http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Wireles...021810?hash=item41b2e1e0b2:g:ToIAAOSw4shX10F1
Interestingly enough it says (on Alibaba) it supports rumble.
Interestingly enough it says (on Alibaba) it supports rumble.
Discussion Wavebird clone spotted
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Oh neat. I'm curious to know if it's larger than a standard Wavebird as well, would be interesting to see a side-by-side.
I wonder if you can use two at the same time, since it doesn't have the channel switcher. Also, if anyone gets one can you tell me the FCC ID on the back of both the controller and receiver(/transmitter?) I'm curious what they used inside.
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It probably has some sort of pairing process, it might even work over Bluetooth, so there is no need for a channel switcher
That would be a good alternative
I'm just used to the knockoffs trying to emulate the official stuff as much as possible (the official wavebird doesn't use bluetooth even though it's on 2.4GHz)
Thank you to whoever spotted this! When I have money to spare (meaning not thrown into a portable) I will definitely get one. It would be cool to put the receiver inside of a gcp, especially if you can have multiples running without interference.
These are quite interesting, I also wonder how the controller board differs from the Wavebird's.
Apparently this is going on my soon to purchase to tinker with list
Apparently this is going on my soon to purchase to tinker with list
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Interesting. But for about $30 shipped, I would probably go with an official one. Third party gamecube controllers have a reputation of being pretty awful. The receiver also doesn't look compatible with gamecube wavebird.
Regardless, this is a very interesting find. Its only a matter of time before more start popping up and the price drops. Im looking forward to seeing what people can do with it.
Regardless, this is a very interesting find. Its only a matter of time before more start popping up and the price drops. Im looking forward to seeing what people can do with it.
I agree with shank about the price, but I'm still curious about how they did the inside. It would be awesome if there was a way to change the channel. My only real beef with third party gc controllers is that the conductive rubber pads underneath tend to be cheap and stiff. If you replace them with Nintendo brand ones, they're almost as good as the original imo. So if these work well and don't interfere with each other, we might soon have a cheap alternative to the wavebird. Although I do worry about interference. Wavebirds operate using radio frequencies, like rc cars. But anyone who has bought multiple cheap rc cars knows that a lot of the time there is interference and you'll end up semi-controlling both.
It would make for an interesting smash competition I guess xD
It would make for an interesting smash competition I guess xD
The original wavebirds do operate on a choose a channel and everyone on it controls that one basis, but this may work more like WiFi (using bluetooth) where multiple things can share a channel on the same frequency. Tbh, still would use an official wavebird if I had to go wireless (for things like monkey ball, I actually notice a difference between wired/wireless, besides the interference issues
)That could be, but it seems to me that if the cheapest rc cars use radio frequencies instead of bluetooth despite interference, it is probably cheaper to manufacture. And the generic clones I've seen for gc controllers are as cheap as they could possibly make them. There are the semi-good ones and then there are the extra cheap ebay ones and from just the design, I'd say these probably fall into the cheap category. Brands who make quality products tend to actually put their name / company on it.
On the other hand, it would be pretty sweet if it was bluetooth.
On the other hand, it would be pretty sweet if it was bluetooth.
Sorry about the bump, but if you guys were still interested in these, they've dropped to $16 shipped each. Might be worth picking one up now
http://www.ebay.com/itm/302270375556
They're probably terrible though.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/302270375556
They're probably terrible though.
LMAO how could they not? Bought 20 lmaojk
I would laughing it was just the receivers that were defective in thatlot
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@Madmorda and I stopped by a used game store where they had one of these for sale. The man behind the counter was kind enough to allow me to handle the controller and disassemble the receiver without purchasing it. Shout-out to Game Xchange (not to be confused with fx gamexchange) for allowing me access to this info.
The conclusion: Awful.
The controller itself feels like the 3rd party ones that look like first party ones. The shell is thin, light, and cheap feeling, while the button feedback is clunky. There is no switch to change channels or connect, so I have no idea how it communicates with the receiver. Speaking of the receiver...
yuk.
The conclusion: Awful.
The controller itself feels like the 3rd party ones that look like first party ones. The shell is thin, light, and cheap feeling, while the button feedback is clunky. There is no switch to change channels or connect, so I have no idea how it communicates with the receiver. Speaking of the receiver...
Oh glob!!
It reminds me of the old super cheap NES clone controllers.
I know how it syncs!!!!