BEWARE of Fake Nintendo Branded Switch Pro Controllers 

You'd be surprised to know that it says in the manual: "This product is not designed, manufactured, approved, sponsored, or endorsed by Nintendo".

Wish i saw this before i got my "FLATOON" pro controller.

The worst thing now is almost everyone selling fake at full price

12:00 there is a software that allows you to change the color of the connected controllers, you can do it on original Pro Controllers too, I change the connected color because I have 2 standard edition, so its easier for me to tell which one is connected

One thing is that if you have a black light and point it to the home button . The original will shine blue and the fake won't shine at all.

Heres another solid way to find out if your controller is real. Go to system settings and then calibrate controller > Calibrate sticks. Try to make small circles. If the dot keeps latching on to the x/y axis and doesn’t allow you to make smooth uninterrupted circles, then its a fake. This was the defining moment I knew mine was fake. It passed all the other tests too

My younger brother bought 2 of the smash pro controllers for $70 from someone. Sounded too good to be true but he still bought. I bought 1 of them off of him. It looked legit. The paint is perfect, the logo is centered and even the analog sticks have the multiple rings like you showed on the real controller. But then I noticed amiibos didn't work. I took it apart and the rumble is cheap, no thank you message on the board and the battery doesn't have the nintendo logo. I'm convinced it might be a real shell but everything inside is cheap. I also noticed the rumble was super strong compared to my other pro controller. Seriously feels 3 times stronger than normal. That was another give away. Disappointed in people selling fakes as real controllers.

Wtf was that? Where is connection test? Battery life? NFC chip test? Gyroscope test? All I can hear is - fake feels cheap, real feels expensive. Fake, fake, fake, real, real, real People want real review to see real difference between "real" and "fake"

Oh no.. i was quite happy with my fake pro controller till you mentioned that the nintendo switch logo is off centered... i can never unsee this.

I got a controller (xenoblade edition) that was only $55 on ebay yet every single thing you covered about being fake seems to be real so I don't even know anymore. -Plastic on top had cutout -Joysticks have multiple rings -Screws in legs seem good quality -Green lights seem square -No bad paint job around d-pad Unfortunately I don't have a real pro controller to compare it against but I'm going to try to see if a friend has one I can borrow. The only test left is if the NFC works or not. The plastic bag did not have the barcode though, that's the only thing off. I can't tell if they just watched this and fixed everything or maybe this is a cheaper one straight from the factory or something.

3:10 he rubs both packaging wrap like we can tell the difference 👁👄👁

Beware there are still 100’s of listing of fake controllers on ebay

People are reporting bad quality with the fake controllers like permanently bent analog sticks, less sensitive sticks which affects ppl who play fighting games like SSB, so I think getting original is still better

3:31 I can confirm that Japanese ones do come with the sticker bar code on the protective wrap. I bought a splatoon 2 Nintendo switch pro controller from a legit seller.

I got a fake one recently and I couldn’t tell. It felt just like the real one except the rumble was different and when I shook it I could hear rattling. The buttons, dpad, and sticks felt the same. Even had the same dpad issues you get with the real one. I’m not very familiar with the switch pro controller so I didn’t notice it until I tried to update the firmware and it wouldn’t update.

I think I got a fake Xenoblade one. It was cheaper than a lot of places. It does feel quite cheap and plasticy and it has even started to crack beneath the A button. It’s buttons were teal and there was a sticker on the packaging so they have been improved since this video.

This makes me nervous as hell to buy one online lol. They're hard to find now, and basically impossible to find in person so you're forced to buy online and could possibly pay like $90 for a fake. I'm probably just gonna get a regular pro controller instead sometime

I saw a lot of these selling for $30. Knew something was off.

I was just looking at the smash bros pro controller on ebay and i was even thinking theres no way the seller just has a bunch of these and is selling them for only $45

You are a life savior brother, thank you for this video.

The fake one looks very cheap compared to the real one. Now I’ll have to check for the cheapness and the weight

I will admit that i did buy it, but sadly there are stores that ONLY sell those for the sake of giving consumers a cheap alternative. I'm not kidding, i went to GameStop and they ONLY had either those or the PowerA wired ones, so i had no choice but to buy this fakeout since i needed a controller soon.

