"Sakurai's Secret: The GameCube Controller's Missing Scroll Wheel Revealed"

Masahiro Sakurai, the creator of Super Smash Bros., revealed in a YouTube video that he had suggested implementing a scroll wheel into the design of the Nintendo GameCube controller. He believed it would provide fast and efficient navigation through menus, as well as easy manipulation of in-game cameras and item selection. However, his suggestion was not implemented, likely due to space constraints. Sakurai now prefers using the d-pad for menu selections.