This new BattlerGC Professional controller seems prefer it could possibly be the final word GameCube gamepad — one with drift-resistant Corridor impact joysticks, hybrid analog / digital triggers, programmable again buttons, a chargeable battery with a USB-C port, and the flexibility to make use of it throughout completely different consoles and methods due to Bluetooth help. And naturally, it’s the newest controller to host the perfect face button structure ever, and I’ll battle to the Remaining Vacation spot defending it!

I do, nonetheless, acknowledge the GameCube controller structure will not be everybody’s favourite, so it’s no shock there aren’t a whole lot of nice fashionable GameCube controller choices in addition to the PowerA-made licensed one that runs on AA batteries, which is my present go-to for docked Swap gaming. Most followers have official GameCube controllers and both use adapters or Bluetooth converters to play Smash Bros. video games on Nintendo consoles.

The BattlerGC Professional, nonetheless, is a wholly modernized GameCube controller that comes with a 2.4GHz GameCube controller dongle for the mom console, Wii, and Wii U (with a USB-to-GameCube adapter), however it additionally has a swap on the again to morph right into a Bluetooth controller that works on PC or a Nintendo Swap with out a USB adapter.

Retro Fighters, the maker of the controller, additionally has a $44.99 non-Professional BattlerGC controller that lacks the again buttons and doesn’t have Bluetooth in-built. (It comes with two dongles to work on completely different consoles.) It additionally lacks the Corridor impact sticks that the Professional model has.

The BattlerGC Professional goes up for preorder on Could 1st at 9AM PT (12PM ET) and can value $59.99. For individuals who desire clear shells over the basic indigo shade, Retro Fighters has a particular limited-edition crystal model of the controller — of which solely 2,000 shall be made obtainable.