Releasing alongside the regular edition on 07/12, Super #SmashBros Ultimate - Limited Edition contains a copy of the game, a Nintendo GameCube Controller Super Smash Bros. edition and a Nintendo GameCube Controller adapter! pic.twitter.com/ltNavLsbtD — Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) August 8, 2018

Shortly after Nintendo showed an image of a Smash Bros.-edition GameCube controller during the game's E3 presentation, listings to pre-order an official gamepad quietly appeared on Amazon and Best Buy. While third-party versions of the classic GameCube pad may come out before the official Nintendo ones, for some players, they're no substitute for first-party controllers.

Update 1:20PM 8/8/18: The article has been changed to reflect that pre-orders for official Nintendo versions of the GameCube controllers surfaced in June.