Looks silver to me...

Han Daimond

@Nihon no Purin: oh god the gamestop ones are terrible, massive grips and two, TWO Z triggers!! WHY!!?

excel_excel

i would absolutely kill for a white, bluetooth gamecube controller that you can actually use to control the wii interface. basically a bluetooth wavebird that doesn't have the big chunk in the middle and works properly w/ the wii. this, sadly, will never happen.

underscore

Takuthehedgehog: I have never had any troubles with my Wavebird on my HDTV.

Its been perfect.

daddygerplex

@pokebud: i live in an apartment with 5 other guys, and we all play smash quite a bit. we have two official controllers as well as one pelican and one gamestop controller.

guess which two still work? hint: not the pelican and gamestop ones.

furthermore, the third-party controllers felt completely uncomfortable to use, as if no thought whatsoever was placed in ergonomic development.

Nihon no Purin

@Takuthehedgehog: I use a wavebird all the time on a Wii/HDTV. No lag at all. And I'm one who would definitely notice lag if it was there.

dowingba

Doesn't have to be a wavebird if the cable is longer than the original gamecube controller's. I think this would be great for playing Smash without having to move my wii out for fear of trippage/pullage.

xanavi

Why does everyone want the WaveBird back? Have you tried using a WaveBird on the Wii? For whatever reason, the thing gets horrible lag, especially on HDTVs.

Takuthehedgehog

How come when I saw this it made me think.. Man that would be a perfect controller for gears of war :) Put me down for one 10 feet is good shit!

Gunloc

Rereleasing older controllers doesn't exactly speak well for the Wiimote or the fact that sometimes even Nintendo is not implementing it well.

El-Suave

I hope they bring this controler to Europe as well. Original GC controlers are impossible to find in shops here in Holland.

Beano

Missed opportunity, Nintendo! You should have made it wireless AND with vibration. a Wavebird v2, if you will.

I do hope this makes out of Japan, my 4 GC black joypads bond well only with my Black Gamecube.

Shiryu

Didn't they have these for Club Nintendo in Japan? If it serves me right.. people said it looked like a Fisher Price toy (White shell? Check! Colored Buttons? Check!)

I thought people people were sticking to black... now all of a sudden White is in?... I don't get it! I just don't get it...

Enycma

@Luke Plunkett:
Unless my memory fails me (which often, it does), the WaveBird retailed for $30-35 in the US. Which even costed less than the WIRED 360 controller.

BPMα

Of course Nintendo is releasing a white GC controller. It was inevitable, since I just bought a platinum one two days ago.

Damn it.

txgb324

They should also bring out Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 for wii.

Maaxxx

@pokebud:
One thing you forgot to mention:
Those Pelican and Mad Catz controllers SUCK. Seriously.

--

I haven't had any difficulty finding new GameCube controllers (Fry's Electronics has quite a few of them), but a new run of WaveBirds would've been nice.

BPMα

Funny you're all bitching about wireless. If theyd included it and it cost a fuckton, you'd be complaining about THAT.

Luke Plunkett

@Grave: 3 meters is about 10 feet so it shouldn't be a problem.

audio817

Sweet! the return of Gamecube controllers will make many SSBM and SSBB owners extremely happy.

Soralinkyuna

@pokebud: The classic controller works just fine with N64 games.

dowingba

it better cost USD$20 than taxing us at $25.00. I hated the GC controller. Nintendo needs to fix the problems, I can't believe my wii is stuck on GC on the inside.

Maaxxx

Is 3m longer than the GC controller cords we have now? If not, it certainly needs to be. Our place isn't very big, nor are we that far from the TV, but the GC cords barely reach the couches. Not cool.

Grave

Accordingly to a review at eurogamer.net (those guys are actually good) the plastic wheel adds something to the gaming experience. Perhaps it might not be as bad as all of us thing. Ok, if someone really wants to win, I might suggest to use the GC controller. But for fun and a great experience the Wiimote with the plastic wheel seems the way to go.

amadeus3000

This is completely retarded, why buy this piece of crap?

