Parksey wrote:That left "d-pad" is my one complaint with the controllers out of the box. I understand the need for them to be symmetrical, but Nintendo d-pads are the best in the business and you feel the difference without one.
In docked mode, it'll eventually be negated when I buy a pro controller over the next month or so.
But what with a lot of indie games coming to the system and a lot of them being 2D, it's a shame we don't get one in portable mode either. Personally, I'm going to be using docked mode more for "proper" home console games like Zelda and portable mode for indie games or stuff that I would usually play on my Vita or 3DS.
I am with you, I desperately want a left joycon with a dpad and am hoping they eventually release one.
That said...I've played much of Blaster Master Zero and I've been surprised how usable the four direction buttons are in it, to the extent I'm using them more than the analog stick. Perhaps it's their close proximity to each other, but I find it surprisingly intuitive to change directions on them; even for diagonals!
Is some relief at least for playing certain kinds of 2D games on it, though I imagine certain genres (fighters) still won't be ideal.