8Bitdo Arcade Stick for Switch & Windows, Arcade Fight Stick Support Wireless Bluetooth, 2.4G Receiver and Wired Connection

I bought this mainly for my Switch, though its compatibility with PC was an added bonus, especially with wireless capability. I did not expect it to be as good as it is, but it is a VERY solid arcade stick.My main intended use was for fighting games, particularly the Capcom collections available for Switch, which are also my greatest gage of how good an arcade stick is, because if I can easily pull off fireballs and dragon punches, for example, then I know it's good. This thing handles all those moves and more with ease, and has been outstanding for other fighting games as well.The build quality exceeded my expectations too; it has a good amount of weight to it, useful when I'm battling it out as it doesn't slide all over the place, helped by the large grip pads on the bottom. The buttons feel good too, very responsive and not too clicky. The wireless function works great, and I've had zero pairing/connectivity issues at all so far using it with my Switch. Looking forward to trying it out with some PC fighting games as well. Highly recommend this to anyone looking for a good quality arcade stick with a fun, retro NES Advantage look to it. Would buy an 8Bitdo product again.

I'll start by saying this is my first stick i play on PC, games being mainly Guilty Gear Strive and SFV at the moment will get SF6 when more characters come out. I also play MK but don't use a stick on it. This stick is great out of the box, however the buttons were a little loud for my liking...so I switched them out for Seimitsu's across the board with silencers in them, way more quiet and no rattle any more when shaking the stick around. I kept the stick itself stock and put a Crown DX battop on there instead of the ball top and it just screwed on, finally I put on an octo gate. It was all easy and it required no tools besides the T10 screwdriver to open the bottom to access the inside of the stick if you plan to mod you specifically need an T10 screw driver with at least 3 to be safe inches of length and can't be too stubby.I recommend this stick as your first for the following reasons:The wireless capabilities are great if you're on PC use the dongle and not Bluetooth for less input lag(its basically non existent).The size of it is great if you don't like huge heavy sticks but want something lighter but also doesn't take up as much space on your lap, yet has a sturdy feel to it.Its a good price for a starter stick and everything it comes with is great for its price, wireless, and moddable parts. I would recommend replacing the buttons or adding silencers though they can be loud.This stick has third-party options to allow you to use it on the main consoles as well you just have to search for them if that feature is really that important to you.All in all great stick I've had it for over a year and a half now and its great will upgrade the stick soon again if it ever breaks I'll probably buy another one.

I've been a fan of 8Bitdo's products for a while and I was told by numerous people this would be a good beginner arcade stick and, honestly, yeah, they were correct. I love this arcade stick.8Bitdo's Arcade Stick has so many qualities about it that I adore. For one, the NES aesthetic is always going to be great, but more importantly: The build feels quality. The plastic doesn't feel cheap and the stick and dials have a nice, tactile click that feel very quality. The buttons also feel like they can really take a pounding. I love that you can switch between Xinput for general device use and Switch for Nintendo Switch use via a dedicated dial and that switching between profiles actively changes the layout of the button LED displays to accomodate Nintendo's unique letter layout. That is seriously a really nice attention to detail, and there's even a dedicated dial to specify whether the stick itself inputs as left analog, right analog, or D-pad. I also love that the stick gives you different wired and wireless options for connecting to your devices.One more thing I love: The board inside is built in such a way so that you may easily modify the device with your own custom parts should you see fit. It's not something I'm going to partake in as the NES aesthetic is perfect for me as is, but I appreciate that I have been given the option would I wish it.The only thing I have an issue with is the dedicated P1 and P2 buttons don't seem to function as start buttons. There's already a dedicated start button next to the dials, so it's not too big of an issue, but it just feels bizarre to press P1/P2 and have nothing happen. I know they work just fine as signal does through them, but I have no idea what they are mapped to be since they don't act like start buttons. In the end, it doesn't really bother me all that much, but I still felt compelled to note it regardless.