Smash Bros. Ultimate GameCube Controller Getting Restocked (Japan)

If I could, I'd get some of these, not for Smash but for actual Gamecube action.

Most overrated controller ever made.

Most underrated controller ever made.

Most controller ever made.

What about the adapter thing? I believe I need a new one after the third-party one stopped working.

This would be great, if more games natively supported this.

@HammerGalladeBro Same. Just got a CRT this weekend, I want to put it to good use.

@SpoonySpoons Oooh, nice! What kind of brand, model, & year is it?

@Maulbert

imagine if you liked the controller more, though.

@-wc- The only thing it works for are games built for it. Games built for it work fine on other controllers. Games built for standard controllers play terribly on it. The d-pad is garbage, the c-stick is inferior to any other second stick, it lacks a second set of REAL shoulder buttons, the z button is ATROCIOUS, and the face button layout is a joke. The oversized 'win' button makes using any other button uncomfortable. The only good thing about it is the analog shoulder buttons, which Nintendo abandoned.

@DanijoEX Not sure the year, but its a sharp VCR/TV. Not sure if the VCR works, but the display is just what I’ve been wanting.

@SpoonySpoons Neat! Mine's is a JVC AV-20f476 I'Art. Made in 2005.

It may not be a Sony Trinitron but it's nice enough to play retro consoles anyways, heh.

This is a bit random. Curious when it was that existing stock ran out and what they think the demand is.

Interesting, if they get restocked in the west I might pick one up cause my dog destroyed the sticks and triggers on my spice orange so I had to buy new parts but it’s felt a little off since I got it

Somewhere in the back of my head I completely agree with @Maulbert. This controller is also terrible for playing retro games. But in my heart I want to buy four of these lovely controllers the second it's restocked in Europe.

I would like to get it for my Wii. Chinese replica working good, but it's have a low quality.

@gcunit if its back here ill order 4 controllers. For smash players the controller is hard to come by.

@Maulbert

ive had plenty of good experiences playing "other" games with the gamecube controller. lots (LOTS) of games use little more than the left stick and a primary action button. i played all the way through diablo 3 with a gamecube styled controller, and it was PERFECT. likewise for the various arcade racers on switch, gamecube controller could not be better suited.

the great thing about controllers is youre allowed to have and use more than one kind 🙂👍

ps - "The oversized 'win' button makes using any other button uncomfortable."

😋 come on now youre being a little hyperbolic, or you have VERY short thumbs 👍👍

I never understand the obsession from Nintendo gamers with Gamecube style controller from my point of view as PlayStation gamer who played DDR and other games with symmetrical analog buttons and standard D-Pad and action buttons placement that feels more comfortable than using Gamecube controller.
Even I still feel awkward to play my Gamecube games on Wii machine with standard Gamecube controller.

I just read the title as the "ultimate GameCube controller". Any such claim is always dubious.
@Anti-Matter I think it might just be Smash Bros. fans, because of how highly revered Melee is.

@-wc- No, I'm not. One of the great things the SNES controller pioneered was lining up the run/shoot button with the jump button at the proper angle for your thumb to hit both comfortably at the same time. Even the awkward N64 controller kept this. The GameCube controller, which is the only console controller in 30 years to abandon this form, is horrible for platformers, 2D or 3D, for this reason.

@SwagaliciousJohnson At least you can admit your nostalgia is overshadowing your judgment of fundamental controller design.

@Maulbert

1) i agree that the snes was a revolution and theres a reason most controllers made since have copied it. 👍

OTOH

2) regarding the gamecube controller, the Y button is absolutely lined up with the A button in the configuration you say. this is is the only controller that actually accomplishes this, and gives you equally easy access to either two remaining face buttons.

I think variety is interesting. i think that if a radically different controller inspired games fundamentally designed differently than any games before or since, then thats a cool thing and we are better for it.

A world where everyone just copies SNES is boring, friend. I'm glad it didnt happen that way 🙂👍

PS - also if the SNES config is the only good one, then the only good nintendo controllers are snes, wii u gamepad, and switch. i just dont believe it. 👍

PPS - also ive noticed when i play xbox or psx, that even though they copied the snes controller blatantly, they rarely use Y for run, or even B for jump 😆 madness!

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I think the GameCube controller is very good, but my only major gripes are no L3/3R, no Z2, and that A and F feel very shallow. It'd also be kinda nice if the C stick had a little cap on it to make it more usable on any game that isn't Smash.

@Maulbert despite it's flaws it's still a pretty darn good controller. I found the N64 controller more of an abomination and not one to easily go back to.

@Maulbert

I agree, i don't really get why it is so much hyped

@SwagaliciousJohnson I never said it was worse than the N64 controller. But the N64 controller isn't constantly treated like god's gift to gaming. Besides, saying the GameCube controller is better than the N64 controller is like saying skin cancer is better than lung cancer.

Really wish they would move past these in favor of Wavebirds.

What the?.. All my Swedish retailers removed the Gamecube controllers from their sites, and just some week ago I saw them online and in stores. Why now?!