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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 426 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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92%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers regard the product's overall performance, connectivity, battery life, and charging dock very highly. Many also praise its ease of use, ergonomics, broad compatibility, and the pleasant feel, button quality, and weight. However, some customers note concerns about stick drift, find the buttons to be smaller than desired, and miss the inclusion of NFC functionality.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Don’t ask just buy

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Outstanding product works with windows desktops laptops emulators you name it best in its class

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great remote!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    All my friends are jealous of my new remote! I couldn't recommend this enough!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Solid controller

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great controller! I use it for bith the switch and my pc. Setup is easy. My only issue that I can't seem to solve is that there is a very slight delay when using for the switch. Other than that, it's a solidly built control and great for the price

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Charging dock

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best Switch controller

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The build quality is very good and made of a smooth and durable plastic. The dock is great as I never lose the controller and it's always charged whenever I need it. Looking forward to using it for the foreseeable future

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Connectivity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    I love these controllers.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    These controllers are perfect. They have a bluetooth and 2.4g option and can be easily switched back and forth for different devices. They also work with my Switch 2 after an easy firmware update. It's worth noting that the back buttons can be programmed, but not as seamlessly as the official Switch 2 controllers.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great controller

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Probably one of the smoothest controllers for a small price I have put my hands on. 8bit did the job right and I appreciate this controller. Oh, it runs on Linux too. Also, weight is nice in the hand

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great control and comfortable on the hands.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Battery life is great, control is very precise, and it’s so much more comfortable than trying to use the joycons. Highly recommend.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Controller does wonders

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Honestly I tried to repurpose PlayStation and Xbox controllers before and this thing is so easily compatible with all the gaming I want to do with Pc and steam deck. I use it on commutes on trains and planes recently and time flew by. It’s just too easy.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Stick drift

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Sick controller

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought it since my Nintendo pro controller stopped working and surprisingly not from drift. Now i don't have to worry about drift. The joysticks are mediocre feeling but i have the security of no drift. The back paddles are nice and so is the dock! That alone makes it more worth the Nintendo brand. I don't like having to plug and unplug so many devices. The only problem i had was the gyro seems to have like a small dead zone? Feels like a fraction of a second delay every time I try shooting arrows in Zelda. But who knows maybe it's just mine. Actually wait 2 problems. Sometimes i want to take a screenshot in like Metroid prime remastered and it triggers the turbo. You can never fully disable turbo from the button but you can remap screenshot to another button which is fine but annoying. Turbo is nice when I'm out mining in totk depths for item pick up haha

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Needed a update

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love how it feels! Bought it for my switch 2, did not realize I had to update the drivers for it to work. Remember to update the adapter and controller if youre also using it for switch 2!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    versatile comfortable controller

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works great on switch, Linux, steam, everything I've thrown at it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fantastic controller

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Fantastic controller. Great build, responsive buttons, smooth sticks, and the charging dock is super convenient.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Hall effect joysticks FTW

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    For the price and features nothing else compares, I've had 2 other 8bitdo controllers but this one is the best out of all them by far. Feels great and is super light

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Charging dock

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    The only controller you need

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Sticks are fantastic, buttons feel great, and for the price comes with a charging dock. Can connect to all modern consoles and handhelds consoles/phones. This baby has you covered!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Must have

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is the must have controller for switch. High quality. The stand can look good any where. Easy to charge. Once done gaming set it on the stand and it's ready the next time.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great value, premium feel

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Feels really premium and works great with the Switch OLED!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Hall effect joysticks

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this controller for the hall effect joysticks. I've had 2 switch pro controllers, several joycons and even an Xbox elite controller all suffer from stick drift. I'm using this controller for playing on the switch. I really like the look and feel of this controller. The buttons are responsive. The only somewhat quirky thing about this controller is waking the switch from standby. There is a home button but hitting that alone won't wake the nintendo. You have to hit the home button and then tilt the controller up and then back down... seems odd but works.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Connectivity, Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Switch

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works great on the Nintendo switch. Easily connected.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great controller

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The size is good even though it has a switch pro controller design. Being able to dock it once you're done with it is awesome instead having a long cable just hanging. If the wireless dongle is inserted into the dock it will seamlessly connect through that which makes easy to pick up for PC play. The back plastic texture makes it feel high quality. Good controller overall.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Size

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Want to love it, but too many stumbling points.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The quality is great. The controls all feel great except finding the right button is challenging. Would love the plus and minus buttons to have plus and minus shapes that you can feel and have them closer to the joycon locations. Even the abxy buttons get miss presses because of the small size of the controller. Documentation is not good and it was really challenging to find the right support software. Had an issue with phantom trigger presses that after I finally found the support software I was able to resolve. Still have not figured out how to keep and use the customization that the software let me set up.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend