PlayStation 2 Controller Adapter for Nintendo Wii – Plugs into the Wii Remote
This adapter lets you play a Nintendo Wii with the controller you probably already own. One end is a PlayStation controller socket; the other is a short lead ending in the Wii Remote expansion plug.
Check compatibility
This is a gamepad adapter only. It is not for guitar, drum or other instrument controllers.
Key product details
- Use a PS1 or PS2 controller on a Nintendo Wii or Wii U
- Plugs into the expansion port on the base of a Wii Remote – the same socket a Nunchuk uses
- The Wii Remote reads it as an official Classic Controller
- Plug and play – no drivers, no batteries, no configuration
- Works with Virtual Console, WiiWare and any game with Classic Controller support
- Long out of production and increasingly hard to find
About this item
How it connects
- Plug the adapter's lead into the expansion port on the bottom of a Wii Remote – the same port a Nunchuk or Classic Controller uses.
- Plug your PS1 or PS2 controller into the socket on the adapter.
- That is all. The Wii Remote now reports a Classic Controller to the console, and the game responds exactly as it would to Nintendo's own.
What you can play with it
- Virtual Console titles – NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, Mega Drive, TurboGrafx and the rest
- WiiWare games
- Any Wii or Wii U game that supports the Classic Controller
- Takes any standard PS1 or PS2 pad, including a DualShock 2, which maps like a Classic Controller Pro
Please read before buying
- It plugs into a Wii Remote, not into the console. It is not a GameCube controller adapter and does not go in the console's GameCube ports.
- A Wii Remote and a PlayStation controller are both required, and neither is included. The adapter on its own does nothing.
- No rumble. The Classic Controller connection carries no vibration channel, so a DualShock will not rumble through it.
- No motion control or pointer. Those stay with the Wii Remote, so games built around waggle or the pointer are not playable on the pad alone.
Within that, it does one job properly: it puts a familiar PlayStation pad in your hands for the Wii's back catalogue.
Complete your setup
Need more distance between the PS1/PS2 controller and adapter? See our 1.8 m PlayStation controller extension. This does not replace the required Wii Remote or controller.
Choose only what your setup needs. Linked items are sold separately.
