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HORI’s popular Split Pad Pro controller for the Nintendo Switch offers gamers a full-size controller experience while in handheld mode. Features include full-size buttons and analog sticks, ...

There's no shortage of great third-party controllers for Nintendo Switch, but and the Split Pad Pro has long been the best for handheld mode. The only downside to the gamepad, of course, was its lack ...

If you find it uncomfortable to play Nintendo Switch in handheld mode with the standard Joy-Con controllers, the Hori Split Pad Compact and Split Pad Pro are worth a closer look. These give you a bit ...

The Hori Split Pad Pro was easily one of the best Nintendo Switch controllers when it first launched in conjunction with Daemon X Machina over five years ago, offering a fantastic wired-only Joy-Con ...