*Update 2*
here a video from earlier before i tested an authentic controller
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My buddy/rival and 2016 nintendo age world heavyweight tournament champion,
Richardhead, was kind enough to let me go over and test his AVS with my controllers and my avs with his controllers and we made a discovery trying to figure out what the issue was.
here is his copy of 8-bit x-mas 2016 plugged into his avs, the avs is just on the boot menu. where as when we plugged that game into my system
There is only the green and blue lights and they are dull compared to when in his system.
all we can figure at this point is that theres a connection issue or something going on with the board itself.
Rich also noted that it was much harder to pull carts out of my avs, which isn't really an issue unless thats part of the connection issue or whatever happened.
I have contacted support of course that was my first move but i'm posting here for future reference and to have all the pictures in one place.