In 1985, the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) redefined home gaming, but its innovations meant nothing without a way to control them. The console’s innovative architecture, as explored in console ...

I picked up the Messiah wireless controllers for both NES and SNES I did NOT pay $60 a set for them. My local game store had them on clearance at $19.50 per set. They work great. Certainly worth the ...

The controller for the original Nintendo Entertainment System is a classic, but perhaps not best known for its adherence to good ergonomic principles. Regardless, it can grow awkward to use for long ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Video game controllers have evolved a lot since their initial introduction. In fact, the first gamepads used to translate user input into ...

Have you tried playing a game requiring a D-Pad with the Switch Pro Controller or Joy-Cons? It's awful. Save yourself from the pain with Nintendo's officially released NES Switch controllers. If ...

It's finally here: Nintendo's Wii U is coming to the world on Sunday. It's been a long time coming, but the wait isn't really for the games: Ever since we saw that gamepad—that weird, freakish, ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There's something magical about old gaming controllers. Just the sight of them is enough to conjure images of a childhood gone by, well spent ...

Though motion is the default controller setting, Nintendo will include "NES-style" controls as a throwback to fans and core gamers when the Punch-Out remake arrives ...