New Wii adapter lets you use NES, SNES, N64 controllers...

[heybtbm]

All three controllers in one adapter. Very cool...

http://kotaku.com/5263758/use-your-n64-nes--snes-pads-on-the-wii

I've seen the single NES or SNES adapters before, but this looks more convenient.

[NayusDante]

This is why you don't let your consoles breed: You get baby N64s that swing 3 ways.

Looks nice, but $20 still seems like a lot for just an adaptor. I'd pay $10.

[Cryomancer]

I really, really hope this will work with my existing cube-> usb adapter....but I'm betting it won't.

[Diosoth]

All 3 for $20? The RetroZone people are going to be PISSED....

Though I'm hoping it'll work with the Gamecube port. With any luck this will help drive down the insane prices for the Hori Gamecube controller($50 or more? COME ON!) to something a lot more reasonable. IF it's wired to work well.

[NayusDante]

I really, really hope this will work with my existing cube-> usb adapter....but I'm betting it won't.

Considering that the Wii only has USB and GCN ports, your odds are good.

[Cryomancer]

Well, the converter I have won't even work with a wavebird, so my doubts are high.

[GrandAmChandler]

Well this is just brilliant, I will be ordering several!

[DreamTR]

This is why you don't let your consoles breed: You get baby N64s that swing 3 ways.

Looks nice, but $20 still seems like a lot for just an adaptor. I'd pay $10.

You think an adapter that works with 3 different controllers is only worth $10? Wow.

[skaar]

Seems a fair price to me - how cheap are you, jeez?

[aclbandit]

You know, i hope this thing uses the GCN ports rather than USB, because I'd really love to use it on my actual GCN for the gameboy adapter -- the gamecube controller is NOT the best-suited for gameboy stuff.

[BetaWolf47]

I sure hope it doesn't have any latency. It'll be just as nice to use on Gamecube for Game Boy Player.


You know, i hope this thing uses the GCN ports rather than USB, because I'd really love to use it on my actual GCN for the gameboy adapter -- the gamecube controller is NOT the best-suited for gameboy stuff.
It will. Wii doesn't recognize USB game controllers. This thing will be perfect for using SNES controllers on Game Boy Player.

[skaar]

I'm hoping they'll show up on Dealextreme at least :D

[Baloo]

Would this let me play Super Smash Bros Brawl with my Nintendo 64 controller? If not, then I won't even bother with this. I already have Nintendo 64, NES, and SNES, so I don't bother with Virtual Console.

[Sonicwolf]

Thats en excellent idea for a Wii adaptor. I want on--- wait a minute. I dont have any virtual console games anyways.

*sighs*

[Diosoth]

I sure hope it doesn't have any latency. It'll be just as nice to use on Gamecube for Game Boy Player.


It will. Wii doesn't recognize USB game controllers. This thing will be perfect for using SNES controllers on Game Boy Player.

And a cheaper price. That damn Hori controller- since they released maybe 100 of them in the USA while Japan got most of them- averages $50 USED. I paid that much for one, nice controller, but NOT worth $50. People are gouging because they can and they need some competition knocking them down.

[TonyTheTiger]

I don't even understand the draw to the Hori controller. The GCN button layout defeats the purpose of designing it to match an SNES pad.

This 3 in 1 adapter, however, is great provided it works well (ala lag free). And for $20 you can't go wrong.

[NayusDante]

I don't even understand the draw to the Hori controller. The GCN button layout defeats the purpose of designing it to match an SNES pad.

It's because you don't need the X and Y buttons so much for GBA. I agree with what you're saying, though, as it would be useful for more than a few GameCube games.

[Dr. Dib]

Thats en excellent idea for a Wii adaptor. I want on--- wait a minute. I dont have any virtual console games anyways.

*sighs*

That's pretty much what I was thinking. I do own 2 virtual console games though, but I don't think I'd pay $20 just so I could play Sin & Punishment with a N64 controller. Of course I do have 2800 points left, but something tells me that I'll probably spend them and beat the games I spent them on before this adaptor is due.

