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In another bullshit move by Nintendo this time around.

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Fuck literally everything about this launch.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 125 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Initially. Still annoying but title is misleading.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 40 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I need a fucking online subscription to buy a controller???

[–] doctortofu@reddthat.com 17 points 1 week ago

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...

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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.

[–] ABCDE@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But you don't have the sub (cheap when sharing a family pack) so you can't play the N64 games anyway.

[–] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

How I can't play N64 games without a subscription? 🏴‍☠️

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[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

A controller that is useful only when you have that online subscription to play the back catalogue, yes.

[–] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The new switch has a whole button that doesn't work without a paid online subscription 🤪

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[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago

Yes, it’s the same for their other classic controllers.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Well that got me all worked up for no reason, didn't it.

Thanks for the clarification.

COME ON, OP!

[–] Copernican@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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.

[–] Abnorc@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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.

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[–] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago (3 children)

But... I want it for emulation.... Any good reliable 3rd party out there?

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

PowerA did a good wireless one that also had a second Z button on the other side

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[–] neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 92 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Remember, Nintendo tried to sue a grocery store in Costa Rica. Maybe don’t support them.

Remember Nintendo… please feel free to list the hundred other crappy things they did here.

[–] hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world 56 points 1 week ago (1 children)
  • Periodically killing mods and fan projects
  • going after palworld
  • using last-gen hardware in their consoles
  • never decreasing prices
[–] carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

using last-gen hardware in their consoles

I mean there’s nothing inherently wrong with that (if only they charged last-gen prices as well lol)

but anyways here’s a bunch more shit they’ve done:

  • charging full price for basic rereleases
  • removing reviews from the switch eshop
  • killing emulation projects
  • patenting basic gameplay elements
  • sued a man so hard he was forced to pay them part of his income for the rest of his life

and for a few older ones, just to show that they’ve been shitty this whole time, actually:

  • attempting to kill game cheating devices (like the game genie)
  • attempting to kill video game rentals
  • preventing 3rd parties from releasing games on competitor’s consoles, essentially giving themselves a monopoly

(also they’re partly owned by the saudi government, so, there’s that)

(and pls remember that, despite all of their shit, nintendo is far from the worst. it's a systemic problem, not an individualist one. remember that ubisoft covered up sexual assault for years and that microsoft is literally engaging in genocide. the problem is that capitalism lets these companies get away with it.)

[–] Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I wouldn't go as far a stating that it's mainly a systemic problem. Individual choices also matter to some degree.

[–] seathru@lemmy.sdf.org 41 points 1 week ago (2 children)

K. I'll just wait for the 8bitdo clone.

I’ve been waiting years for 8bitdo the make a fully functional clone and they haven’t yet.

The closest they've come is a retrofit electronics kit for the OG shell last year.

[–] blackjam_alex@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

I wonder if the Mayflash GC adapter would work.

[–] JoeTheSane@lemmy.world 31 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Bullshit. They are doing that to cause a fever of pre-orders in the US despite the tariffs. Within a year, they will be on shelves.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Nintendo pulls Switch 2 pre-orders in US over Trump tariffs

Edit: also, these will never be on shelves. They will be a membership exclusive online order regardless, even after the preorder-only window.

[–] JoeTheSane@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, I saw that, but I read it as they were not doing them on the same date to do a wait-and-see with the Cheeto-faced shitgibbons tariffs.

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[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 6 points 1 week ago

Or they will be worth their weight in gold like GameCube Component cables

[–] SpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Yes, Nintendo! Please paywall my nostalgia of the very first game console I ever played! Charge me an exorbitant price during an economic crisis to satisfy my childlike need to regress to a time before I understood what money was!

[–] Mikrochip@feddit.org 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Hang on, Nintendo fans are into findom? That would explain a few things. On a related note, I think I finally understood why people keep giving Chris Roberts money for Star Citizen.

[–] XM34@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago

I mean, I bought the starter ship for SC which was 40€ I believe and I still play occaisonally. I'd say I definitely got my money's worth out of that game.

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 week ago

Lol gimps trying to squeeze as much profit as they can get from the people

[–] Schmoo@slrpnk.net 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I have the version that was made for the OG Switch and the build quality is garbage tier. Developed stick drift in both sticks in less than a month.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Really? I have the Wii U ones and they put up with a lot of abuse. The rubber on some sticks have completely deteriorated but they still input accurately.

It's honestly what's made me so bitter about the Joy Cons.

[–] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago

I'm intrigued to see if the new switch, with its higher price tag, lasts any longer or if it's gimped to make consumers keep buying replacements again.

[–] Nikls94@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Totally, my white Wii U one turned to SNES-Yellow overnight lol First the bottom half, just overnight, then two weeks later the top half.

Still going strong after 4500 hours of smashing

[–] ianhclark510@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nintendo is just dedicated to shooting themselves in the foot as hard as possible with this launch aren't they?

[–] alehel@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 week ago

I can't buy any of their classic controllers here in Norway. Never understood why we were left out.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

sure i'll only buy my contollers for nintendo consoles from 8bitdo from now on. good idea, nintendo.

[–] JakobFel@retrolemmy.com 9 points 1 week ago

Nintendo keeps shooting themselves in the foot. On one hand, as a PCMRer and massive fan of Valve, I'm glad to see how many are open to moving over here. On the other hand, Nintendo was the last console manufacturer I actually liked (despite their anti-emulation crusade) and so it's like a death of an era.

The future really is in console-like PCs a la the Steam Deck and Valve's upcoming Fremont.

[–] Abnorc@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I guess they don't want your money if you're not buying the switch. Strange move, but I guess it's their prerogative to alienate more consumers.

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[–] skankhunt42@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The Nintendo GameCube (GCN) Controller – Nintendo Classics will be exclusively available for Nintendo Switch Online members and will initially only be offered to those invited to pre-order a Nintendo Switch 2 console

Does this suggest I can buy it later or am I going to have to pay scalper price if I want it?

[–] TheThrillOfTime@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 week ago

I think you can buy it later. They still sell all the NES, SNES and N64 controllers on their website.

[–] slimerancher@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

I think you'll always need NSO sub if buying directly from Nintendo, but pre-order rule only seems to be because of scalpers, so that only those who can actually use it, buy it.

[–] Nikls94@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

It’s just the first batch, calm down…

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago
[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I bought the one they released for the Wii U and it only worked for Smash

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[–] Etterra@discuss.online 1 points 1 week ago

I always used wave birds back in the day.

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