@ akuma: I agree that I want the game to be as polished as possible and that it has a lot to live up to. Maybe I spoke to soon when I said I hope not, but I was still reeling from the initial shock.
As for your other question, I bought a Wavebird controller off ebay as soon as I heard GC controllers would be compatible and that the wavebird had been discontinued. Ill definitely try out the other modes of control, but I'm pretty certain the good ole 'cube controller will be hard to beat; glad I got the one and only 1st party wireless model while they're still easy to find.