Official USB GameCube controller adapter for Wii U

[Anti-Ultimate]

The GC controller had a bad DPad? It's the same X type as other controllers.

[kinkinkijkin]

I find it to be mushy, and not go down far enough. It really just feels like I'm pressing the controller.

Actually, have had this gamecube controller for ~11 years now, wouldn't surprise me if it's just getting old.

[AnyOldName3]

The XBox 360 controller's justification for a bad DPad is that it was assumed no-one would ever want to use it. The only games I have which take notice of it as input use it as a set of extra buttons, rather than for directional input.

[RachelB]

(06-01-2014, 10:18 PM)Anti-Ultimate Wrote: The GC controller had a bad DPad? It's the same X type as other controllers.

Gc controller has one of the worst dpads of all time.

(06-01-2014, 10:25 PM)AnyOldName3 Wrote: The XBox 360 controller's justification for a bad DPad is that it was assumed no-one would ever want to use it. The only games I have which take notice of it as input use it as a set of extra buttons, rather than for directional input.

Games don't tend to make use of it BECAUSE it is so bad, not the other way around.

[Shonumi]

@Anti-Ultimate - The GC DPad doesn't give me the impression that I'm making distinct presses in any direction ("mushy" as some would call it). It doesn't help that the DPad is slightly recessed as opposed to being raised. I don't remember using it very often though in many games. I agree with RachelB though, having touched almost all of Nintendo's DPads myself at some point.

About Top vs Bottom analog, it's purely preference since not everybody has the same hands or expectations about controllers. I am okay with half-and-half (GC and XBOX style), but I greatly disapprove of all top analog (Wii U Pro), and I favor all bottom (PSX style) over anything. The thing is with top analog, my thumb comes on the joystick's top at an angle (think like an upside down "v"). I find this good for pressing things quickly or for long periods of time (buttons, DPad) but not for making quick or constant movements.

With bottom analog, my thumbs extends out flat (from an upside down "v" to a more relaxed "--") which I find better for moving something constantly (joysticks). That's just my take. Bottom analog feels more natural.

[Gir]

This new controllers are epic

[Anthe]

To be honest they look a lot less durable and well made than the original controllers. Especially with the glossy plastic.

[kinkinkijkin]

I'm wondering about the dpad. GC-quality, or Wii quality, or somewhere in between? I must know. Does anyone know?

[Anthe]

It looks like Wii D-pad to me, which was a nice one in my opinion.

[kinkinkijkin]

Looks like a Wii dpad, but it has a lot of edge space, like the GC dpad, so it might be a GC dpad made to look like a Wii dpad so that it fits in better.