The real one also has a striped pattern on the box. I recently picked up on this while looking at these controllers on eBay.

Good thing I didn’t get the fake or else I had to return fake one to gamestop ! And get the real one

There seems to be more and more fakes coming out and getting better at looking real. I'm going to go into more detail in another video and will break down everything a bit better, this video was just a quick one to alert the community.

Thanks for this I just brought a brand new smash pro controller for 60 usd and this helped me find out mine is legit.

Thank god my controller is not fake

Did you end up weighing these controllers? I have a suspicion that my Xenoblade Chronicles 2 controller is fake. It's crazy how well it works with everything on the Switch: -Amiibo's register and work with it -The buttons and controls don't feel that different from the original (really hard to tell and in my case could be placebo) -Can wake up switch from sleep -It does not go to sleep if left on with the console -All button markings and dpad markings are in turquoise The three things that stood out were: 1) Battery. For a controller imported from Japan, the battery only has English on it, no Nintendo branding, and also matches pictures people have posted about batteries used in fake controllers 2) This controller weighs 26 grams less than the original pro controller. This one weighs 224gms, the original weighs 250gms. 3) the box has a more muted color than the original pro controller box. There is a slight gloss sheen on the original box and more pop and contrast in the image. The fake controller box is more matte finish.

If it works fine then it’s fine, you get what you pay for. You pay less and the only less you get is no nfc

Just received my smash pro controller and thank god it’s a real one. Thank you for this helpful video.

The smash Bros ultimate pro controller is probably one of the most wanted Pro controller wish I had one lol 😂 lol 😆 lol 😝

The easiest way to tell if your pro controller is fake, is that it will be stuck at 0% when you try to update it.

i bought the regular black pro controller on christmas and it just arrived today. i didnt really care for the themed ones and i could always put a cute skin on it. it was $10 off its original price from brandsmart usa so i think i could trust them. im just glad i got it for cheaper at a lower price too!

the fake looks amazing. thanks bro

Nfc?

What is the weight of the original and fake controller?

Wish I would've looked closer at the buttons on the review picture smh I'm getting shipped a fake xenoblade controller for christmas smh

Just bought a fake Sony ps4 controller for 30 from a girl on offer up. It was my fault I should have inspected the controller before handing over the money but I truly believed people wouldn't be that evil. After I got in the car I took a better look at it and something felt off right off the bat. It felt WAY too light. I thought they could have took out the rumble for parts but it became more and more apparent that it was a fake. The analogs weren't the right height and the color was a tad bit off. I would know because it's my favorite ps4 controller of all time. Alpine green. But it was similar enough to where I didnt notice it in the pictures or without closer inspection. What made me know for sure it was a fake was how off the printing was for the "EXT" port and headphone Jack printing. It was too high and off center. I know this has nothing to do with a fake switch pro controller but just be careful who you buy stuff from and if it's fake or real. I suggest looking up these type of videos before you impulse buy like me. It would have saved me 30 bucks. Also it's against offer up regulations to sell fake products. I tried to sell if back on offer up openly stating that I got scammed and was just trying to get some money back by selling this knock off ps4 controller. A couple minutes later I got a notification from offer up and they told me my post was removed because they dont allow selling of fake products. I even messaged the person back and asked if they were aware they sold me a fake ps4 controller and I want my money back. She tried to tell me she bought it from gamestop for 60 and that I got a good deal on it. The fact that she thought I got a good deal on it was what made me suspicious she knew what she was doing. She was probably thinking she got a good deal in it too when she bought it off of ebay for 30 bucks. It was clearly fake and she knew it. I told her she could keep 10 I just want 20 back and I would even put in a good review for her since we already took each others time to come out and meet up. She stopped messaging me after that. She had 0 reviews on her profile. I assume she scammed a lot of people too on other things.

At least it could be a good shell exchange for a real pro controller.

I bought mine off eBay luckily the one I got was real but phew I got scared😂

its exactly the same controller without the brand name. have both and its pratically the same

Make a teardown please

best way to find out is the Vibration motors on it they are loud like a sqeek noise when they rumble.

I got mine for 30 dollars,best thing is that it is the real thing

There's a lot of these cheap replicas being sold also in Mercado Livre. And the sellers swear it is original...

Are these the ones that have a wake up function and NFC for Amiibo?

