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Retailer Lists SNES Wii U Hybrid Pro Controller

Posted on Tuesday, October 16 @ 09:27:30 Eastern by Alex_Osborn

Some might say that the Super Nintendo is the greatest video game console of all-time, and you know what? They'd be 100% correct. The SNES is home to some of the greatest games ever, which were not only a blast to play back in the day, but still hold up incredibly well today. Oh yeah, and that controller? Elegant simplicity.

That's why I just about lost it when I saw this amazing SNES-inspired Wii U Pro Controller on EB Games' Australian website. I'm telling you, if that D-pad feels anything like the original Super Nintendo controller, I'd happily drop $50 to pick this thing up. And I'm not even planning on getting a Wii U!

Let us know what you think of this third-party controller in the comments below. Is it a brilliant concept or better left off store shelves?

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  • UghRochester
    UghRochester
    Joined: Jun 2006
    Posted: Oct 16th, 2012 at 10:12 am
    I saw the SNES controller shape before the Xbox 360 shape.
    1 8
  • reiandcoke
    reiandcoke
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Oct 16th, 2012 at 10:31 am
    I've always wondered why they can't make it so the right analog stick and the face buttons can be switched. Like if there was a swivel between them that allowed rotation but then you could lock them in their desired orientation. /unnecessary rant
    0 4
  • napsterxxl
    napsterxxl
    Joined: Mar 2006
    Posted: Oct 16th, 2012 at 11:49 am
    there is a PC gamepad like that. cant recall the name since i saw it like 1-2 years ago
    0 3
  • reiandcoke
    reiandcoke
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Oct 16th, 2012 at 10:39 am
    I've always wondered why they can't make it so the right analog stick and the face buttons can be switched. Like if there was a swivel between them that allowed rotation but then you could lock them in their desired orientation. /unnecessary rant
    0 1
  • whytenoiz
    whytenoiz
    Joined: Feb 2011
    Posted: Oct 16th, 2012 at 11:17 am
    Mario RPG is the best RPG experience I had on SNES. I will happily beat it a 700th time wielding this beast.
    0 7
  • Alex_Osborn
    Alex_Osborn
    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Oct 16th, 2012 at 11:21 am
    Amen, brother.
    0 5
  • Nick_Tan
    Nick_Tan
    Joined: Jul 2006
    Posted: Oct 16th, 2012 at 12:14 pm
    I just like seeing Peach slap a *****.
    0 2
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Oct 16th, 2012 at 12:05 pm
    I also loved the SNES and the SNES controller, but the GameCube controller is the best imho.
    1 4
  • De-Ting
    De-Ting
    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Oct 16th, 2012 at 12:34 pm
    I have to admit, I was playing Double Dash earlier for a good while, and when I tried holding my PS3 controller afterward, it took me a few moments to get used to it.
    0 3
  • inferno003
    inferno003
    Joined: Jul 2012
    Posted: Oct 16th, 2012 at 3:42 pm
    it looks like the 360 controller had sex with a super nintendo controller and this is their glorious love child!!!

    my personal favorite controllers are:
    5.super nintendo
    4.sega genesis
    3.nintendo gamecube
    2.sega dreamcast
    1.xbox 360 (transforming d-pad version)
    2 1
  • UghRochester
    UghRochester
    Joined: Jun 2006
    Posted: Oct 16th, 2012 at 4:25 pm
    I'm thumbing you down, because you Xbox 360 controller as No.1. Did you mean to have those answers flipped around to least to greatest?
    1 2
  • moretokes
    moretokes
    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Oct 16th, 2012 at 7:28 pm
    I had hand cramps from my 360 controller mind you I believe there was binge drinking going on
    0 1
  • inferno003
    inferno003
    Joined: Jul 2012
    Posted: Oct 16th, 2012 at 9:42 pm
    no... they are in order of my personal preference...

    for me comfort is 1st & IMHO the 360 has the most comfortable controller... dreamcast is really close but i prefer 360...
    4 of my 5 choices are comfortable... the most comfortable in all of gaming...
    i never found the super nintendo controller comfortable, its too small & really doesnt fit the hand well...

    next is buttons & placement... again IMO the 360 control is a perfect design, it takes what the dreamcast did, made it smaller & more comfortable added a extra joystick (which IMO is really important) & it added bumpers (i love the bumper/trigger combo i feel its alot better than the ps 4 shoulder button design and obviously nintendo agrees) add the classic 4 face button design, the transforming d pad (which was a huge improvement over the piece of **** dpad that the controllers used to have) and the fact its wireless... IMHO its perfect!

    while on this topic i will say i love the button placement of all 5 of my choices...
    0 1
  • UghRochester
    UghRochester
    Joined: Jun 2006
    Posted: Oct 17th, 2012 at 7:57 am
    If I used your method of placing these controllers from least to greatest (5 being the least and 1 being the greatest) I would have them in this order.
    5. Sega Genesis
    4. Sega Dreamcast
    3. Nintendo Gamecube
    2. Xbox 360
    1. SNES.
    I realized it's not actually flipped around like I mentioned, but factoring in different generations of video game consoles/entertainment system made me choose this list. The SNES is simple and the easiest to use.
    0 0
  • MajorStryker
    MajorStryker
    Joined: Aug 2012
    Posted: Oct 16th, 2012 at 7:01 pm
    I completely agree! Super Mario RPG is still one of my favorite games of all time.
    0 0

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