Top 20 Worst Video Game Controllers of All Time
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Some of these controllers had interesting ideas, but they definitely missed the mark when it came to form and functionality. For this list, we’ll be looking at some of the most infamous and despised pads in gaming history, including some lesser third-party creations. Our countdown includes the Nintendo 64 Controller, Nintendo Wii Remote & Nunchuk, PlayStation Move, Sega Dreamcast Controller, Duke Xbox Controller and more! Which video game controller do YOU despise using? Let us know in the comments!
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hi
How is this comment 1 week ago?!?!?!?!!!
Ooook
I don’t like the ps2 controller it’s just bad
@@marcodoesrandomstuffp8264 Scheduled release, likely
I asked for a Power Glove for Christmas after seeing “The Wizard”. Sooooo glad my father got me the original Game Boy instead!!!!
The wizard was so fire!!!
The Power Glove wasn’t even made by Nintendo- Mattel made it!
Wow your Popz was a very wise man
How is the Wii controller bad? It had rumble and motion control. Perfect for casual gaming for the whole family...and Mario Kart.
Genius
#18: Wiimote and Nunchuck
*Listen, Watchmojo. If you want to throw hands, you just have to tell it to me straight, okay?*
The only reason that controller doesn’t get more crap is because they allowed you to use GameCube controllers as an alternative...but I understand how you feel. They gave my first system ever (N64) the #20 spot 😐
Why is it above the n64 controller? The wiimote has good uses, but the n64 is miserable no matter what. They also put duke controller at 10. That’s WAY too high. Plus the Dreamcast controller is good. They also called the nes the ncs. Watch mojo is the least credible source ever.
Man. Never thought I'd see this much salt.
It's on the list where it is for a reason. Accept it and move on
Na the salt is credible
This video should just say, featuring AVGN
Seriously, I hoped they paid him for all the footage they used
I know....
WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?
YES
@@Kwm2399 why censors his videos it's either you uncensor it or don't use his videos
@@ama-ri_vox they don't want a copyright strike so deal with it
The Nintendo wii controller is actually good
It’s not amazing, but I can not call it a bad controller
Of course It is good but no one use it right except nintendo and some big 3RD Party companies plus it is hurt you after a while
That's how I've played guitar hero way back. 🎸
Yeah not the worst controller pretty fun
I had a lot of fun with the wi controller, don't know why it gets so much hate.
The moment they said the N64 Controller & Wii w/Nunchuck is the moment I lost faith in humanity
Same 😂
I never had a problem with the n64 controllers, they are way off with this
@@LightFromADeadStar The duke was better then n-64 controller
@@ohyeahgamer3736 the thumbnail picture is the worst piece of technology I've ever seen
@@ama-ri_vox i definitely can agree on that one
"I'm drinking roll n rock on a roll n rocker! Roll n rock on a roll n rock!"
the not a
AVGN!!!
"WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?!?"
Nice AVGN Refrence
You dare put the Wii remote on the list?! Also I thought we already did this list.
I think that was consoles
@@Hobnob21 there are many lists to do with bad consoles
Ike
Ikr
And the Dreamcast controller
I'm surprised the 'HOVERBOARD'. (It was used for the Tony Hawk games) didn't make the list.
When they said the power glove all i can think is when Freddy Krueger says "don't forget the power glove" in the final nightmare.
Hawk designed the controller himself- he started out by taking the accelerometers out of a Wii Remote and sticking them to his shoes!
That wasn't Freddy's line. He says, "Now I'm Playing With Power".
I was expecting whichever was the worst skateboard controller to make the list too, but I couldn't remember which was which
The SEGA Dreamcast controller is actually my favorite.
I like it too...I just can't help but wish Nintendo had made it or if there was a Sega Dreamcast Elite Controller made out of something other than creaky, shiny, cheap plastics. Imagine that controller with proper analogue sticks, more tactile feedback and rubberised grips!
Yeah, the D-pad needed a little work, but the rest of it was solid.
I prefer some other controllers to it, but it definitely didn't deserve to be on this list
If it weren't for the cord, I'd agree. As is, I nearly broke my console by accidentally pulling it down to the floor a few too many times. For that reason alone, it belongs on this list.
couldnt agree more
I like the N64 Controller and the Wii Remote and Nunchuck.
Same
Me too
They suck
@Hogan231
Me too! Nintendo certainly knows how to design systems and controllers!
It’s one of the many reasons I love Nintendo so much!
People who dislike the N64 controller are just people who cant handle something different. Yes the analogue stick wearing out was annoying but the pads design is fine and actually allows for a couple different styles of play. They always talk about the 3 handles straight up but then all that comes of it is that it looks a little different but functionally its fine
I actually like the wii remote. My quick time event reflexes are not the best. So the wii remote was practically a godsend for games like their resident 4 remaster.
Me too. The Nintendo Wii is (together with Wii U and Nintendo 64) my favourite console. Microsoft and Sony never had a chance.
The way I use it makes it look like the wiimote (is that what it’s called?) it’s having a seizure
10:27 Ironically, The Xbox Controller S was initially designed for Japanese players in mind.
