GameCube accessories include first-party releases from Nintendo, and third-party devices, since the GameCube's launch in 2001.
First-party and licensed
Controllers
GameCube controller
The GameCube controller was released alongside the console and comes bundled with every unit. Standard colors include Indigo, Black, Spice (orange), Emerald Blue (green, only available in Japan), Platinum, Indigo-clear, and Pearl White (only available in Europe). There are also limited edition controllers available such as a split blue and red, with the Mario "M" logo replacing the regular GameCube logo seen on standard controllers (there have also been green and blue Luigi "L" controllers and similarly yellow and pale blue Wario "W" controller). There are also specially colored controllers bundled with systems, such as the Mobile Suit Gundam Edition (Red), Symphonic Green Edition (Turquoise Green) and the Final Fantasy Crystal White Edition. The controller can also be used to play certain games on the Wii system and as a result in 2008 Nintendo issued a white GameCube controller (Japan only). This controller also features a white 3 m/10 ft long cable, rather than the standard 2 m/6.5 ft black cable.
In 2014, there was a re-release of the Standard GameCube controller coinciding with the release of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. It was very limited and is the same as the original controller other than replacing the GameCube logo with the Super Smash Bros. logo instead. It was available in Black or White. A similar controller was released on November 2, 2018 to coincide with the release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for Nintendo Switch, featuring a simpler design of the Super Smash Bros. logo on it and was available only in Black. Both re-released controllers featured a longer 3 m/10 ft cable.
WaveBird Wireless Controller
The WaveBird Wireless Controller is an RF-based wireless controller based on the same design as the standard controller. It communicates with the GameCube system wirelessly through a receiver dongle which connects to one of the system's controller ports. It is powered by two AA batteries. As a power-conservation measure, the WaveBird lacks the rumble function of the standard controller. The WaveBird controller was available in most regions only in light gray and platinum colors. In Japan two limited edition WaveBird models were released through Club Nintendo: 1,000 Special Edition Gundam "Char's Customized Color" WaveBirds (two-toned red with the Neo-Zeon logo) to coincide with the Japan-only GameCube release of Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Z Gundam, and a "Club Nintendo" WaveBird (white top with light blue bottom and Club Nintendo logo)
DK Bongos
were designed for use with the music games Donkey Konga, Donkey Konga 2, and Donkey Konga 3, and the platformer Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, all of which were packaged with DK Bongos. A racing game, DK Bongo Blast, was also set to use the peripheral, but the GameCube version was canceled, and the game eventually released on the Wii without Bongo support as Donkey Kong Barrel Blast. Players hit the controller like a pair of bongo drums. The controller has an analog sound-sensor module between the two drums to detect clapping.
Due to the uniqueness of the peripheral, the bongos were utilized by various games long after their release. They are compatible with the 2018 Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! via the Gamecube Controller Adapter for Nintendo Switch. Several indie games were also designed around them, such as Beat Nebula (2016), Squatbot (2018), and Beat Bull (2022). They are commonly used in challenge runs as a non-standard control method, such as being used in 2020 to beat Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
Action pad
The Action Pad was included with Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix. It has 4 arrows.
Beat Pad
The Beat Pad was made by Mad Catz and officially licensed by Nintendo. It was included with the game MC Groovz Dance Craze and sold separately. It has 8 arrows.
ASCII keyboard controller
The ASCII keyboard controller resembles a standard GameCube controller pad stretched to accommodate an alphanumeric keyboard in the center. The keyboard requires the use of two controller ports and contains both Latin and Japanese hiragana characters. It was developed for use with Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II.