How well does the gamecube controller work on GoldenEye Wii and what is the button layout?

Answer 1

The game was clearly designed to work best with the Classic Pro controller (which has 2 more buttons than the GCN controller), but it adapts pretty well. Here's the default layout (named Greene):

L analog stick: move

R analog stick: look

L: Aim

R: Shoot

D-pad Left and Right: Cycle weapons

D-pad Up: Change firing mode

D-pad Down: Smartphone

A: Sprint/Use

B: Reload

X: Crouch

Y: Grenade

(Z is used to access alternate commands and doesn't do anything by itself)

Z + A: Scoreboard/Nightvision

Z + B: Melee

Z + Y: Cycle Grenades

It works great in multiplayer, but I do have to say that it would have been nice to have a dedicated melee button while playing the campaign.

Answer 2

Yes, just plug in the controller.