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The release and page call it a precision D-pad."}},{"url":"https://stores.horiusa.com/NSW-298U/manual/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["manual_url"],"notes":{"manual_url":"HORI USA support page: Split Pad Pro Series for Nintendo Switch Instruction Manual, for SKU NSW-298U."}},{"url":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81beFOLnEKL.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["form_factor","stick_layout","face_button_labels","stick_click","stick_calibration","back_buttons","extra_shoulder_buttons","programmable_buttons","on_device_remapping","turbo_function","share_button","gyro","nfc","ir_camera","battery_type","battery_count","charging_port","dimensions_mm","warranty_years","in_the_box","carrying_case","other_certifications"],"notes":{"form_factor":"Included: Controller (L) x 1 and Controller (R) x 1. Each half slides along the rails of the Nintendo Switch console. It only works attached to the console in Handheld Mode, not in TV Mode or Tabletop Mode and not as a wireless controller.","stick_layout":"Layout diagram: left stick above the control pad on the left half, A/B/X/Y above the right stick on the right half. This is the offset layout.","face_button_labels":"Layout diagram labels the X, Y, A and B buttons.","stick_click":"Layout lists L Stick Button and R Stick Button.","stick_calibration":"Rotate the sticks two or three times in large circles with the product attached. It does not work with the Calibrate Control Sticks option in the Switch HOME Menu.","back_buttons":"Back view lists ZL Button, ZR Button, Release Button, FL Button and FR Button. FL and FR are the extra rear buttons.","extra_shoulder_buttons":"Front and back views show only L, R, ZL and ZR on the shoulders, plus FL and FR on the rear.","programmable_buttons":"Assign Mode: the Controller (L) button function can be assigned to the FL button, the Controller (R) button function to the FR button. Two assignable rear buttons.","on_device_remapping":"Assign Mode is set with the ASSIGN buttons on the controller, with no app.","turbo_function":"Turbo and Turbo Hold on the TURBO buttons. Speed steps 5, 10 and 20 times per second. Amazon copy says 5, 12 or 20, and the manual is followed.","share_button":"Layout lists the Capture Button on the left half.","gyro":"Not supported: Gyroscope, Motion IR Camera, Accelerometer, Player LED, HD Rumble, HOME Button Notification LED, NFC.","nfc":"Not supported: NFC.","ir_camera":"Not supported: Motion IR Camera.","battery_type":"The manual lists no battery, charger or charging port. The sticks calibrate only while attached and the power supply is on, so the halves take power from the console. This is read from the manual and is not an explicit battery statement.","battery_count":"No battery named in the manual.","charging_port":"No charging connector in the manual.","dimensions_mm":"Specifications: Dimensions (approx) (W)65mm x (H)110mm x (D)28mm. The manual does not say per controller. The pair cannot be 65 mm wide, so the size is read as one half, as for the Joy-Con. Width is the front-face width, height the top to bottom size.","warranty_years":"US warranty: 90 days from the original date of purchase, stored as 0.25 years. The EU text sends claims in the first 30 days to the retailer.","in_the_box":"Included list, English: Controller (L) x 1, Controller (R) x 1, Instruction manual x 1.","carrying_case":"The Included list has no case.","other_certifications":"English FCC note: tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. No FCC ID is printed. Manual dated February 2023, code 2033-33U."}},{"url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FJ7XY3B","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["gtins"],"notes":{"gtins":"Amazon US: UPC 810050910101, model number and part number NSW-298U. The same code is the EAN 0810050910101 on European retailer listings. Amazon's Wireless connectivity tag is wrong and is not used."}},{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20201105071130/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FJ7XY3B","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"Archived Amazon US listing of 5 November 2020: NSW-298U, Date First Available August 10, 2020, Release date September 7, 2020. The HORI press release also gives availability on September 7th, 2020."}},{"url":"https://www.bestbuy.com/product/hori-split-pad-pro-for-nintendo-switch-black/J3GTV3L8XJ","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["status"],"notes":{"status":"Best Buy US lists model NSW-298U, SKU 10203867, at $46.55 with Add to Cart on 2026-10-23, 1,153 reviews. 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