"Nintendo switch is too expensive"

[MDMAlliance]

Hynad said:

MDMAlliance said:

Yeah, I can actually relate to having had that problem before.  Was a long time ago, though and I don't remember which controller I was using.  

However, that set up doesn't necessarily explain how the Switch joy-cons can't functionally work as a D-Pad for VC games, or for most games that aren't fighting games.  I mean, while it's not all connected like nearly all other d-pads, it DOES have directions on the buttons.  I also don't think it's the same as the N64's c buttons because of the positioning, which is much easier to reach AND is on the left side and not the right.  

Sooo am I missing something that d-pads have to universally be one connected 4-directional pad?

D-Pads have a curve that starts from the center, where it's at its deepest, and it progressively get thicker as you get to the edges of the individual directions. Making it easier for your thumb to switch from one direction to an other. Regulra individual buttons simply don't allow the same kind of smooth transition.

Umm, but was the original d-pad like that?  I might be remembering incorrectly, but i think d-pads in that era (for Nintendo at least) were just in a + shape without any shape or size differences for any of the 4 directions.  

That also doesn't seem to change that they could be used as a d-pad, and seems like it's intended to be (despite it not being the optimal kind).