PowerA Wired Gaming Controller for Nintendo Switch, Black (Officially Licensed)

 The PowerA Wired Controller is a budget-friendly option that gets the job done, but it comes with some compromises. While it excels in connectivity and offers a decent build, the subpar quality of buttons and joysticks is a letdown. The absence of vibration further detracts from the overall experience. For casual gamers on a budget, it might be a suitable choice, but those seeking a premium feel might want to explore other options.

good product
but drift issues are there, take proper care

Erg mooie controller maar helaas kreeg ik erg snel drift en liep de rechter stick erg stroef.
Waren niet eens intensieve spellen dat ik speelde ( Tears of the kingdom )..
Dus wees gewaarschuwd met PowerA controllers dat ze niet lang meegaan!

It is an nice product

I use this on Switch and PC (with other software) and it works perfectly fine even after 3 years.

Feels a bit plasticy and cheap in hand but is extremely durable and reliable.

The wire is sufficiently long and can be wrapped. No breakage observed.

Bought it at 1600 Rs, great purchase

Very happy with this PowerA wired Switch controller. Even though it is not described for this purpose, it works really well as a gaming controller for game emulators on my M1 MacBook Air running MacOS 13.6.1 (Ventura). It worked out-of-the-box with every emulator I’ve tried — including Ryujinx, Dolphin, RetroArch and OpenEmu — which makes this by far the most compatible and easy to use wired controller I have found for Mac emulator gaming.

And at this price, I could not ask for more value for the money. And it does not feel cheap to me at all — I do not think they skimped on build quality at all compared to higher priced options, and instead I assume the low price is possible thanks to the fact that it is wired and therefore does not need the extra technology that requires.

I highly recommend it, especially if you are specifically looking for a *wired* controller (and not a wireless) like I was, for emulator gaming on a Mac. I assume the wireless Switch controller would work just as well, but if you want a *wireless* controller for a Mac, you have more options.

If you, like me, specifically wanted a *wired* controller, or you want the lowest price / barrier to entry because you just want to try it out without spending too much money up front, this is by far the best I’ve found because of compatibility and quality. There is an unfortunate lack of good information and advice out there if you are specifically looking for a wired controller for Mac (and that’s partly with I am bothering to write this review), but this is probably the best option out there and the value I got from this specific controller offered also gave me motivation to write this review. When I have experienced minor problems, it’s been due to buggy emulation software, not to a problem with this controller or its compatibility. And its been a breeze compared to other controllers, which didn’t work at all for me (wired 8bitdo SNES), or felt cheap and outdated (Logitech) even if they did work.

And because emulators let you map the buttons to the controls of the original system, this modern-style controller will let you comfortably play pretty much every game ever made. The only downside is if you want the experience to feel exactly like the original game system, like N64 or SNES for example — it can work with those game emulators because you can remap the buttons to make most games playable — but if you want it to feel exactly like playing the original, you obviously will have to get a dedicated controllers for each system. But this style of controller is the closest thing you can get to a universal gaming controller for all systems. And that’s a limitation of all modern-form controllers, not specific to this brand, or to Nintendo Switch pro controller — which, if you don’t know — is pretty much the same layout as a PS or Xbox style controller, just with different button labels.