I know y’all not hating on the Wii remote
They are and they will keep doing it because they think oh we can do anything we want trust me it's just beginning
Mine finally broke
@@gamesurvivor3129
The beginning of what? Dude it’s a subjective video about video game controllers. It’ll be ok, even if it gets worse
@@Sheridantank not the subject just on this channel sooner or later they're going to call something you like terrible bad or they hate it because it's not what they like just watch they pissed people off so many times on here I'm not the only one they pissed many people off on here
@Soras Karma that makes no sense since the Move is on the list
Number 1: Whatever God uses to control my life
then that would be a good controller since God controls it very easily 😂😂
@@smrutimanmohanty7780 lol
@@lucanovellino1010 accurate
Beautiful pfp that you?
@@goddan7222 nah thats my Uncle Michael
The Wii Remote and Nunchuck were great tf you talking about?
Ikr it ain't even bad.
Yes its a good combo
Ikr
And the fact that the Nintendo 64 controller and the triangle thing were below it at 20 and 19 was just dumb tbh
Remember when Mordecai and Rigby won a power glove?
Yes
Yeah
Glorious
Yeah
Yep sucks to be them!!😅
I'm at the wii rn and I'm already disagreeing with this list. I really don't see the issue with the wii remote???
Edit 1: dream cast controller feels great? And coleco and intellevision was before companies knew how to make one controller for multiple games. I argue its unfair to rate controllers pre-nes
Edit 2: the Duke controller is perfect for my hands?? How small are your hands bud!? I even shelled £50 for the hyperkin re-release.
My hands are ants, and its so comfortable
Dreamcast isn't great, but way better than the N64 controller
Facts the playstaion move was not better than the wii motion control. The playstation move was a MAJOR flop and the wii set records in sales.
The Wii was my childhood play toy ever since 2010, when I was 3. This was the thing that got me into gaming. I remember jamming out to Just Dance, Crushing Chaos in Skylanders, Destroying my brother in Mario Kart. This thing was my childhood. Sadly it broke about 6 months ago. That thing is broken. However my grandma still has one for when we come over so I sent all of our games and nunchucks and everything over. Also I think they should not have put the Wii remote on there. That thing was legendary in innovation and tech
@@generalgreivous5950 yea just because they didn't like it doesn't make it a bad controller because it wasn't
My hands aren't particularly large, but "the Duke" might be the controller I've found most comfortable to hold. The only problem I had with it is the button shape made my thumb raw. Smaller controllers cause hand pain when gripped for long gaming periods.
The Ouya’s Controller should have been on this video.
it says controller not entire console
Ouya controller was pretty neat. The console was kinda lackluster tho. It has like 2 good games.
@Luka Mancini the wii remote was the remote for the masses. It was IMO the best of controllers. There was nobody out there who couldn't figure out how to use it.
I mean the console failed but controller was great
The N64controller was one of my favourites to use. To me, it fit my hands perfectly, and I had no problem reaching the buttons. The huge downside, though, was that they wore out too quickly,, especially since I shared them with my brother and sister. We soon played the you-know-what out of them, and went through about ten of them.
mario party?
The n64 works well for most games but why is the joy stick made of hard plastic
@staringcorgi6475
My guess is cost
@@benthecat4345 it’s a bad thing bc it gets worse overtime and sucks to use nintendo had the audacity to make mini games in mario party that required overused of it like rotate around a circle multiple times
@@staringcorgi6475
I don't think Nintendo expected you to use the palm of your hand for those minigames
*Sean Connery passes away*
Me: *expects Sean Connery tribute*
WatchMojo: *20 worst videogame controllers of all time*
Edit: Wow i never had 47 likes and 6 replies in less than 11 hours, thanks!
We will get there soon
Wrong channel...
Takes some time to make a video: selecting the topic (I guess best/iconic of his performances: my vote is for _In the Name of the Rose_ ), gathering clips, double-checking for any DMCA triggers, writing the script, recording, editing it all together, ect.
well id want a tribute made with love more then "quick make a video in 30mins." hes been around decades theres many movies he was amazing in cant really put something like that in a short list.
They already mentioned “sean connery” on watchmojo ‘s YT Community section
I worked in the insurance industry at the time when the Wii controllers were at their peak and the sheer number of people who tried to claim for smashed or cracked tv screens from having the controller fly out of their hands during Wii tennis, bowling, golf etc was insane.
Lol
the wii remote really isn’t that bad. not amazing, but doesn’t deserve to be on this list
That and the Playstation Move
N64 controller was NOT that bad
My only complaint was the control stick wearing down over time. If they used the style of control stick from the GameCube on the N64 it would not be an issue.
@Peter Miller
Right! And neither was the Wiimote & Nunchuk!
As a kid I could use it but now I find it unplayable, now the wiimote is a different story, super responsive, comfortable and perfect for FPS game.
It looks like it was made for an alien, and the joysticks gave you blisters.
@matt allen Maybe so, but that style of control stick existed on the PlayStation.
