Reddit reviews PDP Wired Fight Pad for Wii U - Yoshi

Haven't seen this posted, stumbled upon it on Amazon while searching for the PDP controllers. It looks a lot better than the PDP ones and I trust Hori a lot more than PDP. It says officially licensed by Nintendo as well.

Also has a Nov 21 release date listed, more evidence for that being the release date for smash bros?

There are a few options right now - The Mayflash adapter lets you connect a GCN controller to a Wii remote and have it spoof a Classic Controller. Additionally, the PDP Wired Fight Pad and HORI Battle Pad are Classic Controllers, but modeled after the classic Gamecube controller shape.

There's always the chance that Nintendo will make the GCN adapter work for things other than SSB for Wii U, but I'm not sure I'd hold my breath. Honestly if they just made it work in Wii mode it'd be amazing.

I'm not sure, since it wasn't mine (or hers, a friend of theirs let her borrow it). I think it was this one, though. http://www.amazon.com/PDP-Wired-Fight-Pad-nintendo-u/dp/B00LSBNSAO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417195996&sr=8-1&keywords=yoshi+gamecube+controller

I guess it's technically a Pro controller shaped like a Gamecube controller, but it seemed to work pretty well.

No. You'll want to buy a PDP wired controller that plugs into the Wiimote if you want that functionality.

Dualshock 3 (With better DS3) is a good choice.

XBox One and XBox 360 Wired controllers work through USB with appropriate drivers straight from Microsoft.

This adapter with a Wii Classic Pro controller works well too (although Wii classics have gotten expensive.) Also works with this GC controller replica (and this one too.) Both of those are from reputable companies (Hori and PDP respectively.) There is a lot of demand for this stuff since Smash came out, so if this is your choice, I'd wait until after the holidays.


The XBox or DS3 controllers are better for modern games, but I absolutely stand by the Classic/Gamecube controllers for classic games and emulation.

Does say it is on the site

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wired-Fight-Pad-Yoshi-Nintendo/dp/B00LSBNSAO/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1408185803&sr=8-4&keywords=smash+bros+wii+u

The reply below is misleading, and in fact those controllers do exist and are official Nintendo products. They function as Classic Controllers. Here are some Amazon links:

Hori Battle Pad (I personally like this one better.)

PDP Fight Pad

Thanks for the answer! I will be picking this game up. Now to decide if I use my club nintendo points or try and figure out how to add wii points. I don't have a classic controller, do you think this will work?

Good to know!
The Yoshi pad is on for $20 right now!

You can get the third party Pro Controllers that came out for Smash Bros pretty easily:

http://www.amazon.com/PDP-Wired-Fight-Pad-nintendo-u/dp/B00LSBNSAO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1427131765&sr=8-2&keywords=yoshi+wii+u+controller

Don't know if this helps you, but they have a Yoshi "classic controller" shaped like a GCN one that you may want to check out.

I think Toys R Us had these for a bit cheaper, but linked it to give you an idea.

Hey... there's always this: http://www.amazon.com/Mayflash-Nintendo-GameCube-Controller-Adapter-Wii/dp/B00BS520SG

and the hori pads they run as classic controller pro controllers then which is compatible with N64.

Worth mentioning there are more designs, such as a Pikachu one, a Lugi one, Link, Metal Mario, DK, Yoshi, Peach, Wario, and Samus. There might more designs, but that's all I found.
Regarding quality, they are officially licensed by Nintendo, so they should be good.

I just found one, no it isn't

The picture you showed me was just a fan's imagination placeholder image of what one could look like.

So does anyone know for sure if the old controllers work?