<P> In April 2008, Nintendo released a white GameCube controller, exclusive to Japan . The controller has not been released outside Japan, but online retailers such as Amazon.com and Play - Asia do import and sell the controller internationally . It differs from previous editions in that it features a white cable which is 3 m (9.8 ft) long, rather than the 2 m (6.5 ft) black cable used on standard controllers . In 2014, the manufacturing production of the white controller was resumed under the Super Smash Bros. branding, again exclusively for Japan (see more info on the Super Smash Bros. edition below). </P> <P> Nintendo of America continued to sell wired platinum controllers up until early 2012 in North America, but have since sold out . It is unknown if they will ever go through another production run . </P> <P> The Super Smash Bros. edition controller was released in 2014, in conjunction with the release of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U . The controller features a metallic silver Super Smash Bros. logo surrounded by flames instead of the Nintendo GameCube logo . It comes in standard black worldwide, although a white version was released in Japan only . These controllers have much longer cables than the original controllers . Along with the release of the controller, Nintendo released a GameCube controller adapter for the Wii U . The adapter supports four GameCube controllers, and all original pads are supported . A second adapter can be hooked up to a console, allowing up to eight players to use a GameCube controller . The adapter is only officially compatible with Super Smash Bros. for Wii U; no other games allow its use, although some homebrew software is compatible with the adapter and allows it to be used on other games . </P> <P> During the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2018, Nintendo confirms it is re-issuing the black GameCube controller to be released alongside Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch in December 2018, as the game officially supports the controller (in docked mode only, though it is still possible to play in tabletop mode via adapter) like its Wii and Wii U predecessors . The re-issued controller will feature a simplified variant Super Smash Bros. emblem design . Nintendo will also re-issue the official USB GameCube controller adapter, with a generic Nintendo embossed branding unlike the first edition that featured the Wii U logo . The Nintendo Switch itself and some of its games is technically capable of supporting the GameCube controller in docked mode (it can also be played in tabletop mode via HORI's Multiport USB Playstand) after a system update issued in October 2017 . </P>

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