The Joy-Cons on your Switch were pretty innovative when the system came out, but it’s been long enough that we know they don’t work for every use case. Luckily, it’s also been long enough that plenty of companies have come out with their own Switch controllers, meaning you have your pick of the litter when it comes to upgrading your gamepad experience. Whether you’re a casual player, love to marathon classic games or are ready to take your Switch skills to a professional tournament, there’s a Switch controller for you.
Quick Overview Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons More options $72 at Walmart $72 at Amazon $80 at Verizon Nintendo Switch Pro Controller $69 at Amazon 8BitDo Pro 2 Bluetooth Controller $49 at Amazon 8Bitdo Sn30 Pro Wireless Bluetooth Controller $45 at Amazon 8Bitdo Lite SE Bluetooth Gamepad $35 at Amazon GameCube Controller Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Edition $69 at Amazon PowerA Wireless GameCube Style Controller $75 at Amazon HORI D-Pad Controller More options $21 at Walmart $23 at DeepDiscount.com $28 at Books-A-Million (BAM!) Hori Nintendo Switch Split Pad Pro More options $70 at Amazon $80 at Books-A-Million (BAM!) HORI Nintendo Switch Split Pad Compact $50 at Amazon See 5 more Nintendo Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons Often the best controller is the one you have, and the Joy-Cons are versatile and cute.
But, if you bought a Switch at launch, chances are your controllers are suffering from that dreaded “drift” problem. You can get them fixed, but it doesn’t.
