After promoting out a couple of week in the past, Amazon has restocked the Nintendo Swap 2 Professional Controller. The brand new first-party controller has been the preferred accent for Swap 2 on Amazon for the reason that retailer listed the $85 gamepad earlier this month. Amazon began carrying Nintendo merchandise once more in late June following a year-long stretch the place Swap video games, equipment, and {hardware} have been lacking from the web retailer’s stock. Quick ahead one month and Amazon now has retailer pages for each official Swap 2 accent, Nintendo-published recreation, new Amiibo determine, and the console–though the Mario Kart World Bundle and Swap 2 are solely obtainable by invitation.
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The Swap 2 Professional Controller has a matte black end with mild grey triggers and shoulder buttons. The colour scheme and matte end offers it a barely completely different look and noticeably completely different really feel than the unique’s translucent plastic with textured handles.
Total, the shape issue is sort of related, although there are a number of notable modifications. The most important additions are the again buttons, which may be remapped to any button enter by holding down the Dwelling button for a number of seconds. Nintendo’s new C button for GameChat was added between the best stick and D-pad, and you will find a 3.5mm audio jack on the underside.
Like the unique, the brand new Professional Controller has a built-in gyroscope for movement controls, HD Rumble, and NFC assist for Amiibo. Nintendo made enhancements to the rumble motors, movement controls, and the analog sticks. Sadly, the sticks don’t make the most of Corridor Impact sensor know-how, however they do really feel a lot smoother and do not make as a lot noise.
Official Nintendo Swap 2 Equipment at Amazon
Amazon additionally has Pleasure-Con 2 Controllers in inventory in two-packs and singles. The 2-pack provides higher worth at $94 in comparison with $55 every. Needless to say one of many Swap 2 Professional Controller’s large new options is obtainable with Pleasure-Con 2 with an extra accent. The $40 Pleasure-Con 2 Charging Grip has built-in again buttons, so you can go for this grip and switch the pair of controllers included with the console into “professional” controllers for docked mode.
With the official Swap 2 carrying instances troublesome to seek out in inventory, we would suggest the formally licensed RDS Industries Recreation Traveler Deluxe lineup. Hardshell RDS Swap 2 journey instances begin at $20, and you will get the RDS equal of the sold-out All-In-One case for under $40 as a substitute of $85.
Nintendo Swap 2 Professional Controller Options
There are different nice conventional controllers for Nintendo Swap 2, together with a handful of budget-friendly choices from common controller producer 8BitDo. Shortly after the Swap 2 launched, 8BitDo launched firmware updates for a number of of its customizable controllers to make them absolutely appropriate with the console. Most notably, the flagship 8BitDo Final 2 Bluetooth Controller works splendidly on Swap 2.
8BitDo Wi-fi Controllers for Swap 2
8BitDo additionally added assist for its USB Adapter and USB Adapter 2, which let you sync a variety of Bluetooth controllers to your Swap 2 that in any other case would not be supported.
8BitDo Final 2 Bluetooth Controller
The 8BitDo Final 2 Bluetooth Controller has 4 remappable buttons–two again, two shoulder–adjustable set off locks with two stopping factors, TMR electromagnetic sensors (higher than Corridor Impact), RGB lighting rings, and sturdy customization options by way of 8BitDo’s software program suite on PC and Android. You possibly can arrange three customized profiles, modify stick and set off sensitivity, create deadzones, alter rumble depth, and arrange completely different lighting results/colours. The Final 2 and the opposite Swap 2-compatible 8BitDo controllers have turbo buttons, which is fairly helpful for Donkey Kong Bananza.
The Final 2 Bluetooth comes with an identical charging dock with a storage compartment to maintain the included 2.4GHz receiver. You possibly can join wirelessly by way of Bluetooth or 2.4GHz on Nintendo Swap 1/2 consoles in addition to PC. The Final 2 additionally works wirelessly in Bluetooth mode on Android, Apple {hardware}, and different units.
8BitDo Professional 3 Bluetooth Gamepad
One other Swap 2 Professional Controller various to maintain in your radar is the lately introduced 8BitDo Professional 3 Bluetooth Gamepad. Releasing August 12 for $70, the Professional 3 has TMR sticks, set off locks, and 4 remappable buttons–just just like the Final 2–but it additionally provides swappable magnetic face buttons and an additional pair of stick tops. The stick caps are arcade-style ball-top sticks, which is a novel addition.
The Professional 3 is the follow-up to the superb Professional 2, which is our prime decide for Nintendo gamers preferring PlayStation-style aligned sticks in addition to for retro video games. The Professional 3 connects wirelessly to Swap 2, Swap, and PC by way of 2.4GHz and Bluetooth. It additionally helps Apple units, Steam Deck, Android, and extra over Bluetooth. It is obtainable to preorder in three colours: Grey, G Traditional, and GameCube-inspired purple. Every version comes with an identical charging dock.
Listed here are two different Swap 2-compatible third-party controllers which can be price testing for various causes:
- GameSir G8 Plus: This could cradle the console like a Spine Controller and used as Pleasure-Con options in handheld mode.
- NYXI Warrior Lite: A GameCube-inspired wi-fi controller with remappable again buttons and Corridor Impact sticks.
