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[Sword Of Doom]

I wish I'd waited before buying the super expensive pro controller and extra joycons. So many cheaper options now for the Switch.

 

[Moggelicious]

Is it possible to use two wired controllers with the dock?

 

[molnizzle]

I wish I'd waited before buying the super expensive pro controller and extra joycons. So many cheaper options now for the Switch.

I like having them all. I've now got a Pro controller, two 8bitdo SNES pads and now two Pokken pads on the way. Options! 😎

 

[Beer Monkey]

Has anybody tried the official Saturn USB controller on the Switch?

 

[OmegaFax]

For shits and giggles, tried to use the VitaStick homebrew app to see if the Switch would detect the Vita as a USB controller. No avail. It does pick it up as a USB on Mac OS X but doesn't allow inputs in OpenEmu.

 

[AcceptableGhost]

Thanks, picked up two.

 

[TangoAlphaLima]

Is it possible to use two wired controllers with the dock?

The Switch dock has three separate USB inputs, so I don't see why not. And those might work with a hub as well, so 4 or more connected at the same time may be possible as well.

 

[Moggelicious]

The Switch dock has three separate USB inputs, so I don't see why not. And those might work with a hub as well, so 4 or more connected at the same time may be possible as well.

thanks mate, ordered 2 controllers =)

 

[BuggyDClown]

This is amazing news that's kinda useless with the exception to Neo Geo games and Puyo Puyo Tetris. I'm amazed they didn't do this on Wii U when it would've been great.

That being said, I'm now less worried about the existing GameCube adapters not working on the Switch when Smash 4 comes out.

Also this controller is one of my favorites. I highly recommend it, especially when VC is rolled out.

Buying this for Puyo Puyo Tetris

 

[Poetaster]

Has anybody tried the official Saturn USB controller on the Switch?

Just tried mine and unfortunately it doesn't work.

 

[Klappdrachen]

Has anybody tried the official Saturn USB controller on the Switch?

Huh, didn't even know this was a thing.

 

[M3d10n]

Just tried mine and unfortunately it doesn't work.

Ah, such a shame. It's not full generic USB gamepad support then, Nintendo is probably checking specific the device IDs.

 

[Risette]

Bought one of each for free shipping : )

D-pad should be nice like other Hori pads I'm assuming.

 

[CSX]

tried to buy it along with a $20 gift card to get free shipping.

Then I got a error message at checkout and a pending transaction on my card.

Guess I'm not getting in on this deal lol....

 

[Foxeyes Only]

They are really nice built as well.

 

[Opinionatedfish]

There are a few games where the Pokken Tournament Controller does not work though.


ARMS, Graceful Explosion Machine, FAST RMX RACING, I am Setsuna, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (of course), and a few others where you can't control your character with a D-Pad. Which is unfortunate that they don't allow remapping inside those games.

On a side note, the 8BitDo SFC30 controller works on some of those because the Switch thinks that the D-Pad on those controllers is an Analog Stick.

 

[BiggNife]

Wonder if any other USB controllers work.

I tried an Xbox 360 wired controller and a Logitech USB controller but neither worked.

I'm assuming the Pokken pad was specifically whitelisted in preparation for Pokken DX. I wouldn't expect other wired controllers to work.

There are a few games where the Pokken Tournament Controller does not work though.


ARMS, Graceful Explosion Machine, FAST RMX RACING, I am Setsuna, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (of course), and a few others where you can't control your character with a D-Pad. Which is unfortunate that they don't allow remapping inside those games.

On a side note, the 8BitDo SFC30 controller works on some of those because the Switch thinks that the D-Pad on those controllers is an Analog Stick.

I mentioned this in the OP. I think it's pretty clear that if the game requires analog stick use, it won't be functional.

 

[The Greek Freak]

If I could buy 2 and easily sync them wirelessly to the switch I would.

 

[Eila]

Looking at amazon mine was about $15 and I think it was worth it as a PC retro controller. Although not all games worth out of the box, for some reason. The gamepad just won't register. I think it's one of those d-input vs x-input things or whatever.

 

[PMS341]

Really wish Gamestop.com hadn't allowed my CC info to leak, or else I'd be buying one ASAP.

 

[Drilbit777]

Glad i still kept mine, can't wait to play pokken DX in september then

 

[AlexFlame116]

Dang I got no money to buy this right now.

 

[fernoca]

Really wish Gamestop.com hadn't allowed my CC info to leak, or else I'd be buying one ASAP.

Buy a giftcard on Amazon or use Paypal.

 

[JPeeples83]

Great deal - ordered this for $17 from the site. I could've just gone to GS after work to see if they had it, but it's really hot out and I had subs to ensure got put in the fridge so it was worth the money to not lose those.

 

[Platy]

Shouldn't the Mayflash GameCube Adapter *in PC mode* also work?

