Gamecube controller or Wii mote- Which was the worst Nintendo controller of all time?

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Skidonti said:

Literally the only problem with the GCN controller was the d-pad, which wasn't really an issue becuase it wasn't relevant for many games at the time anyhow. Everything else about that controller is pretty great, I'd unabashedly call it better than the Dualshock 2 or 3 without hesitation. It's right up there with the 360 controller in terms of feel (sadly it also has a god awful d-pad).

People complain about the face button layout, but the primary button with a set of secondary buttons makes sense to me and I think makes sense for most games, especially Zelda. It's not difficult at all to hit the 3 secondary buttons. The triggers are analog and work just fine, quite responsive (for analog) in my experience. They aren't quick tap shoulder buttons like some games may need but I rarely had an issue playing actual Gamecube games with them.

Wiimotes were ergonomic and quite functional, the IR worked great for shooters and segments of Zelda, etc. The biggest issue was the fact that all buttons except A+B were difficult to reach on the main wiimote. Nunchuk was fantastic.

N64's controller was poorly made and less convenient to use than the GCN's.

This a thousand times!!! You said almost everything to the word what I was thinking, particurlarly the bit about the D-pad, almost as if you were reading my mind...

Just to calm down the spirits, every Nintendo controller was great, some less great than anothers, from less great to greatest:

_NES (not very ergonomic)

_Original Wii Classic controller (with horrid cable in the bottom)

_N64 (great for that time, but the fragile analog & bulky construction didn't age well)

_Wii Pro classic (very ergonomic but a bit too light)

_Snes (just plain great)

_Wii remote + Nunchuk (the uniqueness trumps the defaults: A-B buttons)

_WiiU Gamepad (great ergonomy, all the sensors, cam, mic & glorious touchscreen that enables off-tv gameplay)

_WiiU Pro controller (one of the best modern classic controllers)

_Gamecube, just melts in the shape of your hand, this controller would be the king if it wasn't for its wireless twin...

_Wave Bird, hail the King, the greatest controller of all time!!!