OMG! WE GOT THE SEGA SWITCH CONTROLLER!

One of the interesting things about the #NintendoSwitch Online Service has been the fact that not only do you get to play games from the original NES, Super NES, N64, and Sega Genesis, but Nintendo has also released corresponding controllers for each system. The NES and Super NES controllers have been easy to get your hands on, but the N64 and Sega Genesis ones have been notoriously difficult. Earlier this year, we got our hands on an N64 controller, and now thanks to @VideoGameDeals (AKA Cheap Ass Gamer) on Twitter, we were able to get our hands on the Genesis NSO controller.

The Nintendo Switch online Sega Genesis controller is modeled after the three-button variant of the Genesis, or Mega Drive if you will, controller. As such, this is the chunkier of the two versions of the controller for the Genesis. It features three buttons, ABC, along the right-hand side of the controller. On the left-hand side, you have a d-pad that is definitely a departure from what Nintendo used at the time. Some people love it, other people, not so much.

The controller is designed with Bluetooth technology for wireless communication to your Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite, or Nintendo Switch OLED. In the box, you will get the controller itself along with about a 3 ft long USB C charging cable. The controller itself has been faithfully reproduced from the original, however, we found the d-pad to be a slightly different size when we measured it up with our calipers. For wireless and Nintendo switch compatibility, the top of the controller has been slightly modified with a few new buttons and USB-C charging ports. Along the top of the controller, you get a capture button, home button, and mode button. The mode button is what will allow you to go back to the game selection screen from within the Sega Genesis or Sega Mega Drive online games menu.

While the Super Nintendo controller is sold as a single unit, just like the Genesis controller, that one is only $29.99. the Genesis 3 button control? 50 bucks! I'm not sure why they went with this exorbitant pricing, and I'm also surprised that that hasn't made finding them easier.

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