Nintendo Switch: 10 Harsh Truths Nobody Wants To Admit

10. The Right Analogue Stick Is Positioned Awkwardly

When it comes to gaming, controllers are extremely important. They are, after all, how a player controls their games, and so a lot of time and money is spent designing controllers that are absolutely spot on: comfortable to hold while also being functional.

The Nintendo Switch's pro controller looks fantastic. It's basically like the Wii U's pro controller, similar to the Xbox One's. But unfortunately the Pro Controller isn't the controller that comes with the system, it's the gamepad with the Joy Cons that players will be using (or the dock that comes for the Joy Cons, which sadly doesn't alleviate the issue).

The problem is with the positioning of the right analogue stick, which sits directly below the ABXY buttons. Every other mainstream controller on the market has the right analogue stick sit diagonal to these buttons, not directly underneath. Why? So that players can access the ABXY buttons without hitting the analogue stick. The Switch, unfortunately, is unable to lay out its controller this way because the analogue sticks have to fit on each Joy Con. It looks clunky as hell, and will likely push many players to spending extra cash on a pro controller.