Nintendo makes a Gamecube controller adapter for the Wii U.

[RoxSox 3,593]

https://twitter.com/nintendoamerica/status/472076848382607361

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Get excited! The <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23WiiU&src=hash">#WiiU</a> version of <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SmashBros&src=hash">#SmashBros</a>. will be playable with GameCube controllers. <a href="http://t.co/nmyj9QMsuU">pic.twitter.com/nmyj9QMsuU</a></p>— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) <a href="https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/statuses/472076848382607361">May 29, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

So this is a thing that happened. Nintendo is just the freaking best.

 

I presume this also means a GC lineup on Virtual Console is on the horizon because hey... why not make the most of it?

[Sora96 17,256]

Why not just make a new controller that's better? I agree the GameCube controller was great...but still.

[kingdomlanelover 494]

I hope we get Gamecube imports! Super Mario Sunshine was my childhood! lol 

[Sora96 17,256]

I hope we get Gamecube imports! Super Mario Sunshine was my childhood! lol 

 

Why would you import it if you already have it in your country?

[Power Jusho 1,783]

Why would you import it if you already have it in your country?

I think he meant putting Gamecube games on the eShop for the Wii U

[Reflet 201]

Why would you import it if you already have it in your country?

I thought he meant to play them on the Wii U...

[Sora96 17,256]

I thought he meant to play them on the Wii U...

 

Yeah, he did. Through emulation. Importing is when they'd get a title from another country. Eg. putting the Japanese version of a game on the North American eShop.

[Hero of Winds 2,576]

Why not just make a new controller that's better? I agree the GameCube controller was great...but still.

Why fix what's not broken? Gamecube controller is comfortable, perfect fit, and a preferred controller by many. Not to mention that this now helps any GC VC that comes out like Super Mario Sunshine and Luigi's Mansion, thanks to analog triggers being on the Gamecube controller. Plus for some of us, we're now purchasing a simple adapter instead of wasting money on several $50-$60 controllers.

[Exiblade7 1,917]

Why fix what's not broken? Gamecube controller is comfortable, perfect fit, and a preferred controller by many. Not to mention that this now helps any GC VC that comes out like Super Mario Sunshine and Luigi's Mansion, thanks to analog triggers being on the Gamecube controller. Plus for some of us, we're now purchasing a simple adapter instead of wasting money on several $50-$60 controllers.

I agree. The gamecube controller is the most comfortable nintendo controller in my opinion.

[Hero of Light XIV 2,381]

And then two-billion people all started buying the WIi U at the exact same time.

Why fix what's not broken? Gamecube controller is comfortable, perfect fit, and a preferred controller by many. Not to mention that this now helps any GC VC that comes out like Super Mario Sunshine and Luigi's Mansion, thanks to analog triggers being on the Gamecube controller. Plus for some of us, we're now purchasing a simple adapter instead of wasting money on several $50-$60 controllers.

Not to mention offer a better alternative controller for SOME games where the Wii remote's capabilities weren't used properly....(Sonic Riders Zero Gravity....)