<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Switch	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
is	O
a	O
game	B-Device
controller	I-Device
developed	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
alternative	O
controller	O
to	O
the	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Switch	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
incorporates	O
a	O
button	O
layout	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
Pro	O
,	O
but	O
utilizes	O
a	O
staggered	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
layout	O
employed	O
by	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
family	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
consoles	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
overall	O
design	O
being	O
highly	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Wireless	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
eight	O
Pro	O
Controllers	O
can	O
be	O
synced	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
Pro	O
Controller	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
paired	O
with	O
or	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
PC	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
PC	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
which	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Pro	O
Controller	O
through	O
a	O
beta	O
client	O
update	O
on	O
May	O
9	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pro	O
Controller	O
also	O
supports	O
near-field	O
communication	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Amiibo	B-Device
line	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
HD	O
Rumble	O
and	O
motion	B-Device
controls	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	O
takes	O
approximately	O
6	O
hours	O
to	O
fully	O
charge	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
user-replaceable	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
battery	O
(	O
CTR-003	O
)	O
as	O
the	O
3DS/2DS	O
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
fully	O
charged	O
,	O
the	O
battery	O
duration	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Switch	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
can	O
last	O
approximately	O
40	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Switch	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
support	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
iPhones	B-Device
and	O
iPads	B-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
16	I-Operating_System
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Switch	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
was	O
unveiled	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Switch	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
is	O
available	O
in	O
black	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
special	O
editions	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tears	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
edition	O
:	O
black	O
handle	O
(	O
left	O
)	O
,	O
white	O
handle	O
(	O
right	O
)	O
with	O
a	O
black	O
hylian	O
crest	O
and	O
logo	O
on	O
it	O
and	O
gold	O
circles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
Splatoon	B-Application
2	I-Application
edition	O
Pro	O
Controller	O
with	O
golden	O
handles	O
was	O
awarded	O
to	O
the	O
winning	O
team	O
of	O
the	O
PAX	O
East	O
2019	O
Inkling	O
Open	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
Pro	O
Controller	O
imprinted	O
with	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
logo	O
was	O
awarded	O
to	O
the	O
winners	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
tournament	O
at	O
PAX	O
East	O
2019	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
to	O
Shuto	O
Moriya	O
,	O
the	O
winner	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
"	O
must-have	O
if	O
you	O
primarily	O
use	O
your	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
at	O
home	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
controller	O
's	O
motherboard	B-Device
,	O
if	O
a	O
player	O
holds	O
down	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
stick	O
and	O
looks	O
closely	O
into	O
the	O
transparent	O
plastic	O
surrounding	O
its	O
socket	O
while	O
shining	O
a	O
light	O
on	O
it	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
hidden	O
message	O
that	O
reads	O
"	O
THX2ALLGAMEFANS	O
!	O
"	O
.	O
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