Nintendo making a SNES-style controller for Switch, FCC filing says
It looks as though Nintendo may be making a Super Nintendo-style wireless controller for its Switch console.
The rumours have come from a recent filing with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
The FCC filing shows an image of the back of the wireless device. The silhouette looks like a SNES controller, as well as the model number and FCC ID including the letters HAC, which is used in Nintendo’s model numbers for Switch, its hardware and accessories.
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At the moment, Nintendo sells wireless controllers for the Switch based on the design of the NES controller – and are available exclusively to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers.
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