The 8BitDo is a better Nintendo Switch Pro Controller.

8BitDo has done it again! At the same price as an official Nintendo Pro Controller you can pick up the 8BitDo Ultimate Controller with charging dock, wireless dongle for ultra fast 2.4Ghz connectivity and that's all on top of just having better parts like d-pad, buttons and real analog triggers for total customization and super fast, responsive buttons even on your Nintendo Switch games.

*Review unit provided free of charge for video purposes. All opinions my own.*

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End date:
2023-7-30 23:59JST

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[NihongoGamer]

As some have mentioned: Ultimate can actually wake up the Switch! Just shake the controller physically when you press the home button!

[blackstar-genX]

We went from never buy a third party controller to third party controllers are better than the original. Man how the years have changed

[travismarshall]

Also, if you keep the dongle inside the dock and then plug the dock into your PC, the dock will act as a pass-through essentially making the dock itself the 2.4GHZ receiver.

[ruffierniert]

the 8bitdo can also wake up the switch. you need to turn on the gamepad with the home button and then shake the gamepad.

[ThatGuyWhoComments]

Have had this since launch and it's been nothing but amazing. There were some software issues but have been fixed. Hall effects and back buttons will make this my longtime switch/PC controller. Great battery life as well. Backup for PC if there is something better in the future (which I still haven't seen).

[Cyliano]

Been using mine since it released in November, easily one of my favorite controllers, every feature is great and works as expected or better, especially on the software with macros and remapping. Only added a pair of thumb grips because the stock ones were a bit uncomfortable for me

[FehAzeved]

You can wake the Switch up on Bluetooth by Pressing the big button and shaking the controller Up and Down

[TheRealProfessorChris]

I LOVE this controller. Played through all of Tears of the Kingdom with it and being able to run/jump with the triggers was a godsend

[switchunboxing]

Great review! And I love that thumbnail. The dock is really cool but I still just plug it in. Less to mess with since I can use cable for everything!

[muhammadshafieebinkhaidzir]

I have no idea if anyone else has commented this but you can actually wake your switch up using the 8bitdo ultimate! There are two ways to do this
1. If it is resting on the dock, you pick it up from the dock and the light around the home button should start to flash, you give the controller a little shake which will make the home button light flash faster and that wakes your switch up.

2. If it isnt resting on the dock, you hold the home button to get the light around home button to flash, then shake the controller abit to make it flash faster thus waking the switch up.

I discovered this by accident when I picked up my controller and just threw myself on the bed without thinking, prompting it to wake the switch up.

[annareismith]

Once it's connected to the Switch. Just pick it up and shake the controller to wake your switch from then on. Do not even have to push a button. Make sure you update both the USB dongle and controller firmware or will not work right in some things. Since I got this I never use my Pro controller anymore. You get used to the stiffness fast and it does not bother me after a day of use and is great for using my bow in Zedla. It plays Zelda TOTK great. I can draw my bow faster with these triggers. And adjust them. And the back bottom comes in handy. I love using it for playing games on my PC. I have both the $50 and the $70. I like the $50 Xbox buttons better for my PC as almost everything on PC uses that. I do not really notice much difference in the sticks between the two. I use my $50 mostly for emulators and some Steam games and Genshin Impact. They are both great. I wish they would make a Sony version too. That plays on PS1, 2, 3, and 4.

[erosennin]

Awesome. You got me sold on it. Definitely gonna go buy one now. I hate that my pro controller has left drift stick while playing Zelda. I was seriously bummed out and wanted and alternative

[nakiado]

I've had this controller since February and it's stunning. I love being able to flip the toggle on the back to seamlessly swap between my desktop PC to Switch.
I always have stick drift issues develop after around a year with my usage, but I'm pretty hopeful the hall effect sticks shouldn't give out. I love the charging dock because my last controller's usb-c port failed before the stick did which prevented me from charging it. So both those are covered by this controller's design!
The way I see it there is no other controller as "endgame" as this one unless you look at triple its pricing, which aren't even proportionally better. I just hope they release one with a symmetrical design as I slightly prefer that.

[pudinichigo]

I have this controller for more than 3 months now, and I bought it just for $39 only during sales, it really worth it, so far I'm pretty satisfied with this controller perform with my PC & mobile gaming, the battery life also really good during my usage, the only problem for me is sometimes it just randomly disconnected from my PC like 1-2 times within an hour game session, and it only happened when I use 2.4ghz, but I'm not sure with Bluetooth because I rarely use with Bluetooth, so it quite annoying when it happens during fighting/shooting games, other than that I don't have anything to complain.

[zeo_here]

Got this when I bought my switch in June, and its definitely my main. After settling down from work or wanna reset and relax from rank matches on the pc I shake this bad boy and presto. The sticks felt stiff at first on smash but I turned the sensitivity up on that. In zelda the gyro definitely helped with some archer shots.

[haroldtorres]

I own the wired version for xbox and it's freaking phenomenal!

[Amperture]

Hey there!

Did you happen to test yours for snapback on the left and right stick? I had one and it's amazing until I run into having bad snapback problems --sometimes even hitting the 100% snap --which makes this whole controller a non-starter for me. I can track this down with support or get another one if this is a problem unique to certain units, but if it's universal...

[RealziesCuts]

Vouch
I saw you post on Twitter this morning. It is indeed the best switch controller.

[jackyfan]

The gyro on the ultimate is not very accurate and moves by itself. I initially thought it was a fault but after replacing it, they had the same issue.

[afaelr]

Celeste is impossible for me to play harder levels with the Original Pro controller BECAUSE of acidental diagonals when dashing