$250 for the Wii with one remote, one nunchuk, and Wii Sports. Not a bad deal, but I think they should throw in some free NES games on the virtual console.
If you have a modded GameCube/Wii then it makes emulators a lot easier to play. Trying to get back on topic here, I've played Super Metroid with it, and it worked flawlessly (especially since both Super Metroid and my SNES emulator let you map your own controls). I don't know if the Wii lets you set your own controls, but the defaults should be very usable. My only gripe is using Z for Select because Y is already in use, but that's pretty minor.
You'll have to check eBay, though. Lik-sang ran out (then went out of business; damn you Sony), and Play-Asia is out as well.
It's officially licensed by Nintendo, but made by Hori. It was designed for the Game Boy Player (the Select button is just a second Y button), but it works great with plenty of D-Pad-capable GameCube games and should work fine with the Wii, though I've never tried. (Annoyingly, the white button labels come off easily, but the thing still owns.)
Having briefly used a Classic Controller, I would say that they are about even, and it really depends on the game for which is better.
Ten uses for that extra DS
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Feb 25th 2008 9:36PM (Joystiq)Duke Nukem Forever teaser perpetuates cycle of non-delivery
Dec 19th 2007 3:07PM (Joystiq)Study: More Xbox 360 achievements = better reviews, more sales
Oct 17th 2007 4:45PM (Joystiq)UPC filing reveals possible new Wii SKU
Oct 5th 2007 3:58PM (Engadget)Enable disk use on your iPod touch
Sep 24th 2007 3:11PM (Engadget)I thought it was kinda clever.
Zelda Crossbow Training packed in with Wii Zapper [update]
Sep 10th 2007 12:48PM (Joystiq)Microsoft's WGA servers down, everyone's a pirate today
Aug 25th 2007 4:17PM (Engadget)You are a pirate!
Super Metroid, Shinobi III, Neutopia hit Virtual Console
Aug 20th 2007 2:50PM (Joystiq)Super Metroid, Shinobi III, Neutopia hit Virtual Console
Aug 20th 2007 2:20PM (Joystiq)http://www.the-nextlevel.com/features/hardware/hori-digital-controller/hori-vs-snes-1.jpg
The top one, I mean.
You'll have to check eBay, though. Lik-sang ran out (then went out of business; damn you Sony), and Play-Asia is out as well.
It's officially licensed by Nintendo, but made by Hori. It was designed for the Game Boy Player (the Select button is just a second Y button), but it works great with plenty of D-Pad-capable GameCube games and should work fine with the Wii, though I've never tried. (Annoyingly, the white button labels come off easily, but the thing still owns.)
Having briefly used a Classic Controller, I would say that they are about even, and it really depends on the game for which is better.