Wii controls for non-Wii games

A common complaint against Wii's controllers is that while it adds new possibilities, it's also lacking buttons.  This is true.  However, I think most games could make a direct transition pretty well, even with waggle/pointing mostly being ignored.  Unless otherwise stated, these controls assume a Wiimote+nunchuk combination.

-Super Mario 64, N64 in general

This button arrangement would work pretty well with most N64 games that used the standard middle-right setup.

||Action|N64 control|Wii control

Movement|Control stick|Control stick

Jump|A|A

Punch, etc.|B|B

Crouch, etc.|Z|Z

Camera positioning|C buttons|D-pad

Camera mode shift|R|C

Pause|Start|+||

-Final Fantasy VII, FFs in general

Though different, most FFs controlled similarly enough that this would work well enough for anything through Final Fantasy X.

||Action|PS1 control|Wii control

Field/World Map

Movement|D-pad|Control stick

Talk, select, etc.|O|A

Menu|Triangle|Start

Camera control|L1/R1/L2/R2|D-pad

Switch map displays|Start|Select

Menu/Battle

Cursor movement|D-pad|Control stick or pointer

Select|O|A

Cancel|X|B

Shift through characters|L1/R1|D-pad

Multi-target|R1|Z

Run from battle|L1 + R1|1+2? C + -?

Pause|Start|Home button

Much of the menu could be done in a click & drag style.||

-Super Smash Bros. Melee

With talk of Super Smash Bros. Brawl being designed to work with the GameCube controller, people have wondered whether the wiimote+nunchuk will be useless.  I think not.  The GCN controller will probably be more comfortable for a scheme designed for an N64/GCN type controller, but the functions are here.

||Action|GCN control|Wii control

Movement|Control stick|Control stick

Attack|A|A

Special move|B|B

Jump|Control stick, X, or Y|Control stick or D-pad

Shield/grab/throw|R|Z

Light shield/grab/throw|Z|C

Taunt|D-pad|-

Pause|Start|+||

Due to lack of analog shoulder for Wii, though, GCN R button's functionality wouldn't perfectly map.

-Street Fighter II

Here's a far-out one.  Oldschool 2D fighters with their traditional control scheme just don't map to wiimote+nunchuk very well, but here are a couple suggestions.  Really this is a job for the GCN and Classic Controllers.  First is one that retains the major functionality, but by using some... nontraditional action button choices.  Really these could be rearranged in many ways, the important thing is that there are six action buttons.

||Action|Wii control

Movement|Control stick

Punches

Jab|A

Strong|-

Fierce|+

Kicks

Short|Z

Forward|C

Roundhouse|B||

Here's another take.  Less traditional and a bit reminiscent of the old Select toggle games of this sort sometimes employed on systems with 2 or 3 buttons.  This one would be finger-friendlier I think, and more accessible to the casual player with the two major buttons always being a punch and kick.

||Action|Wii control

Movement|Control stick

Punch|A

Kick|B

Strong/Forward|Z + A or B

Fierce/Roundhouse|C + A or B||

Actually, for a casual enough Street Fighter player like me, that might work out better than the regular control scheme.  Well, other than using the analog stick in place of a d-pad.

-Pikmin 2

Back before we knew what the secret behind the Revolution controller was, Miyamoto once said something about it being well-suited for Pikmin.  Yes and no, I think.  The pointer should definitely be helpful, but unless we'd want to be sending the Pikmin to action constantly it can't replace the C-stick by itself.  I choose Pikmin 2 for this because it had a few more things going on action-wise than the original.

||Action|GCN control|Wii control

Movement|Control stick|Control stick

Target movement|Part of character movement|Pointer

Punch, pluck/throw Pikmin|A|A

Whistle|B|B

Move group|C-stick|- causes them to move towards target

Dismiss group|X|Remote waggle

Change leaders|Y|Nunchuk waggle

Bitter/Spicy Sprays|D-pad up/down|D-pad up/down

Switch grabbed Pikmin type|D-pad left/right|Z

Center camera|L|C

Zoom camera|R|C + d-pad up/down

Switch camera angle|Z|C + d-pad left/right

Pause/Menu|Start|+||

Without trying it it's hard to say how well that replaces the C-stick.  Another option would be to use the d-pad in its place, and require Z to be held for d-pad to use items.