Old School Controller Replicas... For the Wii?

[Bayleef]

A perplexing image from gaming mag EDGE has popped up via a Norwegian website. It depicts a suitcase packed with retro controllers (Genesis, yes!) that was being shown off during E3. A Scandinavian Go Nintendo reader has kindly translated the original article:

We've all seen the nice little controller-thingies you can plug into the main wii controller, like the classic controller which can be used to play the old games with, or the 'gun' you use the controller into to get the real 'gangstah-feeling'.

Now, however, a picture has popped up tha reveals that Nintendo might choose another way for those wo wants to play the old games exactly like they were designed: with the old controller they were made for.

The British gaming magazine - EDGE - has gotten a sneak-peek at a bunch of classic controllers that can be plugged into the Wii [controller I assume? It doesn't say...] and I got a serious craving for all of them.

The image is apparently 100 percent true. Brian Ashcraft

Picture:

http://www.kotaku.com/assets/2006/06/pulpfictionnintendo.jpg

Source:

http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/movies/nintendos-mysterious-pulp-fiction-suitcase-180527.php

Assuming this is true, (Which I'm pretty sure it is considering one of people commenting on the article has purchased EDGE magazine and can confirm the article to be real) this should be good news to all you fans worried about playing VC games with the retro controller Nintendo has provided.

Also, if Nintendo is really considering doing this, it gives us a little insight as to how important they consider VC support (rather than a gimmick or small feature). Let's hope it gets even better than this guys.

 

[Bulk]

But that's MORE accessories I've got to buy in order to lay the VC console games. I'm assuming you can just use a GC controller plugged in for all past games right?

 

[Swampy]

Why would Nintendo allow this when they already are making old-school controllers? 0o; Seems redundent to me but whatever...

Also, the VC is a big part of their plans. Without a large support to the VC it would be gimmicky and useless, kind of like a Memory Unit for the 360. dX

 

[Bayleef]

But that's MORE accessories I've got to buy in order to lay the VC console games. I'm assuming you can just use a GC controller plugged in for all past games right?

No, as far as I know, you use the retro controller, which will most likely be packaged with the Wii.

 

[ShiningClefairy]

YES!!! There go my worries! Now, why is the classic controller, the Wii one, shaped like an SNES controller? There's no reason for it to be...

But that's MORE accessories I've got to buy in order to lay the VC console games. I'm assuming you can just use a GC controller plugged in for all past games right?

Those won't be as good for Virtual Console as the real deal will be. For anything other than actual Gamecube games, I'd prefer the true controller.

 

[Bayleef]

YES!!! There go my worries! Now, why is the classic controller, the Wii one, shaped like an SNES controller? There's no reason for it to be...

They seem to be going for simple shapes with all of their designs, so maybe that's why. I dunno. :/

 

[meta-master]

meh, I think i'll stick with the classic controller that hopefully comes with the game system

 

[onix lord]

Great. More stuff for us to buy (sarcasm). Wasn't that virtual console controller supposed to work with like all of the old controllers or something?

 

[meta-master]

you wont have to buy it even if you do use the virtual consle

 

[Bayleef]

Great. More stuff for us to buy (sarcasm). Wasn't that virtual console controller supposed to work with like all of the old controllers or something?

It is. Should these be made, they would be for people who still want and are willing to buy and use these for classic games.

 

[kingboo30]

I know I want to use these controllers more than the Wii remote for classic games.

 

[onix lord]

It is. Should these be made, they would be for people who still want and are willing to buy and use these for classic games.

Ah. I get it, I think. So, if you want to use, for instane, the NES controller then you'll plug in the NES controller to the Wii-mote, right?

 

[Bayleef]

Ah. I get it, I think. So, if you want to use, for instane, the NES controller then you'll plug in the NES controller to the Wii-mote, right?

Yeah, that way the old school players are satisfied.

 

[RedStarWarrior]

I see nothing that actually confirms that. You know that if this was true, more people would have been talking about it.

 

[ShiningClefairy]

Maybe they haven't caught word yet. I haven't seen it on IGN or anything yet... but why would anyone create a rumor like this?

 

[RedStarWarrior]

People create rumors for the sake of tricking people. That is why we have things called hoaxes.