Why not make a GC esq controller wireless, with rumble, that can control the Home Screen?

Why not atleast make the cord longer I don't like to sit 5 feet from the TV?

Why not buy a $3 GC controller on Ebay? [search.ebay.com]

Why does the classic controller even exist It can't even control the N64 VC games?

$20 is at least $12 too much to pay for this thing when you could easily buy a pelican or madcatz GC controller for even less.

I don't care what the exchange rate is this thing is a farce

pokebud

I was wondering how they would solve this dilemma.

You see it's simple math. There are now pretty much as many Wii systems out there as there are Gamecubes. And now with games like Smash Bros and Mario Kart basically requiring the GC controller...the supply of the (what I assume has long since ceased production) old GC controllers is sure to dwindle fast.

dowingba

My broken-in black one is just fine, but I'll buy it because I am a Nintendo junkie.

thinkfreemind

Weird how its wired... you would have thought they could have made it wireless.

Tiberian

I want an Orange Gamecube controller dammit. I can't find one anywhere.

Although this is very nice, nothing beats the orange one for looks.

egyptomix

If memory serves, the only other white GameCube controllers available are as a pack-in with the Mario Samsh Football game + Console...so making these available to buy, and at such a cheap price is a good thing.

I know I'll be buying one or two when they come out over here later this month :)

Kiriphii

Should have made it a wavebird with rumble, imo.

Kazzahdrane

No wireless?

No purchase.

Ryumeka

Wouldn't it be better to make a new Wavebird'ish controller with rumble and bluetooth? I guess that would be too uncharacteristical for Nintendo. Repainting the unsold GC controllers sounds more like them... Too bad...

Berd

i thought they would atleast upgrade it to wireless. none the less, it will still sell like hot cakes

kickass solo just got the RRoD :(

smart move, kudos

mikeeb13

Can't you still find the gamecube controller at game stores? I still see them at my local gamestop, but luckily I have my old ones still. This is cool though they're listening to the crowd.

Word Man

bring back the wavebird!!!!!!!!

brokensilence4

Hey its a wavebird!.....except with a cable....wait did I miss something here?

excel_excel

I want one.

sifujames

I have wavebirds. white cable controller does not tempt me.

Onizuka-GTO

Meh, should be wireless. I already own enough regular gamecube controllers.

GuiltyDragon

Nice, but I'd prefer a white Wavebird with added rumble... :)

photoboy

I might have to import one of these. I've got 3 GC controllers (including green and dark grey Japanese colors) and a white one would look smashing with the Wii.

eastx

What nobody here is asking is why don't they just combine the two functions of both the GC and Wii controller? Sure, it would lose the ease of use of the Wiimote for the games which only use Wiimote gimmicks (such as Wii Sports), and it would look ugly and the weight would be weird, but it would satisfy more people than this 2 controller nonsense. Most of the circuitry is arranged around accomidating the buttons, but if the back of the GC unit were slightly redesigned you could store the B&W camera there (even better have it on a locking swivel mount so that it doesn't have to point straight forward, but can be agled up without changing hand position). If Ninty is still set on not providing batterypacks, the batteries could be stored the left/right hand grips, and smaller motors with decently large counterweights could provide the rumble. The controller controls could be universally mappable, so when playing in GC mode it acts as a GC controller (though maybe with added pointed benefit) and in Wii mode half of the buttons would just die.

While it would be technically feasible, it would be a little more costly than the Wiimote, and while initially offputting and a seemingly stupid idea, I bet it'd be hotter than the bee's knees or the cat's meow. (And even hotter than the bull's shit, too)

denki

Meh... only if the Wii will allow mw to map the gamecube controller. Playing DKC with the gamecube layout is too PAINFUL.

Snappywave

@Nihon no Purin: The official GameCube controllers are ergonomic? You coulda fooled me; those shoulder buttons way too big to allow easy use of both R and Z with just one finger...

Cathaoir

Anyone else find the 3m cable to be far too short? If you have a TV that's bigger than 20", you should probably be sitting farther than nine feet away from the screen.

