Nintendo was working on platform-agnostic accessibility controller, Reggie Fils-Aimé says

Nintendo has used the Xbox adaptive controller as a starting point for its own accessibility controller.

That’s according to ex-Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aimé, who hopes the company was still developing the platform-agnostic controller.

Xbox’s controller was used “as a jumping-off point to create something that would be platform-agnostic and adaptable by any consumer,” he told Inverse.

“Imagine an adaptive controller that you could play with your latest Xbox, PlayStation, or Nintendo platform. That’s what we were working on three years ago,” he said.

However, he’s unsure of the future of this project.

“My hope is that the effort has continued. I’m not sure if it has or has not,” he said. “But also, my hope is that controller – and the ability for that controller to connect with all of the various systems – is launched and shared with consumers as quickly as possible.