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This teardown is not a repair guide. To repair your Nintendo GameCube Controller, use our service manual.

  1. Nintendo GameCube Controller Teardown, Separating the Separate Halves:: step 1, image 1 of 2 Nintendo GameCube Controller Teardown, Separating the Separate Halves:: step 1, image 2 of 2
    • Remove the six phillips head screws from the underside of the controller.

    • After these screws are removed, you can separate the bottom from the top of the controller.

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  2. Nintendo GameCube Controller Teardown, Removing the Control Panel and Buttons:: step 2, image 1 of 2 Nintendo GameCube Controller Teardown, Removing the Control Panel and Buttons:: step 2, image 2 of 2
    • After removing the back of the controller, you can lift the circuit board out of the plastic shell.

    • With the circuit board removed, you can access the main buttons and remove them if desired.

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  3. Nintendo GameCube Controller Teardown, Removing the Remotes Bumpers:: step 3, image 1 of 2 Nintendo GameCube Controller Teardown, Removing the Remotes Bumpers:: step 3, image 2 of 2
    • To remove the left and right bumpers from the bottom of the controller, pull up on the square base that keeps the button in place and then pull the button through the shell.

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  4. Nintendo GameCube Controller Teardown, Pieces of the Controller:: step 4, image 1 of 1
    • These are the parts that should come out of the remote; not regarding the control panel.

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  5. Nintendo GameCube Controller Teardown, Removing the C-Stick:: step 5, image 1 of 2 Nintendo GameCube Controller Teardown, Removing the C-Stick:: step 5, image 2 of 2
    • Once the control panel is removed from the controller the c-stick can be easily, but carefully, removed.

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Pete Moreno

Member since: 06/02/15

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So uh... This isn't an official GameCube controller. The official ones have Nintendo branding above the start button as well as a differently colored mainboard and tri-wing screws instead of Phillips. There are other slight differences in some components too. Do you mind someone else redoing this teardown with an official controller?

sigoshi - Reply Share

That would be awesome! Please do! =)

Sam Goldheart - Reply Share

i will gladly do so in the next few weeks

ZeldaAwesome - Reply Share

so is this with the official controllers now or has it still not been updated yet?

thanhan287 - Reply Share

This is pretty close to the official controller. I’ve submitted a separate guide for the official controller teardown.

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