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The best Nintendo Switch controllers to buy right now

Cameron Faulkner

created: Aug. 15, 2025, 2:51 p.m. | updated: Aug. 15, 2025, 6:28 p.m.

Now, you may have already realized long ago 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. It still feels like a Switch Pro Controller in shape, with a similarly short grip profile that larger hands may not prefer. When it comes to Switch controllers, 8BitDo sets the standard for great third-party controllers, and this is one of its best. Instead of spending $70 on a Switch Pro controller, the $19.99 8BitDo Wireless Bluetooth USB Adapter 2 lets you turn most Bluetooth controllers you already own into a wireless Switch controller.

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