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Gamecube Controllers Will Only Work With Smash Brothers and I Hate It

CCC Says: "Today, Nintendo announced a bit of information that has a lot of gamers angry. A while back, when they first announced the Nintendo Gamecube Controller Adapter, they suggested that the Gamecube controller would be usable on games that support the Wii U Pro controller. However, now it seems as if that is not the case. In a statement issued to Gamespot, Nintendo said that Smash is the only game that will take advantage of the Gamecube Controller Adapter. The statement read as follows:

"The GameCube Controller Adapter for Wii U is compatible with Wii U and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U specifically - it is not compatible with any other Wii U software."

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bobsmith3486d ago (Edited 3486d ago )

theres unofficial nintendo gamecube adapters and people say it works on other games like kart 8 and 3d world
you can see videos of it on youtube too so I think it will work just it has a little lag so theyre saying it wont work

marloc_x3485d ago

An update suggests it is compatible with ANY Wii U Pro Controller game.

pcz3485d ago

nintendo are experts at disappointing their fans

they are also experts at defying logic

why would they even bother going through the trouble to make this 'product' when it will only work with one game. especially when common sense screams it would make a perfect opportunity to offer it for use with other games.

you know what it is, dont you, nintendo deliberately wont make it work with other games because they want to sell the wiiu pro controller. they want to force people to buy that wiiu pro controller they have in production. greed and stupidity.

on another note, i have recently become interested in that new alien isolation game. i looked if it was on the wiiu- of course it isnt. another loss for nintendo. and another reason for buying a wiiu struck off the list.

nintendo dont do themselves any favours.

GhostTurtle3485d ago (Edited 3485d ago )

GC controllers only have 3 shoulder buttons. Also the L and C sticks can't be pushed in like buttons. 1 start button, ect. Common sense...

iplay1up23486d ago

Most Wii U software would not work with the GameCube controller anyway. There are way more buttons now. Maybe in the future Nintendo will have GameCube games on the eshop, which was talked about when the Wii U came out.

LOL_WUT3486d ago

Then whats the point of releasing this if it'll only work with Smash? The price of these is whats tempting but it only being useable in one game makes them useless. ;)

iplay1up23486d ago

I still have GameCube controllers including wavebird so its worth it for me to get the adaptor.

marloc_x3485d ago

Nintendo updated the description in that ANY game supporting Pro will work with this adaptor.

GhostTurtle3485d ago

Its only being released for Smash. Thats all they've ever said it would be released for. Thats the point. If you don't like it, stick with your other Wii U controllers.

wonderfulmonkeyman3486d ago (Edited 3486d ago )

Well of course you hate it.
An unnecessarily large amount of gamers, lately, seem to want to find a reason to hate on absolutely everything Nintendo does lately, even to the extent of blowing up small issues into larger ones via inane articles.
It's the "popular" thing to do right now.
Doesn't make it fair, but it is what it is.

CanadianTurtle3486d ago

I was really disappointed when I learned that this was SmashBros4 exclusive. I really wanted to use this on Wii mode because I still want to be able to Brawl with a gamecube controller now that I don't have a regular Wii anymore.

And for those who are going to talk shit, yes I really enjoyed Brawl, deal with it. It's a game I'd still go back to now and then because I never find it boring to play.

OtakuDJK1NG-Rory3485d ago

Then buy a GC adapter for Wiimote.

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Sakurai explains why he feels Smash Bros. and online play aren't a good fit

Masahiro Sakurai, the director of Super Smash Bros., explains why he believes online play isn't a good fit for the series.

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Vanfernal340d ago

I feel bad for Smash fans. Those guys have been trying to maintain the scene active for 20+ years and get nothing but hate from Nintendo.

RoseSapphire340d ago

Sakurai explains how he and Nintendo still don't understand how the internet works.

FTFY

Snookies12340d ago

Exactly, online play would be wonderful on Smash if Nintendo gave a crap about their online services. To be fair though, Nintendo's online offerings would be great if it were 15-20 years ago lol.

jambola339d ago

I've always said that Nintendo is either innovative and ahead of the curve
or 20 years behind, no in between

CrimsonWing69340d ago

I’m sorry, but if a game is MP then there’s no f*cking argument that can justify no online MP. What he says about competition being different from just playing with friends shows me how out of touch these people are.

It’s not until a new generation that understands things steps in to clean-house that we’ll see some evolution here.

