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Nintendo Switch Wired - Game Cube Purple

Platform : Nintendo Switch
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 5,745 ratings
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About this item

  • The preferred gamepad for Super smash Bros ultimate
  • Classic Game Cube design plus larger d pad and added left shoulder button
  • System Buttons added for compatibility with all Nintendo Switch games
  • Detachable 10 feet (3 Meter) USB cable with Velcro strap
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Product details

  • Batteries ‏ : ‎ 2 AA batteries required.
  • Language ‏ : ‎ Italian
  • Product dimensions ‏ : ‎ 14.2 x 6.9 x 17 cm; 190.51 Grams
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ 1 November 2018
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07GXJV9NM
  • Item Model Number ‏ : ‎ 1507847-01
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 5,745 ratings

Product description

Replica of the fan favorite GameCube controller, this wired controller features added buttons for Nintendo Switch compatibility

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Wired Controller for Nintendo Switch - GameCube Style Purple

Officially Licensed by Nintendo

GameCube style controllers are widely considered the preferred way to play Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Pull off precise attacks using octagonal gated sticks, larger A button, and nostalgic muscle memory on this officially licensed wired controller for Nintendo Switch. The original GameCube design has been improved with larger shoulder buttons and D-pad, plus added left shoulder and system buttons for compatibility across all Nintendo Switch games*.

Disclaimer

* For use only while Switch is docked. Does not support HD rumble, IR, motion controls, or Amiibo NFC

Features

  • The preferred gamepad for Super Smash Bros Ultimate
  • Classic GameCube design plus larger D-pad and added left shoulder button
  • System buttons added for compatibility across all Nintendo Switch Games*
  • Detachable 10ft (3m) USB Cable with Velcro strap
  • No batteries required
  • Official licensed product
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Why Wired?

  • Nearly half the cost of wireless
  • No batteries or charging to manage
  • Reduced input latency/lag compared to wireless
  • Instant plug & play connection (no sync required)

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Official Licensed Product

This PowerA Controller is officially licensed for Nintendo Switch. Always look for this seal when buying video game accessories as assurance that the product has gone through Nintendo’s rigorous testing and evaluation process.

PowerA Quality Promise

At PowerA, our controllers are designed by passionate gamers. Our team has over two decades of experience in the gaming industry designing across all platforms. For the price, you’ll be amazed at the features and quality built into this controller.

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Top reviews from Australia

Whitworthmob
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
Reviewed in Australia on 9 November 2023
Colour Name: PurpleVerified Purchase
Fantastic, my son loves it.
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Cat
5.0 out of 5 stars Happy with purchase
Reviewed in Australia on 2 March 2021
Colour Name: Wired BlackVerified Purchase
Paid for a quality product and it seems to deliver, happy with it so far.
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Boxface
4.0 out of 5 stars High quality despite first impressions
Reviewed in Australia on 31 January 2019
Colour Name: Wired BlackVerified Purchase
The power a wired GameCube controller is exactly the kind of thing worth picking up if you just want to plug and play. Although its extremely light weight it isn't all that for fragile the lack of weight come from the missing rumble /rechargeable or other battery. The controller truly is function over extras it has lower latency then the official pro controller's wired mode (unless there has been a firm ware update) and has all the necessary buttons to play any of your favourite switch including a ZR button and left and right stick clicks just in the nostalgic form of the GameCube controller. This would be a 5 star product with some added heft and wireless capability, but nevertheless this is definitely a product worth picking up for your switch collection.
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Alan C Lee
5.0 out of 5 stars familiar game cube style layout with wireless convenience
Reviewed in Australia on 29 May 2021
Colour Name: Black/RedVerified Purchase
familiar game cube style layout with wireless convenience.
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Sean Smith
1.0 out of 5 stars Drifting after a week
Reviewed in Australia on 7 October 2022
Colour Name: PurpleVerified Purchase
The controller started to drift slightly after a week, then became unusable after 3 weeks of light use.
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Jak
4.0 out of 5 stars Some physical defects
Reviewed in Australia on 19 March 2019
Colour Name: PurpleVerified Purchase
Mine came with some odd physical defects like a scratch across the controller considering it is brand new.
Controller itself works perfectly, perfect for smash. Though the grey buttons have so much travel and are buttons, not triggers.
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Kieren
2.0 out of 5 stars broke after 6-12 months
Reviewed in Australia on 20 March 2020
Colour Name: PurpleVerified Purchase
its light and feels very cheap but it works - until it doesn't which will surely happen at some point. after using it a few times a week mine broke after 6-12 months of use, the analogue stick seems to be forcing a down input and a/b occasionally presses at random but i traveled around the city with it in my backpack so take it with a grain of salt. i do that with my switch pro controller and it still works great
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glooknukem
1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible.
Reviewed in Australia on 28 May 2019
Colour Name: Wired BlackVerified Purchase
Sent me a controller that stopped working within a week of receiving it. Ended up sending it back to the seller and never received a new controller.
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Iván flor35
5.0 out of 5 stars Me gusto mucho
Reviewed in Mexico on 17 April 2024
Colour Name: PurpleVerified Purchase
Muy agradable al momento de usarlo
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dylan
5.0 out of 5 stars good for melee
Reviewed in Canada on 9 March 2024
Colour Name: Wired BlackVerified Purchase
Great controller for melee, has all the angles and you can shield drop with it. Definitely go with this for smashbros.
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Waqasdan
5.0 out of 5 stars WORK OF PERFECTION!!! This controller is unbelievable!!!
Reviewed in Canada on 1 May 2022
Colour Name: Black/RedVerified Purchase
I used this product for smash and it made me a god at smash bros
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Victor Gerardo Garcia Nuñez
5.0 out of 5 stars Muy buena calidad !!! TE PREOCUPA EL DRIFT EN TUS CONTROLES ? ESTE CONTROL ES EL INDICADO !!!
Reviewed in Mexico on 12 July 2021
Colour Name: Black/RedVerified Purchase
El mejor control de uso rudo para NINTENDO SWITCH
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Kendall
5.0 out of 5 stars might break, but great warranty edit: fixed all my problems
Reviewed in the United States on 2 May 2021
Colour Name: PurpleVerified Purchase
this controller is lovely, exact same form factor as a traditional gamecube controller, except it has no rumble and an extra Z button on the left side (left bumper, whatever it's called), and the R and L buttons are fully digital, not analogue.
the one problem i've had: i've been playing super mario 64, paper mario TTYD, and a few other similar games on emulator, and one of the actions involved in regular play (for bowser throws in 64, tube mode in TTYD, hammer spin in TTYD) is spinning the joystick around in a circle as quickly as possible.
within a month of having the controller, the wear from doing this has made the joystick squeaky whenever it's pushed upwards and moved from side to side (like rubbing between 1 and 2 on a clock face)
i've tried all sorts of things to help this, i've cleaned it out with alcohol, nothing works.
i've got to look for the package materials to try to take advantage of the warranty, i hope i didn't throw them away.

