Product Description

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

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1283 in Video Games
• Color: Platinum
• Brand: Nintendo
• Model: 45496950637
• Released on: 2006-06-15
• Platform: GameCube
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds

Features

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

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The Platinum GameCube Controller delivers classic GameCube design and better control of the action, for all your favorite GameCube games. Extra Controllers allow for multiplayer game play. Up to four (4) controllers may be plugged into your Nintendo GameCube control deck at any time.

Wii Compatibility with GameCube Games:
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.

Customer Reviews

Gamecube controller, platinum
Great product, works great too. The only problem I had was that when I ordered it said the shipment would be trackable so I didn't worry, shipping was critical since it had to arrive before a certain date in order for me to receive it.... found out no tracking once purchased and all I was told, after communicating with the seller, was "don't worry it'll get there", which didn't help. It did arrive, at the last possible moment and under the wire and I would have been more comfortable if I had been told the truth. Don't promise something if it will not be done, is all.

Kinda awkward but good for Soul Calibur 2! ^_^
We logged in countless amounts of time, sweat, tears and blood into that game! Animal Crossing and Super Smash Bros. were loved also. Mario Kart: Double Dash was good for multi-player.

Overall, it's not that hard to use but I agree the Z button is kinda hard to reach at times. The layout isn't perfect but it's better than some say.

3.75 stars.

Best Controller for Wii (GC & Virtual Games), Best Also for Gamecube

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.