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The Nintendo GameCube controller features four face buttons, three shoulder buttons, a start button, a control stick, a C-stick, and a D-pad. It features rumble feedback and was made specifically to be comfortable in the player's hands. The L and R buttons each have a digital and analog mode. The analog mode goes in effect when a player applies pressure to the buttons. The digital mode is when the player presses the buttons all the way down so that they click. The analog buttons can sense 240 different levels of pressure. These features mean they count as two buttons. The third shoulder button, which is purple and is known as the Z button, does not have this feature. The Z button also has a small bump on it.
When in circulation, a single GameCube controller would come with every GameCube. The color of the controller would match that of the GameCube that they purchased. A couple of years after the release of the GameCube, Nintendo released the WaveBird, a wireless variation of the GameCube controller that was a bit bulkier.
The Nintendo GameCube Controller had several official variations: the WaveBird, The special grey controller that came with the Panasonic Q, and the ASCII Keyboard Controller. There is also the Game Boy Player Controller developed by HORI. In addition, a few games could turn the Game Boy Advance into a GameCube Controller with the Game Boy Advance to Nintendo GameCube Link Cable.
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- A Button - a big green button located on the right side of the controller. Is usually the primary button in games.
- B Button - a smaller red button located to the left of the A button.
- Y Button - a bean-shaped grey button located above the A button.
- X Button - a bean-shaped grey button located to the right of the A button.
- L Button - a trigger button located on the top left side of the controller.
- R Button - a trigger button located on the top right side of the controller.
- Z Button - a small purple button located in front of the R button.
- Control Stick - a grey analog stick located on the left side of the controller.
- C Stick - a yellow analog stick located on the right side of the controller. It has the letter C on it.
- Directional Pad - a small plus-shaped thing located below the analog stick.
- Start / Pause Button - a tiny grey button located in the center of the controller.
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- The Wii, being backwards compatible with all GameCube games, is able to accept GameCube controllers. Some Wii games, such as Mario Kart Wii and Super Smash Bros. Brawl, are able to be played using such a controller. It also can be used for Virtual Console releases. The Wii Family Edition and Wii Mini don't support any GameCube games and controllers without homebrew tools.
- The Wii U supports this controller with the Wii U GameCube Adapter. However, the adapter only works for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
- The Switch, as well, supports this controller with the Wii U GameCube Adapter. The adapter works for games that are compatible with the Pro Controller, such as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Fire Emblem Warriors, and many others. However, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the only Switch game that recognizes the GameCube Controller as such, while the other games recognize it as a Pro Controller.