GC/PS2 controller lifespans?

Game cube controlers are no longer being made by nintindo.scouttrooperbob

Are you sure? I thought Nintendo is still making the Platinum controllers and just released new white Wii-colored controllers in Japan... anyways thanks for the reassurance guys.

You already have a controller for your PS2, so just buy 3 brand new official sony dualshock 2 controllers and that's you sorted for your PS2. Do the same for your GC too.liquidzero123

Yeah that's probably what I'm gonna do... I feel kinda silly doing it but it's still only a little more expensive than one current-gen game.

[QUOTE="liquidzero123"]You already have a controller for your PS2, so just buy 3 brand new official sony dualshock 2 controllers and that's you sorted for your PS2. Do the same for your GC too.Funkyhamster

Yeah that's probably what I'm gonna do... I feel kinda silly doing it but it's still only a little more expensive than one current-gen game.

It really depends how long you plan on getting entertainment from your consoles. You say you want to for the next few years, so if you currently have one PS2 controller that works and one GC controller that works, then it just makes sense to protect your investment of future purchases of games and years of entertainment with buying at least one more PS2 and GC controller. There's nothing silly about that. It's not irrational to buy at least one more of each controller considering the plan you have for both console's futures. It doesn't have to be 3 spares each, I only said that because you said it was time to start stockpiling.

Nintendo is currently selling white Gamecube controllers with Wii on the label, Japanese and importers are eating it up in the 3x cable length they provide over the original Gamecube versions. This is the Play-Asia page detailing it, note that it speciically states;

Works with all Wii™ and Gamecube™ consoles sold worldwide.

As for how long they last it depends on what you play. Smash Bros tournament competitors eat up a controller every three weeks, whereas my wavebird hasn't had a single bad movement in two years. On the flip side, ive broken 3 Playstation controllers and 4 Playstation 2 controllers, all first party. I'm currently using an off-brand for RPG's, and I must say that I've had less problems in the five months owning it than i had with any other controller for a Playstation.

Part of that may be my love for Ape Escape and Gran Turismo, but those don't explain why the X button always goes bad, instead that goes to RPG makers changing the O (accept) button to X (cancel) when porting over games. I call it the Final Fantasy VII disease, even if I know that there is equal support for X and O buttons on a PS controller.

i have a n64 controller from 1999-2000 they all work so im sure theyll last as long as the following does not occur

1 wires get chewed/cut or shortened,

2 dont spill any liquid on them ,

3 put away in a good spot like i do with mine i have 7-8 good ones 1 bad one due to chewed cord lol , these are the only possible reasons for a conteroller not working

also do not throw it bang it take it apart etc , even if you know how its best to leave it alone i found out the hard way with ps3 controllers, they have shoulder buttons that fall out lol, has a metal thing , lost that so i had to buy a new one

any of these if done will definatelly break your controller,

if you follow these steps then you shouldnt have any problems also watch out for the ends, they can rust

Ive tried a lot of the 3rd party controllers and most are inferior to the Nintendo branded ones.ThisCurse

Yeah. I tried my sister's GC and she has one official controller and one third party. I was playing a Medal of Honor game and the official controller's analogue sticks for aiming were much more accurate than the third party. I can't play FPS's well with the official GC controller anyway, so the third party was almost unplayable.

You say you want to for the next few years, so if you currently have one PS2 controller that works and one GC controller that works, then it just makes sense to protect your investment of future purchases of games and years of entertainment with buying at least one more PS2 and GC controller. There's nothing silly about that. It's not irrational to buy at least one more of each controller considering the plan you have for both console's futures.

liquidzero123

Right, my thoughts exactly; I just wanted to make sure that was a sensible idea.

Smash Bros tournament competitors eat up a controller every three weeks, whereas my wavebird hasn't had a single bad movement in two years.

SirSpudly

Yeah, that's why I only use older controllers for SSBM... even without playing at the tournament level that game still eats analog sticks like there's no tomorrow.

I would stay far away from 3rd party controllers. I don't trust any 3rd party crap these days. I've had 3rd party mem cards erase themselves and heard that some controllers can short out your controller ports. Always go 1st party if you can at all help it. Good luck.buttpuke

Never heard of 3rd party controllers shorting out ports but I agree with everything else you said. I ordered some Joytech PS1 memory cards from a site a few days ago and they arrived yesterday. I was happy with them untill I opened the packaging of one and read the Joytech note inside, which read "Data may disappear if you use the on/off button too many times." and "When the same memory block is used repeatedly, it may not save your game. Please use another block of memory on the card or another card." Now as soon as I read both these statements from the horse's mouth I said f*** that. There is no on/off switch on the memory card, so they must mean the reset button on the PS1, which let's face it you have to push when switching games. I don't trust a 3rd party memory card that admits it can delete itself. And who doesn't overwrite saved data on the same block when you can?? You can't even do that in fear of the block no longer working, nevermind the fear of popping in a survival horror one day only to find the data is lost, which would be a nightmare. So I'm sending this junk back and getting a refund. From now on I will only use official memory cards, not 3rd party.