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Switch 2 GameCube controller will only be offered to those who pre-order the console
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Initially. Still annoying but title is misleading.
I need a fucking online subscription to buy a controller???
Yes, it’s the same for their other classic controllers.
I mean, it's Nintendo - if there was a way to somehow automatically charge your card every time you say, hear or think the words "Nintendo", "Mario" and such, they'd do it without hesitation...
That's been standard for the switch retro controller releases. And yes it's been bullshit the entire time. I would have liked an N64 one.
But you don't have the sub (cheap when sharing a family pack) so you can't play the N64 games anyway.
How I can't play N64 games without a subscription? 🏴☠️
Because you need it to play them on Switch.
unless you stumble on a brick, fall down and accidentally install a rp2040 on the switch, then accidentally flash picofly when trying to understand what's going on
A controller that is useful only when you have that online subscription to play the back catalogue, yes.
The new switch has a whole button that doesn't work without a paid online subscription 🤪
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Lol yeah. It makes sense. You don't want your peripheral for the console to sell out to buyers that just want to use it for emulation.
Does it make sense? Emulation is going to happen one way or another. If Nintendo sold a GC controller that is PC compatible, they'd at least make some money from those buyers.
It will. But for the first run you don't want people buying the console and paying for the switch GameCube access to have to ability to buy a GC controller. It's like how for sports teams season ticket holders usually get some first access to buy playoff tickets.
But... I want it for emulation.... Any good reliable 3rd party out there?
NYXI Wizard maybe
Or search on Etsy for a refurbished controller and just use an adapter to connect it to PC. Though many sellers only sell Phob GCC. It’s a modded GC controller with a custom motherboard. It uses Hall Effect sensors so the sticks will never ever experience drift. It’s expensive though. Like here is a fancy one for $325 https://sagecustomcontrollers.com/products/phob-gcc
PowerA did a good wireless one that also had a second Z button on the other side
Well that got me all worked up for no reason, didn't it.
Thanks for the clarification.
COME ON, OP!