What's up y'all. I have been reading more about gaming news recently so I am planning on posting a couple on mini-articles on interesting things that I come across. I also have a lot of pictures I still want to post, but I wanted to take a little break the last couple days of the vacation. On top of that I also have a secret project I am working on in the moment.

But anyways, let's talk about this thing that is in the title of my article. The Hitbox alternative controller for all Super Smash Bros.

When I first read about this I was honestly pretty surprised. People who play Super Smash Bros are very attached to their GameCube controllers. When SSB4 came out for the Wii U you might remember that the GameCube controllers and Wii U adapter capable went pretty fast in stores.

At first glance to me it looks impractical, and slower than what a GameCube controller is capable of. There really hasn't been any company in the past to produce another controller for SSB series since it first has to accepted into the tournament scene. This product has been out for a year now, and I believe it is allowed in the SSB4 scene, but Melee tournaments seem less quickly to adopt it.

Having a new looking controller like this creates more questions that you might think.

• Who is allowed to produce and sell the controllers?

• Can a person create a controller that only he has which would give him a competitive edge?

• Do these controllers interfere with the current ruling?

• This controller cost $200 (not including adapter). What if this becomes the best controller? The entry point for new players suddenly becomes an extra $200.

These questions create complications if this controller is accepted on the scene. I think this controller however should be allowed. It does not seem to give a really good competitive edge above the standard GameCube controller.

There is one thing about this design that makes me think it might be the start of a solution to a real problem. The standard GameCube controller is not good for your hands. Your hands are not meant to practicing Melee all of the time. For anyone how has played SSB you know how many inputs at one time are need to move fluidly across a stage. I think the future there might need to a controller like this to put less stress on players hands. I know for sure I could not play Melee at a professional level because I already take lots of notes while studying and play piano. If I played Melee at professional level I think my hands would die!

Alright so right now I think this controller is not going to be a success. It has not really became very popular over the last year, and has become more of an item to mess around with in the past year.

What do you guys think about it? All pics taken from Hitbox website.

Let me know in the comments down below! Thanks for upvoting, commenting, and reading!

• Schubes