Still, I got to admit it is pretty nice. Maybe I'll pick one up down the line after others test it out. It could have problems after all.

On a side note, I do have to agree with Kotaku that it looks more like a 3DO than a N64.

[guitargary75]

Looks great. Too much money for though.

[boatofcar]

Looks great. Too much money for though.

Are you serious? Do you have any idea how much it even costs to bring something like this to market? Damn kids...

[BetaWolf47]

You guys are overlooking something pretty significant: with this, we'll be able to play Contra Rebirth and Mega Man 9 with an NES controller, and Gradius Rebirth and the rumored Rocket Knight Rebirth with an SNES controller. Plus the import games... an actual way of playing the original Super Mario Bros. 2 with an NES controller without importing.

Being able to have a usable controller for games like Capcom vs. SNK 2 (Gamecube) is going to be nice as well.

[slip81]

when the hell is someone gonna make a genesis pad adapter?

[8-bitNesMan]

20 bones is a good price for something this useful. Stop whining tightwads! :P

[NayusDante]

$20 shipped maybe. There's little or no processing involved, it's just signals being redirected to different pins.

[Icarus Moonsight]

Honesty, they could have charged $30+ easy without dampening sales... $20 is a bargain. You couldn't even built these yourself for less than $25 each + your time and soldering skills. That's even assuming you could even find the soft chips ready to go so the usb knows how to handle the inputs from the 3 different pads. O_O

[TonyTheTiger]

People can spend their money how they see fit and if this adapter isn't worth $20 to them then that's fine. I, however, am comparing this price to similar accessories and when I see $17 for a NES to Gamecube/Wii adapter on RetroZone, $19 for an SNES to GCN/Wii adapter on RetroZone, and roughly $10 or more for the various PS2 to something adapters, then $20 sounds perfectly reasonable for a device that does triple duty like this. Again, provided it works well. If it lags or has other input problems then it won't be worth a nickel.


That's even assuming you could even find the soft chips ready to go so the usb knows how to handle the inputs from the 3 different pads. O_O

Are you sure this is going to use USB? I figure it would use the GCN ports.

[Icarus Moonsight]

You are correct. My bad.

Maybe it's not a good deal because it does not have connections for Genny/SMS, Turbo Pads and a C64 keyboard/control set included. Damn it! It's always something. :monkey:

[TonyTheTiger]

Has there been any news about this lately? It was supposed to come out this month.

[Enigmus]

This is why you don't let your consoles breed: You get baby N64s that swing 3 ways.

If only the 10th nominee for Quote of the Year wasn't taken. This too is worthy of an honorary mention. Dang dirty litttle N64! What do they think it is, Vice City? LOL

[heybtbm]

Has there been any news about this lately? It was supposed to come out this month.


I thought about it last week and tried to see if there was any news. I couldn't find any. It doesn't appear to be available anywhere yet.

[Iron Draggon]

All three controllers in one adapter. Very cool...

http://kotaku.com/5263758/use-your-n64-nes--snes-pads-on-the-wii

I've seen the single NES or SNES adapters before, but this looks more convenient.


that stupid whore link crashed my browser 3 times in a row... thanks, Kotaku!

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

that stupid whore link crashed my browser 3 times in a row... thanks, Kotaku!

Yeah ... Kotaku has WAAAAAAY too many memory intensive scripts running on their site lately.

I think it has a lot to do with the new comment interface.

[heybtbm]

Yeah ... Kotaku has WAAAAAAY too many memory intensive scripts running on their site lately.

I think it has a lot to do with the new comment interface.

It does. My browser at work won't even let me load the individual article pages. I can read the main page, but the actual articles/comments have to wait until I get home.

[Leo_A]

It crashes mine everytime if I let it finish loading. If I hit stop as soon as it loads far enough to read the article, it seems to prevent it.

