

What's one thing gamers always seem to want? The ability to play old games on new consoles. The new adapter could provide a highly desired new feature, if it's used for more than just a Smash Bros. The Internet is determined like that sometimes.If Nintendo is smart, it'll look into any avenue it could use to make the failing Wii U a more attractive home console.

If anything, this will probably cause a surge in people trying to get the controller to work with other games (through less than official means). As said before, the controller is only getting a second life because of the upcoming Wii U game, so this development shouldn't come as a huge surprise. support will dissuade anyone that was already dead set on buying it (admit it: it's pretty cool). While disappointing, it's hard to imagine that the GameCube controller's exclusive Smash Bros. The updated listing for the adapter echoes the above statement, but also acknowledges the existence of the previous item description that started this whole thing. The adapter is also not compatible with Wii and we apologize for any confusion. for Wii U specifically - it is not compatible with any other Wii U software. The GameCube Controller Adapter for Wii U is compatible with Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Speaking to Eurogamer about the matter, here's what the Nintendo UK rep had to say: It's an unfortunate turn of events for many that may have been looking forward to using the GameCube controller for games such as Mario Kart 8, but to be fair, the GameCube controller was only officially resurrected for Super Smash Bros.

It turns out it was all a big misunderstanding somehow, "compatible with all games supported by the Wii Classic Controller, Wii Classic Controller Pro and Wii U Pro Controller," made it past everyone at Nintendo and onto the official product page for the adapter.
