Accent producer HORI has lifted the lid on its newest licensed Change 2 controller, the Wi-fi HORIPAD Turbo. It is a vibrant affair, with an general design that appears uncannily near Nintendo’s official providing, however there are a few caveats that cease it from fairly toppling the mighty Professional Controller.
However let’s begin with the positives. The Wi-fi HORIPAD Turbo boasts TMR sticks to scale back possibilities of the dreaded drift, full gyro management, mappable face and again buttons, a C Button, and a neat ‘Button Lock’ operate to stop you from unintentionally hitting any of the center buttons (+, -, Residence and Screenshot) throughout notably sweaty on-line matches. It additionally comes with its personal HORI Button within the center, which can be utilized for fast inputs and establishing profile preferences.
A fairly interesting line-up, no? The black mannequin cuts a really comparable silhouette to Nintendo’s Professional Controller (and is a drastic enchancment over HORI’s wired counterpart, for those who ask us), however the Wi-fi Turbo gives somewhat little bit of color variation in its full lineup, with ‘Aqua Cyan’, ‘Frost White’, ‘Shine Yellow’ and ‘Ruby Magenta’ designs all out there.
Naturally, this is not a Professional Controller, so there are just a few lacking options within the Wi-fi Turbo for those who’re after a pad with the complete vary of Nintendo talents. Like many third-party pads, this providing can’t be used to wake the Change 2 from sleep, and there isn’t any assist for studying your amiibo. What’s extra, the Wi-fi Turbo does not include an audio jack, and there isn’t any HD Rumble both.
All that mentioned, the Wi-fi HORIPAD Turbo does come at a less expensive value than the Professional Controller. The pad is at the moment listed on the Japanese HORI web site for 7,980 yen (round £40 / $54), with a ‘Winter 2025’ launch date. In fact, there isn’t any assure that this value conversion will match the precise regional retail costs, however that is a very good chunk cheaper than the £74.99 / $89.99 asking value for Nintendo’s official providing.
The pad is now out there to pre-order in Japan, so we won’t think about {that a} Western launch will probably be far behind. If you need a fair nearer take a look at the color vary, you may discover HORI’s 13-minute video rundown of the gathering beneath.
