SWITCH Split Pad Compact (Pikachu)

I'm in love with these controllers. They have made hand-held gaming on the switch more fun, customisable, and comfortable!Pros:• Compact specifically are great for smaller hands like mine, but generally are just more comfortable and natural than the original joy con's.• No more pesky joy-con drift! And less expensive to replace!• Assigned buttons make gaming easier and more accessible• Turbo buttons great for games that require constant button in-put or button mashing• Full sized D-Pad, similar to the DS but more rounded and comfortable• Designs are great and far more creative than the original ones by Nintendo• The buttons feel much nicer, easier to press but not flimsy!• Toggles give you more control over the in-game camera and character movementCons (some only perceived so depending on individual preference)• No rumble functions that may make certain games difficult (I personally do not miss this at all and think the pros far outweigh the cons on this one)• Probably won't fit in your original switch case, but this will vary• Not detachable, as they work of switch battery (I still have a pro controller and the joycons if I chose to play in docked mode)• My Geekshare hardshell case needs to be taken off the switch body to be able to attach the compact controllers, so a potential vulnerability if the switch is dropped. However, you're less likely to drop your switch with these controllers as the grip is greatly improved!• No gyro features. Although so far I haven't played many games where the controllers use this recently. However due to the wider range given by the new toggle, you're input is more accurate without being fiddly, so lack of gyro might not even be much of an issue with these!

Feels great, bit bulky but great once used to it.Quality well made better than the original clip ons

Less hand/finger pain with this compared with official small controller unit. Value for money.It’s not too big and too small, right fit I would say.

I upgraded my Switch Lite to a full size Switch last year and was staggered by just how bad the stock handheld experience was. The joycons felt loose when connected to the console, it wasn't comfortable to hold and worst of all the "lets pretend these 4 buttons are a d-pad" showed just how much a gimmick these controllers really were.This Hori Switch Split Pad Compact solves a fair amount of this. I noted one reviewer mentioned flex using this. In my experience it's been the opposite (flex with joycons, rock solid with this) but I guess it's luck of the draw. The additional bulk of these controllers means a much more comfortable experience than the stock joycons one. It's still not perfect (you'd need longer grips for that) but it does make a world of difference.Sticks are great and feel like 'proper' joypad ones as opposed to the little nubs you get on joycons. Deadzones feel okay on them but could have done with a little more tightening - but that's subjective.Star of the show is the d-pad of course. As someone who has been into fighting games for the last few years and more recently bullet-hell shmups - this has finally made my Switch usable in handheld mode. While I would prefer a circular design for comfort - this does the job admirably as you'd expect from Hori.GYRO/ACCELEROMETER - a quick note on this (and the reason for leaving a review in the first place). I'd read that there was no gyro controls. I presume this meant that the gyro function was actually supplied by the joycons in the full size Switch. While there's no gyro functionality in this controller (you can't use it removed from the Switch) - the Switch itself has an accelerometer. Basically - in first person games you can still have motion-based aiming.CORRECTION - after further testing - it appears motion control support via the console itself is game specific. For instance - while Quake 2 supports motion aiming without joycons - Duke Nukem 3D doesn't.One slight negative - none of the buttons appear to wake up the console - you still need to press the power button (I'm used to just hitting home).I picked this up for £20.97 - for which I would have given this 5 stars. This must have been on a special price as it's currently retailing for £37.95. I would still recommend it but at this price there are other options available.

There isn't anything less I expect out of Nintendo. It's very handy and comfortable. I recommend watching a YouTube review before buying it because it's not for everyone. For example, it doesn't work wirelessly and it doesn't have the vibrate settings but it has 2 back paddles, which are extra buttons, a button that spams any button of choice and its very comfortable!

I found I was put off playing the oled due to the uncomfortable base controllers. Now with these Hori compacts it is a game changer. Ergonomic so much better, downside is the sticks have a very very slight click from statuary position, but I feel this will ease over time

Not only is it beautiful, but it completely changed my stance on playing the Switch portable. For years now I've been playing mostly on TV as every time I'd take my Switch with me on trips I'd only end up playing for a few minutes because of how cramped and bad the joycons feel. But with this, I find myself playing portable even at home. The grip is great, all the buttons feel amazing, the d-pad is FANTASTIC and the analog sticks are some of the best I ever used in a controller, period. I can't sing its praises enough, like I said, it completely changed how I view and use my Switch. It's a total home run from Hori.

They feel so much better to hold than traditional joycons. Even for my small hands. I bound the left button to the left stick to save the longevity of it. Not like it felt as if it would break any time soon. The sticks are very comfortable, and better shaped for the thumb.