I think it was simply a failed idea. “Let’s have them work like Joycons.”
one product release cycle later
“Let’s not do that anymore.”
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EmilyIsTrans@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 months agoYeah, for some reason they only let you charge the NES/Famicom controllers as if they were Joycons. The SNES controller just uses USB-C so I don’t know why they didn’t do that across the board.
MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 3 months ago
chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 3 months ago
SNES controller likely couldn’t fit that way due to the shoulder buttons.