Wii Classic Controller | 
| From: Nintendo
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $13.17
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Seller: NewMP3Technology
Rating:  139 reviews
Sales Rank: 359
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Media: Accessory
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 7.3 x 2
MPN: RVLARW
Model: Wii Classic Controller
UPC: 045496890322
EAN: 0745883569472
ASIN: B000IN0BSU
Release Date: November 19, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Four face buttons - X, Y, B, A | | • | Twin analog sticks | | • | Four shoulder buttons | | • | 4-way D-pad |
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Product Description
The Classic Controller is an expansion for the Wii's Remote. It connects to the port on the bottom of the Wii Remote to allow for wireless connectivity with the Wii console. The shape and style of the Classic Controller is more like the traditional controller design, which allows for ease of use with the classic games available through the Virtual Console.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 139
 Great for small thumbs! November 15, 2009
A. G. Feeney (Iowa City, IA)
I recently got into Geometry Wars Galaxies, a retro space shoot-em-up. Unfortunately when using the wiimote and nunchuck, I found my left thumb would tire very quickly because I had to stretch it to reach the taller analog stick. Fed up with thumb cramps, I rushed out to the 24 hour Wal-Mart to amend the situation.
The result: I absolutely love the classic controller. Its small size fits nicely in my little girl hands and thumb fatigue is virtually eliminated (for the first couple hours at least...) thanks to the shorter analog sticks. Because I missed out on video games as a kid (my parents thought children should do things like "read books" and "play outside"), it's fun to get that old school gaming feel with updated games and no pesky cords tethering you down (the classic controller plugs into the wiimote).
I'm not sure how compatibility works concerning the classic controller versus the GameCube controller, but I definitely prefer the sleek look, small size, and increased mobility (wire-free) of the classic.
Its very nice, BUT........... November 8, 2009
Blu (FLA)
This controller is a very nice quality peripheral, but playing most Wii games (outside of the old console downloads) you really aren't going to be able to use this at all. That in turn makes it useless, there needs to be some games that don't require motion, EA could even do a fresh port of BLACK and allow us to use this controller.
This controller is a way to attract core gamers, if they gave us the option of playing FPS, and other mature games with it. Yes Wii is a family (room) system, so there is bound to be a hardcore gamer in the house probably pulling their hair out because they want a game that doesn't require them to sweat it up all the time to game hard.
The upcoming Wii FPS "The Grinder" should give us the option of using a Wii Classic Controller.
It would also be a perfect remote for fighting games too (CAPCOM, give us Street Fighter 4, if you can do Resident Evil 4 on the GameCube, you can give us Street Fighter 4 for the Wii, forget the WiiMote on that note). I don't even care if you make a special Street Fighter 4 for the Wii that looks like Street Fighter 3, it would sell.
SNK, give us King of Fighters 12, AGAIN forget the Wii-Mote, that game is do-able for the Wii, but companies look over the Wii with their new awesome games knowing that it could work with the Wii CLassic Controller. Thats bogus!!!
So this controller is in a similar boat as "Wii Speak", has the potential, but right now there isn't a lot going for it.
Good controller November 5, 2009
SegaGuy217 (ILLINOIS)
I highly recommend this controller for your VC games except your N64 games. I would use a Gamecube controller for your 64 VC games. But, this controller is excellent for your other games say for instance NES,SNES,Genesis,etc. Works great for games like Brawl and Mario Kart Wii.
The controller has kind of a good and bad design at the same time. The design works well if you are playing your games using the D-Pad. If you have bigger hands like me it feels kind of odd at first using the analog sticks and you will have to position your hands accordingly. Also what I did was I purchased the NYKO grip which really helped in my situation.
The controller is of good construction. With this being a 1st party controller its easy to note it has durable plastic and does not have the cheap feel to it that a lot of 3rd party controllers do. The D-Pad is completely perfect which Nintendo has been known for a lot of years.
 Works well for everything but Pacman October 16, 2009
Joseph Dewey (Orem, UT USA)
This works pretty well. I bought two of them so I can play multi-player Virtual Console games, because they're required for a lot of downloadable games on the Wii.
It doesn't do well at Pacman though. Not many controllers do, so that's my ultimate test of a controller. It's good for Mario and other stuff, though.
Classic Controller August 3, 2009
Jorge A. Zuniga (CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this controller. A LOT. It's perfect for playing Super Mario World and any other SNES games. The Classic Controller is basically an SNES remote with a few added buttons(Wii home button,joysticks etc).
I was dissapointed in the fact that playing Super Mario World was unplayable with a Gamecube controller.So I bought this remote. and it turned out to be a great purchase. If you have a Gamecube controller and are planning to play any games other than SNES then you don't need the Classic Contrller. But if you're looking to download some SNES games. You need this. NEED.
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