8BitDo have revealed new controllers to accompany the Switch Lite:

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You may have noticed from the screens, that 8BitDo have decided to add 2 d-pads instead of any analogue sticks, to keep the controllers as portable as possible.

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The 8BitDo Lite releases October 30th and will cost around $25.

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8BitDo Official Site

 

[FanNintendo]

Rumble Pak included??

 

[Rahkeesh]

I hope they didn't ask the factory to make a ton of these - this is gonna be a flop for sure

Who let the interns design a new controller?

Makes zero sense to me either, but the yellow is already sold out.

That said these are x-input controllers, and they would be great ultra-portable companions to a laptop or tablet.

 

[Kubas_inko]

Get the Switch lite, remove the screen and for some unknown reason remove the analog sticks as well.
*'BAAAM'* controller everyone will talk about and probable also never buy.

 

[diggeloid]

I wonder if the lack of analog sticks has anything to do with patents? I personally haven't seen any controllers that use PSP/3DS-style sliding analog sticks.


I'm on board with a retro controller with no analog sticks for use in SNES emulation or retro-style games. But dual d-pads? Wtf is that?

 

[Dr.Hacknik]

I mean I get the idea, but come on... The console is meant for portable mode only but you can't even make proper controllers.
Yikes, well at least they look cool.

 

[Axido]

If they'd ship it with a phone holder I'd buy one immediately.

 

[Deleted User]

They could have used at least circle pads like the 3ds

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I don't get it. Doesn't it not even have a kick stand?

The Hori compact play stand works. I use it when I’m in my house

 

[anhminh]

I have an 8bitdo sf30 and its d-pad is horrible. Sometime I press left or right and it somehow trigger down button.

 

[raxadian]

I don't get it.
D-pad instead of stick then buttons instead of D-pad. Looks like the worst idea ever to me. Nothing is what devs have programmed games for.
Looks cute though.

Will be easy to use to people used to game with a computer keyboard at least.

Also, what wireless controllers are compatible with the Switch Lite?

And why the heck do you want wireless controllers for the Switch Lite?

 

[Reynardine]

Well, they do look neat. But the lack of analogue input seems pretty limiting to me. I wouldn't spend money on a controller that can't be used for many games and go through the trouble of fitting it into my bag in addition to the Switch Lite console.

Maybe I just don't play enough retro games, idk.

 

[wiewiec]

Pretty strange idea to have 2 d-pads sth like Virtual Boy I think...

 

[evertonstz]

Maybe the d-pads are analog, so it would work like a rudimentary analog stick.

 

[Lazyboss]

Worst controller from 8bitdo, dpad on the right side? What's the point?

 

[Clydefrosch]

sell them with circle pads and I might've looked into it.

but actually, even then, the zr and zl buttons are an absolute nope for me

 

[Haloman800]

Looks nice. Could this be paired with a Wii U via wii remote adapter?

 

[ibroxgaz]

hmmmmmm

 

[Deleted User]

why no dark grey?
yellow is such an ugly color

 

[DANTENDO]

why no dark grey?
yellow is such an ugly color

Yellow is not ugly think sunflowers lemons and bananas and then youl like Yr gamepad

 

[ecesar]

This is a beautiful project in visual design.

And a useless gamepad.

 

[Immortallix]

I'll be picking this up just because I've always wanted the option to play smash with a d-pad