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Would you like to see a wireless gamecube controller made forswii u?

Yes 51 58.62%
 
No 36 41.38%
 
Total:87
Fusioncode on 03 January 2015

The real question should be why didn't Nintendo make more than 7 of them?



Sigs are dumb. And so are you!

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WolfpackN64 on 03 January 2015

Well, the PDP fightpads are somewhat wireless (you need a Wiimote, but then, they are cheap and good, so I ain't complaining)



blackjackk on 03 January 2015
darkknightkryta said:
Cobretti2 said:

I agree with what you say about the slight input lag however your point is moot.

The reason it is moot because if no wired option was provided then everyone would have the same input lag disadvantage hence making it not a disadvantage.

You telling me that these so called pro players would have a dummy fit and not buy the game if a wired option was not provided? Look at 360 with all its fighters over the years and wireless controllers used in tournaments no on complained.

The only reason Nintendo did a wired controller is because they wanted to keep costs down by just producting the controllers from spare parts they had left over from the gamecube era.

This is 100% the reason.

About the input lag, it can be a problem.  I was playing Marvel vs Street Fighter at my buddy's place about a week ago.  I was using my wireless Street Fighter pad.  I was trying to do Ryu's Shinkuu Hadouken right before I hit the ground.  I'd land everytime I'd do it(Never had this issue with a wired controller).  When I try that same move in Marvel vs Capcom 2 on PS3 with my Dualshock 3, it's perfectly fine.  So it "can" be an issue, but you can make it a non-issue with the right technology.


I think they could still use those spare parts, although I think this is silly since manufacturing costs for controllers is fairly low anyways, (if they really have them, which I kind of doubt) and combine them with a bluetooth chip which is pretty damn cheap anyways.



Darwinianevolution on 03 January 2015

I would love to be able to play with my Gamecube controllers on my PC. I know that the device was designed for the WiiU, but if they made it compatible with PC its value would increase greatly.



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darkknightkryta on 03 January 2015
blackjackk said:
darkknightkryta said:

This is 100% the reason.

About the input lag, it can be a problem.  I was playing Marvel vs Street Fighter at my buddy's place about a week ago.  I was using my wireless Street Fighter pad.  I was trying to do Ryu's Shinkuu Hadouken right before I hit the ground.  I'd land everytime I'd do it(Never had this issue with a wired controller).  When I try that same move in Marvel vs Capcom 2 on PS3 with my Dualshock 3, it's perfectly fine.  So it "can" be an issue, but you can make it a non-issue with the right technology.


I think they could still use those spare parts, although I think this is silly since manufacturing costs for controllers is fairly low anyways, (if they really have them, which I kind of doubt) and combine them with a bluetooth chip which is pretty damn cheap anyways.

Yes, but this is Nintendo.  They're very slothful and lazy with these kinds of things.  But I guess the bigger problem is actually engineering the controller, getting patents, etc.  Why go through that mess when you can paint the plastic from unused controllers and repackage them?  Note: I'm assuming most of the new GC controllers are those Mario themed ones.  I haven't looked into the other releases of the controller.



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blackjackk on 03 January 2015
darkknightkryta said:

Yes, but this is Nintendo.  They're very slothful and lazy with these kinds of things.  But I guess the bigger problem is actually engineering the controller, getting patents, etc.  Why go through that mess when you can paint the plastic from unused controllers and repackage them?  Note: I'm assuming most of the new GC controllers are those Mario themed ones.  I haven't looked into the other releases of the controller.


Why would they need to engineer them and get patents? I mean it's not like they haven't made wireless controllers before. Anyways, this is all really getting into the minutiae of it, which really doesn't concern me as the consumer. The question was would you like them to make one available or not, not what the logistics of it all is.



mountaindewslave on 03 January 2015

any Smash fan knows that a wireless controller causes a very slight delay when you hit the buttons (its quite slight but very noticeable if you are a serious player who is being very accurate and complicated with combos)

 

so to answer your questiobn- wireless controllers are a no no for serious Smash matches. you'd be a milisec behind in every attack



blackjackk on 03 January 2015

I mean they spent time engineering that janky ass adapter when there was a more obvious and simpler solution...



blackjackk on 03 January 2015
mountaindewslave said:

any Smash fan knows that a wireless controller causes a very slight delay when you hit the buttons (its quite slight but very noticeable if you are a serious player who is being very accurate and complicated with combos)

 

so to answer your questiobn- wireless controllers are a no no for serious Smash matches. you'd be a milisec behind in every attack


Again read the links I've posted, there is not a noticeable difference, or a difference at all.

http://forums.shoryuken.com/discussion/comment/2402510/#Comment_2402510

A millisecond is not perceptible to anyone, even "serious smash players". Wireless controllers are fine for 99.9999999% of people and really everyone ultimately.



generic-user-1 on 03 January 2015
blackjackk said:
darkknightkryta said:

Yes, but this is Nintendo.  They're very slothful and lazy with these kinds of things.  But I guess the bigger problem is actually engineering the controller, getting patents, etc.  Why go through that mess when you can paint the plastic from unused controllers and repackage them?  Note: I'm assuming most of the new GC controllers are those Mario themed ones.  I haven't looked into the other releases of the controller.


Why would they need to engineer them and get patents? I mean it's not like they haven't made wireless controllers before. Anyways, this is all really getting into the minutiae of it, which really doesn't concern me as the consumer. The question was would you like them to make one available or not, not what the logistics of it all is.



they just had to update the wavebird with the new tech of the wiiu...