Technology
Nintendo shuts down ‘Etikon’ Joy-Con controllers, prompting backlash – Polygon
The creator of a crowdfunded tribute to Desmond ‘Etika’ Amofah said he was ending the distribution of custom-made Joy-Con controllers on order from Nintendo of…
A legal threat from Nintendo has shut down the manufacturing and sale of custom-designed Joy-Con controllers honoring Desmond Etika Amofah. Though the cease-and-desist demand was sent more than two months ago, news of it broke this weekend and drew widespread condemnation for Nintendo on social media.
The controllers, called Etikons, earned more than $36,000 in funding on Indiegogo in August 2019, shortly after Amofah died. With a YouTube following of more than 800,000, Amofah was celebrated for…
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