Fans in the rest of the world — including North America and Europe — will have to make do with the three-button Genesis gamepad for Nintendo Switch Online retro games.
When Sega Genesis games arrive on Nintendo Switch Online next month, Switch owners in most regions will have to play them with three-button Genesis controllers. Nintendo is producing a six-button version of the Genesis controller — but it will be available exclusively in Japan, Nintendo confirmed to Polygon on Friday. Nintendo announced the controller Thursday as part of an upcoming expansion to the Nintendo Switch Online service that will bring a handful of Genesis and Nintendo 64 games to the Switch for an additional cost on top of the existing subscription. The company is making modern wireless versions of both the Genesis controller and the Nintendo 64 gamepad, to be used with games such as Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Mario Kart 64.