Judging by the prices on eBay, the last thing we need is another corded GameCube controller. Bring back the WaveBird, Nintendo! You got it right the first time, and now the GC world has been thrown into chaos since production halted.

Ilchymis

Wouldn't this plug into a Wiimote, like the Classic Controller?

Anyway, Luke, that symbol after the 2,000 looks like a ROBO-PENIS!

PenguinJim

The wavebird was good. Not for Brawl though.

Torusan

3 words:

WHITE BLUETOOTH WAVEBIRD

(well, 5 if u wanna get technical)

btnheazy03

what happened to the classic controller?
was it not meant to inherit the GC "normal" controller mantle and allow the wii to still play more converntional games?

GMC

I had been saying from day one that nintendo should make a wii-inspired gamecube controller however they really missed the point with this. I would've preferred wireless, home control button, the removal of the c-stick with another joystick in its place and the color scheme of the buttons to match the wii-motes. This is just to appease those OCD owners who need everything to match because gamecube controllers are still sold in platinum for like $20 at futureshop/best buy near me.

Madness

No self-respecting Wii owner would buy this.

This is one of those "last-gen" controllers that you read about in history books. Or so I'm told.

V1L3

Make a bluetooth wavebird with rumble that can control the menu screens, then we'll talk.

BMErdin

@Nihon no Purin: i meant pressing them separately but both with the index finger. i have never played a game that requires both to be pressed at the same time in an in-game specific context rather than soft-resetting (though i haven't played that many gc games so i could be wrong).

Nihon no Purin

Pathetic.

It should be wireless. Hell, it shouldn't even be wavebird wireless, it should have the four little lights on it and sync straight to the damn system.

Moonshadow101

@Cathaoir: not sure what you mean...you mean press them at the same time? because i have small asian hands and i don't have a problem pressing both Z and R with my right index. my asian girlfriend with fucking tiny hands doesn't have a problem pressing both Z and R with her index finger. and yes, i do believe the GC controller was designed with ergonomics in mind.

Nihon no Purin

@RobertFoster: Yes wavebirds work on the wii.

Onizuka-GTO

Is 3m the same length as the current GC controller wire? I'd have downloaded Metroid and Super Mario World already if it wasn't for that fact that I'd have to sit in the middle of the floor, or God forbid, move a chair to play it.

Does the Wavebird work with the Wii? I might look for one on eBay then...

RobertFoster

For €20,- I'd rather get this one: [gear.ign.com]

At least that one has a normal layout so you can play most games normally. The GC controller is by far the weirdest and most stupid controller I've ever owned. They've taken the good bits and pieces from every controller ever designed and still managed to mess things up. The only thing done right is the placement of the left analog stick, something that Sony still doesn't understand after more than a decade of analog sticks.

TrekVogel

I'm glad to see I'm not alone in my thoughts. I've been aching for bluetooth wavebirds. C'mon Nintendo!

jwfitt

@kidnicky:
Because it doesn't. Horrible button layout. It had potential but they screwed it up.

GameCube controller is perfect, Wiimote and nunchuck isn't bad, but the other two control options don't cut it.

OMGitsDarkMatter

@RobertFoster: Is 3m the same length as the current GC controller wire? I'd have downloaded Metroid and Super Mario World already if it wasn't for that fact that I'd have to sit in the middle of the floor, or God forbid, move a chair to play it.

Get an extension cord. It's inexpensive and will do the job and you won't lose rumble for GC games. The Gamecube controller is pretty bad for VC though. I recommend either the Classic controller or to check out that Thrustmaster T-Wireless controller instead.

battra92

@kidnicky: Why do so many people firmly believe Classic Controllers don't work for Brawl?

I think people just like what they are used to.

As for this, well I will be keeping an eye on Play-Asia for this one though I think after shipping it may not be worth it.

