Do you have small hands? This might be the controller for you!
In Japan, Nintendo has released console specs for its Famicom Classic Edition, but they do not include the controller’s width.
Going by the above specs, Japanese website Game Memo guesses that the Famicom Mini Controller is about 9cm across, which is about 3cm smaller than the original controller.
The NES Classic Edition, however, is the same size as the original NES controller. This probably wasn’t possible with the Famicom Classic Edition, because the controllers are stored in the console’s side slots. Having a regular sized controller would’ve made the mini Famicom look odd.
Is 9cm too small? Well, according to Nintendo, the Game Boy was 9cm in width and the Game Boy Color was 7.8cm. It’s a feasible size, though small.
Via 2ch, here is how the Mini Famicom controller compares to the original, the Game Boy Micro Famicom edition, and the New 3DS.
Kids and adults with baby hands should love it.
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