@MadAdam81 I find it hard to believe that they'd think only a few 'diehard' players would want this. Else they probably wouldn't have made them in the first place. Smash players have been using GC controllers for two generations of SSB now, and why would Nintendo think we'd want to invest large chunks of money into 4 Wii U pro controllers (unless their plan was to try and get us to do just that) to play this game? I just wish ALL Wii/Wii U games could use the GC controller, I am not a diehard gamer by any means, but I refused to buy any Wii game that forced us to use the Wiimote, and I cannot play the new SSB without a GC controller.
Nintendo IS to blame for this. Throughout my life I have been a huge fan of them (grew up on SNES), but I inevitably became jaded during the Wii era and mostly stopped purchasing their products (switching to Sony). They have always had these shortages that leads me to believe they are either incompetent (routinely underestimating anticipated sales and not responding fast enough to demand) or purposefully creating scarcity as a business model. Just citing a few instances, I remember when N64 came out and controllers were impossible to find, then GC and memory cards, then Wii consoles (I stayed up all night and drove to a Gamestop at 4am, standing third in line in sub-freezing temperatures as the Gamestop informed me they'd have some in stock, when they opened they told me, and the other dozen or so people that had been waiting hours, that they didn't get any in), then Wiimotes, and also just about any launch of a popular game. Now this BS,
I decided to indulge with my Xmas money and purchase a Wii U because I played Smash Bros over my friend's and he told me about the $20 adapter (which he had but failed to tell me about the shortage). I just went into Gamestop today to buy Smash, the adapter, and some Amiibos. When I asked for the adapter the employee laughed and said, "Those have been out of stock since the first day we got them, and we don't know when we're getting them." Also they were out of 3 of the 4 Amiibos I wanted. Bought the game anyways and tried playing on a Pro controller - couldn't get used to the different button configuartion, not overly fond of the controller in general, and don't want to pay $150 for three more of those overpriced controllers anyways. So, for now, no Smash for me, my 4 Wavebirds will continue to collect dust, and I'm instantly regretting returning to Nintendo. I don't think I'll be buying much for the Wii U either after this. Instantly regretted my decision to return to Nintendo. (Also, how many damn controllers does Nintendo need to make? It's getting ridiculous when there are about 10 different official controllers/attachments for the two Wii consoles, though I guess I am the sucker seeing as how I have many of them).
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Re: Nintendo Dismisses Rumours That The GameCube Controller Adapter Has Been Discontinued
@MadAdam81 I find it hard to believe that they'd think only a few 'diehard' players would want this. Else they probably wouldn't have made them in the first place. Smash players have been using GC controllers for two generations of SSB now, and why would Nintendo think we'd want to invest large chunks of money into 4 Wii U pro controllers (unless their plan was to try and get us to do just that) to play this game? I just wish ALL Wii/Wii U games could use the GC controller, I am not a diehard gamer by any means, but I refused to buy any Wii game that forced us to use the Wiimote, and I cannot play the new SSB without a GC controller.
Re: Nintendo Dismisses Rumours That The GameCube Controller Adapter Has Been Discontinued
Nintendo IS to blame for this. Throughout my life I have been a huge fan of them (grew up on SNES), but I inevitably became jaded during the Wii era and mostly stopped purchasing their products (switching to Sony). They have always had these shortages that leads me to believe they are either incompetent (routinely underestimating anticipated sales and not responding fast enough to demand) or purposefully creating scarcity as a business model. Just citing a few instances, I remember when N64 came out and controllers were impossible to find, then GC and memory cards, then Wii consoles (I stayed up all night and drove to a Gamestop at 4am, standing third in line in sub-freezing temperatures as the Gamestop informed me they'd have some in stock, when they opened they told me, and the other dozen or so people that had been waiting hours, that they didn't get any in), then Wiimotes, and also just about any launch of a popular game. Now this BS,
I decided to indulge with my Xmas money and purchase a Wii U because I played Smash Bros over my friend's and he told me about the $20 adapter (which he had but failed to tell me about the shortage). I just went into Gamestop today to buy Smash, the adapter, and some Amiibos. When I asked for the adapter the employee laughed and said, "Those have been out of stock since the first day we got them, and we don't know when we're getting them." Also they were out of 3 of the 4 Amiibos I wanted. Bought the game anyways and tried playing on a Pro controller - couldn't get used to the different button configuartion, not overly fond of the controller in general, and don't want to pay $150 for three more of those overpriced controllers anyways. So, for now, no Smash for me, my 4 Wavebirds will continue to collect dust, and I'm instantly regretting returning to Nintendo. I don't think I'll be buying much for the Wii U either after this. Instantly regretted my decision to return to Nintendo. (Also, how many damn controllers does Nintendo need to make? It's getting ridiculous when there are about 10 different official controllers/attachments for the two Wii consoles, though I guess I am the sucker seeing as how I have many of them).