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What kind of connector does the controller use? It looks like a mini vintage SNES connector? Or are the ports on the front just for show, and the real connectors are on the back or something?

One of the nice things about the NES Classic was that it used the same port as a Nunchuck, meaning you could use it with your old modded Wii. Would be nice if the SNES controller had a similarly useful connector, perhaps for Switch compatibility.

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I really want a good to-USB adapter for those things. I love the Wii Classic Pro controller, and now these.... I've tried two different models from Mayflash, but the first stopped working after a couple months and the second liked to trigger wild, phantom stick movement every minute or two, making it unusable. No-one else seems to make such an adapter.

Your easiest bet might be just connecting it to a wiimote and finding a wiimote HID driver and connecting it to your computer via bluetooth.

I've had trouble getting it to "remember" the Wiimotes, so I always have to do manual fiddling to get them connected. Meanwhile PS3 controllers are working great over Bluetooth, no such problems and totally painless set-up. But they're more expensive and I kind of want to use them for my PS3 instead, meanwhile I've got a couple Classic Pro controllers that are otherwise unused and can pick up more on the cheap. Aside from not having rumble, which isn't a big deal to me, they're pretty much perfect—except I can't buy a reliable, durable wired adapter for them.

There's a lot of interest I would have if the controllers used the same connectors as the original OEM SNES controllers. I have no need for a Mini as I still have my SNES and nearly every game being re-released here, but I would love to get my hands on some brand new SNES controllers without having to continually refurbish my near 25-year old original ones, or refurbishing used ones.

While technically not OEM SNES, the 8bitdo repros are of extremely high quality and if you get a matching retro receiver, you can use them with the original SNES hardware (and wirelessly): http://www.8bitdo.com/snes30-sfc30/

Looks like nunchuck connectors + hidden ports on the front:

http://i.imgur.com/u7mgA4x.jpg

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