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Wired Controller for Nintendo Switch - GameCube Style Purple
Officially Licensed by Nintendo
GameCube style controllers are widely considered the preferred way to play Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Pull off precise attacks using octagonal gated sticks, larger A button, and nostalgic muscle memory on this officially licensed wired controller for Nintendo Switch. The original GameCube design has been improved with larger shoulder buttons and D-pad, plus added left shoulder and system buttons for compatibility across all Nintendo Switch games*.
Disclaimer
* For use only while Switch is docked. Does not support HD rumble, IR, motion controls, or Amiibo NFC
Features
- The preferred gamepad for Super Smash Bros Ultimate
- Classic GameCube design plus larger D-pad and added left shoulder button
- System buttons added for compatibility across all Nintendo Switch Games*
- Detachable 10ft (3m) USB Cable with Velcro strap
- No batteries required
- Official licensed product
Why Wired?
- Nearly half the cost of wireless
- No batteries or charging to manage
- Reduced input latency/lag compared to wireless
- Instant plug & play connection (no sync required)
Why Choose PowerA Wired GameCube Controllers Controllers?
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Gaming is Better TogetherGet a 2nd controller today and play with your friends and family. Be ready for when your buddies come over to challenge you in your favorite multiplayer game. PowerA controllers offer a quality affordable solution for when you just need a spare or want to celebrate your own personal style with our broad range of unique colors and treatments. |
Official Licensed ProductThis PowerA Controller is officially licensed for Nintendo Switch. Always look for this seal when buying video game accessories as assurance that the product has gone through Nintendo’s rigorous testing and evaluation process. |
PowerA Quality PromiseAt PowerA, our controllers are designed by passionate gamers. Our team has over two decades of experience in the gaming industry designing across all platforms. For the price, you’ll be amazed at the features and quality built into this controller. |
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Reviewed in Australia on 20 March 2020
Colour Name: PurpleVerified Purchase
Reviewed in Australia on 31 January 2019
Colour Name: Wired BlackVerified Purchase
Reviewed in Australia on 19 March 2019
Colour Name: PurpleVerified Purchase
Reviewed in Australia on 12 January 2019
Colour Name: PurpleVerified Purchase
Reviewed in Australia on 2 March 2021
Colour Name: Wired BlackVerified Purchase
Reviewed in Australia on 29 May 2021
Colour Name: Black/RedVerified Purchase
Top reviews from other countries
Abdi
This controller is practically unusable.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 April 2019Colour Name: PurpleVerified Purchase
Tyrese
Buy an official Nintendo controller, trust me smash players.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 July 2020Colour Name: PurpleVerified Purchase
Tyrese
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 July 2020
I’d suggest buying the real deal instead of this alternative controller. This controller has only lasted me a single month.
At first it seems like the perfect deal, a GameCube controller with an extra ZL button and other pro controller buttons, great! Except the problems first started when I was playing super smash brothers.
The controller seemingly became unresponsive whenever playing super smash brothers. At first it was like any other controller but suddenly it just stopped working properly for no apparent reasoning when it is UNDAMAGED. Not only did the controls it used not match my ingame controller setup, but it also had buttons become completely unresponsive:
- My A button didn’t work only when playing matches within the game even though I can literally use the menu
-Stick jump setups didn’t work because it didn’t recognize up on the left control stick as a jump even though the left control stick was perfectly fine (how you navigate the menu after all)
- L and R which is set to grabs suddenly decided to turn into shielding
Keep in mind this is with any controller mapping you decide to choose when playing smash even when you don’t pick these set options (the A not working when playing games is one of the biggest worrying issues)
- The + button doesn’t work on character select screen but works quite literally anywhere else.
This wasn’t the end of problems I’ve faced with this controller. After not using it for smash for three days due to how a seemingly unbroken controller just decides to stop working only when playing games on the system (why buy a controller only for using menus....?) it faced a worse issue, DIRECTIONAL DRIFT. Not only did this controller get directional drift OUT OF NOWHERE after I tried to recalibrate the controller and failed (because it’s control sticks can’t even be recalibrated) but it’s drift is worse than my own joycons which I have owned for three years. It suddenly started to constantly drift to the left out of nowhere. But get this..... THE DRIFT IS ONLY ON THE HOME MENU. It doesn’t drift inside of games such as super smash brothers, only on the Nintendo switch home menu. Truly this is a terrible controller. You can’t navigate the switch’s built in home menu due to drift and you can’t play games because it purposely makes itself unresponsive when playing them.
Trust me when I say just buy the official product, it doesn’t matter if Nintendo allow these people to sell these licensed. BUY A REAL GAMECUBE CONTROLLER OR PRO CONTROLLER.
Again I will provide a video of clips showing how the controller is completely bugged and is seemingly unbroken and broken at the same time.
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Deniel David
Bewertung als Smash Veteran
Reviewed in Germany on 25 February 2020Colour Name: PurpleVerified Purchase
hannah fieldhouse
Works for about 3 months
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 March 2019Colour Name: PurpleVerified Purchase
Amazon Customer
Bad analogue stick - appears to have been water damaged early on
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 February 2020Colour Name: PurpleVerified Purchase
Amazon Customer
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 February 2020
Of course, many people who buy the gamecube controller would be using it to play smash ultimate. At first, it was working good until after a week or so, where occasionally the left analogue stick would do a misinput. If I dash to the left and then let go, sometimes the stick will input a right ever so slightly, so what happens is e.g if you try to dash left and grab, you will end up grab to the right, missing your opponent and leave you vulnerable.
This fault has lost me many many games and always messed up at extremely crucial points. Incredibly frustrating to play with this.
Of course, this fault is only very crucial for playing smash. If you use it to play other games, it should be OK hence the 3 stars
Update: took it apart since warranty window was already passed. Turns out the printed chip board looks like it already had water damage. Very strange since there has not been any water spillage at all onto this controller and the box it came in didnt have signs of water seeping through it too.
Conclusion: bad quality - do not buy
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