{"id":2480,"date":"2022-06-21T16:25:21","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T16:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/21\/the-sega-genesis-is-getting-a-new-6-button-controller-and-it-will-work-with-switch\/"},"modified":"2022-06-21T16:25:21","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T16:25:21","slug":"the-sega-genesis-is-getting-a-new-6-button-controller-and-it-will-work-with-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/21\/the-sega-genesis-is-getting-a-new-6-button-controller-and-it-will-work-with-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sega Genesis Is Getting A New 6-Button Controller, And It Will Work With Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Say hello to the ‘Big6’.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Back when the Sega Mega Drive \/ Genesis was first released, it came with a 3-button pad which \u2013 in 1988 \u2013 felt like the future. It wasn’t square and boxy like the NES and Master System controllers but had a rounded, ergonomic shape which was more comfortable to hold, and it had one extra action button. Bliss!<\/em><\/p>\n

However, by the time the SNES arrived, it was clear that Sega’s pad was no longer the cutting edge; with just 3 action buttons, it couldn’t offer the same degree of control options, and when Street Fighter II<\/strong><\/a> hit the market and changed things forever, Sega had to release a separate pad which had the required number of buttons for the game. That pad was also smaller and boasted an improved D-Pad, and it’s the design that Sega has stuck with over the decades (although the Genesis Mini<\/a> was bundled with the 3-button controller in North America and Europe \u2013 Japan<\/a> got the 6-button variant instead).<\/p>\n

Read the full article on nintendolife.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[#item_image]The Sega Genesis Is Getting A New 6-Button Controller, And It Will Work With Switch<\/p>\n

Say hello to the ‘Big6’.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Back when the Sega Mega Drive \/ Genesis was first released, it came with a 3-button pad which \u2013 in 1988 \u2013 felt like the future. It wasn’t square and boxy like the NES and Master System controllers but had a rounded, ergonomic shape which was more comfortable to hold, and it had one extra action button. Bliss!<\/em><\/p>\n

However, by the time the SNES arrived, it was clear that Sega’s pad was no longer the cutting edge; with just 3 action buttons, it couldn’t offer the same degree of control options, and when Street Fighter II<\/strong><\/a> hit the market and changed things forever, Sega had to release a separate pad which had the required number of buttons for the game. That pad was also smaller and boasted an improved D-Pad, and it’s the design that Sega has stuck with over the decades (although the Genesis Mini<\/a> was bundled with the 3-button controller in North America and Europe \u2013 Japan<\/a> got the 6-button variant instead).<\/p>\n

Read the full article on nintendolife.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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