Wii Warm Up: Moving backwards

by David Hinkle on Apr 23rd 2008 9:00AM

Of course, you're all aware of the reissued GameCube controller (now in white!), but did you know that the controller is now available for purchase? It's fetching a price of $24.90. But, do you really need it?

We were wondering about those of you who lack a GameCube controller for backwards compatibility fun and, of course, Smash Bros. Brawl. Any of you interested in picking this up? Or, like us, are you already covered with a WaveBird?

[Thanks, celestialxplsion!]

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Tags: controller, gamecube, japan, wavebird

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Im already covered with my 6 ft air conditioned cube controller!

Sorry I don't do Wires!

I might get it... I don't mind wires, but my GC controller forces me to sit way too close to the tv. I just picked up a MadCatz wireless though, and it works pretty well, but I might get this one too since I prefer using first-party controllers and.... I want rumble back!

I have been trying to get a wavebird and can't find one. That's what I really want ... I wish Nintendo had gone ahead and recommissioned the Wavebird instead of this.

I still use my GC controllers. I never got a Wavebird because I was reluctant to give up on the strong rumble the GC Controllers have.

Me too. Which is what is pulling me to getting one of those 3rd party wireless controllers for the Cube as they do not loose the rumble.

I never understood why the Wavebird was heralded as one of the best wireless controllers when it was just a wireless Cube controller without the rumble. Sounds like a Sixaxis without the motion to me!

I'd like to see how short the wire is on this thing. Hopefully, Nintendo made these with longer wires, because the original GameCube controllers had the shortest wire length ever.

The post you link to has the cord length of 3 m or 10 ft and says it's 50% longer than the original cord.

i have wavebirds, but if i didn't, i would consider buying this. you're certainly not gonna find a wavebird for less than this, and i imagine even a corded gamecube controller will cost about the same.

i would buy an n64 controller, though - the layout on those is (obviously) quite a bit different from gamecube, and i'd like to play loz:oot on the intended controller. and mario 64. and starfox 64. and sin and punishment.

I'd wish they'd make an adapter so you could use the N64 controller on the Wii!

I've got 3 wavebirds®. I used to have about the same number of corded controllers. But the analog sticks eventually went crappy on them all. While, for some reason, My wavebirds'® sticks never deteriorated. Yay, Wavebird®!

I know lots of people love the Wavebird, but I've had problems with them. The wireless range isn't as good as it could be, and there is no indication that the batteries are dying except that very slowly you'll start to notice lag in control, which can be frustrating.

I use standard Gamecube controllers with extension cords. Gamecube extension cords are easy to find on eBay cheap.

We have a selection of Wavebirds and GC controllers, and my brother, who uses the wired controller most often doesn't mind sitting on the floor to use it. I just got my personal wavebird back up and running, since someone spilled some sort of red liquid on it, jamming most of the buttons, especially the L and R.

Got 3 wavebirds and I love them, how could you play Super Smash Bros Melee without mutliple wavebirds?

And I think the colored light changes color when the battery is about to go out, of course being color blind I never notice until the battery is dead...

Easy… you have corded GC controllers and you sit on the ground… or if you’re smart, you pull that TINY TINY little box called GameCube, closer to you- - so now, you can sit on the couch! HURRAH!

I never had a Gamecube so I'll probably get one of these along with the Fire Emblem game that was on GC because I got the new one, but have it shelved until the summer. It'll be a Fire Emblem campaign along with Metroid Prime 3 and a ton of other stuff I picked up for cheap that is stuck due to Brawl consuming my life.

Fire Emblem on the GC is amazing. The Wii one is a great sequal too it also.

Battalion Wars (GC), and its sequal Battakion Wars 2 (Wii) are really fun too.

And on gamecube, get Eternal Darkness- AMAZING game.

Battakion Wars… sounds like an alien war. :P

I'm kind of tempted to pick one up... I never managed to get a Wavebird, and they're in the $40 to $60 range on Ebay now. :(

I bought these cheap imitations of official GameCube controllers, and they're nice except that the stick is abnormally sensitive. >_< It would be nice to have a REAL one that works perfectly! Cord length isn't such an issue, because I picked up some of those handy extension cords. :) It DOES make for a lot of wires lying around though...

Don't have a WaveBird. Crazy hard to find for a decent price.
Won't be picking this GC remake up either though.

I do love my wavebird, but I miss rumble, and my wired controllers are too short since I left my extension at a friend's house (and he apparently broke it). So I'll probably get one of these.

Bluetooth or bust

We've got one Wavebird and a GameStop-branded clone with an extension cord.

Actually, we've also got a real GC controller, too, but the puppy chewed through the cable. (Anybody got a dead controller with a good cable they want to get rid of? :-)

I'd get it if I didn't already have two Game Cube controllers. I don't really need a third one.

def getting one when time permits, as a true gamer, I hate wireless controls, wireless emits lag, and in the realm of gaming, the least bit of lag is unacceptable.

