Yahoo! Sports

Should the Smash Box controller be banned from Smash Bros. Melee?

A poor workman blames his tools, but what about a pro gamer? Lately there’s been a ton of talk about a tool wreaking havoc on the Smash community: the Smash Box controller. A new version of the Hit ...
Mashable

'Super Smash Bros. Melee' is starting to outgrow its controllers

For more than 16 years, the competitive Super Smash Bros. Melee scene has held strong. The GameCube controllers used to play Melee, however, aren't holding up nearly as well as the competitive scene ...
Mashable

For the first time ever, a non-GameCube controller is allowed in pro 'Melee'

Watch out, GameCube controller, the Smash Box is coming to a major Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament in January. The Smash Box does away with the GameCube controller's twin joysticks, triggers and ...
Twinfinite

The Smash Community Needs an Upgraded Gamecube Controller

But one of the quirkiest news factoids out of the Switch era has been Nintendo’s continual commitment to a seventeen-year-old controller. In an October 2017 Switch update, Nintendo nonchalantly added ...
The Escapist

Nintendo cannot kill Super Smash Bros. Melee esports

Juan “Hungrybox” DeBiedma arrived at Evo 2025 with cash, a GameCube controller, and a sign that said “BEAT ME WIN $$$.” Crowds formed around him all weekend to watch him beat anyone who dared sit down ...