Quote Originally Posted by dreamcaster
Sounds like a joystick centering problem. Just don't touch the joystick when you power on the console and see if that makes a difference.

And what do you mean by 'doesn't turn on'? No power light or just no control response?
No, I'm not even touching whole controller. I have to hold the stick down just a little to get it centered, and when I plug it in while I'm holding it down it still thinks I'm holding up on the stick. My wavebird seems to be working fine now, don't know what happened to it.