What I've done in the meanwhile is I've gotten a few of those third party knockoffs found on eBay as my Gamecube controllers are starting to really get worn out. Of course since then I now see the Platinum ones in Gamestop again. Maybe it's time to bust out the vinyl dye and create a whole spectrum of Gamecube controller colors.

battra92

I'll buy it if it has wireless. I'm fine so far with my old GC controllers.

KM91

There are 2 things wrong with this:
1. Its Japan only!? Look I'm good at math so I deserve one too.
2. It has a cord! Come on Nintendo! You can through some wireless in that bubble gum stick you call a controller, why can't you put it in that Gamecube cube controller? Don't tell me money cause I know you're wiping your ass with it over there.

GHETTO.CHiLD

Why do so many people firmly believe Classic Controllers don't work for Brawl?

kidnicky

I don't understand why they couldn't just have made a new Wavebird with rumble? Or at least someone such as Logitech should (Love their PS2/XBOX wireless'es)

thanius

Yeah, even 3m isn't enough. But from what I understand, apartments and houses in Japan aren't as big as we are used to here in the States. So maybe, even if they had a Wavebird, the Japanese might still be sitting less than 3m away from the television.

No, this doesn't appeal to me, either. My Wii is about 2m off the floor as it is (it is on top of the cabinet the tv is in to keep it out of the reach of my 3 year old daughter). And the couch is about 2.5m from the cabinet. So, using the Pythagorean Theorem, that means that I need about 3.2m of cord. And that's if it were completely straight. To make it straight would require a certain amount of tension on the cord. That amount of tension, I'm sure, would be enough to overcome the static friction between the Wii's base and the top of the cabinet, causing the Wii to move. This movement would probably result in my Wii to fall the aforementioned 2m to the floor. Not something I want.

Just a thought.

Eltigro

Me wanty! Wavebird as well.

Angryrider

I spent more than the price of a new game on a Wavebird controller when I heard they were going out of production. Wireless is kinda necessary with the Wii, I've found. And yeah, the Gamecube wires are just too damn short. I'd rather not have to drag my Wii out to the middle of the floor every time I want to use a GC controller, thankyouverymuch.

MrPerson

@Nihon no Purin: Maybe I'm just weird...I've got no problem using the Classic controller, minus the fact that there's no rumble. I avoided using a Classic in Brawl like the plague until last weekend (I had two friends over, and I only have 2 GC controllers, I bit the bullet). It took a little getting used to, but I play about as well with the Classic as with a GC controller now. One thing I had to do, though, was turn off stick jumping--the Classic's sticks are WAY too sensitive.

GundamAC197: Proud new Wii60 Owner!

If anyone's interested in buying some cheap official controllers from ebay, watch out for ones like this;

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They are cheap fakes, I have one and it sucks.

appleboy

I would have preferred a non-suck version of the classic controller, truthfully.

Erwos

@battra92: @OMGitsDarkMatter:

yeah, the button layout was completely f'ed all so nintendo could map button A on all controllers to the same function, and likewise for button B...once you map your own controls though, it feels pretty decent.

Nihon no Purin

Why couldn't they have made it so it connects to the Wii remote like the classic controller? I already have a wavebird, so I have absolutely no need for this. Plus 2nd hand GC controllers can still be found in places like Gamestation and Cash Converters anyway. Pointless.

inphanta

White Wavebird FTW. this proposed new Controller = EPIC FAiL!

Oh well my Wii classic controller aint goin nowhere. its the closest thing to a wireless controller that's not a wand. and it was pretty good to me when it came to brawl.

zanzibarlegend

They should have made a wireless with rumble.

SAKY

definately need to start making wavebirds again, or some kind of wireless option. the standard cube controllers have too short of a cord. i dotn want to have to move my wii every time people come over. i have one wavebird, but thats not enough.

sitsalot

They should really just redesign the wavebird and release it as a totally wireless dongle-less controller.

As of now, I have to switch between four different controllers (wiimote+nunchuck, wiimote+classic controller, wiimote, wavebird) on my wii depending on what game I want to play.

They really need to release one controller that combines the button layout of the classic and wavbird and the motion sensing of the wiimote.

