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Cable length and type are not stated","battery_indicator":"Lists a Recharge LED and a Player LED. Recharge LED is the charging indicator","launch_price_usd":"FAQ states USD 64.99 each, plus shipping and tax. Current US store listing shows 69.99, a later price. Launch price is from the FAQ and launch reporting","back_buttons":"FAQ lists what the wireless version adds to the original design: C Button, Sync Button, Home/Capture Button, Player LED and Recharge LED. No rear grip input is named. The original GameCube controller has none. The FAQ also names the ZL Button, which opens the Suspend Menu in GameCube Nintendo Classics","headphone_jack":"FAQ lists what the wireless version adds to the original design: wireless, built-in battery, USB Type-C, C Button, Sync Button, Home/Capture Button, Player LED and Recharge LED. No audio jack is added. The original has none, and GBAtemp's list of top-edge additions has none","touchpad":"Same list of additions names no touchpad. The original has none","built_in_display":"Same list of additions names no display. Only LEDs are added","light_bar":"Same list of additions names no light bar. Only the Player LED and the Recharge LED are added","rgb_lighting":"Same list of additions names no decorative lighting. The Player LED and Recharge LED are status lights"}},{"url":"https://www.nintendo.com/eu/media/downloads/support_1/nintendoswitch2/NSwitch2_NintendoGameCubeController_EUR.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-20","fields":["manual_url","model_numbers","connection_types","platform_connections","wireless_receiver","battery_included","battery_count","other_certifications"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"English page: model BEE-021(-01) uses battery model HAC-006(-01). The USB charging cable is BEE-016 and is not a controller model number","connection_types":"English page: the device has one wireless network port available via Bluetooth","platform_connections":"Pairs with the Nintendo Switch 2 console over Bluetooth. Maker's other pages say the controller only works with Switch 2. full_features is not stated","wireless_receiver":"Bluetooth is the only wireless network port. No receiver is named","battery_included":"The product contains a rechargeable lithium-ion battery","battery_count":"English page: the product contains a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, and model BEE-021(-01) uses battery model HAC-006(-01). One battery pack is named","other_certifications":"Declaration of conformity page: Nintendo declares the radio equipment type (Nintendo GameCube controller) is in compliance with Directive 2014/53/EU. The same page makes a UK statutory declaration. Radio data: Bluetooth 2402-2480 MHz, maximum 6.5 dBm"}},{"url":"https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/68275","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-20","fields":["model_numbers"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Support page for the wireless GameCube Controller names model No. BEE-021, printed on the back of the controller"}},{"url":"https://support-jp.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/34142/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-20","fields":["battery_capacity_mah","battery_capacity_wh"],"notes":{"battery_capacity_mah":"Japanese Nintendo support Q&A battery ratings, Switch 2 section, row for the GameCube controller: 3.89V / 500mAh / 1.95Wh. Joy-Con 2 has the same rating","battery_capacity_wh":"Same row, 1.95 Wh. Checks against 3.89 V times 0.5 Ah"}},{"url":"https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/50404/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-20","fields":["warranty_years"],"notes":{"warranty_years":"Nintendo of America limited warranty: 12 months from purchase for systems and accessories such as controllers. Valid in the US and Canada"}},{"url":"https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-switch-2-accessory-prices-announced/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-20","fields":["announce_date","launch_price_usd"],"notes":{"announce_date":"Article dated 2 April 2025 lists the controller among the announced accessories","launch_price_usd":"USD 64.99, excluding US sales tax"}},{"url":"https://www.gamereactor.eu/nintendo-switch-2-prices-confirmed-for-consoles-games-and-controllers-1523763/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-20","fields":["launch_price_eur"],"notes":{"launch_price_eur":"Article dated 2 April 2025 lists GameCube Controllers at EUR 69.99 for Europe. Price includes VAT as published. Country not named. Nintendo's