Use your Gamecube controller on the Wii U!

Hey guys, Fencer6 here. Today we have some pretty big news for retro fans of the Nintendo series. Nintendo has announced they will be... drumroll please... 

The return of the GameCube controller! Originally the GameCube controller, obviously, worked with the GameCube. Then, when the Wii came out, they didn't want to anger fans and not allow them to play their previous collection of games on the new system as well as to be able to continually sell GameCube games to wii owners who wanted to by the Wii. It was kind of like a two-in-one deal. Buy the Wii and get a GameCube free. So they programmed the Wii to accept GameCube discs and installed a series of slots on the top of the system to allow for the GameCube controllers to plug into the system as well as a slot for GameCube memory cards. 

This allowed for all kind of awesome features. Not only could you play retro games on the new system, but you could also play certain new games on the new controller such as Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Mario Kart Wii. I loved these controls after playing games like Melee and Double Dash. They felt natural. I trained myself to play Mario Kart and Super Smash Bros with the GameCube controller, and I used this whenever I could. Not only that, but it also allowed people to play 'Virtual Console Games' from the N64 that could be downloaded straight from the online store and played with the GameCube controller. 

                                   

But of course, the Wii U ruined this great feature. You could no longer play those awesome Virtual Console games with a gamecube controller and instead had to buy the Wii U Pro Controller, which cost a whole $50, and if you wanted to play MK Wii or SSB Brawl you either had to shell out the bucks or learn to play with the skinny stick that was a Wii remote. It might be great for hitting golf balls or swinging a lightsaber, but it was pretty dang hard to play a racing or fighting game. 

So, as you could probably guess, fans weren't happy. And with the release of Super Smash Bros. Wii U just around the corner, people were even more disappointed. If you wanted to play Super Smash Bros. with a GameCube like controller with four people you would have to spend $200 on four sets of Wii U Pros. Thankfully, for the first time, they decided to do something right with the Wii U. available at the release of Super Smash Bros. Wii U this holiday season. 

                           

That's right! You can use your GameCube controllers on the Wii U! These awesome devices won't be available for purchase until winter, but thankfully the Super Smash Bros. Invitational @ E3 2014 will be using these adapters so that people won't have to learn to play SSB Wii U with the Gamepad/ wii remote. I am super excited about this news, and I can't wait to get one. It would be amazing that they could have some GameCube virtual console games on the Eshop because it would make total sense.

Little other in known about this piece of hardware, but you can check out the GameXplain video below. And stay tuned for more news on this items release date and other GameCube news!