AEREC

As much as I'd like a new Wavebird, a wired controller is much better for Smash Bros.(especially back in the Melee days) Wavebirds have like a half a milisecond of lag while the wired controller has none. You may find that insignificant but if it's half a milisecond between you and blocking a Cpt Falcon knee to the face, then you'll appreciate wired controllers. Wavebirds were rarely used at the Smash tourneys I attended.

But a sexy white Wavebird (with added rumble) sure would push all the right nerd buttons.

CHU BOI

@Nihon no Purin: I think my main problem with it is that my favorite controller is the DualShock2, so I'm used to being able to hit the L1/L2 and R1/R2 buttons at the same time with only my index fingers. The GameCube controller is more difficult to do that on because the should buttons are fucking huge and concave. Therefore, I usually end up operating them with my middle fingers when playing Smash Bros.

Cathaoir

@Eltigro: Houses in Japan are, on average, smaller, but it isn't usually by some rediculous amount that would justify short cords. The reason why the cords are 3m long is that Nintendo is retarded, and doesn't like to break industry standard (it's industry standard because it's probably a nominal "average," between where longer cords would lead to too many feet of cable, tangle, and look like crap [form over function sucks], and people being sick to shit of short cords). And if you think 3m is too short, the original Famicom had hard-wired controllers that ran about 3 feet. The only way to play the old Famicom is to sit about 8 feet too close to your TV.

denki

If they made a wavebird that you could switch between RF and Bluetooth so that you could use it with cube games but also use it with wii games without using the RF reciever, man, I think I'd drop 60 bones on that, easy.

Ptolemy

my pretty little wii looks so awkward with wireless dongles.

and as much as i love my wavebird, you dont realise how much you miss rumble until you have that warm vibrating feeing between your sweaty hands.

Does Mario Kart 64 Wii even support rumble?

marleycat

They should redesign the wavebird and add bluetooth support.

Heyyou27

I'd hoped this was coming. Though with Nintendo ceasing wavebird production, I was kinda hoping for a new rumbling version. But this is pretty sweet, wish they'd replace the gamecube logo with the wii one though, yeah I know that's naughty, but the wii logo would make it feel so much more next-gen... by wii standards anyway. ;-P

Scammeleon

@denki: And if you think 3m is too short, the original Famicom had hard-wired controllers that ran about 3 feet. The only way to play the old Famicom is to sit about 8 feet too close to your TV.

Except the RF cord of the Famicom was quite long so theoretically you set it on the coffee table in front of you and got really close to whomever you were playing against.

battra92

@CHU BOI: "Wavebirds were rarely used at the Smash tourneys I attended."

I think the fact that there are only 16 channels to work with on the RF pretty much excludes the Wavebird from tournament use. However, I do agree with you totally. The Wavebird was not ideal for smash and to me almost unusable in F-Zero GX. Don't get me wrong, the wavebird is great, and I wouldn't call it a lag, per se, but more like an intermittent drop in signal that would absolutely kill you when your on the last lap of the last race of the diamond cup on expert difficulty.

It's funny because I noticed those cut outs a LOT in brawl while using my Wavebird, but they were rare when playing my Gamecube games. I wonder if Wifi interferes with the RF signal and Nintendo knows it, and thats why the Wavebird has disappeared.

I now use the wii remote and nun-chuck for Brawl, btw.

Ptolemy

@appleboy: If anyone's interested in buying some cheap official controllers from ebay, watch out for ones like this;

I have four of those. 2 are fine, 1 is suck (used it for extra parts to fix my Wavebird anyway) and 1 is unopened. Chinese knockoffs for less than half the price aren't going to be perfect but they work fine for Ribbit King or Tales of Symphonia.

battra92

@SAKY: One that can be rechargable.

SAKY

A fucking cord??

Abdar

They should've made it wireless and kept the rumble. Meh.

NukaCola

@Abdar:
I think that sums it up "A fucking cord?"