[JSoup]

Trying to even look at the page crashed my browser and locks up my PC for a bit.

Then again, I'm on a 6 year old PC.

[TonyTheTiger]

Son of a bitch. I knew this sounded too good to be true. Well, here's hoping the $20 price tag sticks and there's no lag.

http://nintendo.joystiq.com/2009/08/03/3-in-1-wii-controller-adapter-now-a-2-in-1-coming-out-in-septem/

[Leo_A]

Not a big loss, I doubt I'd of ever used the N64 functionality of it anyways. The classic controller and my WaveBird work fine in the few N64 games I have on it.

[Overbite]

Man I hope this is USB and not Gamecube ported so I could use it on my computer.

Man I hope if it's USB it would work on my computer without hacking.

[heybtbm]

Well that sucks.

Seeing as any Nintendo fan worth their salt already owns the official Super Famicom Wii controller, this essentially just adds the ability to play with a NES controller. Lame.

The N64 controller port WAS the selling point of this adapter. There's already several NES/SNES hubs for the Wii. This brings nothing new to the table. Like I said before, LAME.

[Leo_A]

Any real fan Wii fan interested in utilizing NES/SuperNes controllers already owns the NES and SuperNes Retroport adapters, and would know that there is no adapter out there that handles NES & SuperNes in one unit for half the price of that of buying both adapters currently out there that are only available from a online retailer.

I highly doubt they could've gotten the C buttons to work in conjunction with the right analog stick that the Virtual Console maps them to on GameCube and classic controllers, therefore making it be completely useless. Not to mention certain games remap buttons, like Z is remapped in several titles to a shoulder button. It's not the seamless solution that NES and SuperNes controllers are, plus there's little point in wearing out a Nintendo 64 controller's analog stick when the classic controller and GameCube controller suffice for the job thanks to the remapping of controls done for the VC. Also, the Virtual Console doesn't output the appropriate signals for rumble, so it isn't a solution to be able to restore rumble to things like Ocarina of Time since its been disabled due to the classic controller omitting it (Despite there being compatibility with GameCube controllers that do have rumble).

Its a GameCube port, its the only way it would work other than having it plug into the expansion port of a Wii controller, which would break its compatibility with the GameCube.

I'm interested in it because of its GC compatibility, which will allow me to get it to keep permanently hooked up to a GameCube that I almost always keep a GBP disc in, so I can use a SuperNes pad and a SuperNes arcade stick on GameBoy games (And on a rare occasion, use my SuperNes arcade stick on a GCN compilation).

Then I can move the Retroports to the Wii, and move my Hori GameCube digital controller to a GC on another tv for when I want to play something like that Mega Man X Collection. I hate moving controllers around and wearing out controller ports, so that's why I want this and don't care about N64 compatibility.

Haven't bought the import Super Famicom pad, but will someday. I'm hopeful we'll see the North American Club Nintendo get a US styled one eventually so I've held out.

[Cryomancer]

Yeah, I only wanted this for the N64 support anyway. Lame.

[Nirvana]

Add another person to the "only wanted it for the N64" support. WTF? What a waste of a product...

[Leo_A]

Surprised to see several wanting the N64 support. What's on the Virtual Console that you'd use it with? Most of the N64 library available on it are common first party titles that most N64 owners have.

Sin & Punishment?

[lazyhoboguy]

Kinda sucks that it wont have n64 support, but this device will still cost way cheaper than buying a separate nes and snes controller adapter for gc/wii. I only wanted this for my gamecubes gameboyplayer so I will still probably pick this up.

[Cryomancer]

Surprised to see several wanting the N64 support. What's on the Virtual Console that you'd use it with? Most of the N64 library available on it are common first party titles that most N64 owners have.

Sin & Punishment?

Actually I just wanted to use it in my existing gamecube->USB adapter. I was hopeful for an *affordable* N64->USB solution. Those adaptioid things never got under like 30 bucks for a cable and I don't even know if they are sold anymore. Ridiculous.