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Where, oh where, is the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller?

JaseMath

JaseMath

Member
I DM'd NOA on Twitter about the Pro Controller and, of course, they didn't respond. It's bullshit, this manufactured scarcity.
 
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FloresDeHielo

Neo Member
JasonMCG said:
I DM'd NOA on Twitter about the Pro Controller and, of course, they didn't respond. It's bullshit, this manufactured scarcity.
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They mostly never reply to anyone through their Twitter account. You are better off sending them an e-mail through their support page and getting an answer, although it will be a "Thank you for your concern" ready ones and not a real one lol.
 
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plidex

Member
JasonMCG said:
I DM'd NOA on Twitter about the Pro Controller and, of course, they didn't respond. It's bullshit, this manufactured scarcity.
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Aren't we going a bit too far with the manufactured scarcity "conspiracy"?

I mean, the goal of manufactured scarcity is supposed to be the generation of an image of the product being successful by being sold out, right? But the controller was never available, so it makes no sense.
 
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RuhRo

Member
I tried on Amazon JP and the order wouldn't go through - canceled it immediately after it went through without explanation. When I tried to re-order it revised quantity to zero citing "limited shipping quantities".

This thing is going to be impossible to find, isn't it?

What earthly reason could Nintendo have to supply constrain their controller?
 
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ShaggsMagoo

Member
RuhRo said:
I tried on Amazon JP and the order wouldn't go through - canceled it immediately after it went through without explanation. When I tried to re-order it revised quantity to zero citing "limited shipping quantities".

This thing is going to be impossible to find, isn't it?

What earthly reason could Nintendo have to supply constrain their controller?
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I would like to believe that Nintendo is holding out amid internal discussions about lowering the price to a reasonable level.

I fully realize the actual reason is just NoA gonna NoA.
 
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GAFmeansLIFE

Member
Cross post!

GAFmeansLIFE said:
I went ahead and ordered the Pro Controller from Amazon Japan. I assume it charges through USB C, but does anyone know if it comes with a charge cable? Does the charge grip come with one? Can't seem to find anything.

If it doesn't I am gonna need to pick up a cable or I will have no way to charge the thing.
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Thanks.
 
JaseMath

JaseMath

Member
I read that the Pro Controller had just passed through the FCC and that might account for the hold up in preorders. Wonder if there's any truth to that.
 
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jstevenson

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LordofPwn

Member
RuhRo said:
For anyone looking for a source on the above posts, an eagle eyed Redditor scanning FCC filings found NOA only just got clearance on the Pro controller a day ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSw...d_fcc/?utm_source=amp&utm_medium=comment_list

This is the first credible explanation for this insanity, as they can't legally sell in the US without FCC approval.

Really suggests they're rushing this launch out of the gate...
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Would this maybe have something to do with the recent change of power? I could atleast understand that being the case for a slowdown in approvals. Though maybe something else came up or Nintendo submitted stuff late?
 
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Decider

Member
Skeletos311 said:
Where you're reading this from is irrelevant. The topic is still North American availability of the Pro Controller. That's where people can't find them. That's the reason the thread was made.
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And yet that link highlighted the availability of the Pro Controller from Amazon UK, which I'd been waiting for and used to place my order.

Get over yourself.
 
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AgeEighty

Member
RuhRo said:
For anyone looking for a source on the above posts, an eagle eyed Redditor scanning FCC filings found NOA only just got clearance on the Pro controller a day ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSw...d_fcc/?utm_source=amp&utm_medium=comment_list

This is the first credible explanation for this insanity, as they can't legally sell in the US without FCC approval.

Really suggests they're rushing this launch out of the gate...
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Well, that would seem to answer the question posed by this thread.

Hopefully this means we'll start seeing preorders come up soon.

LordofPwn said:
Would this maybe have something to do with the recent change of power? I could atleast understand that being the case for a slowdown in approvals. Though maybe something else came up or Nintendo submitted stuff late?
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As far as I'm aware, a change in administration only affects the people at the top: in this case the head of the FCC. All the people under that person keep their day jobs, unless there's some new mandate from the administration.
 
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WadeitOut

Member
Decider said:
And yet that link highlighted the availability of the Pro Controller from Amazon UK, which I'd been waiting for and used to place my order.

Get over yourself.
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The controller went on sale kn the UK. The point here is that it has yet to go on sale here.
 
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AmyS

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Felensis

Banned
The Pro Controller went on sale in Germany shortly after the Switch announcement and is easily available i.e. through Amazon.de. I'm wondering why this isn't the case in other countries o0
 
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UnemployedVillain

Member
RuhRo said:
Really suggests they're rushing this launch out of the gate...
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Some of you need to take off your tin foil hats for a second. Jumping to conclusions based on a reddit post is ridiculous. We don't know when they filed for approval, how long it takes, whether it was rejected, or anything really. Certainly not enough to imply a rushed launch.
 
