Switch 2 GameCube controller will only be offered to those who pre-order the console
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Can you think of a better way to keep it mostly out of the hands of scalpers?
Put the onus on the retailer to limit how many units a single customer can purchase. Why would Nintendo give a single fuck about scalpers, anyway?
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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.
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People are going to buy it anyway. There is no amount of abuse a Nintendo fanboy won’t endure.
You’re totally right
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But... I want it for emulation.... Any good reliable 3rd party out there?
NYXI Wizard maybe
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In another bullshit move by Nintendo this time around.
I bought the one they released for the Wii U and it only worked for Smash
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I need a fucking online subscription to buy a controller???
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In another bullshit move by Nintendo this time around.
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.
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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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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.
I believe that's correct. And as others have pointed out this is likely an anti-scalping measure which changes view on it.
I do however hope they will keep a good stock of them. Having to be a subscriber is annoying enough but even when I was one I was never able to be quick enough when N64 ones went back in stock.
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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.
Really? I have the Wii U ones and they put up with a lot of abuse. The rubber on soke the sticks would have completely deteriorated but they still input accurately.
It's honestly what's made me so bitter about the Joy Cons.
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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.
It’s ironic considering their early days in gaming. They were targeted by Universal over a BS lawsuit for using “Kong” in Donkey Kong and him being a gorilla like King Kong.
Now they’re pulling the same crap on smaller people/businesses and also working with the very company who did the lawsuit to bring their games to the movies.
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In another bullshit move by Nintendo this time around.
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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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.
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People are going to buy it anyway. There is no amount of abuse a Nintendo fanboy won’t endure.
They are the only real family oriented console AFAIK. At least on PC, there isn't a huge emphasis on local coop. This makes a steam deck a harder sell to people just looking for the casual family games. Nintendo on the other hand is committed to releasing games like this with every generation, and they don't seem big on games with a restrictive age rating. I'm sure that wins points with parents.
I'd love to tell families that they should just buy a steam deck, but I don't know if it's the right choice TBH.
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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.
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In another bullshit move by Nintendo this time around.
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Really? I have the Wii U ones and they put up with a lot of abuse. The rubber on soke the sticks would have completely deteriorated but they still input accurately.
It's honestly what's made me so bitter about the Joy Cons.
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.
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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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The new switch has a whole button that doesn't work without a paid online subscription 🤪
Lemmy 24/7: "if its free, you're the product"
Lemmy on Nintendo: "Why should I pay for online play?! It needs to be free, moderated, and exist indefinitely even after the obsolescence of the product. Otherwise, I'm entirely justified in pirating everything."
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Really? I have the Wii U ones and they put up with a lot of abuse. The rubber on soke the sticks would have completely deteriorated but they still input accurately.
It's honestly what's made me so bitter about the Joy Cons.
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