own EU page for the price was not found"}},{"url":"https://www.techradar.com/gaming/nintendo/nintendo-switch-2-gamecube-controller-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-20","fields":["release_date","launch_price_usd","battery_indicator","trigger_technology","extra_shoulder_buttons"],"notes":{"release_date":"Review says it released the same day as the Switch 2 console, 5 June 2025","battery_indicator":"Battery level shows in the Controllers menu of the Switch 2, an on-screen indicator","trigger_technology":"Describes pressure-sensitive triggers. Review lists 210 g weight and 140 x 100 x 65 mm. The size matches the original GameCube controller, so it is not used","launch_price_usd":"Review gives USD 64.99 at launch","extra_shoulder_buttons":"Review says the pad's triggers register the bumper inputs (L and R) while the Z and ZL buttons are the triggers by default. So the four shoulder controls are the standard L, R, ZL and ZR set, with no additional shoulder button, as for the Switch 2 Pro Controller"}},{"url":"https://thegamingsetup.com/nintendo-switch-2-wireless-gamecube-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-20","fields":["stick_technology","trigger_technology","rumble","gyro","measured_weight_g"],"notes":{"stick_technology":"Review says the sticks are traditional potentiometers, not Hall effect. Single reviewer","trigger_technology":"Review calls them analog triggers","rumble":"Rumble is included","measured_weight_g":"Reviewer's weight for the wireless controller is 211.9 g. The wired GameCube controller weighed 200.7 g in the same review. Scale and conditions not stated","gyro":"Review lists gyro as included"}},{"url":"https://www.thesixthaxis.com/2025/06/23/nintendo-switch-2-gamecube-controller-review/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-20","fields":["stick_click","rumble","trigger_technology"],"notes":{"stick_click":"Review says no stick clicks are included","rumble":"Review says the controller has a thick rumble motor. Rumble works only in the GameCube library and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. HD Rumble is not supported","trigger_technology":"Describes chunky analogue triggers"}},{"url":"https://www.thetechoutlook.com/tech-whispers/new-wireless-game-controller-for-nintendos-switch-2-certified-by-the-fcc-authority/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-20","fields":["fcc_id"],"notes":{"fcc_id":"Reports FCC ID BKEBEE021 for model BEE-021, a Nintendo game controller, application dated 14 March 2025. The model number matches the maker's support page for the wireless GameCube Controller"}},{"url":"https://fccid.io/BKEBEE021","kind":"regulatory","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["fcc_id"],"notes":{"fcc_id":"FCC ID BKEBEE021, equipment class game controller, product code BEE021, grantee Nintendo Co., Ltd., grant dated 14 March 2025, 2402-2480 MHz. Mirror of the FCC database. The Bluetooth version is not stated on the page"}},{"url":"https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/nintendo-switch-online-gamecube-controller-the-return-of-the-king","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["colors"],"notes":{"colors":"Review says the only colour available is the original purple. Nintendo's own pages name no colour, so the name is the reviewers' word. The review lists 210 g for the wireless pad without a method, so it is not used for weight"}},{"url":"https://futurefive.com.au/story/hands-on-review-nintendo-switch-2-gamecube-controller","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["play_while_charging","extra_shoulder_buttons"],"notes":{"play_while_charging":"Review of 20 January 2026 says the USB Type-C slot takes the included charging cable, which can also be used to play tethered, whilst charging. Single reviewer, not stated by Nintendo","extra_shoulder_buttons":"Review says the Z shoulder button also works as the Switch 2 ZR button and a subtle ZL button is added. The two analogue triggers are L and R. No further shoulder button is named"}},{"url":"https://gbatemp.net/review/nintendo-switch-2-gamecube-controller.2629/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-21","fields":["cable_type","back_buttons"],"notes":{"cable_type":"Review of 12 June 2025 says the USB-C port is used with the included USB-C to USB-A cable for charging and initial setup. Cable length not stated","back_buttons":"Review lists the additions to the original layout as sync, capture, home and GameChat buttons and a small ZL button. No rear input is named"}}],"fields_filled":49,"updated":"2026-10-21"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}