Ranking All 18 Nintendo Controllers!

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Controllers aren’t just buttons and sticks, but they’re an expression of the vision for every given console. The controller is the only part of the process in which you decide what happens on screen. Without the controller, video games would just be videos. Let’s rank them!
Thumbnail obviously doesn't give away the actual worst and best controllers...
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
01:31 18
01:37 17
02:35 16
03:44 15
04:36 14
05:15 13
05:30 12
06:09 11
06:52 10
07:35 9
08:40 8
09:36 7
10:30 6
10:41 5
12:27 4
13:17 3
14:44 2
15:11 1
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  • @bradybracken1282
    @bradybracken12825 ай бұрын

    1:01 playing mario kart with a wii balance board is wild 💀

  • @CatGamerstudios

    @CatGamerstudios

    5 ай бұрын

    Reminds me of the beating Mario 64 with weird controllers like garage band drums or Lego Mario.

  • @cubinator3826
    @cubinator38265 ай бұрын

    Every new gen kid be looking at GameCube controller like wtf.💀 Edit: can’t believe I have to say this but I like the GameCube controller (a lot), but you have to admit, it looks a bit goofy.

  • @Astrocreep696

    @Astrocreep696

    5 ай бұрын

    Ummm, the GameCube controller is way closer to a modern controller than an N64 one. The N64 is the controller you should be referring to here.

  • @chobies5383

    @chobies5383

    5 ай бұрын

    You're a new gen kid, you're like 11

  • @4rsenicCatnap

    @4rsenicCatnap

    5 ай бұрын

    @@chobies5383i mean gen Z stopped at 2012 but google says 2013 so…

  • @TundieRice

    @TundieRice

    5 ай бұрын

    @@4rsenicCatnappretty sure they meant the new generation of gamers, lol.

  • @4rsenicCatnap

    @4rsenicCatnap

    5 ай бұрын

    @@TundieRice i mean.. they’d probably know? Its a pretty iconic controller

  • @idkwhothisis-uv8tq
    @idkwhothisis-uv8tq5 ай бұрын

    Did you know: the GameCube controller was designed with Luigi’s Mansion in mind? The dev team made requests to the teams working on the controllers. Also every button has a purpose on the game. How practical that is may be questionable, but it’s still interesting.

  • @idkwhothisis-uv8tq

    @idkwhothisis-uv8tq

    5 ай бұрын

    My favorite controller in the list is the GamePad. I have such nostalgia for it, since Smash 4 was my first real video game. Nintendo land was the second.

  • @FaisalBashir1

    @FaisalBashir1

    5 ай бұрын

    AAAAAND it sold 3.3 million.

  • @CookingKoopa

    @CookingKoopa

    5 ай бұрын

    true

  • @DannerBanks
    @DannerBanks5 ай бұрын

    N64 controller is severely underrated. Was the first controller to give meaty handles to make it feel super ergonomic and comfortable. I never played a game with the d pad. I agree that the c buttons were a little small

  • @Mysticgames136

    @Mysticgames136

    5 ай бұрын

    I didn't like the N64 controller either because it was uncomfortable for me but it was still good for its time at least. Yet wasn't enough to satisfy me but I did like playing N64 games.

  • @HungryWarden

    @HungryWarden

    23 күн бұрын

    Because of the way that controller is built, it makes it impossible to play an N64 game without an N64 controller.

  • @DannerBanks

    @DannerBanks

    23 күн бұрын

    @HungryWarden I just use the right analog stick on modern controllers as the c buttons. And assign the c left and c down buttons as the top and right buttons.

  • @FaisalBashir1
    @FaisalBashir15 ай бұрын

    I love how he just says “it’s the virtual boy controller, and moves on without even mentioning it.

  • @CookingKoopa

    @CookingKoopa

    5 ай бұрын

    yeah the virual boy only sucks and it was made to suck

  • @FaisalBashir1

    @FaisalBashir1

    3 ай бұрын

    It actually didn’t.