I have a wavebird for my Wii. Last time I got burgled they got my black GC and 4 Black Official GC contollers so plumped for one wavebird as a temporary replacement until Nintendo gave us a Bluetooth version. It can't be that hard can it?

IrishHalo

@pokebud: Buddy $20 ain't bad. Are you actually suggesting buying a 3rd party controller?

Man, I learned that lesson long ago. Never buy 3rd party controllers! EVER (Unless it's Logitech) Stuff breaks apart in less than a year!

Oh, and those Gamecube controllers you've said could be bought for $3? You can't buy official ones for $3 much less nonofficial ones!

And don't give me that garbage that those unofficial ones that look like the official ones are just as good. I bought two of them for about $12 together and the analog stick's rubber started rubbing out in less than a week!

I have had three official Gamecube controllers since launch and they are working fine. The third party controllers? Not so much. Don't be cheap because I've learned the hard way. Spend the extra 8 or 9 dollars. It'll do yah good.

Dr.Chocobo

GC Controller bad? Its literally the only recent controller in which every button can be easily identified by mere feel. People other than Nintendo may not have designed well for it but its a very good idea, particularly for people who are just coming into playing games.

As for this, seems cool but i don't really care. Only use the cube controller for cube games and brawl (actually I use classic, but friends who are over use cube.) Am NOT planning on using it for Kart since apparently the tilt/wheel control is great.

ajay42

I just don't get the cord hate. People whine that the controller has too short a cord or has a cord at all. What do you expect for $20?

battra92

I'll get one. But why isn't it wireless?

Hylian

Considering how bad the GC controller is, you'd think they'd redesign it for a Wii re-release and get rid of the brightly coloured, Fisher Price-style buttons. Adding a wire to it didn't really help.

KirbyMorph

What? No wireless?

What the fuck Nintendo, what the fuck.

gamer4250

i have had no problems with lag on my wavebird controller, ive had it for 4 years i think.

sitsalot

White Wavebird. NOW.

eugaet

I'd be interested in this if it plugged into the wiimote. Seriously.

Lokno

Some notes:

This new controller has a 50% longer cord than the old GC controller. It has been extended from 2m to 3m. This is about the same length as the wired xbox and xbox360 controllers, each of which are 10ft (slightly longer than 3m.)

In my experience, Wavebird lag varies *substantially* from one wireless channel to the next. Generally, the lower the channel, the less lag. Channels 1 and 2 feel almost like wired, channel 16 makes Smash almost unplayable. I don't know why this is so, but test it if you don't believe me.

greymatterpimp

it seems most people here fail to realize several things. well, this is a GC controller, not a WII controller, so why the wii logo on it? besides, a home button would be useless also, since when the wii in in gc mode, it recognizes gc functions ONLY, so a home button wouldn't work anyways AND AGAIN this is for controlling GC games, not wii games. why is it not wireless? the wireless technology of the wavebird is dated, and doesn't work well, it doesn't make sense to stick to it. bluetooth is impractical for a GC controller, since they would have to develop yet another peripheral that would probably be GC only, the wii shuts down its wii functions when in GC mode, so it cannot receive bluetooth while playing gc games. i have never had a wavebird, but i bet it eats batteries like hell, also the rumbling of the wii controller is ridiculous compared to the gc controller, so one of the best features of the gc is its rumbling. i agree that the range of the cable in the original controller is not enough, 3m is an improvement, but you can buy cable extensions anyway.

to me at least, seems like nintendo got no reasons AT ALL to re-release the wavebird.

dahhakd

I remember suggesting this a lot whenever Nintendo asked about it and to various big site's mailbags. Hopefully they bring it over here.

Also, LOL @ the people expecting it to be wireless. Wireless controllers have the rumble automatically turned off by the game on the GC after the Wavebird came out. Even on the Zelda collection, try to select the rumble option in Ocarina/Majora with a Wavebird. It won't let you.

Plus the fact that cramming wireless into the GC shell would take new R&D and push up the price to something like 40-50$, or we can buy new GC controllers for 25$. I'll take the 25$ option kthnx.

