Can you play Super Smash Bros Brawl with a GameCube controller?
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Brawl can be played using a GameCube controller, and the Virtual Console release of Super Smash Bros. can also be played using the GameCube controller. Certain third-party GameCube controllers are not recognized by Brawl.
Is the GameCube controller discontinued?
Even after they discontinued the GameCube in 2006 following a lifetime of disappointing sales, the controller never went away. Nintendo even announced at E3 2006 that it’d make a return in the future, starting with the Virtual Console’s library.

Do Japanese GameCube controllers work on American Gamecubes?
Yes. It’s essentially just a reproduction of an original Gamecube controller, so it’ll work on any system that supports Gamecube controllers, such as the Wii U, Wii, Gamecube and Panasonic Q.
Does the Smash Bros GameCube controller work on GameCube?
Yes. It’s essentially just a reproduction of an original Gamecube controller, so it’ll work on any system that supports Gamecube controllers, such as the Wii U, Wii, Gamecube and Panasonic Q. Make sure it’s an official Nintendo one with the Smash Bros.

Does the smash ultimate GameCube controller work on GameCube?
The wireless controller will not work, however, as that one is strictly a Switch controller.
Can you use Nintendo Switch controller on GameCube?
As for your Pro Controller question: it’s impossible. I’m afraid it’s nowhere near as simple as just getting some kind of adapter and plugging it in. The Nintendo GameCube controller is wired completely differently, and the connections are proprietary.
Can I use old GameCube controller on Switch?
When Nintendo released the 4.0 software update for the Switch, it quietly included a new feature: the ability to use old GameCube controllers with the Switch, as long as you pair them through a Wii U GameCube adapter. You can use the original adapter or a generic one available from places like Amazon.
Can you use GameCube Switch on GameCube controller?
Unlike the Wii U, the Switch supports GameCube controller input for just about any regular game as long as you can make do without a ZL-equivalent shoulder button and the home button. You’d have to play through Breath of the Wild without using your shield, for example.
Can Japanese GameCube play American Games?
So, you bought a bad ass japanese import game for the GameCube, but your US formatted console won’t play it. You’re in luck! There’s a simple mod you can do to switch back and forth between NTSC-U and NTSC-J.