Nintendo Switch Pro Controller Said to be the 'Most Comfortable Ever'

One of the actors in the Nintendo Switch reveal trailer has spoken out about what it was like to hold the console's Pro Controller.

[yarbie1000]

Opinions are like buttholes...everyones got one

[Gaming_Cousin]

Strange... I wonder where this second one came from..

[mikeslemonade]

Xbox one controller is the best mass-market controller. And it feels like the best also.

[kaizokuspy]

@Mike I never liked the nipple sticks. Just too dainty for me. Then again, I loved the duke

[just_looken]

@mike

You mean the dreamcast design Sega started then M$ stole? ha ha

I prefer sony style the two thumb sticks layout is so wrong. Sense 1997 i like my thumb sticks next to each other,

[UnHoly_One]

That Switch controller looks kind of cheap, like an Ouya controller.

[game4funz]

@just
So first you make up some weird imaginary world where MS is the bad guy again.... And then you go on to say your preference.

Good job.

Stolen or not it doesn't change the fact that many controllers follow the current toy Xbox signature layout controller.

[PhoenixUp]

And some are from full of shit and just blow hot air

[affrogamer]

you heard of anal atresia before? Yea not everyone got a butthole lol

[Erik7357]

IDC as someone who has used a bunch of controllers the xbox analog layout is a god send. I'm glad they have done this and this could be my new favorite controller if it could also work with pc.

[jaymacx]

true but being negative without experiencing something is foolish. I value someones opinion more when they at least give things a chance.

[-Foxtrot]

It's literally the big thing I took away from the trailer to be honest. Not the gimmicks or handheld part, the fact that they had a normal controller ready at the start.

Shame they didn't make it look like the Gamecube since it looks a little like a unofficial Xbox controller but beggars can't be choosers.

Now hopefully we'll see a bundle with this included. I don't want to have lots of bits and bobs lying around like the Wii U. All I want is a console and the controller or my choice.

[freshslicepizza]

well the industry seems to have adopted microsoft's style of controllers. looks like sony is the only one who thinks their layout is still the best. i just dont see how the switch controllers look comfortable and will this one come with another charge like they did on the wii u?

[Red_Renegade]

sony prolly has a patent on their layout.

[Monster_Tard]

It's the style that Microsoft has used with their consoles, but the GameCube controller had a similar layout and that was out a couple months before Xbox was, so I wouldn't give all the credit to Microsoft.

[Paytaa]

@Monster_Tard the Xbox pad is just built on the Dreamcast controller's foundation with the added analog stick and eventually bumpers and other face buttons. Don't think they copied the Gamecube. Nintendo should have stuck with that design though. Still very comfortable to this day.

[BizarroUltraman]

@Monster Tard,

Why cant MS get credit? Aside from maybe similar button layouts. The gamecube controller itself looked weird and didnt feel as good as the Xbox s controller. The Xbox controller was a monstrosity but has maintained the core look for much of its lifespan especially after the orignal Xbox S controller came out. And since then most of the industry has copied that style. None have looked like Nintendo contollers and not many like the Dualshocks either. So yes Im gonna give credit to MS.

[freshslicepizza]

gamecube does get credit for stick placement but the xbox was designed with the triggers to really go after shooting game controls and racing games.

[rainslacker]

More like MS adopted the PC industries style of controller. The layout was similar to a lot of the PC analog controllers before the OGXbox was ever conceived Saturn even had an analog controller with the same analog placement, and the same six button layout before dreamcast did. So, it's not really MS style, because they didn't invent the layout years before they ever got into manufacturing consoles.

Xbox controllers are good. So is the WiiU pro controller and the DS4. All this contention over which is best just seems rather stupid to me.

[Erik7357]

I'm glad they have this analog layout, much superior to the dualshock analog layout in my opinion.

[mcstorm]

I agree. For me I have big hands and when I use the PS controllers for an hour or so I get cramp when using the sticks. I don't get this on the Xbox controller and I did not get it on the WiiU pro controller to.

[Rippcity]

Agreed Fox, they are missing a huge opportunity not turning an updated Gamecube controller into their flagship controller going forward; however, the new pro controller doesn't look bad at all. We can dream though can't we :(

[rjason12]

Nintendo had the pro controller ready at the start of Wii U.

[-Foxtrot]

It wasn't bundled with it though...

[rjason12]

Yeah that's true.

[PhoenixUp]

My take away from this.

- Once again Nintendo switches back forth between asymmetrical and symmetrical controllers, and no that was not a pun.
- We can't use this Pro Controller on the go while the NS is portable? If this controller is as comfortable as this article says it is, it'd be hard to adjust to another control scheme after this preferred one.
- I can't seem to find a headphone jack on this thing. Looks like Nintendo still hasn't learned.

