Yo I fukks with PowerA the long way now
I got one of their wireless GameCube controllers for smash back in January and from day one the rubber on the stick was shredding off like crazy. Rode it out until half of it was bald, took the controller apart and flipped the stick around so the balding part was on the other side. I ended up using it until the stick was ground down the plastic base, so I grabbed a wired one as a cheap replacement and noticed that the rubber was much more durable, so i hit up their warranty support online regarding the first one and they sent me a brand new wireless controller within about a couple weeks. Told me to “discard” the OG controller I had but fukk that, that’s the guest controller now
They’ve made modifications to these since release too. On both the wired & wireless models I got at later dates, they lowered the left thumbstick a teeny bit, heightened the C stick, and probably most importantly for smash, the triggers click in sooner so you don’t have to press down as far. Looks like they used a harder, more durable rubber for the sticks too. Feels great for smash in every aspect
Don’t use these controllers for any other game but I fukkin love em