<s>
The	O
WaveBird	B-Device
Wireless	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
WAVEBIRD	B-Device
,	O
commonly	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
WaveBird	B-Device
or	O
WaveBird	B-Device
controller	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
radio	O
frequency-based	O
wireless	B-Device
controller	I-Device
manufactured	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
name	O
is	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
Dolphin	O
,	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
codename	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WaveBird	B-Device
was	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
separately	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
bundles	O
with	O
either	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
or	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
4	I-Device
,	O
which	O
were	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Kmart	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
had	O
attempted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
reliable	O
wireless	B-Device
controller	I-Device
since	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Famicom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
first	O
attempt	O
was	O
for	O
the	O
Advanced	O
Video	O
System	O
(	O
AVS	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
precursor	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
two	O
wireless	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
but	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
later	O
developed	O
an	O
infrared	O
(	O
IR	O
)	O
adapter	O
called	O
the	O
NES	B-Device
Satellite	I-Device
for	O
the	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WaveBird	B-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
solved	O
previous	O
usability	O
problems	O
of	O
wireless	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
by	O
relying	O
on	O
radio	O
frequency	O
communication	O
instead	O
of	O
infrared	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
controller	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
anywhere	O
within	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Nintendo	O
only	O
certifies	O
the	O
WaveBird	B-Device
to	O
work	O
within	O
this	O
range	O
,	O
tests	O
have	O
proven	O
that	O
they	O
may	O
work	O
as	O
far	O
as	O
on	O
all	O
16	O
different	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
controller	O
would	O
become	O
the	O
first	O
modern	O
wireless	O
gaming	B-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
proliferation	O
of	O
wireless	O
console	O
gaming	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
for	O
subsequent	O
gaming	O
generations	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
's	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
(	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
DualShock	O
3	O
controller	O
(	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
controller	O
(	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WaveBird	B-Device
Wireless	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
was	O
designed	O
and	O
sold	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
wireless	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
of	O
its	O
era	O
,	O
it	O
relies	O
on	O
RF	O
technology	O
(	O
first	O
used	O
in	O
gaming	O
with	O
Atari	O
's	O
CX-42	O
joysticks	O
)	O
instead	O
of	O
infrared	O
line-of-sight	O
signal	O
transmission	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
controller	O
's	O
radio	O
transceiver	O
operates	O
at	O
2.4GHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
range	O
of	O
the	O
WaveBird	B-Device
controller	O
is	O
officially	O
but	O
some	O
users	O
have	O
reported	O
ranges	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WaveBird	B-Device
includes	O
a	O
small	O
receiver	O
unit	O
which	O
must	O
be	O
plugged	O
into	O
the	O
controller	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Made	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
gray-colored	O
plastic	O
as	O
the	O
standard	O
WaveBird	B-Device
,	O
it	O
features	O
a	O
channel-selection	O
wheel	O
and	O
an	O
LED	O
to	O
indicate	O
when	O
a	O
signal	O
is	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
sixteen	O
WaveBird	B-Device
controllers	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
area	O
if	O
each	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
a	O
different	O
channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WaveBird	B-Device
Wireless	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
maintains	O
the	O
same	O
overall	O
aesthetic	O
design	O
as	O
the	O
standard	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
components	O
(	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
,	O
buttons	O
,	O
and	O
triggers	O
)	O
and	O
layout	O
remain	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
while	O
adding	O
wireless	O
functionality	O
and	O
space	O
for	O
two	O
standard	O
AA	B-Algorithm
batteries	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
somewhat	O
larger	O
and	O
heavier	O
than	O
a	O
standard	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
with	O
a	O
channel	O
selector	O
dial	O
,	O
an	O
on/off	O
switch	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
orange	O
LED	O
power	O
indicator	O
on	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
the	O
controller	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
and	O
the	O
C-stick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Functionally	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
feature	O
the	O
WaveBird	B-Device
controller	O
lacks	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
controller	O
is	O
the	O
rumble	B-Device
feature	O
,	O
the	O
motors	O
of	O
which	O
would	O
reduce	O
battery	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WaveBird	B-Device
Wireless	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
was	O
available	O
in	O
most	O
regions	O
only	O
in	O
light	O
gray	O
and	O
platinum	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
two	O
limited	O
edition	O
WaveBird	B-Device
models	O
were	O
released	O
through	O
Club	O
Nintendo	O
:	O
1,000	O
Special	O
Edition	O
Gundam	O
"	O
Char	O
's	O
Customized	O
Color	O
"	O
WaveBirds	B-Device
(	O
two-toned	O
red	O
with	O
the	O
Neo-Zeon	O
logo	O
)	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
Japan-only	O
GameCube	B-Application
release	O
of	O
Mobile	B-Application
Suit	I-Application
Gundam	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gundam	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Z	I-Application
Gundam	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
Club	O
Nintendo	O
"	O
WaveBird	B-Device
(	O
white	O
top	O
with	O
light	O
blue	O
bottom	O
and	O
Club	O
Nintendo	O
logo	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
all	O
GameCube	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
,	O
the	O
WaveBird	B-Device
Wireless	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
model	O
(	O
RVL-001	O
)	O
,	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
titles	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
certain	B-Application
Wii	I-Application
games	I-Application
and	O
WiiWare	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
WaveBird	B-Device
has	O
seen	O
increased	O
popularity	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
control	O
these	O
games	O
wirelessly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
speculation	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
might	O
re-release	O
the	O
WaveBird	B-Device
due	O
to	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
its	O
use	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
representative	O
confirmed	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
offer	O
WaveBirds	B-Device
in	O
stores	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
representative	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
original	O
GameCube	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
"	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
directly	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
listing	O
for	O
the	O
WaveBird	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2014	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
adapter	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
alongside	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
the	O
company	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
adapter	O
for	O
the	O
newer	O
hybrid	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
July	O
2008	O
verdict	O
found	O
that	O
a	O
ban	O
would	O
be	O
issued	O
preventing	O
Nintendo	O
from	O
selling	O
several	O
controllers	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
WaveBird	B-Device
,	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
was	O
free	O
to	O
continue	O
selling	O
the	O
WaveBird	B-Device
pending	O
an	O
appeal	O
to	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Court	O
of	O
Appeals	O
for	O
the	O
Federal	O
Circuit	O
.	O
</s>
