It's a curiously timed announcement, given the fact that it was just announced a week ago that Nintendo will partner with PDP to create a Gamecube-style 'Fight Pad' specifically for use with Wii U's Super Smash Bros. when it debuts for the system (supposedly) late this year. They've just unveiled a new Wii U adapter that will allow players to use original Gamecube controllers to play the new Super Smash Bros. Twitch.Nintendo has always been a company known for looking to their past successes for present day offerings, and that couldn't be more clearly the case with their announcement today.

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Follow him on Twitter, Twitch or contact him by e-mail. If he’s not writing or knee-deep in an MMO, he’s usually watching low-budget horror films or following Orioles baseball. PDP’s Wired Fight Pad is expected to release this holiday season for $24.99, and will be compatible with both Wii and Wii U titles, as well as games downloaded via the Virtual Console.īradley Keene is an avid gamer & aspiring writer from Baltimore, MD that handles news, reviews and editing here at What’s Your Tag?. As Shoryuken pointed out, this may be frowned upon in the competitive scene, as any amount of input lag caused by a wireless connection can be the difference in winning or losing on the big stage. Wii U releasing toward the end of the year, Performance Designed Products is designing a wireless Wii U controller that’s modeled after the GameCube‘s design, and will be showcasing the controller at E3 2014.ĭubbed the Wired Fight Pad, the controller will actually plug in to your Wii-mote just like the Classic Controller Pro does currently essentially making it a wireless controller. fans have long championed Nintendo‘s GameCube controller as the best of the best when it comes to thrashing the competition in both Brawl and Melee.

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