Don't worry Smash Bros. fans, those that were going to look for conversions to play the Wii U version of Super Smash Bros. with a GameCube controller won't have to far.
Nintendo revealed on their Twitter account that there will be a converter box that will make GameCube controllers playable with the new Super Smash Bros. title on any Wii U system.
Get excited! The #WiiU version of #SmashBros. will be playable with GameCube controllers. pic.twitter.com/nmyj9QMsuU
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) May 29, 2014
A couple thoughts on this new contraption. First, there's a question of whether or not it will come with the game. It would be wise to bundle this with the game and add $20 to the price tag, there's going to be countless Smash Bros. fanatics that will pick something like this up anyway. We all know those people that refuse to move on to the Wiimote controls.
While this reeks of another one-and-done Nintendo add-on peripheral, it's a welcome addition for those that want to play old Wii games and use the GameCube controllers on the compatible games. I mean, Nintendo would let people do that right. Is the Wii U even backward compatible with the Wii? I honestly have no idea what this system is yet.
More interesting in the whole picture is the SSB logo on the GameCube controller. Is Nintendo going to re-release GameCube controllers with that on it? Considering that GameCube is now two generations old, you would think that the majority of people that have GameCube controllers would like some refreshed gamepads that aren't half-broken, littered with Cheeto crums, or have endless stains of Bud Light and Mountain Dew all over them.
Re-releasing the GCN pads would be a good move, as well as kicking out the market of 3rd party companies that are probably thriving on selling those gamepads.
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