To pair any controller with the Switch 2 you’ll need the console powered on and updated to the latest system software.

Having controller issues with your Nintendo Switch? Controllers suddenly not turning on or responding? Don’t worry – with some basic troubleshooting, you can likely get your Joy-Cons or Pro Controller ...

Switch 2 leaks suggest the console's controllers will not have stick drift. The Switch 2 controllers are also rumored to be magnetized. Rumors persist that the Switch 2 reveal and even release may be ...

There’s been a lot of discourse and FUD surrounding stick drift that’s been haunting the Switch 2, since it became a pernicious problem on the Nintendo Switch. But how much of a problem will it really ...

Joy-Con Drift Will Probably Still Be a Problem on Nintendo's Switch 2 Two separate teardowns warn gamers to expect controller-drift problems to persist, with iFixit explaining that the Joy-Con 2 ...

Nintendo Switch 2 is here, and if you’re a Nintendo fan (and, more importantly, a Switch owner), you probably have a bunch of well-used original Switch controllers. After testing controllers using my ...

BitDo, creator of retro-inspired accessories for consoles and PC, has introduced its newest product -- an itty bitty controller that's perfect for travel.

If you tried syncing an 8BitDo controller to the Nintendo Switch 2 on launch day, you were probably disappointed when the console refused to recognize it. I know I was. But my disappointment didn't ...

As revolutionary as Nintendo’s original Switch was, it came with a big — or, rather, very, very small — problem: Its tiny Joy-Con controllers were pretty terrible. Sure, they were novel, rumbled in ...

Dalton Cooper is the Managing Editor of Game Rant. Dalton has been writing about video games professionally since 2011. Having written thousands of game reviews and articles over the course of his ...