"I love the port, but the standard just hasn't caught up and when a company like Nintendo flouts it anyway, you have a big problem."

Can't this hazard be eliminated with some kind of "USB Condom" that would, at least, universalize your cables and ports ?

I have a USB condom that I use for standard USB ports for disabling data lines (turning them into power only cords) - I assume you could build a smarter, more sophisticated USB condom that would allow you to safeguard against these edge cases and incompatibilities ?