FyreWulff

@BPMα: I got mine for $17.99 at gamestop. Used of course.

LowNemesis

@Dr.Chocobo: And don't give me that garbage that those unofficial ones that look like the official ones are just as good. I bought two of them for about $12 together and the analog stick's rubber started rubbing out in less than a week!

Funny, I replaced the rubber top on my Wavebird analog stick with one of those.

If for nothing else, you can swap shells for a white color.

battra92

@brokensilence4: Don't you have one that still works?

Benjo

"wtf is up w/ this controlar. Itz liek fucking lego."

Anyways, cord > wavebird. I knew this was coming when stores started to take out the original GC controllers off the shelves.

dcaoko

@dahhakd: So you're admitting to never owning a wavebird yet feel free to bash it in all regards. How helpful. It actually lasts a very long time on batteries (theres no rumble, so it only neeeds one way transmission)and it has yet to miss a beat or suffer from input lag. Blind hatred is stupid, try it first, it was a great controller. I'd really like another without paying a ridiculous cost for a used one on ebay.

Wolfers

Maybe it's just me, but it just looks like one of the old platinum ones. Fortunately for me, I have a full set of Wavebirds, so I'm all set. If they want my attention, it needs to be wireless, maybe have some sort of battery meter...at least *something* different than the original (color doesn't count).

knetworx

You have your wireless people. Its called the wiimote + nunchuk.

SpishackCola

@FyreWulff: umm, wavebirds just dont have rumble built in. thats all.

sitsalot

Wireless plz!!

Kimiko

A controller for The Wii? ROFL!!! That is funny. What is Nintendo saying? I thought the Wii did not need "old style controllers".

Blah-Blah-Blah

sexxxxxxxxx

Please come to America!

.....and have a longer cord! (hey, a guy can dream right?)

hotgarbage

@RobertFoster: Don't play Super Mario World (or any SNES game, really) with the GC controller. Seriously, you will be angry.

dowingba

I've been using a silver wired controller this whole time and would gladly purchase a nice white one to go with it. What I'd really like to see though is a firmware update that allows you to navigate the main menu with the cube controller, because it seems silly to be picking up the remote to navigate to the game screen just to put it back down again. Hell, you're allowed to do it with the classic controller, so why not this?

Enkur

I guess this means the black Wii is still way off yet. :/
No matter, too late for me anyway!

fuchikoma

Why don't they just make more wavebirds?

MURDERFACE

Difference between jap and amer. controllers on the gamecube? i don't believe there is one. IMPORT!!! FTW

Ryanraven

I tried the classic controller with SSBB. After turning of the "press up for jump" feature, I found the buttons were registering double-hits more often than not. The controller is way too sensitive, like a poor emo kid on a rainy day: any little pressure is going to set it off.

ClackyJ

This sucks. Listen Nintendo: what all gamers want is a white wavebird that sports the wii and the gamecube logo, has internal rumble build in that can be switched off and off externally with a button (Nintendo should use the wiimotes rumble motor, the plastic button can be the same as the on/off button), features a wiimote d-pad instead of the stiff gc d-pad and also has a z2 button and maybe a select button (why doesn't the gc controller have z2 and a select button?). For all those people asking for bluetooh and a menu button, these features would be very expensive and also the inclusion of blue tooth would mean that you couldn't use this wii wavebird on gc games.

Gannon

much want. i'll be getting this for the longer wire alone. i enjoy gaming with the gc controller i have now on my wii, but the cord is way too short

kw4k

@Froz
Where do you live? NEW Silvver wired gc controllersare evrywhere, whereas NEW wavebids are nowhwere to be foubd and are seliing at 50-60US at ebay. Luckily for me, I still own 4 new wavebirds and 1 barely used, but sold my 3 USED WAVRBIRDS AND BOUGHT TWO NEW WIIMOTES WITH THE CASH I GOT. GOOD BUSINESS.

Gannon

Wavebirds were bulky and uncomfortable to hold... I have no problem with wireless and no one in the competitive ssbm scene uses a wavebird. Don't know what the previous commenter was talking about with controllers being unsold... I can find wavebirds everywhere but it was extremely hard to find a new regular controller.