  • @B0ssguy
    @B0ssguy5 ай бұрын

    10:13 yes it does, the nunchuck has an accelerometer it just doesn't have a pointer. how do you think wii sports boxing works? i also know that a lot of those things where you shake the wiimote and nunchuck don't actually work if you only shake the wiimote like dkc returns. they don't make it very apparent since it doesn't have rumble but the nunchuck absolutely has motion control

  • @whtevercomesfrst

    @whtevercomesfrst

    16 күн бұрын

    He definitely didnt do his homework on that one at all.

  • @jronmanplays
    @jronmanplays5 ай бұрын

    Interesting List. There were 4 controllers I did not see. The Nintendo Switch Online NES, SNES, Genesis, and N64 wireless controllers. My favorite controllers are probably the Wii Remote family of controllers. I also really like the Wii U Pro controller.

  • @benamisai-kham5892

    @benamisai-kham5892

    5 ай бұрын

    The Wii u pro controller was probably the best modern controller we've gotten and im really sad we didn't get the same design for switch tbh.

  • @blueyoshi8517
    @blueyoshi85175 ай бұрын

    I must be weird. I actually like the N64 controller.

  • @natesaxon2817
    @natesaxon28175 ай бұрын

    I'm not a fan of the N64 controller but it should definitely get the highest marks in innovation. Thumb sticks are such a normal part of games

  • @Trampflick

    @Trampflick

    5 ай бұрын

    Hey check out this new wooden axe I bought; the whole thing is made of wood, not just the handle. it also has a hammer on the bottom. So innovative. ;)

  • @bandicoot2ps1

    @bandicoot2ps1

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@Trampflick Beta Ray Bill did it first

  • @mikemyers4191
    @mikemyers41915 ай бұрын

    I got pissed with the low ranking of the N64 controller, but stopped watching after the Wii U pro controller get outranked by the NES Max.

  • @evolutioner8573

    @evolutioner8573

    Ай бұрын

    i get you, i also almost wanted to leave the vid after seeing how low the wii u gamepad is, its literally the best controller ever!

  • @superclassicblox
    @superclassicblox5 ай бұрын

    why is the Wii U pro controller lower in ranking than it should be? I guess the Wii U pro controller is criminally underrated just like the Wii U itself, but the fact that the Wii U pro controller was OUTRANKED by the NES MAX is OUTRAGOUS

  • @SMENECl
    @SMENECl5 ай бұрын

    "3 things you need to play a video game: console, game, and controller." Me: watching this video on a screen I need to play mobile games...

  • @Mario_army
    @Mario_army5 ай бұрын

    Nunchuck has motion control

  • @BenjiDarius

    @BenjiDarius

    5 ай бұрын

    It doesnt, its just that its attached to the WiiMote which gives it the illusion of motion control

  • @brandyjohnson9272

    @brandyjohnson9272

    5 ай бұрын

    yeah, I was like, how does my skyward sword sheild work then????

  • @jronmanplays

    @jronmanplays

    5 ай бұрын

    the nunchuck has a 3 axis accelerometer. The feature is used in Wii Boxing for example.

  • @Romir01x

    @Romir01x

    5 ай бұрын

    @@BenjiDarius it does, literally in mario galaxy the spin gives you a higher boost if you shake the wiimote and doesn't when you shake the nunchuck and when you play as Luigi it's the oppossite

  • @mallow2902

    @mallow2902

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@BenjiDarius it literally does. Play Wii Sports boxing and swing around the nunchuck while the remote is sitting on a desk or table and tell me there isn't an accelerometer in it.

