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Nintendo Entertainment System Controllers
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Engadget Review
Nintendo’s NES gamepads for the Switch are pretty much what you’d expect: a dose of retro action in a pricey, wireless shell. They’re great for emulated NES titles, but basically useless elsewhere.
They're too expensive for their limited functionality.
Devindra HardawarDecember 29, 2018
Pros
- Looks and feels just like the original
- Wireless connectivity works well
Cons
- Expensive
- Only useful for NES titles
- Requires Switch Online subscription
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- 58AVERAGE CRITIC SCORE5 ReviewsPC Mag70Nintendo Entertainment System ControllersIf you're a Nintendo Switch owner, a Switch Online subscriber, and an NES fanatic, the Nintendo Entertainment System Controllers might be ideal for you. For most gamers, though, they're a novelty.Tom's Guide40The Switch's NES Controllers Are a RipoffThis isn’t the kind of versatile pad you can use for a variety of games — not that you’d want to. It exists for nostalgia’s sake alone, and it’s still not even the best way to play these beloved titles.PC World60Nintendo NES gamepad ReviewWith the NES30, 8bitdo comes damned close to creating a better version of the NES controller. But ultimately, the new button additions disappoint.Polygon60The NES controllers for Switch do one thing wellThe NES controllers are one of those novelties that will likely fetch a high price on the secondhand market years down the line, standing out as nice-looking gadgets to stick on a shelf. Anyone in need of extra peripherals for the Switch, however, should definitely look elsewhere.The Verge60A great but pricey way to play 8-bit gamesWhether or not you should pick up an NES Switch controller depends entirely on how much you plan to play classics through Switch Online. The service costs $20 a year, and currently features more than 30 NES titles right now, with new ones added every month. Going forward it’ll probably be the best way to access classic Nintendo titles. The gamepad is the ideal way to play them, but otherwise its uses are very limited. For anything else, you’re better off picking up a cheaper, more flexible third-party option.
- 90AVERAGE USER SCORE1 ReviewsMike90December 30, 2018Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!the review from your site didnt do a full review never tried to use them with any other game, if they had they would have noticied it works on any game that uses two face buttons, so pacman championship, namco musem, Hulu, most arcade classics, some of the new geo games, puyo puyo tetris, megaman collection 1, sonic plus, genesis collection(sonic games), levels+, wheel of fortune, theese are just the games i have used it with no issues only wish it had a home button but even that isnt a deal breaker, just turn the controller off and turn on your joycon or pro controller to get back to home screen. Nintendo has also anounced they will work with the New Super Smash Bros U deluxe that comes out in Jan. this was also missing from this half ass review.
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Controller / gamepad
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Wireless
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