<s>
The	O
is	O
a	O
game	B-Device
controller	I-Device
produced	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
later	O
featured	O
some	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
console	O
,	O
the	O
controller	O
was	O
ultimately	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Pro	O
Controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
discontinued	O
production	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
and	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
Pro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
in	O
September	O
2005	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
a	O
controller	O
"	O
shell	O
"	O
which	O
resembled	O
a	O
traditional	O
game	B-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
often	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
classic-style	O
expansion	O
controller.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
described	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
would	O
fit	O
inside	O
the	O
shell	O
,	O
allowing	O
gamers	O
to	O
play	O
games	O
using	O
a	O
traditional-style	O
gamepad	B-Device
,	O
while	O
allowing	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
remote	O
's	O
motion	O
sensing	O
capability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
meant	O
for	O
playing	O
"	O
the	O
existing	O
games	O
,	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
multi-platform	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
demos	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
capabilities	O
,	O
showed	O
two	O
players	O
competing	O
in	O
what	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
with	O
one	O
player	O
using	O
a	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
and	O
another	O
using	O
two	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
,	O
though	O
this	O
cross	O
functionality	O
was	O
dropped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
E3	O
2006	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
introduced	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
(	O
model	O
number	O
RVL-005	B-Device
)	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
housing	O
the	O
remote	O
,	O
instead	O
plugs	O
into	O
it	O
via	O
a	O
cord	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
fashion	O
as	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contains	O
two	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
and	O
two	O
extra	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
:	O
the	O
ZL	O
and	O
ZR	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
overall	O
configuration	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
other	O
major	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
console	I-Application
gamepads	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2007	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
listed	O
a	O
special	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
choices	O
for	O
the	O
free	O
gift	O
for	O
2007	O
Japanese	O
Club	O
Nintendo	O
platinum	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
similar	O
SNES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Controller	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Europe	O
's	O
and	O
Australia	O
's	O
Club	O
Nintendo	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Pro	O
Controller	O
has	O
been	O
developed	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
console	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
's	O
successor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
visual	O
similarities	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
;	O
however	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
or	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Pro	O
Controller	O
,	O
some	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
games	O
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
,	O
especially	O
games	O
with	O
flexible	O
control	O
schemes	O
such	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
no	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Pro	O
Controller	O
because	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
prior-generation	O
system	O
,	O
successful	O
efforts	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
controller	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
via	O
homebrew	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
is	O
plugged	O
into	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
two	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
,	O
a	O
D-pad	B-Device
,	O
face	O
buttons	O
labeled	O
"	O
a	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
b	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
x	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
y	O
"	O
(	O
in	O
lowercase	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
strikes	O
a	O
bear	O
resemblance	O
a	O
standard	O
SNES	B-Application
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
"	O
–	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Home	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
+	O
"	O
buttons	O
like	O
those	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
–	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
+	O
"	O
buttons	O
additionally	O
labeled	O
"	O
Select	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Start	O
"	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
body	O
of	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
measures	O
tall	O
,	O
wide	O
,	O
and	O
thick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
body	O
of	O
the	O
controller	O
contains	O
slots	O
on	O
the	O
underside	O
,	O
opened	O
via	O
a	O
button	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
controller	O
;	O
the	O
function	O
of	O
the	O
slots	O
was	O
never	O
officially	O
clarified	O
,	O
although	O
third-party	O
gaming	O
accessory	O
manufacturer	O
Nyko	O
released	O
a	O
clip	O
that	O
snaps	O
onto	O
the	O
slots	O
and	O
secures	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
upright	O
behind	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
only	O
color	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
in	O
most	O
markets	O
was	O
white	O
,	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
teal	O
and	O
gray	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
tandem	O
with	O
Monster	O
Hunter	O
G	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Colors	I-Application
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
blue	O
version	O
in	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
can	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
with	O
certain	B-Application
Wii	I-Application
and	I-Application
WiiWare	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
GameCube	I-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
controllers	O
required	O
to	O
play	O
certain	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
SNES	B-Application
or	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
titles	O
,	O
which	O
require	O
more	O
buttons	O
(	O
and	O
an	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
games	O
)	O
than	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
cannot	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
play	O
GameCube	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Menu	O
,	O
the	O
left	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
takes	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
cursor	O
when	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
