A brand new line of Nintendo gashapon toys obtainable in Japan can seemingly be used as further components for the actual controllers that they’re primarily based on.
The brand new gashapon toys launched this week throughout a number of of Nintendo’s official shops in Japan. VGC’s Chris Scullion reported that the Tokyo retailer noticed lengthy queues “out the door” on Tuesday.
It’s unclear if there have been any limits imposed on the brand new toys.
Surprisingly, in response to social media customers, a number of of the parts within the gashapon toys can be utilized as substitute components for official controllers.
To date, it seems that the face buttons and the C stick for the GameCube are similar to the unique {hardware}, as is the analog stick for the Nintendo 64.
X consumer Mizure3213 additionally claims that the SNES buttons are suitable, permitting gamers to vary the color of the face buttons of their controller.
The purple, blue, inexperienced and yellow configuration was the usual color palette of the Tremendous Famicom, nevertheless when it was launched because the Tremendous Nintendo Leisure System within the US, the buttons have been modified to purple and blue.
It’s presently unknown if Nintendo will supply these things exterior of Japan.
Presently, the one Nintendo retailer that operates within the west is in New York. Smaller Nintendo shops exist in Florida and California Tremendous Nintendo World theme parks.
The corporate plans to open a new retailer in San Francisco in 2025.