Talking Point: Which Is Your Favourite Nintendo Controller? Every Nintendo Pad Ranked

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Nintendo has always been one for pushing the boat out with its hardware designs, and no more so is this the case than with its controllers. Yes, those of the NES and SNES were pretty conventional by today’s standards (though they were remarkably innovative at the time) but in the ensuing years, the Big N’s controllers have had us waving blocks above our heads, tapping chunky kidney-shaped keys, attaching and detaching buttoned bolt-ons, and even trying to work out how exactly these are meant to be played with only two hands.

Our point is, there’s a lot to choose from when it comes to finding the best Nintendo controller out there. There are so many different options, in fact — and so many different opinions — that attempting to find “the best” feels somewhat like an impossible task.

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