How To Connect 8 Controllers To Switch

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If yous want the nostalgic experience of the classic GameCube controller, you can utilise an old GameCube controller in place of the Nintendo Switch'due south Joy-Cons. It's the perfect accessory for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Edition, just you can apply them in just about any game.

Update the Nintendo Switch

The GameCube controller is supported on Nintendo Switch consoles running at least system version five.0.0, released in March 2018.

To ensure that your Nintendo Switch is up to date with the latest arrangement version, double-bank check that your organisation is connected to Wi-Fi, and navigate to "System Settings" from the Habitation menu.

Once you're in System Settings, navigate to "Organization", and your electric current version will be listed under "System Update" to the right.

GameCube Controllers and the Nintendo Switch

In autumn 2017, when Nintendo released the 5.0 software update for the Nintendo Switch, the visitor quietly included a new feature: the ability to use old GameCube controllers with the Nintendo Switch system.

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You tin can connect your onetime GameCube controller through a Wii U GameCube Controller adapter like Nintendo's official GameCube Controller Adapter. The official GameCube Controller adapter costs around $20 at retail.

Place the Nintendo Switch console in TV mode, and connect both of the USB plugs from the GameCube Controller Adapter to the Nintendo Switch dock.

On the Nintendo Switch model, there are ii USB ports on the side of the Nintendo Switch dock where yous'll connect the GameCube Controller adapter.

After you've connected the Gamecube Controller adapter to the USB ports, just connect your GameCube controller to the adapter and press a push on the GameCube controller with the Nintendo Switch turned on.

On the Nintendo Switch console, navigate to the "Controller Settings" menu on the Home screen, using your Nintendo Switch controllers.

Nintendo Switch Controller Home Menu

Nether the "Controllers" card, select "Pairing New Controllers," and the Nintendo Switch will begin searching for a compatible Nintendo Switch controller.

Y'all'll be prompted to select the L and R Trigger buttons on the GameCube controller, merely like you would normally do with the Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons, and that's all at that place is to it.

The Nintendo Switch "Controllers" menu will evidence a preview of the fastened USB controller.

GameCube Controllers and the Nintendo Switch Lite

Yous tin can likewise utilize a GameCube controller with the Nintendo Switch Calorie-free, but it gets a picayune complicated. The Nintendo Switch Lite does not take a docking organization, so an additional cablevision is required.

Y'all'll need a GameCube controller, a Wii U adapter, the blackness cablevision USB cable included with the Wii U adapter, and a USB C to USB 3 adapter.

This volition let you lot plug into the Switch Calorie-free'due south single USB-C port and connect your wired controller to the device. As covered above, you'll need to configure the GameCube controller through the "Controller" menu.

Compared to using the Nintendo Switch in docked mode, the Nintendo Switch Calorie-free does not connect to a TV display, then you may want to find an alternative method to prop the device up while you play. Of class, y'all could always but lay it apartment on the floor. We won't approximate you.