Animal crossing: new horizons players on Nintendo Switch will soon have a new way to play, thanks to the latest controller design from PowerA! The controller has a Nook, Inc.-inspired design and is an officially licensed Nintendo product. The Nook, Inc. Enhanced Wireless Controller will apparently launch on April 1st and pre-orders are currently available on Amazon for $ 49.99. Animal Crossing players are all too familiar with the Nook, Inc. pattern scheme of New horizons, and these controller channels that look pretty good. It also offers a more subtle design compared to some of the previous Animal Crossing control options!
An image of the controller can be found below.
For those unfamiliar with PowerA’s Enhanced Wireless Controller, the company offers an alternative option to the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller. As a result, PowerA’s design has a lower MSRP, with some compromises. In particular, the controller does not offer Rumble features or amiibo support. As such, players wishing to use the upcoming Animal Crossing Sanrio Collaboration amiibo cards will need to do so while the console is in portable mode, or with a Pro Controller. Those who do not use amiibo will probably not miss the feature.
The PowerA controller does contain “mapable advanced game buttons”. It does not appear on the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, but it is a standard option in PowerA’s controller releases. The extra buttons give players some customization options, which can appeal to Animal Crossing players. The button cards remain in the memory of the controller even after they have been disconnected from the system. More information can be found on PowerA’s website here.
Since the game was released just over a year ago, Animal crossing: new horizons is one of the biggest success stories on Nintendo Switch. The Animal Crossing franchise has always been a popular one for Nintendo, but New horizons far surpassed his predecessors. That success has led to greater support from Nintendo, and it looks like the game will add new items and features in the foreseeable future!
Animal crossing: new horizons is available exclusively on Nintendo Switch. You can see all our previous coverage of the game here.
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