Those of you whose aching hands have been longing for a more ergonomic controller when playing VC and other games on your Wii have some good news today.  Nintendo finally announced that the new version of the classic controller, the Classic Controller Pro, will be available for sale in North America in both white and black this April.  Each controller will retail for $19.99.

Of course, if you’re a really cool kid on the block, you can pick up one of the new (black) controllers with a copy of Monster Hunter Tri for some serious monster-hunting action.  This bundle will sell for $59.99, saving you a cool $10. (Of course, you can also buy the game separately, for $49.99.)

“Monster Hunter Tri has made a huge splash in the Japanese market, and we’re confident the bundle with the Classic Controller Pro will give fans in North America plenty to get excited about,” said Steve Singer, Nintendo of America’s vice president of Licensing. “Gamers of all kinds enjoy playing games on Wii. Monster Hunter Tri delivers an incredible new experience on Wii, while the Classic Controller Pro gives players even more control options for their favorite Wii games.”

In addition to the grips that make the controller more hand-friendly, it also includes a second row of shoulder buttons, and that pesky cord has been moved from the front to the back (where it belongs).  While it’s not the sexy black Wii console bundle our friends in Japan received, it’s still not a bad deal.

Making its North American debut on Wii this spring, Monster Hunter Tri is one of the most strikingly beautiful titles developed for Nintendo’s Wii system. Pushing the hardware to the limit, Monster Hunter Tri depicts a living, breathing ecosystem where humans co-exist with majestic monsters that roam both dry land and brand new sub-aqua environments – a first for the series. Offering the player varied control configurations to suit their style of play, players can choose between the Classic Controller Pro, Wii Remote and nunchuck, or Classic Controller to slay the monsters that inhabit the world.

[Source: Nintendo]

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