I've been doing  a lot of research on the backwards compatibility for the Wii U and it's controllers.

There's the gamepad and the WiiU Pro Controller. 

My question is, when I'm on "Wii mode" for the Wii U, will I be able to use the gamepad or the WiiU Pro Controller for playing games I bought from the Wii Virtual Console? I'm not talking about the WiiU Virtual Console. I'm talking about the "Wii Mode" virtual console. I don't need the games to be displayed on the gamepad, I was just wondering if I can use the gamepad or WiiU Pro controller to play VC games (SNES, NES, N64). 

It's because I'm not really willing to go through the hassle of buying a Wii mote, and then spending extra money on batteries and a Wii Classic Controller. 

Also, I'm very worried that I won't be able to play Smash Bros Brawl with the new Gamecube controllers coming out (the ones where you plug them into the Wii mote). I don't want to get SSB4 when it comes out because I want to replay Brawl. It's because I feel like I didn't give it a fair chance when I owned it before, but now I'm more than excited to give it another chance. 

If I get the new "GameCube controller plugged into a Wii mote," or a "Gamecube Controller Adapter for Wii U,"  will one of these options allow me to play Brawl using the Wii U's Wii mode?

Please let me know.

I don't see it as a big loss to be honest. The wifi lag was so unbearable to the point where my characters would react 2 seconds after pressing the attack button. I find Brawl to be really fun offline though. Plus, it's very hard to find people online in the first place. I remember when the game first came out, people were waiting like 20 minutes to find a game simply because the servers were over-flowing with players, and the Wii's online technology couldn't handle it. 

Thanks everyone! And yes, I definitely will get a WiiU. I've been saving up for it, I'm just waiting for the "gamecube controller adapter" to be released, as well as SuperSmashBros:WiiU. I'll be getting it as soon as those 2 items become released.

Also, I used to have a Nintendo Wii a couple years back. I sold it because I thought I wouldn't play it anymore (big mistake, as I regret it dearly). I wanted to replay the Mario Galaxy series, and play SmashBros Brawl again. I feel like I didn't appreciate Brawl as much back then, but now I'm excited more than ever to play it again. Good thing the WiiU is backwards compatible 

Hey everyone, I'm a new member here, and here to stay. I've been looking for a nice Nintendo community for a while since I'll be getting a WiiU sometime this winter, and thought it'd be great to discuss Nintendo related stuff with fellow gamers. 

I used to play a lot of very violent M-rated games for the past 6 years or so. But recently, I just got really bored of playing them since that's all I played for the past several years. I guess you can say that I'm feeling a bit stale due to the over-saturation of the same old FPS games on the market. 
It was ever since a few months ago where I went to my friend's party and we played SmashBros.Melee together, and it made me remember how much fun "couch gaming" was. It rejuvenated my love for playing NIntendo titles. Ever since then, I had the craving to buy a WiiU, especially with the release of the new MarioKart (which looks outstanding). Also really looking forward to the upcoming Smashbros and Starfox WiiU.

So yeah, let me know something about yourselves as well!