is	O
not	O
pointed	O
at	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
can	O
navigate	O
through	O
the	O
Message	O
Board	O
,	O
settings	O
menus	O
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Application
Shop	I-Application
Channel	I-Application
,	O
but	O
becomes	O
inactive	O
on	O
all	O
other	O
channels	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
YouTube	O
channel	O
which	O
the	O
directional	O
button	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
navigate	O
through	O
YouTube	O
(	O
except	O
for	O
using	O
keyboard	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
is	O
used	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
it	O
is	O
connected	O
to	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
another	O
player	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
allow	O
certain	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
like	O
Bust-A-Move	B-Application
Bash	I-Application
and	O
SpeedZone	B-Application
to	O
support	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
with	O
two	O
players	O
sharing	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
maximum	O
four	O
Wii	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
that	O
can	O
be	O
linked	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	I-Device
supports	O
Wii	B-Device
Remotes	I-Device
,	O
this	O
controller	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
that	O
console	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
Wii	O
U-specific	O
games	O
support	O
it	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Trine	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
navigate	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
home	O
screen	O
and	O
menus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2009	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
Pro	O
which	O
functions	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
now	O
digital	O
trigger-shaped	O
buttons	O
arranged	O
vertically	O
rather	O
than	O
horizontally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
a	O
SNES	B-Application
controller	O
,	O
this	O
one	O
is	O
shaped	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
and	O
has	O
an	O
overall	O
layout	O
almost	O
identical	O
to	O
a	O
Sony	O
Dual	B-Device
Analog	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Physical	O
changes	O
include	O
the	O
ZL	O
and	O
ZR	O
buttons	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
now	O
full	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
,	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
grips	O
underneath	O
the	O
controller	O
for	O
additional	O
stability	O
,	O
and	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
which	O
are	O
spaced	O
farther	O
apart	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
black	O
version	O
was	O
available	O
bundled	O
with	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Tri	I-Application
,	O
Pro	B-Application
Evolution	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
2010	I-Application
,	O
and	O
SD	O
Gundam	O
Gashapon	O
Wars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
colors	O
,	O
a	O
black	O
version	O
with	O
gold-colored	O
artwork	O
on	O
the	O
face	O
was	O
available	O
bundled	O
with	O
Samurai	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
completely	O
gold-colored	O
version	O
Was	O
available	O
bundled	O
in	O
the	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
a	O
Club	O
Nintendo	O
reward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
red	O
version	O
was	O
packed	O
with	O
limited	O
copies	O
of	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
separately	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
L	O
and	O
R	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
are	O
also	O
no	O
longer	O
analog	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Behaving	O
identically	O
to	O
standard	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
Pro	O
models	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
design	O
and	O
layout	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
+	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
-	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Home	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
dual	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
that	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
lacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2016	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
the	O
miniature	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
packaged	O
with	O
one	O
controller	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
NES	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
the	O
miniature	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
packaged	O
with	O
two	O
controllers	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
SNES	B-Application
controllers	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
released	O
by	O
Club	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
both	O
controllers	O
feature	O
a	O
connector	O
similar	O
to	O
Nunchuks	O
and	O
Classic	B-Device
Controllers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controllers	O
for	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
can	O
be	O
plugged	O
into	O
their	O
respective	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
as	O
the	O
controllers	O
are	O
recognized	O
as	O
Classic	B-Device
Controllers	I-Device
when	O
plugged	O
into	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
play	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
on	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
controllers	O
are	O
also	O
technically	O
compatible	O
with	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
games	O
that	O
support	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
difficult	O
or	O
impossible	O
to	O
properly	O
play	O
certain	O
games	O
with	O
these	O
particular	O
controllers	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
simple	O
,	O
primitive	O
button	O
layouts	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
and	O
SNES	B-Application
controllers	O
they	O
represent	O
,	O
with	O
both	O
controllers	O
lacking	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
's	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Z	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
and	O
the	O
HOME	O
button	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
NES	O
controller	O
lacking	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
controller	O
's	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
and	O
two	O
extra	O
face	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anascape	O
Ltd	O
filed	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Nintendo	O
claiming	O
that	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
and	O
other	O
Nintendo	O
devices	O
violated	O
Anascape	O
's	O
"	O
six	O
degrees	O
of	O
freedom	O
"	O
interface	O
device	O
patent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
was	O
ordered	O
to	O
stop	O
selling	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
until	O
further	O
notice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
exercised	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
continue	O
selling	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
pending	O
a	O
verdict	O
at	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Court	O
of	O
Appeals	O
for	O
the	O
Federal	O
Circuit	O
.	O
</s>
