8BitDo’s new Bluetooth mod kit puts GameCube controllers back into play

/ For $26, you can add Hall effects joysticks and Bluetooth connectivity to your wired GameCube controller.

By Wes Davis, a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and more as a tech journalist since 2020.

A GameCube controller, post-mod. Image: 8BitDo

8BitDo announced it’s taking preorders for a new mod kit that lets you retrofit a wired GameCube controller with Hall effects joysticks and Bluetooth connectivity. The company is charging $25.98 for the kit, which it says is a simple, solderless mod.

8BitDo has made a few of these in the past for old Nintendo controllers, including those for the N64 and earlier

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