Nintendo's new GameCube controller for the Switch 2 offers an authentic experience for fans, particularly for Super Smash Bros. enthusiasts. While it excels in nostalgia, its ultra-authentic design poses challenges for contemporary games due to its minimal button layout, particularly with the tiny ZL button. Alternatively, the NYXI Warrior Lite introduces modern features and customization, making it versatile for new titles. Other licensed options from PowerA and Hori also exist, embracing traditional designs while modernizing controls, showing the diversity in GameCube controller offerings for the latest console.
Though Nintendo's new wireless controller is great for Switch Online GameCube games, its dedication to authenticity makes it less ideal for modern games.
If you're interested in a GameCube-style controller with modern flourishes and customization features that make it as usable for Tears of the Kingdom as The Wind Waker, check out the new NYXI Warrior Lite.
From a customization perspective, the Warrior lineup is the most impressive GameCube-style controller we've tried, but there are other GameCube controllers for Switch 2 that offer a more authentic experience.
Officially licensed GameCube-style controllers from PowerA and Hori add Nintendo-inspired designs and have modernized shoulder and trigger layouts.
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