HORI Nintendo Switch Battle Pad (Zelda) GameCube Style Controller - Nintendo Switch

I've been using the HORI Nintendo Switch Battle Pad for a little while now, a total of 21 hours of use (Primarily Smash) So far I've not had any issues with buttons sticking or terrible input lag. I only encountered a slight connection issue which was easily solved by replugging into the USB port. On a related note, the cord is a very nice length, you're unlikely to need any more than they give. Durability will need more testing over time, but I've dropped it once and there is a bit of a rattle but nothing important.There are a couple of things to note about the controller that aren't so much complaints, but things one should be aware of. The texture of the controller is a bit jarring at first and as others have pointed about, even rough. Personally, I got used to this and after about five minutes you don't even notice it. However, it isn't exactly pleasant upon the first grip. Another note is that because it's USB the Switch recognizes it as a Pro Controller. T

This controller is slightly bigger than the original Game Cube controller. This is perfect if you have big hands like me. If you were considering the Nintendo Switch Pro controller, you should definitely get this one. Not only is it cheaper, but the quality of this controller is amazing. Because of how this joy stick is designed, it feels like there's grip to it. The buttons and control do not feel cheap at all. I prefer this controller to the original Game Cube Controller, because the top buttons on this controller will allow you to block and grab fairly fast. The Game Cube top buttons take longer to press. This controller will take you a few matches to get used to it, but you will love it. It's very ergonomic. The bottom of the controller has grip, which is made out of the controllers plastic. To me, that's the only negative about the controller, because the grip feels a bit like sand paper. You should get this controller because it is wired, which reduces in

Noticed stuttering when pressing the left analog stick up, looked at the calibration tool by plugging it into my PC, sure enough it doesn't recognize when I push it up, it'll cut in and out. Used for about 10 hours of gameplay.If I find a solution to this, I'll update the review.UPDATE (September 1st, 2020) - Got in touch with customer service via their HORI USA site. Will add to this review what they do with my situation and update the rating according to what solution they offer.UPDATE (September 22nd, 2020) - HORI customer service takes a little bit of time to respond, but they stand by their product and are willing to help out with any issues with the controller. They sent me an RMA and are going to either replace or repair the controller. You won't get service like this with the no-name brands, looks like Nintendo knows how to pick their first-third party manufacturers.I'll also add that I tried my friend's controller (no-name brand), and this one just flat

Got jipped on another controller this one is great though

This IS an off-brand. It is pretty big and is usb type a. I wouldn't suggest getting this if you play competitively, but if it's all for fun. Go for this

Back when Super Smash Brothers Ultimate released I had picked up my first Hori Pikachu battlepad.I am almost 800hours played into Ultimate all on this battlepad, with a mix of offline and online play. Decided to replace my original battlepad with this same model.Why? I had tilts assigned to C-stick, I flick the C-stick based on reads and on my old battlepad it stopped registering when I would go to flick it in the direction I needed. Leading to missed punishes, character would stand still as if no input had been pressed to begin with.No issues with any other part of the battlepad, my assumption is the C stick got worn. Keep a close eye on this if you flick the C stick and see no response from your character. Might be time to replace it.

i love it. beautiful box to add to my collection and a LOT of people say this has a cheaper feel compared to the original gamecube controller/powerA and ive tried both powerA wired and wireless im not sure if it's because it's a little bit bigger overall or if its the grip on the handles but this thing feels really sturdy(same sturdiness as a wireless powera) but i bought it because these have t3 sticks(great sticks and easy to replace), the turbo button, and overall just for the gamecube style design. so far it's done me well in smash already :) got the pikachu edition as well and added pics since i haven't seen anyone else here do so. if u are inbetween controllers for smash and this is in your budget i recommend it :) i will come back and edit my post if anything happens too although i plan to mod it with led's since the back is transparent so wish me luck!