  • @LBJ_23.
    @LBJ_23.5 ай бұрын

    I just saw the vid of ideas for Mario kart. I think they should add quests in online matches to keep players more entertained during races, and the rewards are unlock able golden skins/styles for skins. For example the tanooki marios golden unlockeble skin should be the white and gold version of it, and toad can have like golden spots on his head instead of red. Also you names 50 CHARACTERS AND DIDNT BRING UP BABY YOSHI!! That’s at the top of my list it would be hilarious. And last they should make stats for characters and karts not too different so that people can use the combos they like and still be competitive

  • @Obstagoon862
    @Obstagoon86220 күн бұрын

    One look at the thumbnail and I thought "You're going to hell before you die for calling the Joy-Cons bad". But I had to watch the video before to make sure before commenting.

  • @zahidwali
    @zahidwali5 ай бұрын

    I’m genuinely surprised the n64 controller ranked so poorly. That was a ground breaking controller at the time and present controllers probably wouldn’t be where they are had it not been for that controller! Never felt uncomfortable at all to me.

  • @evolutioner8573
    @evolutioner8573Ай бұрын

    the wii u gamepad is ofc my favorite controller.

  • @florisvanderveen2375
    @florisvanderveen2375Ай бұрын

    the nunchuck has motion it is not for show it works as schohield in zelda skyward sword, when you tilt it

  • @whtevercomesfrst

    @whtevercomesfrst

    16 күн бұрын

    Ikr it pissed me off when he said that.

  • @MinVSMaj
    @MinVSMaj5 ай бұрын

    The thing about the VB controller is that there are certain games that are great with it like how each d-pad controls each arm in Teleroboxer.

  • @elaquen7
    @elaquen75 ай бұрын

    I have to disagree with the position of the Wii U Pro Controller in the ranking. It has 80 hours of battery life and is incredibly comfortable. With a third party adapter it is a great PC controller. If you complained about the stick on the N64 controller you should have also docked the joy-cons for their stick drift design flaw. The nunchuck does have a three-axis accelerometer when you said that it didn't have one. If it truly didn't have one how did shield blocking in skyward sword work?

  • @abrahamaguilar1359
    @abrahamaguilar13595 ай бұрын

    Did switch stop just cut the wire of the game cube controller to make it look like he had the wave bird controller

  • @SwitchStop

    @SwitchStop

    5 ай бұрын

    Haha, no I’ve got 2. My dog chewed that one

  • @sinkingpotatosalad

    @sinkingpotatosalad

    5 ай бұрын

    @@SwitchStop 🐕🎮

  • @kirbistNoor
    @kirbistNoor5 ай бұрын

    Later this day after watching this I found all my dad's old nes controllers

  • @JGr2000
    @JGr20005 ай бұрын

    Please rank every Nintendo console if you haven’t done so already

  • @evolutioner8573

    @evolutioner8573

    Ай бұрын

    he already did and it a terrible ranking.

  • @Aross7500
    @Aross75003 күн бұрын

    You forgot to mention that the N64 can also be with your left hand on the left side and your right hand in the middle. I think that this is the rarest method used of the 3 ways that you can hold the controller though.

  • @evolutioner8573
    @evolutioner8573Ай бұрын

    the thumbnail is a better ranking than the actual vid

  • @JonSmith-hk1bq
    @JonSmith-hk1bq5 ай бұрын

    Turned off the video after putting the N64 controller so low. Like so many others, this video seems to only base its opinion on the N64 controller on how it looks and not how it functions, which was excellent for the time. It was both very intuitive and VERY comfortable once you actually had your hands on it. The extended handle and Z-trigger are something no controller since has been able to match.

  • @Nintenblox
    @Nintenblox5 ай бұрын

    Help I broke my pro controller, should I get a GameCube controller?

