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Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 563 reviews

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    Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars

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94%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers express satisfaction with the Joy-Con (L)'s functionality, color, and its ability to serve as a replacement controller for multiplayer gaming. Positive feedback highlights the controller's ease of use and perfect fit, while some customers find the price to be a bit high. A recurring negative comment mentions controller drift. Overall, the Joy-Con (L) receives positive feedback for its performance and ability to seamlessly replace broken controllers.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Color
    Cons mentioned:
    Drift

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Yup…It Is a Neon Blue Left Sided Switch Controller

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

    It’s definitely a Left Switch Controller. And it is 100% the color shown here. Mine was drifting during Metroid, it was driving me nuts, I went out with 5 minutes left before the store closed and this was the only one available. A shimmer of light shined down on it, and I rushed home to unpause Metroid. Today Was A Good Day!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    works great lovee the color

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

    great item, 100% recommended. definitely my my new favorite joy con switch 1 color

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice extra/replacement controller/prop

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

    Great extra controller. Works great and happy to have it. Also, used it in my pregnancy announcement lol

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Work well but fragile

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

    Works well, but they’re very fragile. I keep having to replace the controllers

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Reliable Joy-Con, works seamlessly

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Reliable joy-con. Not much to say except that it works seamlessly.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Color
    Cons mentioned:
    Drift, Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Joy-Con drift should have resulted in a price drop

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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.

    This device works perfectly. I would give it 5 stars if not for the fact I had to buy this because of the drift in the grey versions that came with our system and the kids needed something to use while those get repaired. It will be nice to have four joy-cons to use once the grey come back to us. As far as the general design, it's great for smaller hands, and I can make it work just fine. I generally use the controller dock if playing a one-player game. Great color, but I think Nintendo should have reduced their price on these given all of the drifting problems that they haven't remedied.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Buy!!

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

    Can’t go wrong with blue! Best color and is fitting perfectly!

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

    Like you would expect

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

    Joy cons are always pretty good - not much more needs to be said on that topic. I wish the little wrist lanyard connected somewhere else on the Joycon. That's about the only thing I would change. I've had a hard time ordering stuff from best buy in the past and have gotten subpar products, but they did a good job sending what's advertised this time.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Color, Overall performance
    Best Buy Employee

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best controller

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

    This contriller is wonderful and I love the color! The best controller made by Nintendo!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nintendo Joy Com

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

    my daughter was delighted to be able to use her switch again without having to buy a new one ... works perfectly and delivered quickly

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Another joycon controller

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

    i had to replace my original after 7 years. Works as expected. No issues

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Joy-con
    Cons mentioned:
    Drift

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Just happy for a single and not a double

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

    So I had been dealing with drift for some time and was glad I found that the joy cons where sold in singles for both the left and right. It was so worth replacing the joy con and made me so happy to not have my game character or camera move on its own.

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

    Replacement

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

    Exactly what we needed to replace the broken one. Easy find, great website.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great!

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

    Great replacement. Works as expected. My son was pleased.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Color
    Cons mentioned:
    Drift

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good Quality Controller

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this controller as a replacement to my original Joy-Con that had been drifting for a while. Works exactly as it should, and the blue coloration is rather nice. Would recommend to anyone needing a replacement Joy-Con.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Color, Functionality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works fine for now

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

    Works perfectly and we love the blue color. But this is the third left joy con we have had to buy. So maybe this one is better than the other two? Works great now.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love it

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

    Fantastic value, excellent quality, and highly durable.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect replacement

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Got this as a replacement for my son's broken left controller. Works like a charm.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Functionality
    Cons mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for multi player

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

    Must have for multi player gaming. I got an extra red and blue for the girlfriend. Wish they were a bit cheaper.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Control Joycon.

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

    Very good quality and it works perfect. The delivery was quick and easy.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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