Don't expect to find the N64 Switch controller until next year

If you've been hoping y'all could snag an N64 Switch controller for Christmas, you're out of luck. They will be returning in 2022.

The Nintendo 64 controller for the Nintendo Switch is every gamer'due south nostalgic dream, bringing u.s.a. right back to what in many people'due south minds was a golden catamenia for Nintendo, and the early on days of controller blueprint.

The controllers originally went on sale in mid-October, and then went on sale again a few days ago, simply information technology seems that now at that place is officially none left.

Checking out the Nintendo website, it seems that the controllers were only ever beingness sold in the United kingdom and Due north America. Looking at the UK site, y'all can see that the controllers are currently sold out.

The photo in a higher place shows that there are no controllers left, with the note that the particular is out of stock. Scrolling a little farther down the page showed Nintendo challenge that the controller would be dorsum in stock by 2022, so you'll be waiting at to the lowest degree a few months before you get your hands on the old-school controller.

The controller was originally released ahead of the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack, which was the introduction of a new premium Nintendo Switch Online tier where gamers could access Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis games.

The good news is, yous don't need the N64 controller to play games on your Switch, it's just been reported that the controls and button layout for some games don't feel besides great to play on the Joy-Con, and that they interpret meliorate on the sometime controller.

As nosotros're writing this article, the Sega Genesis Control Pad is still available on the Nintendo Shop, so you exercise have the option to kicking back with some original Sonic.

If you're holding out for the N64 controller, y'all tin can sign up to become a member of Nintendo Switch Online, as y'all can only buy the controllers if y'all are subscribed. Also, at that place is a limit of iv per person, just in case anyone was planning on buying N64 controllers for all their Christmas presents.