Wii-Mote Nunchuk Combo. Ahhh… my first Brawl controller love. Fairly easy to get used to. A quick tap on the control stick makes you move faster (something you can’t do with the control pad). When playing as Pit (my best character) I find it easy to fly by up-tapping on the control stick and then gliding my up-tapping on the control pad.
The Wii-Mote. The problem with this one is the control pad. It probably is to small for your thumb, unless you’re under the age of seven, especially when you’re involved in a super crazy match to end all others. Several moves and attacks are better left to the control stick, namely Sheik’s side special move where she breaks out her chain. It’s pretty useless unless you use the control stick to whirl it around quickly. This move is near impossible with the control pad (and I play as Sheik quite a bit). Also, when an opponent has grabbed you, you can get away by quickly twirling the control stick, another impossibility on the Wii-Mote.
Another problem with the Wii-Mote is pass-through platforms. You have to tap the down arrow very quickly to pass through, and this can cause quite a few problems. Similarly running fast is very difficult without a control stick.
Classic Controller. This one was kind of hard to get used to at first. It’s been about five years since I played the original Smash Bros., and this controller option is modeled slightly after the N64 controller. It took some remembering to think back to the 90s… The first time I played with this, I didn’t realize that you couldn’t use the control pad to move, so I was taunting uncontrollably. So, make sure you use the control stick.
Gamecube Controller. If you’ve played Melee, you know how this is. I don’t care much for the Gamecube Controller. Never have. Never will.