It basicaly turns into the upper one, but yeah

 

[Taco_Human]

Bought, 18 bucks. Damn can't wait to try it out for the switch.

 

[HorseFD]

This seems like the perfect controller for SFII and KoF. Bought.

Has anyone tried it with Mario Kart 8?

 

[BiggNife]

This seems like the perfect controller for SFII and KoF. Bought.

Has anyone tried it with Mario Kart 8?

Works great with Mario Kart. Just got gold on a Mirror cup with it.

 

[Mr. Pointy]

Yeah I need one for Neo Geo. The Pro d-pad is too spongy for fighters.

How long is the cable?

 

[reelbigtink]

$25 for two good dpads/controllers was too great to pass up. Thanks OP!

 

[PMS341]

Buy a giftcard on Amazon or use Paypal.

Interesting. Tried the Paypal option and got an error code. Might have to try the Amazon route.

 

[WizardofPeace]

Good for a mega man playthrough?

 

[SeppOCE]

This seems like the perfect controller for SFII and KoF. Bought.

Has anyone tried it with Mario Kart 8?

I just got one 30 minutes ago and the first thing I did was use it with mk8. Works like an absolute dream!

 

[Crayon]

I like the look of this and would like to try this but I need a wireless version.

 

[Alexander DeLarge]

Just got one of these at Gamestop. It's nice for a small set of games but I need something with joysticks and I didn't think about how meddlesome a wired solution would be given the Type-C and the dock. I don't really like Nintendo's official offerings.

Off topic but how are the 8bitdo controllers? The joysticks look really attractive something like the FC30 (the Famicom one with the joysticks) has all the inputs I'd need to play something on the Switch like Breath of the Wild correct?

 

[fernoca]

Yeah. Works quite great in Mighty Gunvolt, Ultra SFII, Mario Kart 8.

 

[aznpxdd]

Damn and I thought it was just me, using the Pro controller to play Puyo Puyo vs. Tetris blows. I frequently get extra directional input, which obviously fucks this type of game up with 1 wrong move.

 

[Crayon]

Damn and I thought it was just me, using the Pro controller to play Puyo Puyo vs. Tetris blows. I frequently get extra directional input, which obviously fucks this type of game up with 1 wrong move.

Luckily I could not find a pro controller in stock before this news of the dpad came to light. I would have been pissed.

 

[papertoonz]

cool

already had one but got another one for the sake of having more controllers

it's a good controller

 

[Soodanim]

Has anybody tried the official Saturn USB controller on the Switch?

Just tried mine and unfortunately it doesn't work.

Forget the Pokken pad, tell me more about this Official USB Saturn controller please! I want a 6 button, but I also want to buy a decent one and not a terrible one.

 

[Neonep]

Has anyone tried using the usb gamecube controller adaptor with this update yet?

 

[ScientificPizza]

Has anybody tried the official Saturn USB controller on the Switch?

wait that exists?

 

[HungOverOnATues]

Did anyone test other non-XInput USB gamepads with the new firmware to see if they work? We could potentially have a PS3 situation here, which would be awesome.

Just tried my arcade stick (MC Cthulhu) in PS3/PC mode, as well as my 3rd party Gamecube>WiiU controller adapter in both WiiU and PC mode and none of them worked. There goes my hopes of not having to buy another adapter.

 

[reelbigtink]

How long is the cable on these things? I can always get an extender but it'd be nice to have a decent cable out of the box

 

[Mr. Pointy]

The cable is about 3m (10ft) I think.

Just got one now for 23 Australian Pesos at EB.

 

[SeppOCE]

The cable is about 3m (10ft) I think.

Just got one now for 23 Australian Pesos at EB.

I'm about to go buy my second

 

[Pancakes R Us]

I'd have bought this but my Switch sits in a TV bureau that's closed off with sliding doors. Can't be using any wired controllers unless I put the dock on top of the bureau.

 

[Poetaster]

Forget the Pokken pad, tell me more about this Official USB Saturn controller please! I want a 6 button, but I also want to buy a decent one and not a terrible one.

wait that exists?

It's a USB Saturn pad that's HID compliant, I purchased mine something like 8-10 years ago. I'm guessing it's probably incredibly difficult if not impossible to find one that's not a knock off now days.

 

[ScientificPizza]

It's a USB Saturn pad that's HID compliant, I purchased mine something like 8-10 years ago. I'm guessing it's probably incredibly difficult if not impossible to find one that's not a knock off now days.

Man that sounds awesome. I'd kill of an 8bitdo Japanese Saturn controller

 

[tsundoku]

im confused. op says to buy these because they DO have good dpad for not accidentally harddropping in tetris and stuff. but then also says the 8bitdocontrollers have good dpads and i thought they were proven to be just as bad as the switch pro controller?