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8Bitdo Gbros. Wireless Adapter for Switch/Swtich 2 (Works with Wired Gamecube & Classic Edition Controllers)

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Condition
New
Style
Adapter
Dimensions
4.06 x 1.14 x 1.38 in
Weight
1.6 oz
Color
Gbros
Connector Type
Micro USB
Power Plug Type
No Plug
Warranty
12-Month
Works with
Gaming Console

Features 5

  • Play your Switch with your original wired controllers like Gamecube, NES, SNES, SFC Classic Edition and Wii Classic.
  • GBros. connects your original wired Gamecube controller to your Switch just like a Wiimote. It even has built in home and screenshot buttons.
  • GBros. has a built in toggle that allows you to connect to your Switch and X-input capable software on Windows.
  • Requires two AA batteries for 30 hours of gameplay time (not included, sold separately)

Description

Connect any wired GameCube or classic Edition Controller to this adapter and you can wirelessly pair it to Nintendo Switch. Distance 6 to 10 meter.

Specs 17

Connector Type Micro USB
Color Gbros
Item dimensions L x W x H 4.06 x 1.14 x 1.38 inches
Brand 8Bitdo
Number of Ports 1
Power Plug Type No Plug
Model Number 8
UPC 193886420519 714035977687 793095743852

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Simply put, it's a fantastic product.
Style: Adapter
This product is amazing. I had looked at it before but didn't really understand what it is. This product turns wired controllers into wireless Bluetooth controllers that can connect to the Switch or to Windows. On the one side you can plug in a wired GameCube controller. On the other side you can plug in any controller that uses the type of plug found on the bottom of the WiiMote (but obviously not the Nunchuk attachment), which include Wii Pro Controllers, NES Classic Controllers, and SNES Classic Controllers. But, you may say, not all of those controllers have the same buttons as the Switch controllers. And this is where the buttons on the GBros Adapter come in handy. It has the buttons that you lack for the Switch. For example the GameCube controller maps the start button to the Plus button, and the red button on the GBros is the minus button. But how does it work? I hooked up my wired GameCube controller and played Smash Brothers on my Switch. It was glorious. No noticeable lag and I layed the law down and delivered a sound beating to computer controlled characters for a couple of hours. (Granted I had them on a low setting, but even then multiple characters can get chaotic. Besides, I was looking to give a beat down not me challenged. But even when I upped the challenge the GBros Adapter was flawless.) Fun, fun, fun. I highly recommend this product. I have four now. Someone may counter that you can use the GameCube adapter for the Switch. I have that product and it works just fine. But I have to borrow my WaveBird receivers to make that happen wirelessly, which is okay but still a little cumbersome. I also have to use up the two USB ports on the Switch. The GBros Adapter is just quicker and cleaner to get going on my Switch. It doesn't mean I am against using the GameCube ports unit at all. I have one for my Wii U and my Switch. It's a great little product. But getting to turn my wired controllers into Bluetooth Wireless controllers is just priceless. Plus it gives me options as well because I have 3 different types of Wii Pro Controllers. And it can be used on Windows as well. If you're on the fence, buy one. Connect it up. Play some Smash Bros or whatever game you like that uses a pro style controller. Let the smile on your face make your decision for you. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2020 by John Rogers
Best 20 bucks I've spent in a while
Style: Adapter
This thing is hands down awesome. As soon as I got it, I hooked it up to a third-party gamecube controller I bought years ago to play Mario Kart Wii, and went straight to work throwing down in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. I mean seriously, setup was super easy; I just popped in two AA batteries, plugged in my controller, followed the instructions to a tee, and within 30 seconds it was ready to go. I had no connectivity issues, and I tried it with a number of different controllers over several days. Here are my main points: —When I first got this adapter, L and R functioned as grab buttons in SSBU, with Z being the shield button, so in my first match I ended up grabbing someone when I meant to sidestep. However, by pressing L, R, A, B, and START all at the same time, it switches the button mapping, such that L and R become shield and Z becomes grab. I switched back and forth several times before I decided that I liked that latter mapping better. —The adapter DOES have buttons on it which function as home and screenshot buttons on the switch, which was a pleasant surprise. —I tried this adapter with both a third-party controller and a new SSB edition gamecube controller, and both performed flawlessly in match after match of SSBU. —The switch recognizes the adapter as a pro controller, so one can play any game that a pro controller can be used for. —I love to play Super Mario Kart on the SNES, so I was really excited to try playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe with an SNES classic controller, and it was everything I hoped it to be. —While the SNES classic controllers performed perfectly in Mario Kart, they do not work for SSBU. You know how on a pro controller you use the arrow-pad to taunt? Well guess what—SNES controllers don't have a knob, just an arrow pad, so all I could do was taunt and spam my neutral. 