edit and update: powerA have a fantastic warranty, this is worth picking up for the warranty alone.
just sent them detailed information in a warranty ticket on their website, receipt for the purchase, evidence of the flaw (a short video of the creaky analogue stick), and they emailed me back asking for my address.
within about 3 days a new one showed up at my door.
thanks powerA!

can't recommend this brand enough, the price was very good at my time of purchase (usually between $15 and $20), and you're guaranteed to have a functioning controller for at least one year.

as a fairly degenerate smasher who chews through all my controllers like a dog, it's really nice to have an option with a very similar form factor to a gamecube controller, USB and switch compatibility built in, and with a warranty like this.
since i wrote this review (originally written in late 2020, it's now early 2024), i have utilized their warranty probably about 5-7 times on different controllers, and they've never denied me.
it's way cheaper than a gamecube controller (usually the OEM SSBU one runs about $50 from japan?) and mayflash (usually $20), so i would recommend it for casuals, but you'll need to either use it with your switch, or if you're planning on using it for gamecube games, you will need to manually map all the buttons in dolphin, and if you're serious you'll eventually want a real OEM gcc for analogue triggers, but especially if you just want to mess around with smash, or with gamecube games on the switch, or to emulate gamecube games that don't heavily rely on analogue triggers, i would highly recommend this one.
it is an unbeatable price for a usable controller with a stellar warranty that can get you playing a gamecube game on a gamecube-like controller within like two days. there is a chance that the controller you receive is defective, if it is, submit a warranty claim ASAP and get another, they are VERY understanding and will not shrug you off if you complain to them.
seriously, they have the best customer support out of anyone I've ever seen, write in eirh evidence

now with a few years of experience with this product under my belt, let me share some info for people who are interested in emulating gamecube games and see this as an alternative to getting a real gamecube controller.
first of all, yes, you're right, if you don't want to spend $70 on the real deal, absolutely get this one.

here's where it differs from the "real deal":
basically the OEM gamecube controller had an R button that worked much like a shotgun, it had a long and smooth analogue range, and at the bottom of the throw, it had a hard clicky digital press.
this was utilized beautifully in super mario sunshine because you could press analogue R without a digital click to "run and gun"—activate fludd without going into first person aiming mode—and then you could click the digital R to fully activate fludd, which gives you a crosshair and lets you pivot to aim.

unfortunately, the switch's pro controller totally lacks the special analogue and digital triggers like the gamecube controller, instead it just has a digital trigger with a noticeably shorter throw.

there's a few games super mario sunshine where you might struggle with this controller, because if you just don't map analogue R to its own button, you can't run and gun, and in this game, that is a debilitating limitation.

for games like this, create a custom mapping in dolphin, and you basically want to do what they settled on for the switch port of super mario sunshine:
face buttons, sticks, and dpad mapped normally.
start/pause mapped to this controller's plus button.
analogue R mapped to the powerA's R button (purple, right bumper)
digital R mapped to ZR (gray, right trigger)
Z mapped to L (purple the left bumper, which the OEM gamecube controller lacks)
digital L mapped to powerA's ZL (gray, left trigger, vanilla mapping)
analogue L can stay unmapped, or if you want to be able to press it, you can just map it to one of the extra utility buttons that the gamecube controller lacks: minus, home, capture, or a stick click

what the aforementioned mapping does is gives you access to both options with a standard pro controller, which lacks the analogue triggers that make the gamecube controller so unique. it doesn't feel quite as satisfying and intuitive as "depress the trigger to turn on fludd, then pull the trigger to REALLY turn on fludd", instead it just separates those two options into two separate digital buttons to press, which is a fine compromise, but you'll probably want a mayflash adapter and an OEM gamecube controller if you care about experiencing the game "how it was back then in all its glory" etc., or if you're going to be speedrunning sunshine, or something like that.
this compromise works absolutely fine for casuals who missed some games this generation and just want to see what it's about, just don't forget to map your triggers properly or else the game will feel VERY clunky and stop-and-go without a "run and gun" option.

thanks for coming to my TED talk, hope it was helpful for any casuals who are looking to experience a golden era of nintendo games (the time period between figuring out 3D and figuring out motion controls 💀), have a nice day!
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