  • @ilan_profile

    @ilan_profile

    5 ай бұрын

    Depends on the games you play, is great for Smash tho

  • @Sookie55555

    @Sookie55555

    5 ай бұрын

    No

  • @user-cq7lx8xu9g

    @user-cq7lx8xu9g

    5 ай бұрын

    yes

  • @goatgamer001
    @goatgamer0015 ай бұрын

    My top 5 Nintendo controller GameCube controller Wii u gamepad Switch, Wii u, wii pro controller Honourable mention: dual joycon (spoiler: it failed although it would be a good idea if made more comfortable) Dual joycon w/ switch screen is like gamepad but more uncomfortable

  • @bidule3988

    @bidule3988

    Ай бұрын

    Good top 5

  • @evolutioner8573

    @evolutioner8573

    Ай бұрын

    nice at least you have the wii u gamepas on it :) the best controller ever!

  • @goatgamer001

    @goatgamer001

    14 күн бұрын

    ​@@evolutioner8573GamePad is the best console remote we have had!

  • @XBC3-4GOTY
    @XBC3-4GOTY2 ай бұрын

    Love the GameCube and SNES Controller

  • @GLUE24
    @GLUE245 ай бұрын

    Hellll yeah!

  • @HeNrY11-vd6vy
    @HeNrY11-vd6vy3 ай бұрын

    Just got the switch Super Pro Controller it’s amazing compared to the pro dock on the base doc the only downside Is that it just defeats the point of the detachable controllers but whatever it’s still the goat anyways

  • @jasperstuart5745
    @jasperstuart57455 ай бұрын

    There Could be A Announcement for Super Mario Galaxy 2 because the leaked & filed GameCube Controller Patent,it’s also gonna be the case for the Wii

  • @Daft0Cean968
    @Daft0Cean96814 күн бұрын

    is the nintendo switch online snes controller worth buying?

  • @brandyjohnson9272
    @brandyjohnson92725 ай бұрын

    :( wavebird doesn't have rumble tho.

  • @user-it6cf1kh1y
    @user-it6cf1kh1y4 ай бұрын

    Actually the first wireless controller is the CX 42 for the Atari 2600

  • @CookingKoopa
    @CookingKoopa5 ай бұрын

    The pro controller has weird and wonky button mapping, which is why I prefer the joy-cons

  • @whtevercomesfrst
    @whtevercomesfrst16 күн бұрын

    The wii nunchuck has motion and shake detection. Play wii sports boxing, if you just use nunchuck it will still punch.

  • @XBC3-4GOTY
    @XBC3-4GOTY2 ай бұрын

    I never did like the N64 Controller

  • @melonstuff9creative
    @melonstuff9creative10 күн бұрын

    I used to play on the wii u in 2020 but in 2023 my charger broke. R.I.P Some people hate the wii u and i understand their opinion. My controller is the Gamepad

  • @aidanwhite8268
    @aidanwhite82685 ай бұрын

    The Wii U GamePad should’ve been replaced with the N64 controller in the thumbnail of this video

  • @piggyproaxel2
    @piggyproaxel25 ай бұрын

    So no buzz junior 🥺

  • @isaacrodriguez4773
    @isaacrodriguez47735 ай бұрын

    The Wiimote is Always My Favorite I play some Wii Games like. Mario Party 8 Blazing Angels Squadrons of World War II Super Smash Bros Brawl Wii Sports Wii Play Wii Sports Resort Lara Croft Tomb Raider Anniversary Super Mario All Stars Super Mario Galaxy Mario Kart Wii Super Mario Galaxy 2 New Super Mario Bros Wii WWll Aces Mario Party 9 Space Invaders Geteven Super Mario Bros Mike Tyson’s Punch Out Castlevania lll Dracula’s Curse

  • @EinarGrönbek-u1c
    @EinarGrönbek-u1c6 күн бұрын

    My favorite is the wiimote+Nunchuck

  • @Bitethemic
    @Bitethemic10 күн бұрын

    15:11 I don’t really actually like the Nintendo switch pro controller. It feels very uncomfortable when you’re holding it especially near the top so I think that number one should go to the GameCube controller or Wii U pro

  • @MegaMario98689
    @MegaMario986895 күн бұрын

    11:27 he doesn't know what he is talking about. It is used everywhere. Hd rumble just means that the rumble can be adjusted in strength, speed, and something else that I am blanking on. But that means that it has more than one option for rumble

  • @The-Ginjaninja
    @The-Ginjaninja4 ай бұрын

    If the Wii classic control is a copy of the Snes controller, than literally EVERY major controller after the Snes one is a snes controller (Namely Playstation)

  • @repoversemedium
    @repoversemedium5 ай бұрын

    Every controller is great in my opinion.

