Nintendo Game Cube Controller - Use On The Wii

Use On The Wii

See also: List of Wii games that use the Nintendo GameCube controller

Due to the Wii's ability to use GameCube controller input, all official GameCube controllers may be used on the Wii. GameCube software played on the Wii requires the use of a GameCube controller (and, for games with save data, a memory card), and cannot be played with standard Wii controllers. Wii software can be programmed to make full use of GameCube controllers. Nearly all Virtual Console games and certain Wii and WiiWare games have been designed to support GameCube controllers as input.

In October 2011, Nintendo released a version of the Wii called the Wii Family Edition, which lacks support for GameCube software, controllers and memory cards.