To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Nintendo Entertainment System, 8BitDo revealed its NES40 Collection, which includes the NES 40th Limited Edition versions of the Ultimate 2 Bluetooth controller, Retro 68 Keyboard, and Retro Cube 2 Speaker. Pre-orders are available now in the 8BitDo Shop.
Here’s a price breakdown, along with release dates for the 8BitDo NES40 Collection products:
- Ultimate 2 Bluetooth – NES 40th Limited Edition
- Release date: November 18, 2025
- Regular price: $79.99 USD
- Retro 68 Keyboard – NES 40th Limited Edition
- Release date: January 2026
- Regular price: $499.99 USD
- Retro Cube 2 Speaker – N Edition
- Release date: December 12, 2025
- Regular price: $49.99 USD
The 8BitDo Ultimate 2 Controller – N40 Edition comes packaged with an integrated Charging Dock, which allows players to keep the controller charged and ready to play. The controller comes equipped with RGB backlit TMR (Tunnelling Magnetoresistance) joysticks for increased control and reaction. Players can also expect Hall-effect triggers, mode switching, and remappable fast bumpers (R4 and L4 buttons) for better overall control.
What’s more, fans can take advantage of 6-axis motion controls, Turbo functionality, Rumble vibration, “8Speed” 2.4G connection with under 1ms latency, and a 1000Hz Polling Rate (2.4G and wired connection). The 8BitDo Ultimate 2 Bluetooth Controller is compatible with Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Android, iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro, and PC.
Lastly, the new controller is compatible with 8BitDo Ultimate Software V2. The software offers additional customization, including the ability to remap buttons, adjust joystick & trigger sensitivity, change vibration control, and create custom macros for any button combination.
