N64 controller for Switch: everything you need to know

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In the vast history of gaming controllers, the N64 sticks out like a sore thumb. Its oddball, three-pronged design was bizarre even for 1996, especially when stacked up against the relatively straightforward PlayStation controller. 

Still, the trident-like pad is thought back on fondly today, which is perhaps the reason Nintendo decided to re-release it as a wireless controller for use with the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack tier's roster of N64 games.

That's right, if you're a subscriber to the Nintendo Switch's online service, you can actually buy yourself (stock permitting) a wireless N64 controller that apes the design and feel of the original. And while it's not quite a perfect 1:1 recreation, it's a great way to experience loads of N64 classics on the controller they were intended to be played with.

The Nintendo 64 Controller for Nintendo Switch can be purchased exclusively from the My Nintendo Store for $49.99 / £39.99. The only prerequisite is that you must be signed in with your Nintendo Switch ID linked to your account. This is because purchasing the N64 controller for Switch requires you to be subscribed to the Nintendo Switch Online service.

That's just the first hurdle, however, as just like Nintendo's other retro offerings like the NES, SNES, and Sega Genesis / Mega Drive controllers, the wireless N64 pad is routinely out of stock. You are able to pre-order the controller to be delivered upon availability, but it's never clear when Nintendo's online store will have them back in stock.

The N64 controller for Switch, unsurprisingly, bears a striking resemblance to the pad of old. The colored buttons juxtapose nicely against the slate grey controller, and its form factor, while certainly strange, has a