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Soundwave on 17 January 2017
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MDMAlliance said:
Soundwave said:

Nope, there's a N64 C-button style arrow buttons, they did this so in "detached 2-player" mode, both players have access to 1 analog stick + 4 face buttons. 

 

To get a d-pad you're either going to have to buy the Pro Controller for $70 or wait until Nintendo releases a Joy Con with the D-Pad instead, which is probably another $50. 

But wasn't your point about playing virtual console games?  Or would they just register as face buttons instead?

I don't know, you'll probably have to use the analog stick in lieu of the d-pad for VC stuff, which is not gonna work for me or a lot of others. Plus Street Fighter which I plan on getting, so yeah, Pro Controller is not an extra for me, it's a "have to" buy. I might actually have to buy two because I like to play 2-player VC at home too, lol, so I'm looking at $140 on 2 Pro Controllers. 

It would be nice if Nintendo allowed the Wii U Pro Controller to work with the Switch, but I don't think they're going to do that.