Switch Online N64 Controllers Are Back In Stock Now

No comments yet because most of the users are on Nintendo's store rn

Finally got one just now! Thanks!

Yeah no thanks not in any rush to buy one of the worst controllers ever made.

So is the control stick on this bad like the original or bad like the joy-cons or is it good? Can you use it for other games outside of the Nintendo 64 collection?

Anyone else think that $50 is kinda steep for one controller?

Finally got one ty ty

@DAHstroy I do, but still cheaper than finding it on amazon or ebay

So its a controller specific for a subscription that may or may not be available in a few years , because I sure as hell wouldn't use that controller for anything but n64 games, does it come with an adapter to use on the original n64?

I bought one in the last restock a few weeks ago and it's been awesome. But I loved the N64 and the controller. It never bothered me at all and I got used to is, so it's perfect in my eyes.

Also, in the UK store! Just bought one!

@DAHstroy The originals retailed for $29.99 in 1996 which is about $58 in today's money.

That is good. İf you still want a N64 controller you can get 1 now.

And they're gone.

At last! I can finally get my second player n64 controller. Lol

Now PLEEEEEEEASE bring on the Ten Eighty!!!

FINALLY AFTER ALL THIS TIME I GOT ONE!!

(And on my birthday 😁)

I’m waiting for the SNES to come back…

@Tourtus it's just like the original in all the bad ways, so will go floppy and get dust build up after years of use. It's also like the modern analogue sticks in all the bad ways, so rather than reproduce the excellent N64 optical sensor Nintendo went with the new sensors that eventually wear out and cause stick drift.

THANKS SO MUCH, NL Team!!!

Finally got one, woo! Now can we please have more games on it? I want The New Tetris and Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon!

FINALLY! Thanks for the heads up!

+1 here for I finally got one and thanks for the post!

@Skunkfish well done 😒 they've been in stock on UK store for at least the past week or 2. Anyone who wanted to look to buy could have. Now thanks to your comment they will likely be scalped for profit once again the same as every time before. Food for thought

Wow, there is still stock 4 hours after this went up. Have the scalpers realized nobody is paying their overpriced mark ups anymore?

I've managed to secure one. I've been waiting for them to restock these for a while. Last time they sold too quickly, so I'm happy to get one this time around.

Finally got one! Thanks for the heads up. Would have never known otherwise.

@Trikeboy I was able to get one hours late to the party too, I think there was an extra wave of stock, similar to the Xenoblade Chronicles Special Edition. That or Nintendo finally figured out their supply issues, haha.

Nah no thanks. I’ll probably just keep using my wireless GameCube controller.

@jco83 Yes, the scalpers all wait until my comment to purchase N64 controllers... Scalpers must have gotten pretty rubbish lately! Wait until I tell that PS5's are in stock at Amazon!

@jco83 In fact the scalpers would be the ones already checking the store on a daily basis for new stock. If anything, it being posted here will put more stock in the hands of genuine customers and less through the scalpers.... Perhaps you are the scalper, hence your annoyance?

@Skunkfish I presumed you saw the reply from dartmonkey at 5:21pm "Skunkfish So it is! I've just added that to the post - thanks. "

So you should understand?

Like I said I noticed it in stock around a week or 2 ago (meaning the stock was not being scalped, likely as it hadn't been picked up on and reported on). I decided best not to share it in anyway, why perpetuate the problem

Nice. Unfortunately, my budget of the month can’t cover them (I recently bought a wired Kirby controller on Switch).

@dartmonkey thank you for that, makes it far more useful if I can use it with my n64

Just bought two! Thanks for this article!

Finally got one after waiting eons!

I was getting really irritated (to put it VERY lightly!) hoping and waiting to get one because playing OoT/MM with a Pro Controller was the W O R S T-

This controller is an absolute must have if you are planning to play N64 on NSO. People talking crap about it have likely never played N64 at length. Playing N64 games with any other controller is an incredibly suboptimal experience.

I wonder how they’re going to handle the transition of their online service / virtual console to the next system this time around. Previously every generation was a complete reset, from Wii to Wii U to Switch… hope they’ll make it a seamless continuation this time. Including accessory compatibility, to get back on topic.

It looks like they're still in stock!

Thanks for the news up on the N64 controller! Finally got mine!!! Woo-hoo.

@Skunkfish Sorry about my comment yesterday. It's just how I felt since they have always sold out so quickly once news of stock spread. Of course it being shared on a Nintendo fansite is very likely the best place to share it, I shouldn't have been negative. Sorry

@NintendoWife Well a complete reset makes the most business sense doesn't it 👀

Upgrade previously released games to make use of new hardware's features, and resell.

Full backwards compatibility and purchase library retention would of course be nice, but they aren't obligated to provide that. Though I imagine it would generate quite a backlash if they didn't.

Seeing as they've made their Virtual Console games into a subscription service, that should be fairly easy to carry forward I would think.

@jco83 Yeah that's what I mean. Now that they've turned it into a subscription service they should really just carry it over. And hopefully keep those controllers compatible too.

Thanks! I snagged one moments ago. I don't think it'll get a ton of use but if I decide to cave and get the expanded subscription (or more N64 games come out in compilations like Mario 3D All Stars) I can play those games properly.

@jco83 Apology accepted. No hard feelings, I get really annoyed with scalpers as well - especially when it comes to gig tickets

@Skunkfish oh don't mention gig tickets. Someone close to me had been saying how much they want to see Foo Fighters live, I heard tickets were about to go on sale in a couple of days and sent them the link to the official site to buy tickets when they go on sale, for some reason (not the most internet savvy person) they just googled it and ended up on a resellers site where they paid over double the price 🤬

Ordered mine yesterday and to my surprise they are still available. Looks like my complaining finally worked! Glad Nintendo finally managed to get off their butts and make a big inventory drop.

@Switch_Pro Yeah I agree, I feel like I have hardly used the N64 app simply because I have been lacking the N64 controller. I could never understand why so many people seem to hate on it, it's honestly been one of my all time favorite controllers. There's just something about it, the unique feel it has. N64 games just don't feel the same without it.

I am not very happy that mine N64 Switch controller that is less than a year old and I have only used like 8 times has already began drifting towards the left... the drift started while i was playing the Bow & Arrow mini-game in "Zelda: Majora's Mask" and it has me triggered cause it is still in new conditions. 😠💢

Sold out in the US.

@Chibi_Manny "drifting" was a part of the authentic N64 experience. Kids these days have no clue how bad it was on those original controllers, some heavily used ones would literally be so loose it would almost freely roll around the edges.

@JayJ I haven't had one drift but just get loose.

@JayJ-y'know, I never EVER had drift on my N64 controllers. A couple lost tension over time but never drifted. And those controllers got a LOT of use between myself and my friends over the years we (it was a group purchase) and then I played on it. I replaced two sticks in the course of, geez, ten to twelve years since we bought it on launch day? For full transparency: we hardly played any Mario Party games, so that could be our saving grace.

There was a time I heralded the N64 controller as the "best controller of the time". It was well suited for 3D and 2D gaming. Granted the rules have changed since but no other controller in my opinion had the same level of accuracy as the N64 stick. It had just the right amount of "play" so that you could easily "sneak" in a game (like Mario 64) and then gradually go to a sprint. Playing F-Zero X and F-Zero GX on the Gamecube control wise is night and day-X controls a LOT better to me with the stick.

Mine just shipped so I am so looking forward to it.

I finally got my hands on one of these damn things. It's really annoying how Nintendo can't seem to keep it in stock.

Thank you, Nintendo, for letting us nab these four at a time!

-The Scalper Community