Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Video Game
Brand: Nintendo
Color: Platinum
EAN: 0045496950637
Feature: Seven programmable buttons
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Nintendo
Manufacturer: Nintendo
Model: 45496950637
Number Of Items: 1
Platform: GameCube
Publisher: Nintendo
Release Date: 2006-06-15
Studio: Nintendo
MPN: dol a cpl2

• Seven programmable buttons
• Twin analog thumbsticks
• Eight-way D-pad
• Built-in Rumble Pack
• Wii-compatible when playing GameCube games

• Seven programmable buttons
• Twin analog thumbsticks
• Eight-way D-pad
• Built-in Rumble Pack
• Wii-compatible when playing GameCube games

The Platinum GameCube Controller delivers clasic GameCube design and better control of the action, for all your favorite GameCube games!

Customer Rating:
Summary: Best Controller for Wii (GC & Virtual Games), Best Also for Gamecube
Comment:
The Wii classic controller is a bit awkward and hard to use. Although it has an advantage of being wireless, you still need to attach it to the Wiimote (where it dangles like the Nunchuk). This is more of an issue when you play older Gamecube games and downloadable virtual games when you need to press a combination of buttons to run and jump at the same time. Too bad, the jump button (on the Wii classic controller) is far from the run button and much smaller than the original design. For these reasons, the original GC controller is still the preferable choice.
I have used other 3rd party controllers and nothing can get close to the original Nintendo controller.

Pros:
- Perfect response. The most annoying thing that some 3rd party controllers are notorious to is snapping back to the opposite direction when you wanted to have your Pacman or Mario guy turn right or left.
- Perfect handgrip
- rumble effect
- Unlike the Nintendo "Wavebird", this is still available.

Cons:
- Wired
- Expensive, as Nintendo has almost abandoned the Gamecube console for Wii and very few are left.

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