Release dates emerge for Mad Catz Wiimote and "Funchuk"
By Paul Miller 
posted March 21st 2007 3:38PM
posted March 21st 2007 3:38PM
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Man, I saw "Mac Catz" and thought this was another opportunity to bag on Conrad. But anyway, is it just me or does "Funchuk" sound like something from Chuck E. Cheese?
Mad Catz makes pure trash. I pledge to never buy anything from them ever. Aren't they owned by CompUSA or something? Doesn't matter, they're both going down the pot.
I hope this turns out well, i need a bigger nunchuck as my hand gets cramps when playing zelda..
I think its too small for me, and i dont have huge hands either :(
when I first glanced at the title I saw "Funchuk" without the n and hu
I wish someone would make some virtual console controllers that emulate the classic controller but are constructed with the physical form factors of the original systems' (NES, Genesis, TG16, SNES, N64) controllers.
wake me up when someone makes a wireless nunchuck... you know where you plug a wireless transmitter into the bottom of the wii remote and the nunchuck is wireless...
then ill take out the credit card....
@Ray
Nintendo probably kept the wire on for the nunchuk so you wouldn't have to worry about batteries and synching for both it and the Wiimote. Not to mention the confusion over figuring out which nunchuk goes with which Wiimote...
@ Ray
indeed, i completely agree with you
besides, anyone notice that these 3rd party controllers are MORE expensive than the official nintendo ones? and its mad catz...
forget it, i would avoid
(besides, i have all 4 remotes and nunchucks)
I bought 2 Mad Catz Gamecube controllers when my brother busted 2 of my originals. After a week, they both developed an annoying twitch in the thumbstick that, while barely noticeable in most games, led to many untimely deaths while trying to walk some of the razor thin paths at the end of Ocarina of Time. For me, its OEM or nothing.
Ever since i bought a Mad Catz Controller that fried my N64 I will never trust that company again.
I wouldn't go so far as to slam all 3rd party controllers. Though I'm not sure what they're up to these days (if they're even still in business), but Ascii made some wicked controllers for the SNES. I can't imagine gaming on the SNES without an Asciipad. I think they made a nice lil one handed RPG-oriented controller for the PS1 as well.
Good times.
Considering these are barely cheaper than first party controllers, I really don't see why anyone would buy them.
@ tuik: 'cuz nobody can find F.P. controllers on store shelves... still...
I suppose that's a point. I got my second Wii remote by buying Wii Play, and found a Nunchuk on store shelves back when I was trying to find a Wii (I bought it knowing they were hard to find).
Still, IMO it's worth waiting for FP controllers.
I want the wireless nunchuck. Have the chuck wireless, and a wireless adapter for the Wiimote. It won't be a problem telling which goes with which because of my LED mods for both to coordinate them :) Nintendo probably won't do it because then they'll have to put another strap on the nunchuck side...
Yeah, Engadget should consider moving Mad Catz products to the "keepin' it real fake" category.
As I understand it, Ascii actually manufactured the original SNES pads for Nintendo, and marketed their outstanding Ascii Pad for SNES separately.