the wavebird controller has the same design as the normal gamecube controllers. it is a little bigger and heavier than the normal gamecube controllers. it has a dial for selecting the channel a person wants the controller on, an on/off switch, and an orange led light which is used to show that the controller is turned on. the wavebird does not have the rumble feature that the normal gamecube controller has, as that would make the battery last for a shorter amount of time.