Nintendo “Controller Button Collection” Gashapon Keychains Result In Large Queues

Earlier this week, Nintendo revealed that it was launching a new edition of its nostalgic gashapon keychains that feature controller buttons/sticks from past console systems. Well, it looks like these new collectibles are getting quite a lot of attention in Japan!

Visitors to the Nintendo TOKYO have reported long queues now snaking around the store – which consist of fans lining to buy the gashapon capsule toys. It is currently unknown if Nintendo intends to place any limits on the amount of times that customers can play the gashapon machine that dispenses these keychains.

Additionally, folks who have obtained some of the new keychains have discovered that the components of these souvenirs can potentially be used as spare parts for the actual controllers that they represent. For example, the Twitter user below shared that they were able to use the buttons from  their GameCube controller keychain to replace the same buttons in an actual GameCube controller.

From the looks of things, these keychains will remain quite popular for time to come. We’ll report back if we hear more about them in the future.

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