The white Japanese GameCube controller is a standard input device for the Nintendo GameCube, evolving from the Nintendo 64 controller design. While production of the wired platinum controllers ceased in 2012, the white controllers were re-released in 2014 as Super Smash Bros. editions. Nintendo has confirmed the re-release of a black GameCube controller layout for use with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on the Nintendo Switch.

1. White Japanese GameCube Controller
The GameCube controller is the standard game controller for the GameCube, a
Nintendo-made home video game console launched in 2001. As the successor of
the Nintendo 64 controller, it is in many ways an evolution of the Nintendo
controller design.
Advantages of White Japanese GameCube Controller
Nintendo of America sold the wired Platinum controllers until early 2012, when
North America ceased production. In 2014, production of the White Controllers
resumed in Japan under the brand name Super Smash Bros.
The WaveBird Wireless Controller is a high-frequency wireless controller based
on the same design as the standard controller. It communicates with the GameCube
System Receiver via a dongle that connects to one of the system controller ports.
Due to energy-saving measures, it lacks the rumble function of the standard
GameCube controller.
Without further ado, here are the most likely shops to find original GameCube
controllers in Akihabara. It may not be possible to follow all of the above tips, but
at least increase your chances of finding them by visiting the stores before opening.
Example GameCube controllers in the store on the ground floor of Game Camp.

2. Disadvantages of White Japanese GameCube Controller
The Super Smash Bros. Edition Controller was released in 2014 in conjunction
with the release of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. It comes in a black and white
version and was only released in Japan. It features a metallic silver Super Smash
Bro logo surrounded by a flaming GameCube logo.
At the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2018, Nintendo confirmed that it will re-
release the black GameCube controller Layout for use in Super Smash Bros.
Ultimate on the Nintendo Switch, where the game supports the controller in dock
mode, and it is possible to play in tabletop mode with the adapter, just like its
predecessors Wii and Wii U.