If you get what you expected your accomplishment is finished- Martin Luther King

I'm not sure if I got scammed, I found one that was for 74$ but it was in sale for 65$ hopefully i didnt get scammed, the thing is I didnt order it from ebay or Amazon, so I have no idea if they just stole my money and aren't gonna give me anything

Bought one of these (for 30 dollars) and I'm honestly not even mad, still better than using joycons

Omg I just ordered a Xenoblade Chronicles2 controller off eBay. You just saved me! I was already stressed out worrying if it was a fake or not. I have free returns so if this baby isn't real it's going back!! It was $55 for it free shipping. My switch will be here today I've waited since 2017 to be able to afford one I am not going to be scammed into a knock-off!! I even bought the Animal Crossing bundle with that Game and Watch and a Nintendo card. I've been waiting to play Skyward Sword and I'm not going to play it on a knock-off!! Bless you sir!! And I am most certainly going to pass off your video and information to everyone. I might even put this on my Facebook game group pages. This video must be passed on into the Nintendo community. I only found this by accident.. or was it... By googling, are all authentic Nintendo controllers the same? Because I wondered if those made in China or any different from those made in Japan. I just couldn't see Nintendo having their logo on a controller that wasn't theirs. I have never even seen any of those Smash Brothers boxes that look like the real one on anything sale site I've been on looking for controllers this past month. I bought two for my grandson, the black ones. But this lady wanted to go styling because I've waited so long to get one. So, it's probably a fake coming. You just saved me $60. I think I'm just going to stick to the black controller and decorate it ☺️ 🎮 ♥️ 👏 applause

Its pretty crazy how legit these look and its hard to trust amazon or ebay when buying these.

Whew almost bought it before I saw this video

Not gonna lie, I'd love to get one on amazon, but they're $95 and could possibly be trying to sell a fake one. Plus the sellers dont really show any pics of the box of the controller

Funfact: fake one use the original board too.their quality thats makes the different

just got a xc2 controller from a reputable seller on mercari for an absolute steal and everything checks out compared to my regular black pro controller from target 🔥 was worried after seeing ur video but it arrived and is beautiful

I accidentally bought one of these off eBay 😅 going to be careful next time 😂🎮 their listing looked very convincing! Don’t be like me, read everything and check for actual pictures!

why you didn't tried to update the controllers software?

So many fakes on eBay and Amazon. I always buy from a reputable store if I want something genuine.

There is also no Nintendo gold seal on the box. I personally called customer service and they told me no seal means fakey fakey

I just bought a smash pro controller (yes, 3 years after the special editon) from japan. Everything seems legit, even so after checking all of the factors that you mentioned in your video. Something is off though: The rumble is absolutely broken. It is WAY TOO intense (on Switch AND pc) and its not HD rumble (I can tell with games like mario kart or the vibration pattern when you connect a controller) Now I am not sure if I got a REALLY well-made fake or if something broke inside the controller during shipping...

Y'know? The quality of these fakes has improved to sucj a degree that I don't mind getting a fake one for cheaper if the colors are nice. I got a fake Splatoon 2 one recently for about $35 and it works quite nicely despite not being the real deal. I just really like that color scheme. Got the same colored joy cons too, only those are actually legit lol.

Thank you very much your video helped me to return my fake new pro controller and buy new real one

7:25 oddly enough, the led shape on the fake one reminds me of the New 3DS notification light

Damn I just bought one for 90 on eBay. The seller had very good reviews but I didn't see any reviews that mentioned if it was official or not. It does say it's by Nintendo but other than that I won't really know till I get it in 5 days. Just ordered it last night. Do y'all think I'll be good or?

To know which one is real is the the weight and paint on the controller

Thanks for this video, I got mine today (also Japanese) and thought now it's fake but this video showed me that it is the real deal✌️👽

Think I may of brought a fake one :(

thank you. you saved me a lot of time and frustration

You missed the important part, how do they work compared to the original ones, cause that's what's important not of you think its crap made.

It does not have the Nintendo golden seal that the official one have, soo always check out the box for the golden seal

Yes the real one feels different, the smell too

Funny thing that you describe useless aspects like "cheap plastic" instead of pointing out inmediatly that fake one doesn't have the official Nintendo seal.

