Wii-white Gamecube controller releasing in Japan

by Alexander Sliwinski on Apr 9th 2008 1:30PM

Nintendo has announced via its Japanese website that a Wii-white Gamecube controller is due for release this month ... in Japan. Looks like the old controller still has some manufacturing life left in it yet, too bad we can't get any more wireless Wavebird controllers.

We've contacted Nintendo of America to find out if the controllers are expected in North America. Call us what you will (which will probably be "lazy") but we simply wish that Nintendo would make a second generation Wavebird controller that's fully compatible with the Wii.

[Via GoNintendo]

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Tags: controller, gamecube, wavebird, white, wii

Reader Comments (59)

First post!!!!

DERF! You missed it by a split second.

Just when I thought all of these losers were gone...

damn dude, this is just really sad. You can't even beat fernando and you aren't even what you claim.

In the words of O&A...

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Screech -> Car Crash

It's all for you Curtis

I hope you come to a terrible fate.

What a terrible night to have a curse...

Owned by fernando and general stupidity...

I second that motion. A Bluetooth Wavebird with rumble would be awesome.

damn you Fernando

I agree as well. Why can't they build a new generation Wavebird with teh bluetooth?

Try hunting down a Wavebird now...they easily get $100 for a single controller on eBay. Crazy!!!

$100 for a single controller? Really?

Here in Laredo, in the magical warehouse I always talk about, they have hundreds of Platium Wavebirds at $30, brand new, sealed.

It may be a good invest.

*Checking ebay and Amazon...

I miss my wavebird =( I bought it the same day as RE4 on GC. I thought, new game with the best graphics Ive ever seen on a console (at the time of course) and the best wireless controller out there. Good times...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00005BOSF/ref=pd_bbs_sr_olp_2?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1207762938&sr=8-2

Oh my god! I need to buy some Wavebirds this week, definitely.

OK Fernando...now you've got to hook me up. LOL.

Pick one up for me...I'll paypal you.

But of course Frank...

I need to open an ebay account... does ebay charge me somethig for selling stuff?

I don't know how it works. Anyone can help me?

Don't use Amazon as a metric, Fernando. EVERYONE rapes you on Amazon...and those listings stay there forever. See what eBay has to say.

See also:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000CNESHG/ref=pd_bbs_sr_olp_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1207763614&sr=8-1
vs
http://search.ebay.com/super-princess-peach_W0QQfrppZ50QQfsopZ1QQmaxrecordsreturnedZ300

Dude...it's simple. As long as you have plastic(a credit card) you can easily open an eBay account and a PayPal account.

Paypal? Ebay? Pfft!!! ROADTRIP!!!!!

Hook us up fernando!

Ok wait, what? Why is The OP downvoted again?

That would be awesome, no more ugly controller cables coming out of the Wii for Brawl would be very nice. Why is Fernando 1

Fernando Rocker, please please please would you buy a wavebird for me and ill pay you back + more! Paypal or w/e, PLEASE! I never got a chance to get a wavebird, but now I decided I want one and theyre gone! PLEASE!

It'd be nice if Nintendo surprises up at E3 and announces a new Wavebird with pointing and waggle.

Real nice.

...that's too high tech for Nintendo. ;]

I have a lot of love and respect for Nintendo, but sometimes they do things that make no sense to me. Why release a legacy controller just to paint it white? It could at the very least plug into the wiimote like the classic controller. It just doesn't make sense to release anything with a wire these days. (no pun intended)

Yeah, I don't get it either. It would be so nice to plug it straight into the Wii-mote.

That would make it incompatible with Brawl and GC games, which misses the point.

I'm glad that Nintendo is making these again, they're a great controller.

I never really cared for the wavebird. I wish you could find more than just the stupid platinum GC controllers in the US.

Ideal situation:

Wavebird2
- Bluetooth
- Rumble
- Adaptor only needed for GC use, syncs directly with Wii
- Use for Menu Navigation

New Wired Controller
- Slightly Cheaper

I think they should have revised the Sticks and D-Pad to match the Wii style (and possibly recolor the buttons to white/clear/blue)....It wouldn't have been that hard and would save having to use 2 different molds.

It won't happen, because that makes sense.

Now, ceasing production of the sensible wavebird which is WIRELESS, that -- Nintendo will do. Like Fernando, I say buy up those Wavebirds ASAP and sell'em for profit. Yep.

This is made of fail. Needs more Wavebird that can navigate the Wii menus.

this is just nintendo admiting that yeah, it is gamecube 1.5.

I don't get why they are re-releasing the wired controller. Re-release the Wavebird, numskulls!

I want my Wavebird back, Wavebird back, Wavebird back...

mmmmm...white....

*drools*

I dont need this. My Wii-mote functions perfectly with all my Wii games.

You played brawl with t yet? Thats what I thought.

But do they functions ith gamecube games? No.

I'm sure gamecube game sales increased after the Wii was released.

I hope they re release the wavebird. Dont know what i will do when mine goes

WIRELESS You bunch of Nubs!

Nintendo didn't get the memo that the GC is dead

I'm with all of you who want to see a new WaveBird with at least rumble, if not Bluetooth and Wii controls. In the meantime, since I refused to give up rumble like I had to for a while with my PS3, I've been using a pearl white GC controller I imported from Europe.

http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/706/cpgcwhitepadlar0.jpg

Not exactly the right color, but its been close enough for now. Short of a new WaveBird, I might have to swap it out though for the matching white one with the longer cord.

Wavebirds now, Nintendo! (I'm down to only 1 with all the buttons still working)

Well, I guess I'll be stopping in Japan on my way back to the States to pick one of these up.

Also, who is so desperate to pay outrageous prices on Wavebirds? Yes, they aren't making anymore but by no means does that mean the stock is gone. You can probably walk into any given Best Buy and find them for $30.

same. I see them use Gamestops all the time for 30 bcuks.

Wavebird = best console controller ever. PERIOD.

A Bluetooth Wavebird with rumble is a must-have. Where's the online petition for me to sign?

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