<s>
The	O
is	O
a	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
controller	I-Device
produced	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
and	O
has	O
the	O
same	O
buttons	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
added	O
features	O
of	O
a	O
power	O
button	O
,	O
and	O
pressable	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
year	O
since	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	I-Device
's	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
hacking	O
website	O
Hackaday	O
found	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	O
on	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
unveiled	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Pro	O
Controller	O
at	O
E3	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
video	O
game	O
journalists	O
have	O
noted	O
the	O
similarity	O
between	O
the	O
controller	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Device
360	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
3rd	O
party	O
controller	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Hori	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Pokken	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
Gamepad	O
"	O
However	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Pro	O
Controller	O
was	O
discontinued	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
some	O
3rd	O
party	O
outlets	O
still	O
sold	O
them	O
until	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
system	O
can	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
Controllers	I-Device
at	O
one	O
time	O
,	O
however	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
allows	O
the	O
usage	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
more	O
traditional	O
controllers	O
,	O
it	O
features	O
standard	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
(	O
that	O
can	O
now	O
be	O
pressed	O
in	O
)	O
and	O
face	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
GamePad	O
and	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
Pro	O
and	O
unlike	O
other	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	O
controllers	O
(	O
i.e.	O
,	O
the	O
DualShock	O
4	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
)	O
,	O
the	O
triggers	O
are	O
digital	O
(	O
i.e.	O
,	O
not	O
analog	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Pro	O
Controller	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
1300	O
mAh	O
CTR-003	O
battery	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
2DS	B-Device
,	O
which	O
can	O
last	O
up	O
to	O
80	O
hours	O
before	O
needing	O
to	O
be	O
recharged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
states	O
that	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
Pro	O
Controller	O
is	O
an	O
"	O
enhanced	O
version	O
"	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
and	O
"	O
offers	O
a	O
richer	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	B-Application
games	I-Application
with	O
flexible	O
control	O
schemes	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Ops	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Trine	O
2	O
:	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
,	O
are	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Pro	O
Controller	O
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
previous-generation	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
