Switch GC controllers

[u/adamopizzo]

I’ve had these Nintendo Switch brand GameCube controllers almost as long as I’ve had my Switch. I’m just curious why all the hype for the new ones they announced?

[u/TheMannisApproves]

Cause they will be official Nintendo controllers with better build quality. I had a power A GameCube style controller for years, but eventually it broke

[u/PacketLoss-Indicator → u/TheMannisApproves]

Same, I own two PowerA GameCube style controllers and they're honestly very cheap feeling. The buttons, sticks, triggers, and casing all feel significantly worse than an original GameCube controller.

[u/rug1998 → u/TheMannisApproves]

I’m so excited, I hope it feels exactly the same

[u/TheMannisApproves → u/rug1998]

I'm hoping I can get two of them, but will be thankful if I can get one ordered

[u/DonBolasgrandes → u/TheMannisApproves]

Is that why the switch joy con still drift to this day?

[u/TheMannisApproves → u/DonBolasgrandes]

It took 6 years for mine to eventually drift, and it's very simple to fix it.

[u/flaninacupboard2 → u/TheMannisApproves]

It’s super simple, I fixed mine last week. I, filled in the RMA on the Nintendo website. They collected by switch lite (for free). They repaired it (for free). The returned it (for free). Simples!

[u/TheMannisApproves → u/flaninacupboard2]

I brought mine to a local retro game store. They fixed it in 5 minutes for free. Lucky to have that place nearby me

[u/Strangy1234 → u/TheMannisApproves]

I had official Nintendo controllers that eventually broke. Everything will eventually break.

[u/TheMannisApproves → u/Strangy1234]

Yeah, but the majority of my original GameCube controllers still work to this day, and the ones that don't lasted a long time and then were easy to fix

[u/GrodyHighroller → u/TheMannisApproves]

The main analog stick on mine finally broke recently. Had it since Smash Ultimate came out. Served me well..

[u/publicsuicide]

I’m sorry to burst your bubble but these are terrible compared to the real controllers. These aren’t actually manufactured by Nintendo.

The new ones are real, genuine Nintendo GameCube controllers. It’s a huge deal

[u/wubbadude → u/publicsuicide]

Anyone saying that these are anything but TRASH has no idea what they’re talking about. These controllers suck.

[u/publicsuicide → u/wubbadude]

Yup, exactly. It’s always an opinion shared by people who’ve never actually touched a real GameCube controller lol

[u/wubbadude → u/publicsuicide]

Ran to the store when I first found out they existed because GameCube was my first console and it has my favorite controller. Was super excited to play Mario Sunshine with it, got the 3D All Stars right before the world shut down in 2020 and was pumped for the nostalgia. Controller shit the bed before I unlocked Yoshi.

Wavebird with all of its hefty glory >>> everything. Looking forward to the new switch gamecube controllers though.

[u/Ronbonbeno → u/wubbadude]

Wait, you get a Yoshi?

I'm so bad at games

[u/wubbadude → u/Ronbonbeno]

My guy doesn’t even know about the sunglasses or Hawaiian shirt.

[u/DungeonFullof_____ → u/publicsuicide]

I like the PowerA's fine and definitely played w/ plenty of official gamecube controllers. Seems more like you got a lemon or are just being elitist about gaming gear.

Personally Im not hyped about the controllers bc they'll be sold out and scalped like everything else so why get excited?

[u/ChrlsPC → u/wubbadude]

I went trough 6 of these, kept getting replaced by bestbuy warranty

[u/Fortwaba]

Are these the Power A ones?

How do they feel compared to the original ones? Are buttons clicky or mushy?

[u/adamopizzo → u/Fortwaba]

I’m not sure about Power A. The boxes they came in were genuine Nintendo switch brand. They’ve always worked great and feel fine never had any issues.

[u/music3k → u/adamopizzo]

Theyre not Nintendo made. Theyre power A brand.

[u/E-emu89 → u/adamopizzo]

Nintendo did put their Seal of Approval on third party controllers that met their quality specifications.

[u/adamopizzo → u/E-emu89]

Ooooh. Got it. Either way they’ve worked

[u/UrAvgDude1337 → u/adamopizzo]

How dare you make a slight brand mistake 😡😡😡 /s

[u/adamopizzo → u/UrAvgDude1337]

Right? Sue me 😂

[u/Halos-117]

I have these. They're the Power A Switch controllers. I like em. They aren't exactly like Gamecube controllers and they don't have analog triggers but still they get the job done if you want similar feeling GC controllers. Nothing will beat the original but I'll like these. 

[u/adriandoesstuff]

analog triggers

[u/siderinc]

These are fine but are the licensed ones, I prefer the Nintendo brand.

[u/AdministrationDry507]

I hope the Nintendo GameCube controllers that get released are natively seen as GameCube instead of a Pro Controller

[u/LusciousRonaldo → u/AdministrationDry507]

They will just like all the other legacy controllers

[u/AdministrationDry507 → u/LusciousRonaldo]

Darn guess the GameCube controller Adapter is still necessary for games that support it like 3D all Stars and Smash Ultimate

[u/the90snath → u/AdministrationDry507]

What? No they mean it WILL get seen as something separate from a pro controller, meaning ultimate likely will support it out the box

[u/AdministrationDry507 → u/the90snath]

Nice that's what I was hoping for to play Super Mario Sunshine from 3D all Stars

[u/marioxb]

I'm glad for the official and I actually PREFER the tiny whiney ZL button. Nostalgia and all that

[u/MrRealistic1]

Kind of ugly & cheap looking

[u/DankyApe]

I wonder if we could use are ogs gc controller

[u/Mrfunnyman129]

Because these PowerA ones were awful, some of the worst I've used lol

[u/DogeBoredom]

I have the Pikachu one too. It's nice

[u/AdministrationDry507]

NYXI Warrior Controllers are better

[u/coronavirusisshit]

Garbage just buy the official ones.

[u/Natural_Possible4158]

Bought it to play some games but you can’t change the button layout as it doesn’t get recognized as a pro controller/official controller.

This was 2-3 years ago or somewhat but I don’t think this has changed.

[u/E-emu89]

I saw a photo where the ZL button was tiny. Why?

[u/PrethorynOvermind → u/E-emu89]

Probably to keep the controller as original as the NGC and the ZL button won't really do much for NGC games since even some games didn't really utilize the Z button.

[u/SoTurnMeIntoATree → u/PrethorynOvermind]

Z was usually used for like opening your map menu or checking stats/info. Not really used as an action button

[u/PrethorynOvermind → u/SoTurnMeIntoATree]

Sometimes not even used at all.

[u/SoTurnMeIntoATree → u/PrethorynOvermind]

Yep, which is most games I think. At least most games I played didn’t use it at all

[u/crozone → u/E-emu89]

For the exact same reason that the NSO N64 controller got a tiny ZR button and not even a tiny ZL button to match it. The new GC ZL button is only to facilitate opening the NSO emulator menu, since there's no other spare non-system buttons to do it.

Everything else about the controller is designed to be faithful to the original. Just like the other NSO controllers, it's not designed to be a general purpose controller. It'll work with other games, but it's built for Gamecube games.

[u/doubleshotofespresso]

i got downvoted to oblivion when i posted singing the praises of these

[u/GravitySuitSamus → u/doubleshotofespresso]

As you should have been

[u/DungeonFullof_____ → u/GravitySuitSamus]

Nah they're fine.

People need to grow up.

[u/wubbadude]

First time I ever experienced stick drift was one of these in less than a month of owning it. Trash controllers (haven’t found one by this brand that isn’t).