  • @CatGamerstudios
    @CatGamerstudios5 ай бұрын

    WHERES WII MOTION + With an attached Nunchuck??????????

  • @mariomaster101official
    @mariomaster101official9 күн бұрын

    Wii U GamePad Is My #1

  • @RadicalBearz
    @RadicalBearz5 ай бұрын

    The N64 controller kind of just needed different sizes, otherwise it is one of the best looking contrllers out there

  • @mallow2902
    @mallow29023 ай бұрын

    The GameCube controller literally works perfectly fine in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, what are you talking about? Also NES Max that high is so whack. Wavebird is super overrated, the wired ones are more responsive and reliable, plus they have slightly better build quality in my experience. N64 controller really is not that bad, aside from the subpar analog stick which is its only real flaw.

  • @sebastianperry4571
    @sebastianperry45715 ай бұрын

    8:40 the wii remote is the best controller!

  • @HackerDragon9999
    @HackerDragon99992 ай бұрын

    The Wii U game pad sucks if it's white. The black one (that I own) just looks so much better.

  • @kwestfal513
    @kwestfal5134 ай бұрын

    Joy con is my favorite

  • @user-it6cf1kh1y
    @user-it6cf1kh1y4 ай бұрын

    I know an alternative to the N64 controller the hori pad mini or the retro fighters controller

  • @JAPANESE_MAPLE
    @JAPANESE_MAPLE5 ай бұрын

    another good vid from switch stop

  • @Zonatedjaguar90
    @Zonatedjaguar905 ай бұрын

    💀 kids like poopIng

  • @Jelly_shy_guy_man
    @Jelly_shy_guy_man5 ай бұрын

    The n64 controller is number 1

  • @nemesis2146

    @nemesis2146

    5 ай бұрын

    Gamecube better

  • @MrEJC53-gj9fh

    @MrEJC53-gj9fh

    5 ай бұрын

    Sure Thing Mate!

  • @samuelperez7478

    @samuelperez7478

    5 ай бұрын

    Agreed

  • @Jelly_shy_guy_man

    @Jelly_shy_guy_man

    5 ай бұрын

    @@MrEJC53-gj9fhwhy did you edit your comment?.

  • @egg10921

    @egg10921

    5 ай бұрын

    I don't think it's the best but it feels better than the nes controller

  • @galaxyt23
    @galaxyt239 күн бұрын

    Mine is definitely the pro controler

  • @Chad_Wick
    @Chad_WickКүн бұрын

    14:10 did they just say analogue triggers are useless?

  • @NormansWorldMovies
    @NormansWorldMovies5 ай бұрын

    The Z button is actually the select button

  • @TheLonleyPebble
    @TheLonleyPebble5 ай бұрын

    On the thumbnail, the Wii U controller is in the worst. How?!😢

  • @JoeTube26
    @JoeTube265 ай бұрын

    my favourite is also switch pro controller

  • @user-it6cf1kh1y
    @user-it6cf1kh1y4 ай бұрын

    Not every switch game supports the pro controller

  • @0-0Maverick
    @0-0Maverick5 ай бұрын

    0:00 how you gonna play the game without an tv 💀

  • @EpicRobloxianReal
    @EpicRobloxianReal5 ай бұрын

    W

  • @MegaMario98689
    @MegaMario986895 күн бұрын

    12:25 WHERE IS THE USB C CABLE IT'S GOING TO D*E

  • @davinamason-gt6wi
    @davinamason-gt6wi3 ай бұрын

    I will got a game cube in cosmic

  • @user-it6cf1kh1y
    @user-it6cf1kh1y4 ай бұрын

    That was developed by Atari

  • @JAPANESE_MAPLE
    @JAPANESE_MAPLE5 ай бұрын

    hmm

  • @jacealbine
    @jacealbine2 ай бұрын

    Other controllers, "Not innovative enough." Number 1: The least innovative and standardized controller of them all.

