Kuma ShockWave Wireless White Wii/Gamecube Controller

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Product Features

• High Quality Wireless Controller for Nintendo Wii / Gamecube
• 2.4GHZ Wireless
• 100 Hours of Gameplay
• Stock Virbration with Standard Analog & Trigger Buttons
• 4 Players Compatible Games - 4 Channels at the Same time.

Product Details

• ASIN: B0014X97O2
• Item Weight: 11.4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,277 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

High Quality Wireless Controller for Nintendo Wii / Gamecube. 2.4GHZ Wireless Technology. Batteries - 100 Hours of Gameplay. Stock Virbration with Standard Analog & Trigger Buttons. 4 Players Compatible Games - 4 Channels at the Same time.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful controller, June 29, 2008

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Jose - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Kuma ShockWave Wireless White Wii/Gamecube Controller (Video Game)

June 29, 2008: I owned a Wavebird and I want a second wireless controller. I read the amazon reviews, that was very helpful. Now I have the ShockWave and I agree with all the reviews. It's no difference with the Wavebird in accuracy, responsiveness and the controls are the same size than Wavebird. I bought the white because I read that the silver is painted and is worn with the usage. In conclusion this is an excellent wireless controller with the advantage of the rumble. Sometimes with the Wavebird I rotate by accident the channel control. With this controller I don't have this problem.
Nov 19, 2009: A year later the controller is working great!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent GameCube Controllers for the Wii, March 5, 2009

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FordGT90Concept (IA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kuma ShockWave Wireless White Wii/Gamecube Controller (Video Game)

I bought two of these and decided they were good enough to buy two more.

Pros:
-Relatively inexpensive.
-Long battery life (approximately 50 hours gaming with rumble on).
-Relatively light (most of the weight comes from the batteries) and comfortable.
-Range is excellent (for sure greater than 30').

Cons:
-With four of them in the Wii, they are clearly fighting for space pushing against each other. With three, you can't easily tell but plugging the fourth one in is tight fit.
-The joysticks seem not to be ultra sensitive so it is pretty hard to make characters move slowly/precisely in games.

Notes:
-Every controller comes with its own little box that plugs into the Wii.
-The controller is permanently bound to the box it came with. Think of it like an invisible cable connecting it so whatever controller is associated with the box is the player that controller will be.
-The packing is a bit hard to get the controller out of but you only have to do it once so it isn't that big of a deal.
-The light on the controller flashes slow when not connected to a controller box, it flashes fast when the batteries are almost dead, and it is steady when connected and has plenty of charge.
-The Wii Remotes stop working once you enter Gamecube mode. As such, the Bluetooth in the Wii goes off. That is why this comes with boxes that plug into the Wii.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Suprisingly Good, June 11, 2008

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K. Mathews - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Kuma ShockWave Wireless White Wii/Gamecube Controller (Video Game)

Normally, I would not suggest using a third party controller, as they have a tendancy to break easily and quickly. However, I have found this controller to be sturdy and accurate. I have used it with Smash Bros. Brawl and have not noticed any difference between it and a wired OEM controller.

The only downside is that the grip is a little different than that of an OEM Gamecube controller, but it is an adjustment that is not hard to make.