9 November 2006
Ferry

No rumble in Nintendo Wii’s Classic Controller. Compatibility overview shows N64 games might use GameCube controllers for rumble

Nintendo changed the way gaming felt on the N64 with the innovative Rumble Pak. It brought in-game crashes to life, bumps and explosions feel great because of the shaking of the controller.

But when N64 games arrive on the Virtual Console retro downloads system on Wii, they’ll lack force feedback support, Nintendo has VAGUELY told C&VG in a Q&A regarding the Virtual Console.

This might be due to the lack of a rumble feature in the Classic Controller, which will be the primary controller for playing Virtual Console games on Wii. But with the option to play Virtual Console games with a GameCube controller, which does feature a rumble motor, we had hoped that games would retain their pad-shaking features, and that may still be the case until we hear back from Nintendo. But meanwhile…

…take a look at this Wii Controller Compatibility Overview:

Interesting to note is Kotaku’s discovery that the upcoming game Fire Emblem for the Wii will need the Classic Controller, as it won’t play with the Wii remote controller.

You won’t need the Classic Controller if you have GameCube pads, though, as they’ll work on everything, from NES Virtual Console games through to enabled Wii titles. But if you don’t have GameCube pads, you can’t play GameCube games, as the Classic Controller won’t work with them. I’m glad the overview is here or it’d be incredibly confusing.

10 January 2007 11:45
Eric

So, can you use the N64 controllers with the Wii?

9 April 2007 19:38
Andrew

Can you use the classic controller or GC controller with need for speed carbon?

2 September 2007 17:35
gamer

i just bought a classic controller i thought the gcn controller couldent play it all

20 January 2008 01:35
the game geek

can you use the wii classic controller on dragon ball z budokai tenkaichi 3 wii
please answer i need 2 know!
thanks in advance

20 January 2008 07:02
joe

i dont know the game geek but in dragon ball z tenkaichi 2 you could

21 January 2008 01:41
the game geek

thanks 4 answering u r awsome (i5joe) u r the best if there are any questions you wish to ask me go ahead im here to help and to repay the favor

21 January 2008 01:52
the game geek

the reason whay my post are at 2:00 oclock is coz I live AUSTRALIA as i said thanks mate i can answer most mario wii games and a few others ps2 im ok at also i can send u a page witch says how to unlock stuff on most games and i know alot about ds and game boy
(dont ask about any xbox coz i have no idea) oops i nearly forgot i can answer 2 game cube games (pokemon xd and pokemon colloseum) so i hope to see u on the forums again and i hope i can help cyaltr the game geek age: 11 state: victoria suburb: melbourne city: balwyn
thanks

21 January 2008 01:54
the game geek

sorry for the long post and because i accidently called u 15 joe

21 January 2008 05:32
joe

no problem the game geek and thanks but i prefer to play mario games without guides or help cos its more fun that way

22 January 2008 01:17
the game geek

thats alright if there is anyway i can repay u please say so and call me brandon the game geek was just the only thing i could think of at the time of course u can call me the game geek ur choice i see ur on here quite regularly soi guess i shall be talking to u again
thanks
brandon