Another way to find out : from the Home page, go to Settings then try to update the controller's firmware. If you're stuck at 0%, it's fake.

Will the controller work if i plugged the controller to a pc?

Lmao I almost bought a fake Smash Bros pro controller. It didn't even have the Switch logo. And it was only like $35.99 💀

I’ve tried everything yet still feel like it’s fake even though it passes every video I’ve watched

Actually now the fake is more realistic So this Is not how to know fake controllers This Is How To Make A Real fake controller. This always happened in RU-vid Like RU-vidrs always make this vid to help us but the fake makers watch this vid too.

If the fugaze is cheap and reliable I can't be mad at it, Nintendos prices are out of line.

I bought one, and its very strange, the box is fake ( I think the cable too) but the controller is real, Its the classic battery used by nintendo, the hidden message its the original, it works good, nice feel, It is just the original. Is there another method to prove its fake?

bru, i dont know if its late but this fake one can wake the switch no? Thanks for this video btw!

I have a bunch of eBay Chinese knock off special edition pros. they r pretty good in quality not just cosmetics

Okay I opened up my box afraid, on my Xenoblade Chronicle 2 controller. Same box you have on your video. Lots of Ring around The thumbsticks. I did notice though on the left handle on the inside.. N9SP1AC . At first I thought it was a imperfection or a scratch. Do any of the other Nintendo Pro controllers have a number on the left hand grip? My keypads are turquoise not white. The bag was thick like you described but it did have the sticker on the plastic bag. There is no Nintendo seal on the back of the box. No the top was not sealed with sticker. It feels heavy. I'm not so sure about the plastic because I've been on a GameCube controller for most of my life. I am just now upgrading to a Nintendo Switch. I'm 60 , but not dumb as a rock. The plastic on the front, that little circle you were talking about there is a cut out over it looks like a U cut. I have not got a flashlight to look up in the hole. But I'm really confused as to the one you had in that box and to the one I'm got in my hand now out of the box just exactly like that. So I just wanted you to know. Does anybody know about numbers on the controller handle?

dude i got one from ebay last night saw this in the morning FFFFF, hope the cancelation goes through

The most clearest sign of it being fake is the Nintendo Switch written on the center of console is embossed wrong.

Ну тут подделку можно сразу определить по кривой надписи NS! 🙈 Good video! 👍😏

Thank you, i watch your video yesterday and when i went to buy my zelda pro controller japanese version today i almost get a fake at the same.price than the original, if it wasnt for the closest look at the sticks, and the rings, i wouldnt realized it. In this situationThe fake one has the nintendo word and the switch logo behind, but the box and the wrapping of the fake doesnt have the barcode and the qr. Thanks to you and the other guy from other video i bought the original. In the switch mine apears black and white in the right grip (proof of fire) ❤. Sorry for my bad english.

It’s so hard to buy one of these that’s real I returned 5 fakes trying to get the special editions on eBay and Amazon. They got the Easter egg right now on the fakes. Best way to tell for real is completely take it apart and look at the vibrators and the board. Compare it to real board. Also the battery a lot of times fake ones come with a generic 800 mah instead Nintendo branded 1300 mah.

This fake one looks nice to me, where can I buy it? It just works perfectly I was looking for a 3th party controller cause the original one is very expensive here in Brazil our currency is like a crap

Are all imported from Japan controllers for the xenoblade fake?

but there actually cheap so u dont have to waste money for just a controller

Where is the link?

Thanks! Yeah some info on Amazon was slightly confusing so I went to RU-vid for a review of the controller and sure enough haha yup I was right - fakes. What about the battery compartment? Does official Nintendo take AA batteries?

Bought a fake one on purpose and the l button isn't working FUC-

i just bought one i’m not sure if it’s fake but it probably is because it’s only 30$

I've just got a tears of the kingdom controller... compared to your box it doesn't even say Nintendo on the box just a switch logo in the top left... is there a serious issue with this or should I get this returned?

I am getting a 3rd party controller from amazon for 25.99 it doesnt have a logo because its 3rd party obviously but do u think it will work fine?

I just ordered one off ebay for $70, wish me luck LOL. The logo looked properly aligned in the picture...i think i'm ok

You haven't posted any more videos on here

The real Procon SSBU can wake up sleep?

Noo i just bought one from e bay... Also what to do if I bought a fake one?