The X5 Alteron works with smartphones and tablets, and it can replace faulty Joy-Cons on your Nintendo Switch.

The X5 Alteron may be the world's first fully modular mobile games controller, with swap-out button arrays and sticks.

CES 2026 was full of modular controllers, with options for phones, the Xbox, and PC. Some even look a lot like a GameCube controller.

Over the last few years, I’ve been loving my wired GameCube controller: it’s served me well in intense rounds of Smash with friends and felt great to use with, say, Super Mario Sunshine. I also ...

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Mobile gaming peripherals took a step forward at CES 2026 with the reveal of the X5 Alteron, the world's first fully modular ...

The video game industry has more or less settled on a standard design for controllers with a pair of matching analog joysticks, a directional pad, four action buttons, and shoulder triggers on top. It ...

The GameSir x Hyperkin X5 Alteron looks too good to be true, but it has the hallmarks of a perfect pad for mobile and Switch ...

Nintendo has confirmed the Nintendo Switch 2 GameCube controller will work with some regular games However, there may be issues due to the controller's layout It also won't be compatible with the ...

Nintendo has just released an update for Super Mario 3D All-Stars that allows players to play Super Mario Sunshine using a GameCube controller. Considering that the game originally released on the ...

Multiversus is the closest thing you'll get to Super Smash Bros on PC, but you can make it feel more like the Nintendo brawler by using a Gamecube controller. That's right, you can hook up that old ...

If you're a veteran Nintendo gamer, you've likely dreamed of using a GameCube controller with the Switch-- if just to recreate that 2001 vibe of playing Super Smash Bros. Melee in the family den. For ...