If anything, and even this cord is a lil short for my needs(which I doubt), those extension cords are easy finds on ebay...

So you’re saying… as a true gamer… you know, hating wireless controllers and all… you hate using the Wiimote for any purposes? :P

No, not like that, to use something like the wiimote, it must be wireless, and yes, while I am annoyed about going through batteries, the fact that it is wireless is a necessity for that type of gameplay. And while it is wireless, that doesn't mean i dont like using it, but there is lag, and that is what i dont like.

I'm not even going to consider buying a wired controller for a wireless console. Nintendo is getting really stupid.

Dude, it’s just one controller.
How can they be GETTING really stupid?
What was their first mistake? You know, to get them to “GETTING” stupid.
It’s just a controller, you don’t even have to buy it.
It’s not like they made the Wii and all its accessories just for you, y’know.

They have a wireless system now, and they are bringing back one of the previous systems controllers. One was wireless, one was not, they went for the corded controller for their wireless system.

The Wavebird would have made a lot more sense.

Eh, I already have enough controllers, plus a 3rd party extension cord. I don't even use the cube controller for brawl, anyways. I just hang on to those controllers for VC and gamecube games and cuz my friends use em in brawl.

Do people with a Wavebird or official GC controller (this one or the old one, doesn't matter) have problems walking (as opposed to running) in Brawl? I got a Madcatz wireless controller for cheap from CC, and I like it quite a bit, except that I have a hard time just tilting the stick enough to walk, instead of having it treated as a "tap". I was wondering if the controller is too sensitive, or if the game doesn't use a big enough "dead zone". I guess I could try to find my old wired GC controller, but frankly I'm too lazy =-)

Nope, no problems in walking for me (I mostly use Wiimote+Nunchuk, but I try out the other controllers every once in a while). It may just be your controller.

In my own experience with MadCatz GC controllers, the joystick is horrible. When I first got my Wii, I bought one on the cheap from Wal-Mart and it was the most inaccurate piece of plastic ever. I returned it and paid a little extra for the official Nintendo controller and noticed a significant improvement. I hope that helps.

I switch among the controllers, though I do think Smash is more familiar on the GC controller. I don't think it's BEST on the Gamecube controller; the only reason I prefer it is because I already know the scheme, so I don't have to think about which button to press.

the wavebird has no rumble. so i prefer the regular controller. i've got a couple gc controllers with weak buttons. so i'll probably pick up 1 or 2 white gc controllers.

and i actually think it looks really good.

I will probably end up getting it. I got rid of my Cube a few years ago now, but I would love one of the controllers for the Wii. I think I'll pick it up.

While I do have a MadCatz wireless, I'll probably also be picking up the GC wired controller - rumble plus no need for batteries = win!

I currently have 1 wavebird and a bunch of wired gamecube controllers that i dont use for the wii because the cord is too short. i have my wii sitting on top of the tv and its such a hassle to bring it down to use the GC controllers (cuz i need to juggle moving the wii sensor bar as well and everything). i would be happy to buy more wavebirds if ninty rereleased them! 1 is not enough!

I totally and completely do not need this controller. I have one Wavebird, two wired 'cube controllers, three Wiimotes, two 'chucks, a classic controller, a GH guitar, and an adapter that lets me use PS2 controllers with 'cube/VC titles.

But I want this one too! It makes no sense.

No doubt I'm picking one of these up when the time comes. It's super sexy in the new color and it's official. What more can one ask for? I'm the guy that always likes these things for my systems. When I bought my Nintendo 64 I only bought the gray controllers to complete the set. I just thought it looked better.

I might get one for SSBB (I never had a Game Cube), but have also been contemplating a Classic Controller. Can the GC controller play VC games and do everything the Classic Controller can?

I may have to pick one up, I left my good cube controller at a family members house 5 hours away, and my wave bird doesn't work properly, it almost never turns on in the neutral position, yet its not screwed up enough to not stay in it. I'm not sure if its the controller or the receiver. But I have to constantly turn my wave bird on and off to get the green light on the receiver to read nothing from the controller, but even then, when I push the joystick right, and let go. It'll have a delay between the time I let go, and the time it realizes that I let go.

Doesn't sound like a big deal, but it has effected me in Brawl. For example a lot of times when I roll right, when I should be facing left, I'm facing right again, and it has also caused difficulty in running.

I have a WB and 3 GC controllers,
so I don't need anything else.

I stocked up on GC controllers in the run-up to Wii, taking multiple controllers from friends who, sadly, never used their GC's

Let's see what my wavebird has to say about that...

it would need to plug in to the Wiimote for me to be interested.

I really wish Wii games would stop supporting the GCN controller as an option and leave the GCN controllers to the GCN games.

Wii Warm Up: Moving backwards

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