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[[File:NintendoSwitchProController.jpg|thumb|175px|The Nintendo Switch Pro Controller.]]
[[File:NintendoSwitchProController.jpg|thumb|175px|The Nintendo Switch Pro Controller.]]
A traditional controller, known as the '''Nintendo Switch Pro Controller''',<ref name="Nintendo.com article"/> has a traditional D-pad replacing the directional buttons on the Joy-Con (L). The Pro Controller features the same set-up as the [[Nintendo GameCube#Nintendo GameCube Controller|Nintendo GameCube Controller]], with the Right Stick set below the face buttons. The Nintendo Switch Pro Controller has a charging time of 6 hours and a battery life of up to 40 hours,<ref name="Hardware Specs Index3"/> includes an NFC touchpoint for reading and writing amiibo figures and amiibo cards, and is sold separately.<ref name="Switch 1.12.2017"/>
A traditional controller, known as the '''Nintendo Switch Pro Controller''',<ref name="Nintendo.com article"/> has a traditional D-pad replacing the directional buttons on the Joy-Con (L). The Pro Controller features the same set-up as the [[Nintendo GameCube#Nintendo GameCube Controller|Nintendo GameCube Controller]], with the Right Stick set below the face buttons. The Nintendo Switch Pro Controller has a charging time of 6 hours and a battery life of up to 40 hours,<ref name="Hardware Specs Index3"/> includes an NFC touchpoint for reading and writing amiibo figures and amiibo cards, and is sold separately.<ref name="Switch 1.12.2017"/>
The phrase "THX2 ALLGAMEFANS!" can be found written on the Pro Controller's motherboard, just above {{button|switch|rightstick}}; the message is viewable by holding down {{button|switch|rightstick}} and peering through the transparent plastic in the surrounding socket.<ref>Dickens, Anthony (March 4, 2017). [http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/03/have_you_seen_the_hidden_message_inside_your_switch_pro_controller Have You Seen The Hidden Message Inside Your Switch Pro Controller?] ''Nintendo Life.'' Retrieved February 6, 2018.</ref>


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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The Nintendo Switch is the first Nintendo console since the [[Nintendo GameCube]] to not be backwards-compatible with its [[Wii U|immediate predecessor]]. However, many games have instead been ported over to the Nintendo Switch.
*The Nintendo Switch is the first Nintendo console since the [[Nintendo GameCube]] to not be backwards-compatible with its [[Wii U|immediate predecessor]]. However, many games have instead been ported over to the Nintendo Switch.
*The phrase "THX2 ALLGAMEFANS!" can be found written on the Pro Controller's motherboard, just above {{button|switch|rightstick}}; the message is viewable by holding down {{button|switch|rightstick}} and peering through the transparent plastic in the surrounding socket.<ref>Dickens, Anthony (March 4, 2017). [http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/03/have_you_seen_the_hidden_message_inside_your_switch_pro_controller Have You Seen The Hidden Message Inside Your Switch Pro Controller?] ''Nintendo Life.'' Retrieved February 6, 2018.</ref>
*A copy of 1984's ''[[Golf]]'' was embedded in the Nintendo Switch firmware. Activating it requires the internal system clock to be set to July 11 – [[Satoru Iwata]]'s {{wp|death anniversary}} – and performing his iconic "{{wp|Nintendo Direct|directly to you}}" hand gesture with both Joy-Con controllers on the main menu. If successful, a voice clip of Iwata from a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeVTJu_Yn2Y&feature=youtu.be&t=17s Japanese 2012 presentation] will confirm the input, and an emulation of ''Golf'' with added motion control support will promptly boot up.<ref name=Flog>[http://switchbrew.org/index.php?title=Flog Flog]. ''switchbrew.org.'' Retrieved September 22, 2017.</ref> ''Golf'' has significance as one of the first video games Iwata programmed himself for Nintendo while working at [[HAL Laboratory]].<ref>Iwata, Satoru
(1999). [http://shmuplations.com/iwata/ 1999 Developer Interview originally featured in ''Used Games'' magazine]. ''shmuplations.com''. Retrieved September 27, 2017.</ref> This version of ''Golf'' was overwritten as of the 4.0.0 update, making it unplayable.<ref name=Flog/>


==External links==
==External links==