😂 —Perhaps the most interesting thing I did was use a Nunchuck to play SSBU. You can use the knob to move around and jump, and you can use the buttons on the back to do both standard and special attacks, you just can't taunt, shield or grab; so, it might work for you if you're going against a bunch of newbies. —The only thing I had concerns about before purchasing this controller was that some of the reviews made it sound like you have to download software to set it up; this is simply not the case. Like I said, I literally had it connected within seconds of unboxing. To sum it all up, I haven't played a switch game with anything but a gamecube or SNES classic controller in about a week. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2019 by Kolin
Works great... if you get a good one.
Style: Adapter
I bought two of these. One for me and my wife. The first one I opened up, put batteries in, plugged in my GCN controller and it paired quickly. I booted up Smash Bros. and went to the controller configuration to make sure everything is mapped correctly for my profile. Mysteriously several buttons simply didn't work. I switched GCN controllers and the same issue persisted. I started to see incredibly weird inputs happen. Screenshots were being randomly taken, buttons were being "held" even though I wasn't touching the controller, etc. At this point I picked up the adapter and realized the connection between the GCN controller and the Gbros. adapter was a bit loose. Incredibly tiny movements made by gripping the plug and wiggling it resulting in a flurry of random inputs being fired. Multiple screenshots, Home button presses, directions, etc. At this point, I opened up the second adapter I bought and got it setup. Everything worked perfectly. Buttons, connection, etc. No misfires, no missed inputs, all buttons worked. Clearly the first one was faulty. I RMA'd it this morning and the replacement from Amazon isn't going to arrive until sometime in January. Really disappointing for a product that launched 5 days ago. Problems happen in manufacturing. That is understandable. But 4-6 weeks for a replacement is crazy. 3 stars for now due to shoddy workmanship and bad customer service. If the replacement when it arrives works properly, I'll bump it to 4 stars because when it works the product is really great and solves a need many people have using a real, first party GCN controller with the Switch wirelessly. Update: Not sure what happened but my replacement order magically went from mid-end of January for delivery to yesterday. Replacement adapter works perfectly. Bumping my review to 4 stars. If it ends up working as it's supposed to for the next few months, I'll chalk up this defective one as a fluke and bump it to 5 stars. It really does work flawlessly when it works. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2018 by Brandon Smith
Versatile and lag-free experience . . . the rumble support is sublime
Style: Adapter
I have found Nintendo pro controllers since the Gamecube to be lacking. The d-pads have felt off and the right analog sticks lack the character and pluckiness of the Gamecube's yellow C-stick. This adapter welcomes it back, along with whatever classic controllers you may have accumulated over the past 14 years. (It even played nice with my Raphnet N64-classic controller adapter . . . that's right, N64 controlled-Switch games). 8bitdo's execution is faultless. I appreciated the thoughtfulness of a Mac firmware upgrade app and the ability to remap shoulder buttons on the fly. The adapter's connection is solid and lag is imperceptible (Super Mario Bros. jumps and Punch-Out punches feel responsive.) This adapter (and ability to plug in all manner of Classic controllers) make it the best choice for a wide variety of retro games. The superior Gamecube rumble is sumptuous and revelatory. An unavoidable caveat to all this is that while the adapter brings a tactile authenticity to both previous generations of games and demanding 2D indie games (with the NES and SNES classic controllers), there's almost always some concession to using the Gamecube controller with a modern Switch game. Toggling L to ZL in some cases may work, but for games like Xenoblade or Fire Emblem, not having a Select/- button or analog clickers means you can't zoom out or see the map. For other games like Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, buttons can be remapped around the limitations to a degree. So, consider this fine adapter based on what it does (and does well), not what it could never do. Check the controller layout and customizability of games beforehand to confirm that the sublimity of Gamecube control requires no untenable omission. If all is well, then this trusty adapter will bridge an enduring link to the past. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2020 by Sam