I wonder are these controllers the same color as the pearl white controllers... those were super hard to find and now everyone is going to have them.

froz3ntear

like all of you, I think a wavebird re-issue is essential. Obviously Nintendo is taking notice ofl the necessity for GC pads. Why WOULN'T they give us a wireless option?

ThisCharmingMan

SWEET

This will parallel my original blackGC pad from waaaay back in 2002...It's been forever since I bought a GC pad. My last was the Hori SNES one I snagged when I lived in Okinawa (around 2005?). Works great with Naruto 3.

$20 for a white, 3m cord GC pad. Where do I sign?

zgrowler2

It's like going back in time.

scarlet

That's PURE customer-love! (it's also going to sell pretty well for sure, but still)

Mlata

@pokebud:

Definitely; I agree. Except, of course, about the Classic Controller not working (since it does) and about the 3rd party controllers (since they suck). But really, Nintendo should release a Bluetooth, rumble-enabled GCN controller if anything. Or, maybe, just one that connects to the Wii Remote the same way as the Classic controller does.

@Luke Plunkett:
It shouldn't cost that much. Besides, we're already paying $60 for the Wii Remote + Nunchuk, so as long as it's anything less than that, I'd consider it reasonable.

Blah8

Wait - will the shoulder buttons still be analog, or will they remove the springs so they're simply buttons?

I don't think you understand the repercussions this could have on the Smash Brothers Brawl community. I'm not joking. Go to AllIsBrawl.com or smashboards.com and you'll know what I'm talking about. There's a really fierce debate right now over whether removing the springs on the L and R buttons should be "tournament banned" modding or not, since the Wii doesn't register the shoulder buttons' analog functions anyway.

I NEED MORE INFORMATION!!! GAHHHH!!!

(/not as rabid of a fanboy as it sounds)

Fitz Rhapsody

Wavebird FTW?!?

BaronVonCrogs

I hope the rerelease the Wavebird (rumble or no), I still need to pick up one or two more and $60 on eBay is ridiculous. I know one non-Gamestop store that sells them for $40, but that's still $10 over MSRP for used.

PENI_MASTA

Kinda want...

Green-clad Gamer Dude

Import time!

agustin2489

Nintendo shouldn't tether people to a system they intentionally designed to encourage movement. Many systems will be dragged from the shelf and tears will be shed.

doubtful

Call me when it's a wavebird.

MechaTama31

so is it flat white like the bottom of the Wii-mote? or shiny white like the face of the Wii-mote?

Sandbox_Emperor

@Takuthehedgehog:

Not if you buy an HD TV that costs more than a minimum wage paycheck.

I have a Sony Bravia XBR4, and I use the Wavebird just fine. Thank God for video-game TV modes and 120hz.

deviantchicken

Huh If I need a new controller I might get one

Cor-Wii

I'll bet my entrie assorted lengths of wire collection that in the coming months/year, they will release a Bluetooth compatible Gamecube controller.

Jac21

We need a Wavebird with Rumble, not wired GC controllers. Get wit the times Nintendo.

DrLight

LOL no.

Dekabreak

Damn you Nintendo. I have way too many GC controllers as is. I have platinum, black, orange, 2 regualar wavebirds, one platinum wavebirds, and all 4 of the club nintendo gamecube controlelrs, not even coutning the bongos, why must you keep doing this to me Nintendo!??!

SuperMarioFan

I have as silver one, close enough. Wireless please.

Replica23

@Gannon: In norcal, maybe its cause theres a huge smash community here. The top5 places in the US to play smash is Chicago, New York, Norcal, Socal, and I forgot the last place... but I found wavebirds everywhere and couldn't find any regular cord controllers.

froz3ntear

@Fitz Rhapsody:
I doubt it's gonna be anything more than a normal GameCube controller, but with a white shell.

BPMα

...why does it have a wire? Wavebird, damn it. WAVEBIRD!

IrisMR