  • @Daft0Cean968

    @Daft0Cean968

    14 күн бұрын

    yea even though I do think the switch pro controller is the best controller for Nintendo consoles, if you're going to give innovation so much value then the wavebird or snes controller rlly should've been first.

  • @Amaritheninja05
    @Amaritheninja054 ай бұрын

    Joycons are the best

  • @npaulfun7196
    @npaulfun719612 күн бұрын

    The virtual boy controller is almost as bad as the console itself. Almost.

  • @YoshiJR5

    @YoshiJR5

    11 күн бұрын

    Boy controller 💀☠️🍷

  • @SuperOzzy2324
    @SuperOzzy23245 ай бұрын

    e

  • @katethomas6343
    @katethomas63435 ай бұрын

    Hi

  • @Jelly_shy_guy_man

    @Jelly_shy_guy_man

    5 ай бұрын

    Hi

  • @kirbistNoor
    @kirbistNoor5 ай бұрын

    Hola isa mii a mayiro

  • @linkyCCCP
    @linkyCCCP14 күн бұрын

    here's my list cause this list is wild I'm cooked but yeah 17: VB 16: NES 15: NES Advantage 14: NES Dogbone 13: Switch Pro Controller 12: N64 11: Wii Classic Controller 10: Wii Classic Controller Pro 9: SNES 8: Wiimote 7: Wiimote + Nunchuck 6:Wiimotion Plus 5: Joycons 4: Wavebird 3:GCN 2: Wii U Gamepad 1:Wii U Pro Controller

  • @lisenpeter
    @lisenpeter8 күн бұрын

    Ds

  • @FaisalBashir1
    @FaisalBashir13 ай бұрын

    Boo!

  • @user-pr9ql1ub6u
    @user-pr9ql1ub6u5 ай бұрын

    First!

  • @EpicRobloxianReal

    @EpicRobloxianReal

    5 ай бұрын

    third

  • @megastarwarsrocks99
    @megastarwarsrocks995 ай бұрын

    Joycons should be last

  • @Mysticgames136

    @Mysticgames136

    5 ай бұрын

    If we mention performance, it's great, but in terms of quality, the hardware in the joycons can be awful sometimes. They could easily break if you aren't careful.

  • @aidanwhite8268
    @aidanwhite82685 ай бұрын

    The NES controller is pretty overrated by Nintendo standards

  • @EpicRobloxianReal
    @EpicRobloxianReal5 ай бұрын

    W (fourth comment)

  • @ilan_profile
    @ilan_profile5 ай бұрын

    0/10 The Nintendo Switch Online Sega Genesis Controller wasnt on the top

  • @leafy1dot2-kn1ry
    @leafy1dot2-kn1ry5 ай бұрын

    First

  • @EpicRobloxianReal

    @EpicRobloxianReal

    5 ай бұрын

    second

  • @ko-kyusan
    @ko-kyusan7 күн бұрын

    Wii U is way better than the Nintendo switch because the we U controller has a resistive touchscreen and the Nintendo switch has a capacitive touchscreen the Nintendo switch and the Nintendo switch controllers suck the Wii u and the 3DS are way better because of their controllers and their touch screens

  • @PhoenixHen
    @PhoenixHenАй бұрын

    Nice clickbait

  • @CanZand7SM
    @CanZand7SM5 ай бұрын

    0:04 And a TV

  • @Cringeroni
    @Cringeroni5 ай бұрын

    first probably

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