Why do people love the Gamecube controller?

[Johnw1104]

armodillo17 said:

Johnw1104 said:

Wii U Pro Controller: A-

  Given the wii u sold poorly and that the gamepad is required for most games, this may be one of the more criminally under appreciated controllers. Shaped much like the Xbox 360's controller, it is light, comfortable, has all the buttons you'd want right where you'd like them to be, and boasts some impossibly strong battery life. Really, my only criticisms are that the directional pad and shoulder buttons feel cheap, but this otherwise is a stellar controller.

Interesting. I actually think it has the best d-pad of any controller I've ever used, narrowly beating out the NES one. The Wii U one has just the right amount of "click" to go with a slightly pliable feel. It's so easy on the thumb, so natural feeling, and so precise.

 

It's been a while since I used it, might have to try it again and see if those criticisms were fair. I think the gamecube controller was the best dpad I've used something I forgot to mention.

I was really trying to come up with any criticism for the pro controller and those came to mind, but at worst they're passable. The only thing keeping this from a perfect A is that the wii u is designed in a way that often precludes actually using the dang thing. It's a shame as, overall, I think it's the best controller of this generation if we were actually allowed to use it.

I hope they use something very similar for the NX as, while the wii u may not have been an outright success, I suspect it would have done far better if the pro controller had been the pack in as opposed to the gamepad, and it'd be less expensive to produce.