What Controller?

[ashes]

Hey guys,
so this may sound stupid but i use the wii mote and nunchuk to play ZSS(i also changed the settings so that when i shake the wiimote i get a smash jsut like the c-stick on the gamecube controller). I think I am fairly decent with it so i have kept at it. However, I know all the good players play with the gamecube controller. so i was wondering what are the pros and cons of each and if i am really at a disadvantage by using the wiimote and nunchuk. I am thinking of entering some tounaments soon and don't want to get clobbered just because one controller is better than the other. any advice would be nice.
thanks

 

[Ørion]

Gamecube/Classic:
Pros:
People are used to it from melee
It has an extra joystick
compact configuration
Allows for advanced techniques such as wavebouncing and auto-RARing

Cons:
You can't change the distance between the two halves

Wii Remote w/ nunchuck
Pros:
Can be tailor-fit to the player
Grabs can be done easily without having to shift a finger

Cons:
No wavebouncing etc.
People aren't used to it
Only one joystick
Akward side taunt (not game changing, but it annoys me XD)


This is all IMO, I understand that somepeople prefer to use the wii remote and nunchuck, and I'm sure that you could get almost if not exactly as good with either one.

 

[Adapt]

difference in skill>difference in controller

I use the wiimote-nunchuk configuration with some custom changes:
dpad up/down = up/down smash
tap jump off, shake smash off

the only this the gc controller can do that the mote-chuk can't is b-sticking
and for that matter I have always hated the GC controller's L and R buttons, they are not very sensitive

 

[ashes]

Alright thanks.
you guys are much more positive toward the wiimote and nunchuck than those in the technical threads. I posted the same thread there as well to see what they said, which was gamecube controller all the way, though they did not state why.

 

[sugarpoultry]

Because if you were used to Melee (as most here were), its easier to adapt to. GC controllers are much more customizable in Brawl as well.

 

[ph00tbag]

A major issue is really anxiety over the feasibility of Wiimote/Nunchuck combos in tournaments. If half the people in a 64 entry tournament are using Wiimotes, many doubt the ability of Bluetooth to keep them all separate. Plus, syncing and unsyncing Wiimotes is a pain in the ***.

So most of the Wiimote hate is a combination of sugarpoultry's comment, and just frustration with Wiimotes in a tournament setting.