Nintendo walks your cheaper switch 2 accessories

Nintendo this week Switch 2 pre -order madnessboth in the US and abroadoffered more perspective on how popular nintendo New hand console It will start on June 5th. It already seems that users are ready to bite their tongue and fall up from $ 450 for the heir to the original switch.

If you are lucky enough to buy a device, watch down the barrel of $ 70 or $ 80 gamesplus near $ 100 for additional controllers if you stick to Nintendo first party accessories. Third-party accessories tend to be cheaper, but licensed and lower peripherals, which need to be sold with Switch 2, seem to be lower in some way than the official gear of Nintendo.

For example, if you are looking for the most authentic retro experience of Switch 2, you will need to trade practicality for price. Thehe Return the Gamecube controller– Put on – in the beginning it is like the main victory for gamers. But then Nintendo suggested that the confusing warning that it would only work with Gamecube titles available through Nintendo Switch Online + Subscription to Extend the package.

Confirmation of Nintendo’s lifeNintendo explained that you can really use the Gamecube controller to play other Switch 2 games as long as they take into account the lack of a left bumper button and a right analog stick that is shaped like grain. Even the new Gamecube controller will not work with another console but for the switch 2.

When they asked for clarification, Nintendo sent Gizmodo the following statement:

The Nintendo Gamecube controller is designed for use with Nintendo Gamecube – Nintendo Classics Collection of Games and is an optional way to play these games. As there are not all buttons and features found in other controllers that can be used with the Nintendo Switch 2 system, there may be some problems when playing other games. The Nintendo Gamecube controller can only be used on Nintendo Switch 2 and is not compatible with Nintendo Switch.

Nintendo recently Updated list For his Gamecube controller on his website. Initial reports suggest that the controller will cost $ 65, but the product page now just says it will start with Switch 2 on June 5. Only those who go through the priority sale of Nintendo in My Nintendo Store can be able to buy it first on May 8 to May 12. Gizmodo has reached Nintendo to confirm the final retail price and we will update this post if we hear more.

Still, even if the controller ends at $ 65, it is much cheaper than the new Pro Controller of $ 85 and $ 95 Joy-Con 2 (Nintendo recently attacked the price of each periphery with $ 5, citing US tariffs). Both first -country controllers feel very good in hand, but prize prices only add the price of what is already an expensive switch 2.

Switch 2 Gamecube controller is not the only accessory that may not function as you would think. If you have paid a lot of attention, the Direct Twitch 2 Switch 2 Direct suggests that gamers encounter other latency and jagged problems when transmitted to friends using the Nintendo camera of $ 55 1080p 10.

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Hori who makes licensed Nintendo products, selling a Piranha plant camera This is for sale for $ 60. You would think because it costs more than the official Switch 2 camera that the resolution may be better, but not, it’s actually worse! Although charming, the Piranha’s camera is only 480p resolution, which is not even standard HD.

Hori has another smaller camera that is compatible with Switch 2. You can find inclusion Amazon’s Japanese Web page, But it is also limited to 480p resolution. It costs $ 3,981 or about $ 28 in the US, although we can only accept prices higher at home due to tariffs. On top, both Hori cameras can be plugged directly into the USB-C port of the switch 2 while they are manual, which is something that the Nintendo official camera cannot do.

Until we try the cameras, we will not know how they compare to Nintendo. It is possible that the resolution of Hori cameras means less retardation and the quality of the image is insignificant on the screen of the switch 2.

The Nintendo store page mentions that you can use “any compatible USB-C camera you want” on Switch 2, which really insulates that you should be able to use most third-party webcams, but the company has not yet confirmed it. If so, you could have much more chambers of cameras.

Why doesn’t Nintendo just update Gamecube controller to function more as a modern gamepad? Why does Hori grow into the resolution of its cameras? I wish I had real answers. So before you expire and buy all the accessories to switch 2, just make sure you know exactly what they can do.