Vanfernal340d ago

His argument is nonsensical. "You'd be limited to just playing people from your region". As opposed to being limited to playing people FROM YOUR COUCH!

CrimsonWing69340d ago

What I don’t get is how do you not have competition and experience the same issue if you have a friend that’s way better than you?

GoodGuy09340d ago

It's a big fighting game so online multiplayer is a must. Competitive smash is the only thing I see fun in these games anymore asides from the big character reveals, singleplayer is laughable and you ain't gunna have people over for couch gaming much.

If Nintendo makes a new smash, it needs a huge evolution for singleplayer/couch play to be enjoyable for me any more. But we all know they'll just do a deluxe edition for their next console lol. They really need to up their servers as well.

NotoriousWhiz340d ago (Edited 340d ago )

I can't imagine Nintendo producing a better smash game than ultimate. Roll it forward with a deluxe edition maybe with an extra character or two and call it a day.

Some other developers can try pushing platform fighters to the next level, because I don't think Nintendo is up to the task.

DarthZoolu339d ago

They already created a better smash brothers game than ultimate when they created melee

masterfox340d ago

he sounds more like is trying to justify Nintendo ineptitude to create a proper network infrastructure in order to Smash Brothers work properly online.

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Top 10 best-selling Wii U games of all time in the US

Wii U recently celebrated its tenth anniversary, and in honor of the occasion, new data has revealed the top ten best-selling games of all time in the United States.

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GotGame818501d ago (Edited 501d ago )

Xenoblade Chronicles X needs a remake when Switch 2 comes out! The game was fantastic, and it looked great! Better than most Switch games.

It isn't going to happen though. Monolith soft said "it is way too big", and would be too costly. I would absolutely buy that again, especially a remake or even a remaster.

Xenoblade Chronicles X should have sold better.

Sgt_Slaughter501d ago

One of the games I'm grateful that I found in-stock at GameStop before they quickly cleared nearly all pre-PS4/One/Switch games from their stores.

Nyxus501d ago

Perhaps if the series sold a little more on Switch, it would be worth it to do a port. If only some of those Pokemon numbers went to Xenoblade...

Sirk7x500d ago (Edited 500d ago )

I don't see how it would be too costly for them, when even a 1:1 Switch port would sell far better than the Wii U version ever did. It'd sell a million copies easy. Also, it is kinda crazy how good that game still looks.

GotGame818499d ago

X looks better than the Switch Xenoblade games.

Profchaos501d ago (Edited 501d ago )

Thank you homebrew community for breathing life into the system Nintendo spent years trying to forget.

One of my favourite systems for homebrew along with the Xbox, vita and ps2

Sirk7x500d ago

Huge library of great games with a modded Wii U. Virtual console, including injections, emulation, Wii U, Wii and Gamecube games with Nintendont on vWii.

FinalFantasyFanatic500d ago

Please port Xenoblade Chronicles X, I'm shocked it hasn't happened yet since everything else pretty much got ported to the Switch.

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Ranking the Super Smash Bros. Games From Worst To Best

There are few franchises that seem to have been played by almost everyone in the world at least once. Standing with titans like Pac-Man, Mario Kart, and Call of Duty, Super Smash Bros. is a household name.

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septemberindecember971d ago

Been playing Smash Bros. since the original came out and this is one list I can whole heartedly agree on.

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Yi-Long971d ago

Kinda interested in the game (Switch), but its consistently high price combined with 2 equally expensive Season Passes means I’ll probably never get to own/play it.

Inverno971d ago

Most likely they'll release a deluxe edition for the Switch 2 cause they've shown no interest in re-releasing any of their games with dlc in "complete edition"s. But having to buy another Nintendo console wouldn't really be a good solution either.

Yi-Long971d ago

They might, but I assume just re-releasing this game on next gen will get the existing fans angry, who would prefer a completely new Smash game (like they’re upset about there not being a new Mario Kart this gen).

Seeing how very few Switch games I actually bought, because of those high prices by Nintendo, I also doubt I’d invest in a new console from Nintendo.

FinalFantasyFanatic971d ago

@Yi-Long,

I would kill for a new Mario Kart, 8 isn't bad by any stretch, but it doesn't make the best of the Switch's capabilities, although I pretty excited for that new Mario Party. I do own quite a few Switch games, but I'd own more if the games weren't so expensive, it they're not Nintendo exclusive I end up buying elsewhere.

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