Wii U GameCube Controller Adapter back in stock at GameStop with Super Smash Bros. bundle
One of the toughest gaming items to find this holiday is a $20 piece of plastic that connects your old Nintendo GameCube controllers to the much newer Wii U system. It’s sold out nearly everywhere, but you can get it right now from GameStop — if you buy it with a bundle.
The world’s largest gaming-specific retailer is selling the Wii U GameCube Controller Adapter for Wii U in a package with Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and a GameCube controller for $110. That might not seem worth it if you already own the game, but it’s one of the only ways to get the adapter at this time. It is sold out everywhere online, and it’s going for $70 on auction sites like eBay.
Fans of the Smash Bros. fighting series are seeking out the adapter since it lets them play the newest release in the franchise with their beloved GameCube controller. Many of them view this as the best way to play a Smash, and the adapter is the only official way to hook up four controllers for Smash.
GameStop previously sold the exact bundle it has on sale now for $100, which saved you a little bit of money compared to buying each item separately. Alone, the game goes for $60, the controller for $30, and the adapter for $20. But the demand for the adapter is so high that the retailer knows that it doesn’t have to offer that discount.
Nintendo has not said if it plans to ship more adapters to stores. The publisher has already worried many fans by saying that it won’t make and ship any more copies of certain Amiibo toys, which is its line of interactive toys that work with Smash, Mario Kart 8, and other games.
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