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RuhRo

Member
UnemployedVillain said:
Some of you need to take off your tin foil hats for a second. Jumping to conclusions based on a reddit post is ridiculous. We don't know when they filed for approval, how long it takes, whether it was rejected, or anything really. Certainly not enough to imply a rushed launch.
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These are fair points, but the fact remains that FCC clearance happening this close to a major company's product launch is unusual. Every piece of hardware with communications/radio tech goes through these hurdles, with the possibilities of rejections and delays - it seems like something unorthodox happened here, based on the admittedly patchy info we have...
 
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LambdaTeos

Member
RuhRo said:
For anyone looking for a source on the above posts, an eagle eyed Redditor scanning FCC filings found NOA only just got clearance on the Pro controller a day ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSw...d_fcc/?utm_source=amp&utm_medium=comment_list

This is the first credible explanation for this insanity, as they can't legally sell in the US without FCC approval.

Really suggests they're rushing this launch out of the gate...
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It doesn't, lots of things could have happened that delayed the FCC approval, literally a lot of thing
 
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komorebi

Member
RuhRo said:
For anyone looking for a source on the above posts, an eagle eyed Redditor scanning FCC filings found NOA only just got clearance on the Pro controller a day ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSw...d_fcc/?utm_source=amp&utm_medium=comment_list

This is the first credible explanation for this insanity, as they can't legally sell in the US without FCC approval.

Really suggests they're rushing this launch out of the gate...
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"Whoa nothing but negative news from Nintendo with this launch amirite guys? Guys?"
 
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Xion86

Member
It's not worth getting anyway. From trying it at the Switch event, I found it very "third-party" like, with the feel of it, buttons, see through top casing. The Joy-Cons together felt great, will stick with that. Actually prefer the WiiU Pro Controller over Switch one.
 
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Sanke__

Member
Finally some sort of explanation at least
Of course it didn't come from Nintendo though
Was it really just too hard for Nintendo to announce this simple fact
 
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Deleted member 752119

Unconfirmed Member
Xion86 said:
It's not worth getting anyway. From trying it at the Switch event, I found it very "third-party" like, with the feel of it, buttons, see through top casing. The Joy-Cons together felt great, will stick with that. Actually prefer the WiiU Pro Controller over Switch one.
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Dang. That's the most negative impression I've seen. Guess I'll just stick with a charger grip for now. Really don't need to spend the extra $40 anyway since we're planning an expensive vacation this summer.
 
JaseMath

JaseMath

Member
Xion86 said:
It's not worth getting anyway. From trying it at the Switch event, I found it very "third-party" like, with the feel of it, buttons, see through top casing. The Joy-Cons together felt great, will stick with that. Actually prefer the WiiU Pro Controller over Switch one.
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When you say the Joycons together, are you talking about the grip or dual-wielding?

RuhRo said:
These are fair points, but the fact remains that FCC clearance happening this close to a major company's product launch is unusual. Every piece of hardware with communications/radio tech goes through these hurdles, with the possibilities of rejections and delays - it seems like something unorthodox happened here, based on the admittedly patchy info we have...
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Eh...I don't know about that. Phones routinely pass through the FCC pretty close to their launch.
 
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KevinG

Member
I guess it's time to keep an eye on Amazon for this today.

Said this already in the other thread, but I would like to cancel my Japan order and just get it at launch from Amazon US.
 
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Sanke__

Member
Why it gotta be so hard to give Nintendo money?

Calling it now
eBay is gonna make more money from the switch launch than Nintendo
 
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CrashPrime

Member
Best controller thread I could find.

I have no idea what I bought apparently.

1) What color wrist straps come in the neon Switch bundle?

2) Do wrist straps come with the $80 joy-con set?
 
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FloresDeHielo

Neo Member
CrashPrime said:
Best controller thread I could find.

I have no idea what I bought apparently.

1) What color wrist straps come in the neon Switch bundle?

2) Do wrist straps come with the $80 joy-con set?
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Here is the contents of the box from both versions.. In other words.. grey, and I am assuming that they do because everywhere I've looked, pictures indicate that the set includes them.

https://www.nintendo.co.jp/hardware/switch/lineup/index.html
 
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wonderpug

Neo Member
CrashPrime said:
Best controller thread I could find.

I have no idea what I bought apparently.

1) What color wrist straps come in the neon Switch bundle?

2) Do wrist straps come with the $80 joy-con set?
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1) Grey (can just barely see on bottom picture on side of box)
2) Yes, grey (front and side picture on box)
 
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