[Erik7357]

Nor has microsoft, they don't have headphone jacks either. Personally that does suck though

[Erik7357]

Not the standard one I got and majority of people got.

[ctmaudi]

Even the standard controllers have had headphone jacks since 2014. Only the launch window / early 2014 ones didn't. So the majority of people do have one with a headphone jack.

[BizarroUltraman]

Actually all MS controllers now have jacks. The original xbox one controllers didnt have jacks tho maybe thats why you still assumed it.

[deafdani]

Yes, you can use the Pro controller on the go as well. And yup, seems like no headphone jack.

[lastking95]

The revised versions,elite and slim have jacks.

[BullyMangler]

Facts of pain ?

[LAWSON72]

People say that about the DS4, and let me tell you despite liking PS, the triggers cramp up my hands forcing me to use the shoulder buttons instead. I personally would rather use my Xbone controller, a 360 controller, or probably this (looks quite similar to Xbox design). Simply put it all comes down to preference

[Yohshida]

Ds4 is leagues above ds3, but that was a horrible Controller. Yet people claiming the ds4 is better than Xbox 360/One make me always giggle. Compared to those its not even the same league.

Just look at what Controller Design got stolen more and what PC gamers use and you see im right.

[FanMan]

i like the ds4 more than the xboxone contoller. pc gamers use the xbox contoller because its compatible with a lot of pc games right out of the box.

[game4funz]

@fan man
Even normal pro controllers follow the Xbox layout. It's okay. Nothing to do with compatibility as I believe both are compatible. Have you seen the recent Playstation pro controllers? Yea those also followed the Xbox layout. GameCube... Same... Switch pro controller.... Again The assymetrical layout.

[meganick]

It looks nice from the front and I like the design, especially the choice to place the right analog stick beneath the face buttons. But what are the triggers like? Wii U controllers didn't have proper triggers, so I'm hoping this does.

[Vasto]

Just goes to show that Xbox controller is the best.

[Bismarn]

I wonder if they'll double the usefulness of the Wii U Pro Controller and make it compatible with *two* games. That would be totally next gen.

[deafdani]

What? I didn't understand you at all.

[kevnb]

I think hes trying to say the wii u pro controller only works with one game, if so he is speaking out of his backside.

[rjason12]

The Wii U pro controller works with almost every single Wii U game. Man you trolls can't even get your trolling right.

[Vits]

I do not know, the design reminds me of Amazon Fire TV controller and that one was comfortable but far from overcoming the Xbox One (especially the elite) controller. And I remember a lot of people saying that the Wii U Pro Controller was the most comfortable of all and despite it being well adjusted, it did not have basic features like analog triggers.... I wonder if this version corrected this grotesque design flaw.

[Yohshida]

Using the Xbox 360 Layout and Form, you cant go wrong.

[Fritzwochel]

"The Pro Controller is probably one of the most comfortable controllers I have ever held in my hands, honestly, by a good margin, it’s the most comfortable controller I have ever held"

He almost forgot his agreement with Nintendo there. Not ONE of the most comfortable - THE most comfortable by a good margin. lol.

[Aquietguy]

We heard the same reports about the gamepad after E3 2011 and it turned out to be true. The gamepad is far more comfortable to hold than it looks.

[Kyosuke_Sanada]

I wish Nintendo would have made a bigger SNES controller with symmetrical analogs and rumble.......

[1nsomniac]

...said by an actor who was paid to advertise the item.

Wow. Really!? come on people, this is beyond stupid. Did an article really need to be written about this? Think about it, someone actually spent their own time writing this. Then somebody actually published it. Wow.

Here's an article for you. A guy who is currently being paid to advertise Walmart/Asda described in an interview that Walmart/Asda is the best shop in the world.

In less than 50 words discuss the meaningfulness of his statement....

[FanMan]

OMG someone said it. it must be true.

[WithoutTheJamIn]

Looks like they have tried to amalgamate the best attributes of the Xbox One Controller with Nintendo Heritage design attributes seen on the N64 and perhaps more so, the Gamecube controller.

[SaveFerris]

The actor held it in their hands, but did they actually use it? Wouldn't it be better to judge the comfort level after playing a game?

[kevnb]

the pro controller for the wii u was already pretty awesome, especially since it had 80 hour battery life.

[DivineAssault]

Its better than the sticks being on top of both the dpad and face buttons.. Ill need this whenever i get the switch.. I dont see myself using the detachable controls

[kaiserxblue]

That might be true, of course I cannot say for certain but looking at it's quite possible this could be the best ergonomic controller ever, after all this seems so similar to the Xbox One controller that was inspired something similar(better) to the Gamecube Controller.