I was just sick of having to bring in my dining chairs to play Brawl or any GC title. On top of that I wanted controllers that matched the system 'cause I am insanely anal retentive. Ideally I would have wanted wireless regularly shaped (not wavebirds) white GC controllers with rumble, with a direct connection to the Wii without a stupid dongle. I know it's possible, but I imagine Nintendo is focused on a lot more things than appealing to my niche market needs.
This is a good compromise for me, as long as the cords reach fine, that is. I measured before I ordered and it SHOULD, but I'm still kinda worried about it.