Play Wii games with a PS2 controller, consort with witches
by Eric Caoili 
{ Oct 22nd 2007 at 7:10PM }
GameCube adapters for PS2 controllers are nothing new, but this $13.70 one from UGame seems targeted to the Wii and, most importantly, has some wacky boxart. You should be well aware by now of our weak resistance to goofy packaging. They pull at us, whispering cryptic messages into our ears, like dead children trying to give us clues about their murderers.There are so many odd things going on in this UGame cover:
- The redhead witch in the flimsy blue dress is holding a golden Wii remote with an attached wand. Could it be some sort of Brando accessory that we haven't heard about yet?
- The schoolboy chasing the woman looks too happy for his own good. Perhaps class just let out? Or maybe the leggy sorceress hypnotized the salivating fool, leading him to what will surely be his grisly death.
- Above them, another young witch flies over the scene, straddling a torn PS2 controller cord fashioned into a broom. For reasons never mentioned, she is dressed as PaRappa.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
mykie @ Oct 22nd 2007 7:15PM
But does it work with DDR pads?
I'd really like to use my home-built hard pad, and not the soft pad that came with DDR:HP.
Macroy @ Oct 22nd 2007 7:47PM
This is just a repackaged PS2-to-GCN adapter, right?
Also, +1 for Melissa Joan Hart!
Daniel @ Oct 22nd 2007 8:01PM
Using a Playstation controller on a Nintendo system is just.... sacriledge. Nintendo has had the best controller every generation! Playstation had plenty of games, I always stuck with Nintendo because they had the best controllers, from N64 through Wii... Even assuming that there is some market for people who just have to play exclusives for Nintendo, but prefer the PS controllers, those Nintendo games integrated closely into the Nintendo controller.
In other news, an unknown Taiwanese company has just announced a $11.99 tape adapter for Blaupunkt and Alpine car stereos...
Haggis @ Oct 22nd 2007 8:31PM
Can Clarissa REALLY explain it all?
MechaDEVO @ Oct 22nd 2007 8:43PM
For me the question is will this allow me to use my PS2 guitars with Guitar Hero 3 on Wii? Guess that's if the devs let people use GC controllers, even then the buttons probably wouldn't match up correctly....but maybe?
Rubang B (NDF - Heart) @ Oct 23rd 2007 1:50PM
I think the boy is smiling 'cuz he just found out what a uterus looks like.
Blast Processing Megadrive @ Oct 22nd 2007 9:19PM
I love it. I wish there was a larger version I could turn into a desktop.
... But that would mean I'd have to get rid of Weighted Companion Cube. I just can't do that...
Hmm... The style reminds me of old anime.
Silver R. Wolfe @ Oct 22nd 2007 11:09PM
Waitaminute, what? Did someone just say that the N64 pad was a good controller? :O
Please turn in your gamer cred at the door.
Blast Processing Megadrive @ Oct 23rd 2007 1:39AM
@Silver R. Wolfe:
While it may look weird, the N64 controller was comfortable to hold.
JC Fletcher @ Oct 23rd 2007 10:27AM
It would have been comfortable to hold, if you were ever allowed to hold it from the sides. Which you weren't.
Unbreakable_idea @ Oct 23rd 2007 12:38PM
Well, if you're going to sell your adapters for twice the price of ones commonly found on ebay, then you'd better have some sweet, random and crazy cover art to help sell your adapter. Oh, and @ Daniel saying: "Using a Playstation controller on a Nintendo system is just.... sacriledge. Nintendo has had the best controller every generation", try playing Guilty Gear XX Accent Core with a wiimote & nunchuck, try it with a gamecube or classic controller, and then try it with a PS2 controller with adapter, and I promise that while the Gamecube and Classic controllers work OK, the PS2 controller is the best option. Oh, and the Wiimote and Nunchuck just don't work right at all on that game. I'm sure the same will be true with just about any fighter on the Wii that gives you the Gamecube controller option, and if you've got spare ps2 controllers around, and don't want to shell out $50 for a quality arcade stick, adapters can be a nice option for some. Oh, and @ Mykie, I would say that this probably won't work with DDR pads as other PS2 to Gamecube adapters on the market either don't work properly or don't work at all with DDR pads.
psyborg @ Oct 23rd 2007 4:18PM
Could you use this to play GH3 with ps2 guitars?