Famicom Controllers For Switch Are Now Up For General Sale In Japan

Switch Online membership no longer required.

Just recently, we reported on the newly announced Official Joy-Con Charging Stand for the Switch (which is totally to allow users to charge their Joy-Con when used as additional controllers with the ‘Switch 2’ – wait, where are our tinfoil hats?). Amid all the initial confusion, however, we happened to miss another little nugget that might be of interest.

Nintendo has announced that the Famicom controllers for Switch, which were previously exclusive to Nintendo Switch Online members, are now available for general sale (thanks, Sora News). In other words, then, folks in Japan can purchase a set even if they’re not a Switch Online member.

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