Works with rechargeable NiMh AA batteries, but will constantly blink red as if battery is low
Style: Adapter
I bought this to use my old Gamecube controllers on my Switch. I'm happy that it works with rechargeable NiMh batteries, but of course it always thinks the batteries are low. Otherwise, it works through most of the range provided by these batteries. It does not work with wavebird controllers. The receiver won't physically fit into the socket. When I use an extension cord to plug it in, it won't respond to any input. It doesn't make much sense to me to use this controller anyway unless I can wire it directly to the Switch. Which brings me to the next issue I have had... Plugging the USB connection into the Switch does not work! The Switch crashes whenever I try to plug it in. Wired connection works fine on my laptop and Android phone though. It can be powered entirely off of USB power instead of batteries, but it switches to wired mode and shuts off the wireless radio when plugged in. It makes no sense to try plugging it into a USB power bank. I can't ding them for the above issues, really. The title and description clearly state that it works for "wired" and "classic" editions, and it says it connects to Switch wirelessly with no mention of the wired feature. I found on their support website that pressing L+R+A+B+Start will swap ZR and R buttons and make the L button ZL. This better matches the Switch configuration of buttons. This setting seems to persist after shutting it off, so there is no need to redo it every time you turn it on. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2018 by J
Update your firmware!
Style: Adapter
This is a great little device that lets me connect my old GameCube controllers with a few quirks, most of which are resolved by an update of the device firmware. - connects to the Nintendo Switch as a Pro Controller instead of a GameCube controller as occurs when connecting via the official USB adapter from Nintendo - connecting the device to the Nintendo Switch via USB causes a crash (RESOLVED IN FIRMWARE 2.10) - [Z] button is mapped to the [R] button and the [L] and [R] buttons are mapped to [LZ] and [RZ] respectively (RESOLVED IN FIRMWARE 2.12) My biggest issue was obviously that the shoulder button mappings were not what I was expecting. I suspect that this is because they mapped the buttons shoulder buttons based on their physical location on the GameCube controller relative to the Pro controller rather than by name. However, by installing the most recent firmware update which is version 2.20 as of this writing, a function to toggle between the Pro and GameCube controller mappings was made available. By pressing [L]+[R]+[B]+[A]+[Start], the adapter LED will flash either Green for the GameCube mapping or Red for the Pro controller mapping. I have seen a review or two on here indicating that the adapter is not working for the most recent release of the GameCube controller. Based on the firmware patch notes, I believe that version 2.20 may have fixed the connection issues they where experiencing. I have confirmed that this works with the original GameCube generation controllers as well as Wii-U generation GameCube controllers. I have not tested with the most recent generation of GameCube controllers and I will update after I do. As an aside, I've also seen many people asking about analog input for the [L] and [R] buttons. While not available when connected to the Nintendo Switch, Firmware version 2.20 added analog functionality to these buttons when connecting via Xinput mode for other devices. UPDATE 01/13/2019 I loaned my adapter to my co worker who bought the brand new SSMB Ultimate edition GameCube controller while he waits for his 4 port adapter to come in. He has had no issues with the adapter ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2018 by Azymuth
NOT Compatible with RETRO RECEIVER
Style: Adapter
This product works as advertised, but I, like many others in the Q&A wondered if it would work with an 8Bitdo Retro Receiver plugged into an NES Classic or SNES Classic - effectively allowing you to make the Classic controllers that came with those consoles wireless without a mod/circuit board swap. Unfortunately, this compatibility does not exist. I tried this and also confirmed via email with 8Bitdo. I get that there is no mention of this compatibility in the description, but anyone looking at this Gbros. Wireless Adapter that could take a Classic controller input seeing that it works over Bluetooth would likely wonder if it works with the bluetooth Retro Receiver that is compatible with the NES/SNES Classic Edition. I think given that so many people ask this question and wonder about this that the description should explicitly state that this is NOT possible. Some of the answers on here are false. It would be really great if 8Bitdo could offer this compatibility with this device, because I'm not sure what makes it impossible. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2026 by ConshyBrosDomayne
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Style: Adapter
Its my sons He is happy with it
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2026 by Tracy Verlin
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