The N64 controller for Switch is back in stock at the Nintendo store

The official N64 controller for the Nintendo Switch has simply been restocked at the Nintendo eShop. This $49.99 controller lets you expertise N64 video games the means they have been meant to be performed — with a giant grey controller that has an awkwardly positioned central analog stick. This provide is unique to the Nintendo store and is solely out there to buy in the event you’re a present Nintendo Switch Online subscriber (Note: you may solely entry the N64 video games with the buy of the Switch Online Expansion Pack).

Unlike some restocks for the Xbox Series X or PlayStation 5, the methodology for buying this controller is very simple. Just signal in to your Nintendo account forward of time, click on “add to cart” and cross your fingers. Stocks of this controller go remarkably quick so don’t be stunned in the event you see them grow to be unavailable in brief order.

For the uninitiated, Nintendo Switch Online is obligatory for accessing the on-line elements of various titles together with Splatoon 2, Minecraft, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, simply to call just a few. As an added bonus, a membership additionally contains entry to basic NES and SNES titles too. An annual subscription to this service solely prices $19.99, nonetheless, to entry Nintendo’s on-line library of N64 titles, you’ll should subscribe to the Expansion Pack as effectively, which prices $49.99.

This re-release of the N64 controller is largely what you’ll keep in mind from the authentic console, with some quality-of-life enhancements. Wireless connectivity that is rechargeable by way of USB-C and built-in rumble assist assist modernize this basic controller nevertheless it retains the “classic” form. While the general kind issue of the N64 controller stays divisive in a contemporary context, the reputation of this controller is proof that nostalgia will win each time.

Nintendo N64 Controller

A contemporary re-imagining of the basic Nintendo 64 controller retains the identical kind issue however contains trendy conveniences like wi-fi connectivity, and built-in rumble assist.

Nintendo Switch (purple and blue Joy-Cons)

The Nintendo Switch presents a 6.2-inch touchscreen, three play kinds, and a Wi-Fi connection, thus enabling multiplayer gaming (with a Nintendo Switch Online subscription).