<s>
The	O
following	O
is	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
controllers	I-Device
created	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
controller	B-Device
is	O
an	O
oblong	O
brick-like	O
design	O
with	O
a	O
simple	O
four	O
button	O
layout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
controllers	O
utilized	O
the	O
cross-shaped	O
joypad	B-Device
,	O
designed	O
to	O
replace	O
bulkier	O
joysticks	B-Device
used	O
in	O
earlier	O
gaming	O
consoles’	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
controller	B-Device
could	O
also	O
be	O
unplugged	O
as	O
the	O
NES	O
featured	O
two	O
custom	O
7-pin	O
ports	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	B-Device
used	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
introduces	O
two	O
face	O
buttons	O
X	O
and	O
Y	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
are	O
also	O
added	O
and	O
is	O
more	O
ergonomic	O
over	O
the	O
NES	O
controller	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	B-Device
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Lance	O
Barr	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
and	O
PAL	O
region	O
versions	O
incorporate	O
the	O
colors	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
action	B-Device
buttons	I-Device
into	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
's	O
buttons	O
are	O
colored	O
as	O
follows	O
:	O
the	O
X	O
and	O
Y	O
buttons	O
are	O
lavender	O
with	O
concave	O
faces	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
A	O
and	O
B	B-Device
buttons	I-Device
are	O
purple	O
with	O
convex	O
faces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
later	O
consoles	O
derive	O
elements	O
of	O
their	O
controller	B-Device
design	O
from	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	B-Device
for	O
the	O
Virtual	O
Boy	O
has	O
4	O
surface	O
buttons	O
:	O
select	O
,	O
start	O
,	O
B	O
,	O
and	O
A	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
two	O
small	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
are	O
placed	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
's	O
grips	O
and	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
power	O
button	O
is	O
placed	O
in	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Virtual	O
Boy	O
system	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
6	O
AA-batteries	O
held	O
in	O
the	O
battery	O
pack	O
on	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
or	O
by	O
an	O
AC	O
power	O
adapter	O
which	O
also	O
connects	O
to	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
power	O
cable	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
power	O
adapter	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
power	O
cable	O
and	O
power	O
supply	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Virtual	O
Boy	O
controller	B-Device
differs	O
greatly	O
in	O
design	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
other	O
controllers	O
,	O
the	O
directional	B-Device
pads	I-Device
closely	O
resemble	O
the	O
directional	B-Device
pad	I-Device
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
but	O
larger	O
and	O
with	O
a	O
steeper	O
slope	O
inwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
Virtual	O
Boy	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
single	O
player	O
use	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
only	O
has	O
a	O
single	O
controller	B-Device
port	O
on	O
the	O
underside	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
this	O
single	O
port	O
,	O
the	O
Virtual	O
Boy	O
only	O
ever	O
sold	O
with	O
one	O
controller	B-Device
per	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
controller	I-Device
is	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
fifth	O
generation	O
controller	B-Device
and	O
features	O
ten	O
buttons	O
,	O
an	O
analog	O
control	B-Device
stick	I-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
directional	B-Device
pad	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	B-Device
is	O
in	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
an	O
"	O
M	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
held	O
in	O
three	O
different	O
positions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
held	O
by	O
the	O
two	O
outer	O
grips	O
,	O
allowing	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
,	O
right-hand	O
face	O
buttons	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
L	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
R	O
"	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
(	O
but	O
not	O
the	O
"	O
Z	O
"	O
trigger	O
or	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
also	O
held	O
by	O
the	O
center	O
and	O
right-hand	O
grip	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
single	O
control	B-Device
stick	I-Device
,	O
the	O
right-hand	O
buttons	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
R	O
"	O
shoulder	O
button	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Z	O
"	O
trigger	O
on	O
the	O
rear	O
(	O
but	O
not	O
the	O
"	O
L	O
"	O
shoulder	O
button	O
or	O
D-pad	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
can	O
be	O
held	O
by	O
the	O
center	O
and	O
left-hand	O
grip	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
,	O
L-shoulder	O
,	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
and	O
Z	O
button	O
(	O
but	O
not	O
the	O
"	O
R	O
"	O
shoulder	O
button	O
or	O
right-hand	O
buttons	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	B-Device
also	O
includes	O
four	O
"	O
C	O
buttons	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
camera	O
in	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
's	O
three-dimensional	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
is	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
sixth	O
generation	O
controller	B-Device
,	O
released	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standard	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
has	O
a	O
wing	O
grip	O
design	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
six	O
digital	O
buttons	O
,	O
two	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
,	O
a	O
d-pad	B-Device
and	O
two	O
hybrid	O
analog	O
triggers/digital	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
is	O
on	O
the	O
left	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
below	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
