Did you get that at the Early Learning Centre? (GameCube Controller Purple)

Member Name: heekeer

Product:	GameCube Controller Purple
Date:	22/08/09 (5 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Ergonomics are perfect, easy to use, has rumble

Disadvantages: Strange design. Not enough buttons!

The Nintendo Controller is a purple controller for use with the Gamecube.

The controller is a purple colour to match your system though you can get a black one and it will work with a purple system just the same. It is made from a purple plastic and actually looks rather strange with buttons of all different shapes sizes and colours, it looks like something you'd find in the Early Learning Centre really!

The controller does make an awful lot more sense when you pick it up, the controller is very ergonomically designed and the strange button layout is perfectly suited for quickly moving your thumb from button to button without any effort just try it you barely need to move at all apart from when you need to reach the B button.

It also combines many of Nintendos innovations into one controller, the directional pad and the analog stick. It doesn't bring anything new to the table however.

The controller also has a rumble feature that will let it vibrate in accordance to what is happening in your games. I have noticed this is a far more subtle rumble than is found in either the Xbox or Playstation 2 controllers though it is not so weak it is unnoticeable.

There is a flaw to it however; the other two consoles have at least three more buttons than the Gamecube controller, the trigger buttons and the analog stick buttons, which means that third party titles unless they are specifically designed for the Gamecube often have awkward control schemes.

The Gamecube controller is good, comfortable and includes all the features you would expect.

Summary: A good controller.