It's been a little bit over year since I've purchased this controller, and now is the time that I feel confident to tell the experience I had this controller.As the headline says, it's a decent controller -- it truly is. I had a friend recommend it to me to buy so I did because I was getting into Smash and I felt that using joycons weren't going to cut it if I wanted to up my game as a Link main (LINKS RISE UP).When I first got this controller, it was pretty amazing. The controller was pretty responsive and I liked the feel of of it. The body of the controller is fully made of plastic. The back of the controller has grip, which I liked, but that too was also plastic. The controller had good snapback and most of all buttons were functional. The controller actually kind of simulated a gamecube styled controller very well regardless. The durability of the controller, however, is a different story.This is where I feel that I need to let you future purchasers know before making this purchase.Over the span of a few month with rigorous use of the controller for Smash, the direction stick began to drift. At first, I didn't mind it since I was used to drifting joycons. Overtime, that got worse. The drift on this controller could put Tokyo Drift to shame. I couldn't do diagonal inputs anymore and I would do misinputs frankly because of the direction stick not inputting what I want it to do. This made doing tech kind of hard to do and it would frustrate me because what I expect to happen just did not happen at all.I don't know if it was just my controller, but the c-stick is kind of dysfunctional. I use my c-stick for tilts in Smash and frankly, I would run up to someone and flick my c-stick and NO INPUT WOULD REGISTER. No matter how hard I flicked or multiple times I flicked the c-stick, the tilt attack would not come out. The times when it does, it'll be very late like two to three seconds afterwards. I felt it was kind of unreliable to use the c-stick.Fast forward to 9 months in where the drifting got so bad that I had no control over it and it took banging my controller on a surface to get it to stop, the impossible happen. I MANAGED TO FRY MY ZR BUTTON. It was due to a little static I had on my finger, and when I picked up my controller, my ZR button got the brunt of it. It was that day forth that I knew the buttons were DIGITAL inputs instead of ANALOG inputs. My ZR button was my grabbing button and I had reprogram myself to use the grab button with ZL.This was also the time I've learned about the turbo feature.Not only did I play Smash, but I also play Asphalt 9, a racing game that uses ZR to accelerate. I was very conflicted when I found out that my ZR button just gave out due to a little static, but it was enough to fry the input of it. I used the turbo button for it until I learned that Asphalt had an auto-accelerate feature. Turbo mode had like three modes before toggling off, so I would adjust accordingly.There's also some red/orange turbo mode feature as well? The manual tells us about it, but I really never cared for turbo that much. I saw it as a useless option unless this whole ordeal kind of went down.Now since I had the turbo feature set to my ZR button (which somehow worked just for the turbo feature), sometimes in Smash, mashing out of grabs could enable the turbo feature if you're not careful. This lead to me grabbing, spotdodging, AND rolling repeatedly in battle (honestly I had one fight with a quickplay Luigi and that Luigi player waited so patiently for me to stop rolling and grabbing. I wish they knew what was happening. I have a video of it as well I believe.). Whenever I start doing that, I have to look at my controller to see if I accidentally triggered turbo mode somehow and have to stop it as quickly as possible. To me, the turbo feature was both a blessing and a curse. You could do without it, to be quite honest.ON THE PCThe controller works very well for PC. You might have to remap your buttons, but it works nicely! It kind of registers as an XBOX controller for some reason. If your controller drifts, then expect to see some drifting on your PC as well. The control pad ( the + looking pad with the arrows) was something I used for TEKKEN 7. I honestly did not have much of a problem with it. I did not reliably trust using the direction stick; I felt more control in the control pad. Sometimes if I mash too much to tech off the ground in TEKKEN, the turbo button might trigger and release my rage art (because of course, it's tied to my ZR button), so I have to look down at my controller and stop turbo mode from turboing it up.Oh, and the rubber on my controller is wearing out immensely. You might want to invest in getting rubber caps and good maintenance of the controller itself if you plan to have it for more than a year. I kind of rode this controller until the brakes fell off.I feel that I covered everything I wanted, but I'll edit this if I forgot something vital to tell. I've debated giving this controller a 3 star due to some of the complications I have, but HORI is a pretty nice company and this is also my first controller for the Switch/PC. I'm currently using a new controller by PDP, which has analog inputs and generally more smooth and snappier, but I'll miss the feel that was my first controller.TL;DR: Controller is nice, but the lifespan could be short depending how you use it. Plastic feel. It has digital inputs -- beware of static. Drifting may occur after heavy use. It's compatible with PC usage and games. It has a turbo feature, but very niche applications. Link is pretty cool. :)