SNAKEBYTE Announce Wireless GAME:PAD S PRO for Nintendo Switch

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"The GAME:PAD S PRO offers a premium, console experience for Switch owners. Ideal for playing at home, the GAME:PAD S PRO uses the same state-of-the-art Bluetooth connection as the Joy-Con controllers, ensuring full compatibility and a rock solid connection."

Full PR below:​

snakebyte® group, leading innovators of consumer electronics hardware, announced today the launch of the Wireless GAME:PAD S PRO™, a superior quality, professional grade controller for us with Nintendo® Switch™ and one of the first third party wireless controllers to be available for the system.

Expected to begin shipping in Fall 2017, the Wireless GAME:PAD S PRO follows the recent announcement of a second wave of Switch compatible accessories from the hardware group and follows the Company’s tradition of being amongst the first to market with quality products for the Switch gamer. Designed to connect wirelessly to the Nintendo Switch using the same Bluetooth® technology as standard JoyCon™ controllers, the Wireless GAME:PAD S PRO offers the precision control of an authentic console game pad, without sacrificing the ease of connectivity and low-latency enjoyed by Switch owners. High-quality analog thumbsticks and digital d-pad combine with dual-vibration motors, delivering enhanced haptic feedback for the complete gaming experience. Switch owners will immediately appreciate the difference delivered by the high-performance build quality and familiar controller layout, while the integrated Capture Button allows players to snap their favourite moments in an instant!

Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries charge the controller ultra-quickly and the Wireless GAME:PAD S PRO also features a user-assigned turbo function to add further customisation to gaming sessions.

“After its impressive start at retail, Nintendo Switch has continued to capture the imagination of gamers worldwide and snakebyte are excited to deliver a truly authentic console game pad for those serious about gaming performance,” said Nick Repenning, CEO for snakebyte USA. “snakebyte enjoyed a successful launch for the Switch thanks to being first to market with a range of quality peripherals for the console and we’re excited to build upon this success with the Wireless GAME:PAD S PRO, one of the first Bluetooth® controllers to launch, and a product that we believe enhances the Switch experience.”

In addition to the Wireless GAME:PAD S PRO, snakebyte will also be launching a wired version of the controller with the GAME:PAD S. Expected to ship alongside the wireless variant the wired controller is identical in build and design, connecting effortlessly to the USB socket of the Nintendo Switch, delivering premium performance for gamers not in need of a wireless connection.

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The GAME:PAD S PRO offers a premium, console experience for Switch owners. Ideal for playing at home, the GAME:PAD S PRO uses the same state-of-the-art Bluetooth connection as the Joy-Con controllers
Is that the same state of the art bluetooth that lost connection as soon as a fly came between the joycon and the Switch?

Jokes aside, the fact that gbatemp puts those :P in the name is just great.
 
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Eesh, the Switch went from having no third party controllers to having one too many third party controllers. :P

I'd skip that, the "d-pad" looks worse than the one on the left Joy-Con and the handles don't appear to be comfortable to hold.
 
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Is that the same state of the art bluetooth that lost connection as soon as a fly came between the joycon and the Switch?

Jokes aside, the fact that gbatemp puts those :P in the name is just great.
The Bluetooth module is good enough, it's the antenna design on the left joycon specifically that causes issues - due to being less packed than the right joycon Nintendo opted for an on-pcb antenna rather than a more reliable external antenna as on the right one which lead to random disconnects due to interference from the other elements on the board as well as other equipment nearby.
 

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The Bluetooth module is good enough, it's the antenna design on the left joycon specifically that causes issues - due to being less packed than the right joycon Nintendo opted for an on-pcb antenna rather than a more reliable external antenna as on the right one which lead to random disconnects due to interference from the other elements on the board as well as other equipment nearby.
Gotta admit that I knew this already. What made me scratch my head was them calling it state-of-the-art since that's the first time I've heard the switch's bluetooth module described that way. Ah, marketing...
 
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Anyone noticed the A/B/X/Y buttons look like they'll be clicky than smushy?
 

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Joules. /s

After trying 3 different OG Pro Controllers with the same DPAD issue and L R pressure issue, I ended up with Splatoon 2 Pro Controller, everything goes okay so far, fixes everything. $30 more but it's worth it.

Nintendo Australia acknowledges the issue as defective circuit board and happy to fix but it costs 2 weeks.

My ProCon also has this annoying you-can-press-the-dpad-in-the-center problem, so I want to check myself if that is fixed in the funny colors Pro Con.
 

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Great, so we go from a bad DPAD in the Pro Controller, to nightmareland here.
Nice move.
I like the pro controllers d-pad what do you hate about it?

On another note, I don't think an item description that makes use of that many ":P" should be trusted.

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but it Does/will have Amiibo support?
they better change that D-Pad ASAP! otherwise, I might consider it...IF and ONLY IF it´s cheaper than Nintendo's offer.
Probably not seeing as how the Nintendo reader used is probably patented.
 
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