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8BitDo’s new Bluetooth mod kit puts GameCube controllers back into play
An alternative to waiting for that perfect WaveBird deal.
8BitDo announced it’s taking preorders for a new mod kit that lets you retrofit a wired GameCube controller with Hall effects joysticks and Bluetooth connectivity. Undoing the conversion could be a little tricky — a video installation guide on the page includes a step for cutting the cable that powers the vibration motor — so you’ll want to consider that if you prize gaming hardware preservation. Still, plenty of GameCube controllers have endured abuse in the last two-plus decades; I’d certainly consider it if I had one lying around that had drifting analog sticks or a cord that’s been chewed up by pets or cut off by scissor-happy children.
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