The d-pad works well and feels great to use. The overall quality is top-notch! The response time of the d-pad and joystick feel amazing, just like the OEM joycons that came with the Switch OLED. I primarily play in handheld mode only, so this was the perfect joycon for me. Easily 5 out of 5

To clear some things up: First of all, this joy con is HANDHELD ONLY. Please don't blame the seller when you didn't take the time to read. Second, I saw a few reviews criticizing the design, specifically the position of the analog stick and the d-pad. This is meant to mimic Nintendo's joy cons, it is their design model and not Hori's you should be aiming at. I bought this to replace my drifting left joy con. In terms of materials, I will say that you do get what you pay for, but I didn't mind what I got here. The shell is a lighter, see-through plastic, but it's not slippery. There's no battery in this, so it's very light, but I didn't notice when I was playing. I did feel the lack of HD rumble at first, but I got quickly accustomed to it (it tends to rumble enough throughout the whole console anyway). The capture and minus buttons are rubber instead of the standard hard plastic. I like the capture button better this way, I used to accidentally bump it far too often on the regular joy con. The minus button was already hard to press for me due to my small hands, this is no different, but having it be softer made it a lot easier to find and easier on the thumb when pressed compared to the hard plastic. The release button is raised rather high, and I'm not sure what the reason for this could have been. I wasn't bothered by it, but this might be inconvenient if you have a case without any wiggle room. Lastly, while I know this must drain more battery because it has to in order to function, I didn't really notice any extra drain. However, I expect very little of the Switch's battery life already and rarely play outside of the house, so I'm the least likely to be bothered by this. Does it drift? I play a good handful of intensive games 10+ hours a week, and it's held out longer than my original, more expensive joy con, so do with that information what you will. Overall, if you play mostly handheld/only play in TV mode with a pro controller, this is a great replacement, especially if you're trying to avoid the dreaded drift and don't want to spend $40 for the official replacement.

If you need a quick fix for the left joycon drift issue this will hold you over until you can get the actual joycon repaired or replaced. Overall its a great and affordable piece that allows your console to WORK until 2020 is over and we can actually find left joycons again!

Like the look but be aware no rumble, no player LED, no SYNC BUTTON, no sl/sr buttons, no accelerometer/gyro sensors and worse it only works connected to the switch device - no TV or tabletop mode functionality. (Per instructions). Yet, cost almost half as much as a set of joy cons with all these functions operable. Not sure it's pretty enough.

It is extremely expensive for a handheld mode only joycon. It does not support pairing via Bluetooth

This joycon works great for me. I don’t usually use the wireless capabilities so the reduced price is a bonus for me. I just wish there was something similar for the right side.

Contrary to the lower review, this controller is appealing, comfortable, and works well while attached! The 2 star review is due to the controller ONLY being able to work in hand held mode which is inconvenient, defeating the purpose of the removable controller. A LH only option due to the infamous joycon drift problem is nice but it needs a wireless compatibility update.

Absolutely perfect control-wise. Buttons move smoothly, cleanly. Design gorgeous. Two things: the release button on the back is raised, which can impact any cases you want to put on your device, and the soft minus-button is very thin and tends to bend rather than push in unless you push perfectly straight towards the joy-con. Other than that, no complaints!

Unfortunately the control doesn’t work.

This is a wonderful product. I bought this as a replacement for my left joycon, which developed some stick drift, a common problem. This joycon is similar in weight to a standard one, with well weighted buttons and similarly good control to the basic joycons that come with the switch. It can't be used when the switch is docked, but it's excellent for mobile play. The capture and minus buttons are made from rubberised material rather than the more standard hard plastic, which isn't a bad thing ultimately, and caused me no issues through several hours of play. The Dpad is easy to use, and whilst I haven't used it as genuine directional control yet, it feels through other play as though it would work well for that. I've had none of the occasional disconnection issues that I've experienced with other joycons, and the joystick itself fits my joystick covers perfectly which makes for a comfortable play experience. Not to mention the fact it is /absolutely gorgeous/ to look at, and now makes me very excited to look at my switch! Only downsides I can mention are the aforementioned lack of remote play, and the lack of rumble in the controller; but it's also around half the price of buying a full joycon, so I'll take that tradeoff. I would highly recommend this product to anyone looking to replace a drifting joycon who plays predominantly mobile play.

Attenzione: come scritto anche sulla confezione, questo controller funziona soltanto in modalità portatile, vale a dire attaccato al tablet. Non ha il sensore di movimento e non ha la funzione di vibrazione, per cui risulta più leggero rispetto all'originale. La differenza sostanziale sta nel fatto che i 4 tasti direzionali sono stati sostituiti da una croce direzionale vera e propria (di buona fattura), cosa molto utile in tutti quei titoli in cui la si preferisce allo stick analogico. Lo stick analogico ha la stessa risposta di quello originale. Gli altri tasti (L e ZL hanno un feeling leggermente diverso, funzionano ugualmente bene). Un po' peggio i tasti - e "cattura" che sono in gomma (anche se si usano molto poco e non danno alcun fastidio). I disegni presenti sui vari modelli sono molto carini, ma quella è questione di gusti. Visto il prezzo dell'originale, questo rappresenta un ottimo sostituto per la sola modalità portatile. Se avete intenzione di usare Switch con gli amici o con i due Joycon uniti in un controller, prendete l'originale.

Funcionalidad y diseño excelentes.

Habe mir dieses Produkt auf Amazon gebraucht gekauft! Ich spiele tagtäglich mit dem Joy Con und konnte bisher nichts negatives feststellen! Er ist definitiv leichter als die anderen Joy Cons und fühlt sich von den Tasten auch etwas anders an, habe mich aber sehr schnell daran gewöhnt! Wäre definitiv noch super wenn es den auch für Rechts geben würde statt nur für Links! Alles in allem bin ich sehr zufrieden, Preis-Leistung ist Top und er funktioniert immer noch tadellos! Kann die negativen Bewertungen nicht verstehen!