Well, I've decided to get some spare parts (controllers, power supplies, SD cards) for my GC. Yes a lot of games are going to the VC, but I have 3rd party games that aren't.
Wind Waker progress - I've received the baton. Took some getting used to in order to make it work, but I think I've got the hang of it. My kids are asking to play so I'm going to set up a new save file for them to use without screwing me up!