NES controller for Wii

Posted by Rob Beschizza, February 26, 2009 6:24 AM | permalink

Datel's old-fashioned Wii controller harkens back to the days of Nintendo's classic tub, the NES (or Famicom). It's always interesting to see how online stores try to turn the appeal of nostalgia items into a series of bullet-point statements, as if there isn't a single, overriding, intractable and very obvious single reason why people get them!

• Designed to fit in the palm of your hands for easy gaming
• Retro old school styling
• Ideal for games downloaded from the Wii™ virtual console library
• The Retro Famicom Controller™ is a familiar and a comfortable companion to the Wiimote™
• Works with any game requiring a “Classic Controller”
• PLUS Unique ‘turbo’ rapid fire mode

Here's the point that matters most: it's just $20.

Product Page [Code Junkies via Oh Gizmo]

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Discussion

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#1 posted by Noah_J , February 26, 2009 7:41 AM

looks like no NES controller i've e'er used!

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#2 posted by RedShirt77 , February 26, 2009 9:35 AM

Yeah, retro because its square?

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#3 posted by guy_jin , February 26, 2009 9:50 AM

as it lacks analog sticks, I'm almost sure the second to last bullet point is false.

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#4 posted by muteboy , February 26, 2009 12:56 PM

Can we stop using "Old Skool" now?

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#5 posted by Marty , February 26, 2009 4:44 PM

The styling is unfamiliar to most because its based on the old japanese Famicom controller(the japanese version of the NES)which had a completely different casing. The controllers were hard wired into the system and they featured this colouration. The difference here seems to be that its has four buttons such that it can play SNES games

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#6 posted by Chris Schmidt , February 27, 2009 7:22 AM

I'm still not sure why Nintendo hasn't released an official NES/SNES classic controller in the states. It's not like them to pass up an opportunity to print money.

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#7 posted by arkizzle , February 27, 2009 8:13 AM

Guy Jin

You had analog sticks on your NES?

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#8 posted by dole , February 27, 2009 9:01 AM

Circular D-Pad vs. Cross = FAIL

Original Famicom controller: http://www.4colorrebellion.com/media/pics/07/06/Famicom_controllers.jpg
Above: DO NOT WANT.

If we're lucky, they'll be disabled via firmware update a la Datel's Freeloader.

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#9 posted by codeman38

, February 28, 2009 5:29 AM

@#3: Yeah, I'm not sure the N64 titles in the Virtual Console can be played on this...

@#8: Believe it or not, the cross-shaped D-pad was under patent by Nintendo at one point (US patent 4687200). However, that patent has expired recently.