolla (1698 posts) - 5 months, 1 day ago

@Dogma:

I haven't notice that with mine. If fact, I remember thinking the sound of the rumble in the Wii U controller was unusually consistent, kind of a single-tone whir instead of the rattle, which I presumed to be normal, I get out of my 360 controllers.

#9 Posted by Shaunage (439 posts) - 5 months, 1 day ago

It seems to rumble loudly, rather than strongly.

Wii U

The Nintendo Wii U, the follow-up to the monstrously popular Nintendo Wii console, launched in North America on November 18th 2012.

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