Up to four (4) of these same controllers can be plugged directly into the Wii console when enjoying Nintendo GameCube game discs on your Wii. Note : GameCube controllers only work when playing GameCube games on the Wii console. Exceptions to this include Super Smash Bros. and Mario Kart, both of which allow you to use your GameCube controllers. It’s possible there are or will be other exceptions. Check your games’ instruction books to be sure.

5 Responses to “Official Nintendo Classic Gamecube / Wii Controller”

1. Carrol Greenwood says:

   April 8, 2010 at 12:00 am

   Sorry, I cannot rate this item yet, as I have not had the time to uce it,
2. John M. Lytle says:

   March 29, 2010 at 12:00 am

   Much has been said about this controller already, but I noticed no one really says much about its use on the Wii. Note that this controller must be directly plugged into the Wii console, not the remote. Its cord is very long, so it’s not too much of a drawback.

   Also, the remote doesn’t substitute for the Wii remotes. In other words, on the Wii main screen, you can’t move the cursor around with this remote.

   Other than that, this remote works great. A lot of wii games don’t support a rumble pack, so you won’t get that feature anyway.
3. Le_THieN says:

   March 26, 2010 at 12:00 am

   I’m a (now retired) competitive Super Smash Bros. player, and I’ve played on dozens of iterations of the original Gamecube controller over the last several years. The primary differences between this white Nintendo Wii Classic Gamecube Controller is that it is supposed to boast a slightly better build quality and has a significantly longer cord. I’ve played on several of these types of controllers in the past as the hardcore competitive elite started to slowly set their eyes on this model (which was originally exclusive to [...]) back in 2008, and I was impressed with their quality. However, the two models that I had shipped and re-shipped to me had the same problem: I had been able to literally rub out the etched grooves in the rubber gripping of both controllers in under three hours of play. My friends and I own original Gamecube controllers from the day of the Gamecube’s launch back in 2001, and that problem didn’t even surface until literally four or five years into the lifespan of these controllers. I’m not exactly sure what it is about the two particular ones I tried out, but I decided to call it quits since it seemed like the problem was going to persist with the particular models being sold through Amazon.
4. D. Wick says:

   March 16, 2010 at 12:00 am

   just skip this item. not even worth your time to look at it any more. buttons stick, controls non-responsive.
5. J. Fuller says:

   March 10, 2010 at 12:00 am

   The main problem with the final generation Gamecube Controller that was made for us here in the states (And is in fact still available if for whatever reason you should feel the need to throw your money away on one from Nintendo’s Online store)is that well… It’s crap…

   The sparkling silver coating to the control will start to rub off within mere minutes of use revealing large ugly binge colored balds spots after roughly a weeks time… And the buttons where just flat out NOT MEANT TO BE USED making the entire point of the device nonsensical at best… (Just about anything will brake on it within a months time if used regularly)

   That rant having been sorely noted (Sorry) this brings us to this lovely little import… Absolutely NOTHING that I mentioned that is an issue with the final print American model is an issue with the Japanese one… While not as heavy as the earlier print (Purple & Black) American controllers this White one is built every bit as well… (In other words buttons & sticks just don’t brake on them without gross excessive force)

   The Controller has the same kind of soft yet hard paper like feeling plastic that the Nintendo DS has had coating the inside of those units since the release of the DS Light… Which gives the controller a strange almost silk like texture when held…

   And to make the Controller more sensible for the Nintendo Wii (A primarily wireless device) it was given a ten foot long cord so you could still sit a reasonable distance from the unit without the need of any extra extension cords or having the unit sit closer to you…

   All in all this one is a no brainier, If you are in the market for a Gamecube Controller given the price of those horrible third party knockoffs and the fact that Nintendo themselves doesn’t offer anyone outside of Japan ANYTHING better then this (In fact what they offer is actually worse) well… This import really is your one & only choice… Thankfully once you have it (Unless you are the type who THRASH’S there controls) you should be good to go for a vary long time…