As reported by Nintendo Life, via consumer deep-dives and controller teardowns on Reddit, the Nintendo Switch 2 GameCube ...

A Reddit user opened up one of Nintendo’s reissued GameCube controllers for Switch Online members and discovered the D-pad internals are redesigned. They note the original controller’s D-pad sat ...

On the front of the controller are the left stick and L3 button, D-Pad, minus button, capture button, home button (CRKD logo), plus button, right stick and R3 button, and the face buttons in the ...

The latest Google Home version 2.47.10 is now rolling out D-Pad controls for even more precise management of your Android TV or Chromecast with Google TV devices. It was not until the previous v2 ...

Branding on the controller is a little confusing: the box says it’s for Wii U, but the controller sports the Wii logo. The Battle ... inconsistent with the d-pad of the Wii U GamePad or Wii ...

Somewhat obscured in the Nintendo Switch’s launch is this fun fact: It’s the first Nintendo console whose standard controller does not feature a D-pad. As Nintendo is the creator of the D-pad ...

Admittedly, 8Bitdo has enabled its selection of pads to work on the Switch, all of which have a proper d-pad, but it’s nice to know there will be a Joy-Con related solution this Summer. As with ...

The evolution of video games and the controllers we use to play them has resulted in the humble D-Pad becoming something of an afterthought for many hardware makers; that situation has arguably ...

You'd have the directional pad on the left, action buttons on the right and perhaps a couple of shoulder buttons up top with a menu button or two in the center. That all changed with the ...

All three variations of the Hori D-Pad Joy-Con are currently on sale. You can pick up the Zelda-themed one for $20, the Pikachu version for $20, and the Mario edition ...