Update: Hori has confirmed to Nintendo Life the issue pertaining to the d-pad joy-con using battery power while the Switch is in sleep mode has been resolved with the release of Switch firmware 6. ...

Japanese peripheral maker Hori is creating a left-hand Joy-Con with an old-school D-pad, it has been revealed by Famitsu. So here we are; the demands of retro gamers across the world will finally ...

Hori is making a Switch Joy-Con controller with a proper D-pad, although it has several limitations over the official version from Nintendo (including no wireless option).

With a D-pad, better ergonomics, and programmable rear buttons, and no joystick drift (so far), the Split Pad Pro is almost the perfect cure for the Nintendo Switch’s Joy-Con drift.

The standard left Joy-Con, with four buttons serving as a D-pad Even playing with it in handheld mode loses more features on the left side: No HD rumble and no gyroscope.

Released this July in Japan, the new left Joy-Con pad will include a proper d-pad and cost a very reasonable 2,480 yen (shown above).

We've had both the Hori Split Pad Pro and Hori Split Pad Compact under the microscope for weeks now, so we've put them both to the test to work out which gamepad is best.

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The Hori Split Pad Pro is an excellent Joy-Con alternative, offering far greater comfort and extra precision.

Hori's Split Pad Pro is a bulky pair of full-sized Nintendo Switch controllers, made for hardcore gamers. Though heavier than Nintendo's Joy-Cons, the Split Pad Pro has a better D-pad and joysticks.