OMGNintendo <3's the new Wii Classic Controller

OMGNintendo's Alcia Ashby whispers sweet nothings to the Classic Controller PRO. We haven't the heart to tell her that controllers don't have ears.

OMGNinteno <3's the new Wii Classic Controller

To the left is the Classic Controller we all know and love, provided the game isn't using the tiny and poorly-positioned ZR and ZL buttons. To the right is its possible successor: the Classic Controller PRO, currently set for release in Japan sometime in 2009. The PRO adds PS2-style handle grips and turns the ZR and ZL nubs into proper shoulder buttons, positioned much like the way the L2 and R2 buttons are on the classic Dual Shock 2 controller.

Not only will this make the Classic Controller PRO a lot more useful for playing Super Smash Bros. Brawl, but it means it'll be a lot easier for publishers to port PS2 titles (like, oh, Monster Hunter G) to the Wii with minimal control changes.

So what do you guys think of the new PRO? Given that the main flaw of the original Classic was ZR/ZL being tiny and hard to hit, I'm seriously hoping the PRO comes to the US sometime soon... and that I can still get something on eBay for my old Classics when I get rid of them.

Read more at OMGNintendo.com.

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codizzle587

this is a great great concept ...my only problem with it (though even know i dont know much about it) is it looks like the handles and extra buttons look like they attach to the controller instead of actually being apart of the controller

shadowx187x

Blox wrote:

You spelt Nintendo wrong in the title

they did lol ninteno

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StormKing

DaveRudden wrote:

i meant ninte�o. it's how we say nintendo in spain

Riiiiiiiiiight......well I believe you. :)

eday_2010

A lot of people say 1:1 motion should have been in the Wii Remote from the start, even though it may not have been possible at that time, But THIS should have been the Classic Controller from day 1. Not so much for the handles, but for the position of the shoulder buttons. I wish they would have thought up this design 3 years ago. I already own two Classic Controllers, so I am peeved they came up with this now since I don't need/want to buy any more controllers.

homerocks

codizzle587 wrote:

this is a great great concept ...my only problem with it (though even know i dont know much about it) is it looks like the handles and extra buttons look like they attach to the controller instead of actually being apart of the controller

no, I don't think it attaches to the controller...
If you look close enough you can tell the analog sticks are furter out on the new controller... ;)

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