main	O
face	O
buttons	O
are	O
to	O
the	O
right	O
of	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Start/Pause	O
button	O
is	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
shoulders	O
of	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
there	O
are	O
two	O
analog	O
triggers	O
marked	O
"	O
L	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
R	O
,	O
"	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Z	O
"	O
button	O
above	O
the	O
"	O
R	O
"	O
trigger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standard	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
provides	O
haptic	O
feedback	O
by	O
way	O
of	O
a	O
built-in	O
rumble	O
motor	O
rather	O
than	O
using	O
an	O
external	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
add-on	O
like	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
WaveBird	B-Device
Wireless	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
and	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
DK	O
Bongos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wii	O
Remote	O
ditches	O
the	O
traditional	O
gamepad	B-Device
controllers	O
of	O
previous	O
gaming	O
consoles	O
for	O
a	O
one-handed	O
remote	O
control-based	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	B-Device
communicates	O
wirelessly	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
via	O
short-range	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
radio	O
,	O
with	O
which	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
operate	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
controllers	O
as	O
far	O
as	O
10	O
meters	O
(	O
approx	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	B-Device
's	O
symmetrical	O
design	O
allows	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
either	O
hand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wii	O
Remote	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
turned	O
horizontally	O
and	O
used	O
like	O
a	O
Famicom/NES	O
controller	B-Device
or	O
steering	O
wheel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
pressing	O
any	O
button	O
,	O
besides	O
the	O
power	O
button	O
while	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
is	O
not	O
being	O
used	O
to	O
play	O
games	O
,	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
blue	O
LEDs	O
will	O
light	O
up	O
,	O
showing	O
the	O
battery	O
life	O
:	O
four	O
of	O
the	O
LEDs	O
flash	O
when	O
it	O
is	O
at	O
,	O
or	O
near	O
,	O
full	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
popular	O
attachments	O
are	O
the	O
Wii	O
Nunchuk	O
and	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
an	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
similar	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
and	O
two	O
trigger	O
buttons	O
(	O
oval-shaped	O
"	O
C	O
"	O
and	O
rectangle-shaped	O
"	O
Z	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
works	O
in	O
tandem	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
controller	B-Device
in	O
many	O
games	O
(	O
including	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
,	O
which	O
plugs	O
into	O
the	O
expansion	O
port	O
,	O
emulates	O
the	O
basic	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
controller	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
designed	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
but	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
many	O
standard	O
Wii	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	B-Device
is	O
the	O
standard	O
controller	B-Device
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
eighth	O
generation	O
video	O
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
incorporates	O
traits	O
from	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
and	O
also	O
has	O
traditional	O
input	O
methods	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
buttons	O
,	O
dual	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
D-pad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
touchscreen	B-Device
and	O
motion	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
touchscreen	B-Device
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
supplement	O
a	O
game	O
by	O
providing	O
second	O
screen	O
functionality	O
or	O
an	O
asymmetric	O
view	O
of	O
a	O
scenario	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
screen	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
game	O
strictly	O
on	O
the	O
GamePad	B-Device
screen	O
,	O
without	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
television	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Joy-Con	O
are	O
the	O
primary	O
controller(s )	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
video	O
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
consist	O
of	O
two	O
individual	O
units	O
,	O
each	O
containing	O
an	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
and	O
an	O
array	O
of	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
while	O
attached	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
console	O
unit	O
,	O
or	O
detached	O
and	O
used	O
wirelessly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notably	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
some	O
controversy	O
surrounding	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
joysticks	B-Device
used	O
on	O
the	O
Joy-Con	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specifically	O
,	O
after	O
extended	O
use	O
the	O
joysticks	B-Device
often	O
cease	O
to	O
sense	O
certain	O
directional	O
inputs	O
or	O
sense	O
directional	O
inputs	O
when	O
none	O
are	O
given	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Switch	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
,	O
Poké	O
Ball	O
Plus	O
controller	B-Device
made	O
for	O
Pokémon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Let	I-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	I-Application
Shield	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
GameCube	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
made	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
far	O
,	O
these	O
include	O
Switch-compatible	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
controllers	I-Device
,	O
released	O
alongside	O
catalogs	O
of	O
legacy	O
titles	O
for	O
each	O
of	O
those	O
systems	O
made	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
