Wii Classic Controller To Be Sold Separately

It has been confirmed that the Wii Classic Controller will be sold separately. Beginning this April you will be able to walk into your favorite video game retailer and pick on up for $19.99.

As previously reported, the Wii Classic Controller Pro will also be bundled with Monster Hunter 3.

The Classic Controller Pro is a lot like the regular Classic Controller, with slight variation on button and control stick location and extra grips. Plus the wire has been moved from the bottom of the controller to the top, which in my opinion, is worth $20 alone.

Classic Controller Pro Headed To USA

Just as in Japan, the Classic Controller Pro will be bundled with Monster Hunter 3.

The main differences between the pro version and classic version of the classic is the Z buttons are now located behind the L and R buttons, the control sticks are now slightly further apart and added grips. Oh, and they finally have the wire coming from the top of the controller rather than the bottom.

All of these features are supposed to make the controller more comfortable to hold while playing Virtual Console games like Ocarina of Time or newer games like Super Smash Bros. and, of course, Monster Hunters 3. As of now, it is not known if the controller will be available by itself or only bundled with Monster Hunters 3.

Monster Hunter 3 was a huge deal when it was released in Japan, selling over a million copies in its first week there. It also helped spike Wii sales when a bundle featuring the game, the classic controller pro and a black Wii. The controller that will be bundled in America will also be black. The bundle is expected to sell for $59.99.