Rejoice!
More than a few have been dissatisfied with the Joy-Con d-pad situation. Including Hideki Kamiya (Viewtiful Joe, Devil May Cry, Bayonetta, among others), who has in the past made a few comments about that feature. And, more recently joked that if Nintendo doesn’t make a joy-con with a real d-pad and get the Virtual Console going on the Switch, he might lose motivation to work on Bayonetta 3. And, I guess, that’s where Hori comes to the rescue.
If you don't announce Virtual console and new Joy-Con with cross shape d-pad, we may lose motivation for developing Bayo 3. Understand, Ninty?
— 無職 神谷英樹 Unemployed Hideki Kamiya (@HidekiKamiya_X) March 8, 2018
According to a Famitsu article, Hori is making a Joy-Con with a proper d-pad. Supposedly, the left-side only Joy-Con will launch some time in July, and retail for ¥2,678 (about £18/$25). The controller won’t have the motion capabilities to the standard Joy-Con, but that’s not a big deal. You’re buying it for the d-pad, and the kinds of games that need that tend not to have motion controls (like, say, Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection).
Hori’s well known for making some pretty high-quality peripherals, too, so I’d bet it will be pretty much what the doctor ordered. You just have to wait a few months. Hopefully, Nintendo can get the whole Virtual Console thing sorted out by then.
Source: NintendoLife
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