
The best Nintendo Switch controllers to buy right now
Cameron Faulkner
created: June 11, 2025, 8:41 p.m. | updated: June 12, 2025, 12:58 p.m.
Now, you may already know that the best Switch controllers aren’t the ones that come with the console.
Featured in this articleWhat we’re looking for How we test Nintendo Switch controllers Collapse We test Nintendo Switch controllers by playing with them with a standard grip — the same way most gamers do.
Instead of spending $70 on multiple Switch Pro Controllers, the $19.99 8BitDo Wireless Bluetooth USB Adapter 2 lets you turn a Bluetooth controller you already own into a wireless Switch (or Switch 2) controller.
There are many new accessories at launch, including new Joy-Con 2 controllers, plus a refreshed Switch Pro Controller that features customizable rear paddles.
That brings into question whether existing Switch controllers will work with the Switch 2 at all.
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