If you were looking to grab one 8Bitdo's SNES-style controllers for your Switch or other devices, you might want to move fast. At least one Australian retailer has pulled the devices from sale, after receiving copyright infringement notices from lawyers claiming to represent Nintendo.
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those controllers seem very expensive. Is there a feature i'm missing? as far as i can see the main features are compatibility and retro styling
I think they are just 'branded' in that they are of high and consistent quality compared to the $4 ones on ebay.
Yep. They're also wireless/Bluetooth, have different operating modes and better device compatibility like the Nintendo Switch.
Exactly. A friend told me he purchased one of the cheap USB SNES controllers recently and it was rubbish. Same as back in the day when I purchased a cheap Asian WII classic controller. Which was also not that good. I guess with the cheaper controllers you get what you pay for. With 8Bitdo its all about the reliable consistent quality, features and compatibility.
RRP and mark up, but if you buy online from overseas, they are amazingly priced controllers with great build quality.
Good thing this deal will never get pulled.