If you insist on playing Super Smash Bros. as nature intended then a fan-made mod for the old GameCube controllers could be for you.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on the Nintendo Switch has been the most successful entry in the Smash Bros. series so far, and one of Nintendo’s biggest games ever, but the second game on the GameCube will always have a soft spot in fans’ hearts.
Super Smash Bros. Melee is still played professionally by many and whenever a new entry comes along Nintendo always releases a new version of the GameCube controller for hardcore fans to play it with.
There’s one for the Switch (and a number of third party copies) and so an enterprising fan has done what now seems blindingly obvious: cut it in half and turn it into Joy-Cons.
Except rather than using a controller designed for the Switch, modders at Shank Mods have taken an old GameCube era Wavebird controller (the first Nintendo joypad to be wireless) and used that instead.
The process was so difficult it’s involved a number of famous modders from the community, including Bassline25 and Madmorda, and while they have provided the instructions for other people to follow it’s not something you want to be attempting without a bit of experience.
But if you want to prove just what a hardcore fan you are, you could always sign up for an evening course in electronics and make it your pet project.
As for Smash Bros. Ultimate itself, fans are keenly awaiting news of the fifth DLC character, with the current best guess being that it’s Dante from Devil May Cry. Although there’s still no clue when the DLC will be announced.
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