The Wii is Here.

**SethSquall** · 12-28-2006, 04:51 AM

Re: The Wii is Here.

Afro,

http://shop.gameplay.co.uk/webstore/productpage.asp?productcode=NW0066&title=gameplay_-_wii_gamecube_controller_pad

Check it out.

**Afrobean** · 12-28-2006, 05:06 AM

Re: The Wii is Here.

Originally posted by SethSquall

Afro,

http://shop.gameplay.co.uk/webstore/productpage.asp?productcode=NW0066&title=gameplay_-_wii_gamecube_controller_pad

Check it out.

Looks pretty cool, but I don't think it's official. It's not listed or even mentioned on the Wikipedia article about Wii controllers.

[edit]ok...

Tell me that doesn't look like a third party controller... I would say it's just a third party Gamecube controller and the website has it listed incorrectly.[/edit]

Oh and read this:

Originally posted by Article I just linked to

The ["classic"] controller can also be used in Wii games such as Dragonball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 and Super Smash Bros. Brawl, for those looking for a traditional control scheme.

Speculation, obviously, but it sounds pretty good to me regardless.

**SethSquall** · 12-28-2006, 06:16 AM

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Good point. Although, I've been a loyal customer to the Gameplay website for a good couple of years. I have had to buy another Gamecube controller once before and I had never seen that controller on there. Only after the Wii stuff started coming on. Plus it's not in the Gamecube section as well and Gameplay aren't stupid. It does look like a third party Gamecube contoller your right. I don't think it is though.

Edit: http://shop.gameplay.co.uk/webstore/...ch_sports_pack lol.

**nforcer06164** · 12-28-2006, 07:04 AM

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That controller does look third-party at first. What is that big black scab in the middle? But, now that I think about it, it looks like what I would call a transition controller. It works well on both systems, but the new button placement and color give it a Wii feel. Nice.

**SethSquall** · 12-28-2006, 07:35 AM

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Squeek, post your Monkey Target score. Anyone else with the Monkey Ball do so too. Post other minigame scores your proud of too. Please.

**Afrobean** · 12-28-2006, 07:59 AM

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Originally posted by nforcer06164

That controller does look third-party at first. What is that big black scab in the middle? But, now that I think about it, it looks like what I would call a transition controller. It works well on both systems, but the new button placement and color give it a Wii feel. Nice.

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The button positioning is the same. Proportions might be slightly different, but that is common among 3rd party controllers.

The colors? They're the standard colors for a Gamecube controller, except for the main casing being an ununsual color. Notice how the Wiimote/classic controller lacks bright color at all, even in the buttons? Yeah.

Oh and the "black scab"? It probably has to do with those extraneous two buttons which are probably "slow motion" and "autofire". Additionally, that little thing which appears to be a LED there is probably tied into one of those common-in-3rd-party-controllers-yet-never-in-1st-party-controllers features as well.

ps

color give it a Wii feel.

Seriously... the only color that can give something a "Wii feel" would be to be solid white, with possibly some colored LEDs to indicate things like power.

EDIT: wtf the cord for the classic comes out of the bottom? That's lame.

EDIT again: oh hey look what I stumbled across...

They should do that.

**nforcer06164** · 12-28-2006, 08:53 AM

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By button placement, I was referring to the extra Z button and the extra two in the middle, which are probably +and -. Home is probably the main button replacing start/pause.

The white is what I was referring to as the "Wii look," so to speak.

And, look again. doesn't the image from IGN look somewhat similar to the other controller, if you were to cut out the extra Wiimote parts at the top?

**Afrobean** · 12-28-2006, 09:32 AM

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The IGN image I posted was a mockup because for a while Nintendo was talking about a sort of sleeve peripheral that would be used to play games like Super Smash Bros. Brawl that would feel like a gamecube controller. From the sounds of it though, Nintendo wants people to use Gamecube controllers for it and won't be putting anything like that out.

**Squeek** · 12-28-2006, 10:09 AM

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Originally posted by SethSquall

Squeek, post your Monkey Target score. Anyone else with the Monkey Ball do so too. Post other minigame scores your proud of too. Please.

Sadly I don't play the mini-games that often.

I generally only play them with friends.

**SethSquall** · 12-28-2006, 10:30 AM

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AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Monkey Ball is so frustrating. The most annoying thing about the game by far is the way it shows replays of you falling off loads. It's like yea, get on with it, I DON'T CARE. I get the feeling the games going,

"Lol, You fell off. look I'll show you. I don't know whether you noticed what happened there, you fell off. lol You feel off. Look. That's you falling. LOOK! Your falling. Lmao. Let me show you what happened. you fell off!.

Oh and I know you can skip the replay but even then I get the feeling the games going,

"LOOK AT THE REPLAY OF YOU FALL..(pressed A button).....DAMMIT!"

Squeek - I love the minigames. I was quite down about Monkey Target as it feels really gimped like. However I found happiness again in the form of paraglideing. It's like they took the concept of monkey target and split certain aspects of it into bits and made games out of them.

**cC@Zz** · 12-28-2006, 12:58 PM

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Originally posted by dunlop

Yeah...I tried it right after I posted. I can't believe that the batteries were almost dead. I haven't even had the Wii for a week, and I've played an average of an hour a day. I hope it was just the batteries.

Sometimes light sources like sunlight can disrupt the connection. Thats the problem I had with mine.

**Que** · 12-28-2006, 02:10 PM

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I have it, Zelda and the Legend of the Twilight Princess, Need for Speed Carbon, and Wii Sports. Great system, it's worth $249.99.

**purplepopcorn** · 12-28-2006, 09:22 PM

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My guess is that the white GC controller is either completely illegal, or first-party, as the + style control pad is patented by Nintendo. Also, there really aren't any discernable differences between the original. If it isn't official, the makers are in for a lot of trouble.

Some random company is trying to sue Nintendo for violating a patent of a remote controll similar to the wiimote. They demand a gigantic sum of money and for Wiis cease to be produced. I either heard about it on wiihaveaproblem, or AOTS. I'm trusting squeek has heard about it, or I missed it completely in previous pages

**Squeek** · 12-28-2006, 11:43 PM

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I think I mentioned it here before. Maybe not in this thread.

They have no chance. I wouldn't even consider losing sleep over it.

Oh, and this is probably too late, but I'll try anyway.

http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/wii/wiis-hit-amazon-in-the-morning-224995.php

Amazon has a stock of Wiis going on sale in the morning.

**Afrobean** · 12-29-2006, 05:51 AM

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Originally posted by Squeek

I think I mentioned it here before. Maybe not in this thread.

They have no chance. I wouldn't even consider losing sleep over it.

Oh, and this is probably too late, but I'll try anyway.

http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/wii/wiis-hit-amazon-in-the-morning-224995.php

Amazon has a stock of Wiis going on sale in the morning.

Gay.

I got up at like 3:30 AM this morning, but didn't get on the computer until like 7:15 AM. That's alright though... I'd rather get mine at a store.

and purplepopcorn: Yeah that was posted about here somewhere.

The Wii is Here.

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