This accessory is not compatible with Wii software. Look for this icon on game packaging for games that are designed to be used with this accessory. You must use Wii U software that supports Nintendo GameCube controllers or the WaveBird wireless controller. It cannot be used with any other controllers, accessories, or devices such as computers. This accessory is only for use on the Wii U console with Nintendo GameCube or Nintendo GameCube WaveBird wireless controllers.
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Officially, here’s what their manual says: Sadly, but not surprisingly, I confirmed that it’s true–for the time being at least, it will NOT work on games other than Wii U games that have a GameCube icon, and right now that just applies to one game: Super Smash Bros for Wii U. Yesterday, my some miracle I got my hands on one at the Nintendo Store in New York. Still a lot of us had been holding out hope that this was just an exercise in “CYA”–that the adapter would still work on other games but they gave us these disclaimers so they didn’t have to support them if they didn’t. For purposes of those of us who use the Wii for exercise, that would open up a whole lot of Wii games for our use–the Dance Dance Revolution series, Active Life series, and Cyberbike games.įor a brief period of time they were hinting that it’d work on everything, but in recent months they’ve been very, very careful to say that it would only work with Super Smash Bros. Over the past few months, Nintendo has been a little cagey about whether their GameCube Controller Adapter for Super Smash Bros.