PDP Partners with Nintendo to Release GameCube Controller-Inspired Pad for Wii U in Time for Smash Bros.

atran4692  Wired controllers are required for those competitive player who were asking for something like this. It’s half the reason that this thing exists.

Would be nice if not for the fact that its not truly wired, because it connects to the wireless Wii remote, which is not suitable for large scale competitive play.

This is amazing!

The Gamecube? Wtf Easily Nintendo’s worst controller ever.

This is pointless, we already have a traditional controller, the WiiU Pro Controller.

No one said get em all lol

JustTheTrick tm  That’s not the controller. There are currently no pictures of it.

I don’t know why that image is being used, but aside from it more closely resembling a Saturn controller, it doesn’t even have Wii U branding. I’m quite certain this is not the final product… or even the product at all.

I was excited.. until I saw it -_- why aren’t the “L” and “R” buttons the triggers as usual? Where’s the C stick? Where’s the Z button?
I’m very disappointed if this is real :/

JustTheTrick tm  How do you know what it looks like when there is no picture of it? The pic above is the PDP Versus Fighting Pad.

@ZYC0R showmeyournews Joel_Patrol  The pic above is the PDP Versus Fighting Pad, we don’t know what the Smash controller will look like apart from that it is inspired by the Gamecube controller.

@meh thelittlelaughingman atran4692  How it connects is unknown. The thing that is shitty is peoples reading comprehension when the pic in the article is clearly not the Smash controller but the The pic above is the PDP Versus Fighting Pad.

thelittlelaughingman TheRapture  I’m not talking about that fight pad. The article clearly states: “The Wired Fight Pad plugs directly into the Wii Remote External Extension Connector.” Which makes it a wireless device ultimately because its still connected to the wireless Wii Remote. Nowhere does it say that it’ll connect via USB.

TheRapture thelittlelaughingman You’re right this is not a wired controller at all. I misunderstood what was being referred to, I’m an idiot. Maybe it was just my wishful thinking. >_>

I currently have a mayflash adapter that allows me to do that with an actual GC controller, but it may be an option for when GC controllers become harder to find.

My issue with this is that they will only work with games that support Wii classic controllers and not Wii U pro controllers, unless I am proven very wrong and they achieve an amazing technical feat. Also, it will consume a lot of batteries, and you need to plug it to a controller that no one wants. Finally, how about making it USB?

How about just release a gamecube clone..

TheDCD I did post it silly! 😛

TheDCD Yup.

Thank you based Nintendo.

EricTaylorKID Now all they need to do is make a gold Wii U and I’m in! 🙂

I’m pretty sure that that’s not it.

That picture isn’t it, it says that’s the one that the company made for the Wii

NicholasNWR MyNintendoNews
I just broke down and ordered two of these:
http://www.raphnet-tech.com/products/gc_to_wiimote/index.php
Their “SNES” mode looks PERFECT for SM3DW.

Cannot wait to see

@Max  from what i’ve seen almost everything supports the wii classic controllers, IF it supports the Pro controller, but not necessarily the other way around (vWii)

not to mention, confuse people… thinking “this” is what you’re releasing soon… since they’ve never actually seen this product (because it doesn’t exist)

letshugbro I’m still uncomfortable with the idea of playing Smash Bros on the 3DS, but I’ll probably get it anyway.

Please don’t make the Joystick casing  a JAGGED HEXAGON!! this is dumb! and needs to stop! 
Also can you add a second trigger to the left side, pressure sensitive like the GameCube, a surface area on top of the “C” stick that’s use able and like the main joystick, and click in joy sticks like every other modern joystick released in the last 10 years.
There it is perfect GC controller and replacement for the crappy over priced Pro controller!
Do this and I will personally buy 500 units! Ok that may not be true but I’ll buy a lot and PDP will have done something better than Nintendo ever has with controllers in the last 10 years!