Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition can be played with all sorts of controllers, but if you want to perfectly recreate the retro speedrunning magic, you're going to need the official wireless NES controllers. Thankfully, they're currently on sale.
Switch Online members in the US and Canada can now get 20% off these controllers until 31st July 2024. Again, this is an "exclusive" offer for paid subscribers and is only available through the My Nintendo Store. This two pack will set you back $47.99 (instead of the usual price of $59.99).
These wireless NES controllers also include a rechargeable battery, and can be used with various other games and game libraries, and will also be compatible with the new Joy-Con controller dock coming out this October.
In some other related news, Nintendo is now allowing the general public in Japan to purchase Switch Online wireless Famicom controllers. In other words, you no longer have to be a Switch Online subscriber to purchase these items. If we hear anything similar announced locally in the future, we'll let you know.
Will you be taking up this offer? Have you already got these controllers? Let us know in the comments.
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I am tempted to buy a pair, but I don't know if I would get enough usage out of them .
@ShonenJump121 Same. 😫
As much as I have lots of nostalgia for the NES, I'm sure even the joy-con controllers are much more comfortable to hold. So for that reason and the price, I'm skipping it.
Works with ‘Nintendo World Championships’.
Still unavailable in Europe
November 2020 these were 50% off in Europe
Pretty cool but the SNES controller serves all my retro game needs.
Not as good as having them included in the special edition of Nintendo World Championship like Japan did but still better than nothing, happy for those of you in North America!
Pass for me, even at the sale price. I grew up with the NES but I have zero nostalgia for those corners. Unless they ever decide to replicate the dogbone or NES Max, the SNES NSO controller does just fine for these games.
Already got a pair but super excited that my famicom controllers just shipped!
I swear my Switch controller drawer looks like a general Nintendo drawer...and that one sega pad.
I'd get these if I didn't already have the famicom version of them. I just need that charger stand but I think it's only available in Japan right now
I would only get these for the novelty, so that's why I've dragged my feet on getting these (and the other controllers). Maybe one day, maybe never.
Anybody else feel like the latency on these is terrible? Same with the N64 controller. I can't tell if it's an issue with my switch or the controllers themselves.
@Coalescence I keep telling myself that having adult hands instead of baby hands makes the difference... but I hold the NES controller like I have trauma. They used to mark my 4 year old hands so badly.
I bought a set of these.... LAST WEEK. Oy, with the surprise price drop.
On the plus side, they feel amazing! I've been sifting through my game library to see just how many games I can use these guys on. Huge advocate of Puyo Puyo Tetris!!
If there's shipping, that'll probably eat up the savings.
I'm conflicted. On one hand I want as close of the feel of the original gaming experience (modern conveniences aside like save states or rewind) as I can. On the other, I play my Lite the most as I'm rarely in a position to be in front of a TV. While doable, these eyes of mine aren't gettin' any sharper with age and distance gaming on a Lite would not be fun.
I'll have this back and forth argument with myself until I tap "buy" and then deal with buyer's remorse.
I'm so surprised that everyone doesn't already have these controllers, this far into the life cycle of switch! I scooped them up immediately when released. They are just too cool. And I PRAY they will continue to work with the Switch2, which is almost guaranteed... right?... right?!?!?!?
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