Despite the leading edge and revolutionary technology displayed by the Nintendo Wii and its software, there are significant groups of gamers who continue to favour the old-fashioned style of playing videogames by employing traditional joypads. Now, the Wii has always catered for this fanbase, and are aware that the Wii remote and nunchuk are maybe not suited to long bouts of videogaming, and so have always offered pad options. This choice has now been upgraded even further with the Wii Classic Controller Pro.

The original Wii pad served its function, however it was blighted by a number of design flaws that were consistently addressed by the public. The Wii Classic Controller Pro has ironed out a number of these complaints to provide a greater videogame choice.

Plainly Nintendo have paid attention to other console pads with their redesign, as the updated Wii Classic Controller Pro has aspects remarkably resembling the PS3 controller. The simplified grips, for example, mirror the PS3 design, and this should definitely please the critics who claimed the previous version to be too cumbersome.

The topside shoulder buttons have also been moved forward on the Wii Classic Controller Pro to cater for the shorter- digited users, and the external wire has been moved from the uneasy lower rim to the upper centre, in order to not impede gameplay. As an added bonus, the Wii Classic Controller Pro is available in a spread of colours.

Nintendo have definitely ironed out the clear mistakes from their prior model, because it appears the old-fashioned method remains the best. The Wii Classic Controller Pro is comfy and simple to play, excellent for lengthy titles and fans of the retro style.