The video game industry has more or less settled on a standard design for controllers with a pair of matching analog joysticks, a directional pad, four action buttons, and shoulder triggers on top. It ...

Last week, I set up a Nintendo GameCube to play Suda 51’s cult classic Killer7 on Kotaku’s Twitch channel. I haven’t held a GameCube controller for years, but one small but important feature ...

After reading several favorable reviews for the Pelican G3 Wireless controller, I decided to try a couple. At $15 each, they seemed too good to be true, and they were. <BR><BR>First off, the G3 ...

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the debut of Super Smash Bros., the video game series that places iconic Nintendo characters into an arena so they can beat the crap out of each other. Even as ...

Being stuck at home can suck, but the Switch has a lot of great games that can keep you busy. Some of these games work particularly well with a GameCube-style pad--like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and ...

Prototype controllers can go through dozens of iterations before a final design is decided upon. Here is a look at some of the wackier designs. These are all pretty unknown, so hopefully you find some ...

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is out now, and if you are like me, you've been playing Smash Bros. games since the original debuted on N64. Thanks to Super Smash Bros. Melee and Brawl, I got used to ...