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Nintendo Speculation | Wave Goodbye to Wavebird?

By Adam Riley (Adam Riley)

35062 on 03.01.2008 at 16:03

Quick News - The popular wireless GameCube controller, WaveBird, may be out of stock for good, according to a Nintendo customer services representative that stated they had not heard of plans for stock to be replenished.

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The Strat Man on 03.01.2008 at 16:06#1

And there was me thinking they might actually get cheaper some time soon.

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Faust D. Strooijer on 03.01.2008 at 16:09#2

Heh, good I still have one, though I won't be using it anymore.. Smilie

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Phoenom on 03.01.2008 at 16:17#3

Stupid move.

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Mr. T on 03.01.2008 at 16:22#4

Why the frig would they do this when they could make a bundle selling them with Brawl? Or are they being cunning and planning to release a wireless GameCube-ey controller for the Wii that doesn't need to have a reciever plugged into the top of the Wii?

Probably not...

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J Tangle on 03.01.2008 at 18:25#5

I dont care I have a wave bird Smilie

Mandown on 03.01.2008 at 20:09#6

I don't care I have four Smilie . I agree with Mr T this is plain dumb, unless of course they are planning a new controller to bleed yet more money out of us. Hey if it's white who cares right Smilie .

I would love one of those white gamecube controllers that came out with the Crystal Chronicles bundle in Japan. Bloody Nintendo Smilie .

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Mr. T on 03.01.2008 at 20:38#7

4 Wavebirds must've set you back a fair bit. I would go out and blow lots of money on three more, but it means I get to feel superior to my mates when playing Smash Bros/FIFA/Mario Kart Smilie

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Mandown on 03.01.2008 at 20:43#8

I always had just two for a long while but then I thought I really had to snap up another two quickly. I paid around

~phil on 03.01.2008 at 21:27#9

Yesh, bundle one with SSBB! Smilie

I remember getting an imported Wavebird from the US before they came out here, was the most awesomest thing ever.

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J Tangle on 03.01.2008 at 21:36#10

Well the wave bird is great and all, but the lack of rumble keeps me playing with the classic GC contoller. Now if they develope a new wave bird with rumble I'll be the first to run out and buy that one.

SuperLink on 03.01.2008 at 21:39#11

I had 2 WaveBirds...

They both broke. Smilie

So now it looks like I won't even be able to buy replacements.... maximum lameness.

Bundle with SSBB plx. Smilie

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Cheesing it up on 03.01.2008 at 21:51#12

They were always too expensive for my likeing anyway.
Looks like I'm sticking with my wired-birds.

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tiamat1990 on 03.01.2008 at 21:51#13

The Wavebird is my favorite controller. This is so stupid. There are so many people that are going to hunt for these when SSBB comes out.

SuperLink on 03.01.2008 at 21:58#14

Personally I didn't know any shops were still stocking it at all, and havn't been doing so for at least a year now...

Infact I don't think any shops sell any GC controllers any more. GAME sell imitations Smilie

They suck.

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Phoenom on 03.01.2008 at 22:00#15

That thrustmaster one thats on the way might be a good Wavebird equivilant, I suppose.

Guess you can't beat the originals. Smilie

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J Tangle on 03.01.2008 at 22:04#16

SuperLink said:
Personally I didnt know any shops were still stocking it at all, and havnt been doing so for at least a year now...Infact I dont think any shops sell any GC controllers any more. GAME sell imitations They suck.

sucks for you Smilie Maybe you should come over to North Carolina to gamecrazy. They have some and I don't even want another one Smilie

Jacob4000 on 03.01.2008 at 22:17#17

I have a platinum colored wavebird, love it to bits. Shame people won't be able to buy more.

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Canyarion on 03.01.2008 at 23:01#18

I always refused to get one, because they were so expensive in Europe.

In America, they lowered the price of the original controller and sold the Wavebird for the old price. Here they just sold the Wavebird for

SuperLink on 03.01.2008 at 23:18#19

Someone split milk on one of my WaveBirds, it's now almost completely unresponsive. My other WaveBird has ripped rubber on the control stick, so I don't want to use it from worry of making it worse.

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ohm on 03.01.2008 at 23:57#20

Yeah I have one, but they sell Wii Classic controllers which are identical to the wavebird (almost).

SuperLink on 03.01.2008 at 23:59#21

I refuse to admit Classic controllers are anywhere near as good as GC controllers.

Not to mention they're stuck to the Wiimote the whole time. Smilie

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MattEvansC3 on 04.01.2008 at 01:42#22

I too have a platinum one. It takes pride of place in my collection and NO ONE is allowed to use it other than me.

When I bought my GC Toys R Us were doing a deal, two Wavebirds and SSMB and one came with the console bundle. I was chuffed with that deal.

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SuperLink on 04.01.2008 at 01:48#23

Noone was allowed to use my WaveBird but me either... yet it still fell to it's milky fate. Smilie

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MattEvansC3 on 04.01.2008 at 01:52#24

People are allowed to use my Wavebirds, the Platinum one is special and is kept away from liquids.

I hate Sony though. I saved up enough money to buy a shed load of controllers. Spice Orange wired, Mint Green (Tales of Symphonia) WaveBird as well as a few others not available in Britain then Sony went and forced Lik-Sang to close. By the time I found out about PlayAsia and other import sites they stopped doing the GC pads.