{"id":836,"date":"2025-07-31T00:02:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T20:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/8bitdos-wireless-nintendo-64-controller-is-now-available\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T00:02:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T20:02:10","slug":"8bitdos-wireless-nintendo-64-controller-is-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/8bitdos-wireless-nintendo-64-controller-is-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"8BitDo\u2019s wireless Nintendo 64 controller is now available"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tYou\u2019ll have to wait a big longer for the Analogue 3D, but 8BitDo\u2019s N64 controller remake is now avialable. | Image: 8BitDo\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n

Analogue\u2019s 4K remake of the Nintendo 64 has been delayed again<\/a> and again<\/a> due to the US tariff situation<\/a>. But at least you can get 8BitDo\u2019s updated take on the N64 controller, which was announced alongside the Analogue 3D<\/a>, while you wait. You can get one through Amazon<\/a> in white or black for $39.99 and while it\u2019s one of 8BitDo\u2019s more budget-friendly controllers, its functionality is limited.<\/p>\n

The Nintendo 64, which launched in 1996, had an unusual three-prong controller design, with a single analog joystick<\/a> in the center of the gamepad above the middle grip. The 8BitDo 64 offers the same buttons as the N64\u2019s controller in a more traditional layout, but while it\u2019s easier to hold, the lack of a second joystick limits its compatibility with modern games, which generally expect two. The 8BitDo 64 is compatible with the Switch, Switch 2 (after updating the controller\u2019s firmware), Windows, and Android devices and connects to consoles, PCs, and mobile devices using either a Bluetooth connection or a USB cable.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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It also features more durable Hall effect joysticks and shoulder buttons which should help prevent it from developing stick drift<\/a> over time. But if you\u2019re not planning to use it with the Analogue 3D (someday), the controller will potentially only be useful for playing classic N64 games through an emulator or the Nintendo Switch Online service but your GoldenEye 007<\/em><\/a> muscle memory may not perfectly transfer over to the updated button layout. Nintendo\u2019s own wireless N64 controller<\/a> is a more accurate reproduction<\/a>, but you still need to be a Nintendo Switch Online subscriber to buy one.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You\u2019ll have to wait a big longer for the Analogue 3D, but 8BitDo\u2019s N64 controller remake is now avialable. | […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classe"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=836"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/836\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}