So the mysterious slots on the back are finally put into use!
This is definatly not for me though. I like how small the classic controller is and never had trouble reaching the sticks.

It's not really a question of reaching the sticks, but more the control you have of them. They currently feel loose.  This simple change will help to give you more leverage to control them better.

I wont be buying a thing unless the price is right.

This is yet more white plastic after all, and minimal wiring.

"It's not a question of reaching the sticks, but more the control you have of them.  This simple change will help to give you more leverage to control them better.

I wont be buying a thing unless the price is right.

This is yet more white plastic, and minimal wiring.
"

Prediction: by the Wii's end lifetime it will have over 100 accessories and or connectors and or addons, It wasn't acceptable in past generations yet it is now.

If you don't, what will you have to whine about, duh.

They're hardly the first company to redesign controllers in the middle of a system's lifetime. They've all done it actually, and at times they actually had added functionality rather than be a simple redesign (ie, the first dual shock, then the most recent incarnation of the PS3 controller). I'm thinking this particular redesign is related to the lawsuits they had over the classic and gamecube controllers but perhaps not.

Honestly, I think this is a great idea; I just wish this was available at launch.

Erm? It's just a slight redesign from the original classic controller available at launch, what's the great idea?

"Erm? It's just a slight redesign from the original classic controller available at launch, what's the great idea?"

So basically you are going to pay around $30 for a $10 Gamecube controller?

It looks sleek and comfy but I'm cheap.

"So basically you are going to pay around $30 for a $10 Gamecube controller?

It looks sleek and comfy but I'm cheap."

I dislike the CC also, I would go as far as to say it's one of the worst pad designs Nintendo have come up with. The sticks have too much movement in them for my liking, and the pad just feels too lightweight given it's size.

NICE!!!!!

"Bullet_Jr said:

"So basically you are going to pay around $30 for a $10 Gamecube controller?

It looks sleek and comfy but I'm cheap."

Well, considering how I already have the Classic Controller, I wouldn't be paying much more. For me personally, dealing out the extra dollars is worth it for the better d-pad and better alternative to the C-stick.
"

I wish the controller would have rumble but oh well.  I will probably pick it up when it does get released here in the USA.

"I wish the controller would have rumble but oh well.  I will probably pick it up when it does get released here in the USA."

"JJOR64 said:

"I wish the controller would have rumble but oh well.  I will probably pick it up when it does get released here in the USA."

UPDATE:

"At this time, we do not have any plans to launch the Classic Controller Pro in the United States"


http://au.gamespot.com/news/6205490.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=morenews&tag=morenews;title;8"

You weren't going to get it anyway, you're cheap. Anyway, probably more reason to think the redesign is just for licencing issues.

No plans yet, but It will happen, I mean when has Nintendo missed an opportunity to make a peripheral that will make money.  In this case, the opportunity to make money on a badly designed controller from them. There's nothing "Pro" about this, especially if the price is high.

Man, screw that controller.  Has any one seen the Super Famicom controller?  That's the new (uhhh old?) hotness.