Nintendo Wii website offers sneak peek at new style classic controller

The Japanese Nintendo website has released a glimpse at an updated style controller for their Nintendo Wii console. No, not the wireless Wii remote that most new titles on the console use, but instead an upgrade for the classic style controller, dubbed Classic Controller Pro.

This new controller offers two new shoulder buttons and extended hand grips, looking quite similar to a PlayStation controller. Like the original classic controller, this one will still need to be wired to a Wii remote. Many wonder what uses Nintendo plans to find for this new controller, as current virtual console releases do not make use of the new button set.

Although set for a summer release in Japan, there is no word on the controller coming to North America yet.

Posted in Gaming by Locke on February 26th 2009 at 9:31am