I was I bought this controller primarily for Smash bros WiiU. I did not want to play gamepad and not really want to bother with cables on the controller GC. I was hesitant to buy a non-Nintendo controller (although the latter has the official license) and I was pleasantly surprised. This lever filled his role well. If we must compare the real controller GC certainly it is more cheap, more mild, less pleasant to the touch trigger. After a few hours of play, these defects (which are not if you have never experienced the controller GC) fade. In addition it is compatible with a lot of Wii games, WiiU, virtual console (Classic Controller compatibility). She did not ashamed to face the helm and WII Classic Wii official pro whose handling is quite average. Due to its low price, it is a good alternative to the Classic Controller WiiU (gamepad pro) so on owned games are compatible. Plugs into wiimote.