The Wii remote?! It's one of the best controllers i've ever used. Sure, most of the games on the Wii was shovelware but the games that knew how to utilize the Wiimote and nunchuck REALLY knew how to use the Wii remote and Nunchuck.
They should’ve put the gamepad instead because it’s worthless
N64 and wiimote shouldn’t even be on this list. Bugging.
I lived my N64 but that controlled was terrible. Nostalgia makes people remember everything as being better than it actually was. Those controllers, Dragonball, the 80's... yoy name it, nostalgia will give yoy a hard on for it, despite the fact that ya kinda already know it sucked.
Agreed. Fully agreed.
Also the Gamecube exists so why go back to that awful N64 controller? there's a reason why Nintendo still make Gamecube controllers
N64 controller is horse shit mate
Cuz it's Nintendo, duh. Because of Nintendo's great legacy, it is overrated
Does anyone else accidentally press the White Button when they're trying to press the A Button on the original Xbox S Controller?
Yep I’m glad when the 360 was made the black and white buttons were omitted
Nope, not sure how you were doing that, you must’ve had a small thumb
Yea -_-
Being a 6 year old didn't help my case back then.
Thats why I preferred the Duke over the S
@@zaraemoji Makes sense. I swear I m letting a big idea out now but.
I really believe there is a market especially these days for --Childrens Gaming Controllers-- smaller size etc
The Dreamcast controller has a cool design. That’s what I like about it! 😂
The power glove was also shown in one of the nightmare on elm street movies where Freddie was killing one of the teens in a video game and he says "you forgot the power glove!"
Have to defend a few of these. The N64 controller was innovative and comfortable, if admittedly gimmicky. It and the Dreamcast controller also share the limitation of only having a single stick, but as an evolutionary step, I think they were both pretty good. The Wii remote was also great when developers played to its strengths, such as with the Metroid Prime games, but lazy developers just used waggle as a substitute for button presses. That's a software problem, not a failing of the controller. Finally while there are tons of negative things you could say about the Atari Jaguar, I think its controller gets a lot of undeserved hate. Yes, it's ugly, but it's way more comfortable than it looks and has a decent D-pad, though the short cord and loose plug are valid complaints.
“WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?!”
-AVGN
AYUSS
I love.the power glove it is so bad AND I MEAN BAD!!
He tried to say that the PS move was better than the wii remote! He obviously never played the wii because NOTHING was wrong with the wii remote
cinemassacre catch phrase
Great list and I enjoyed it and have a blessed 🌙
The playstation Move looks like a vibrator
We sure it isn't just a vibrator with motion controls?
I mean, I’m pretty sure someone made a game for that
@@kivets Japanese hentai
I loved the wii. Still play it. I think the remote and nunchuck actually worked really well for lots of games and the single handedness was fun and interesting. The attachments for the later games added functionality while retaining the feel and it worked pretty exceptionally for the time. The Wii had so many games to choose from as well! The only other classic to me is the 360 controller but it works for entirely different sorts of games
Gopher would *NOT* be happy with that thumbnail lol! 😂👌
The one in the thumbnail looks like it was designed for octopuses.
I actually really liked the n64 controller, i get separating the dpad from the jstick is dumb, and the jstick was broken, but the size and button placement was comfortable for me
The n64 controller was designed for durable first so a kid can say smash it into the ground and an full grown adult can step on it without breaking.
Glad you revisited this series
The house the family is living in in the beginning of the movie was my Great Grandmas house here in Reno. ( Cool Story Bro right?). But tis' true. Fred Savage was super cool. Got a copy of Super Mario 3 really early. Still my favorite game to this day. You can see her old ass refrigerator in the beginning where she used to keep her cow magnets.
Hello from Kings Beach, Lake Tahoe!
@@StageRight123 Fernleyite here (Reno native). This is kinda neat. Howdy neighbors.
The only thing wrong with the 64 controller was the durability of the analog stick. The controller was comfortable af.
The controller was horrible, you only ever could use two thirds of it!
@@The_real_Arovor
You sound like a fool, also sound like you haven't held it either.
@@The_real_Arovor it was designed for those who were left handed as well
@@The_real_Arovor and when did you ever need to use the other third in a hurry?
@@jeremypratt1185 The D-Pad was useless for half of the games, and almost none of the major ones.
N64 controllers are also guilty of blisters. I’m looking at you Mario party.
Yup...
Yep Mario party 1 would always give me blisters whenever I got the paddle battle game
I'm getting painful flashbacks of dealing with that.
@@alexmichaud3456 same!
Number 18- Wii Remote
*it’s treason then*
Ahhh “The Duke” the good old days. I think I still have mine
I took one look at the Duke Controller and was like “What the fuck Microsoft!!!”
The only problem with the N64 was having to blow the cartridge if it froze.
That only happened to me on the NES
"I love the Power Glove, it's so bad."
honest ads are the best ads
yes again even 1st versions need to start somewhere, im sure power glove went on to me some other use
I honestly didn’t think the Nintendo 64 controller was that bad...except for maybe the fact that the control stick’s kinda loose which led to the infamous Sneak N’ Snore mini game from Mario Party 2 being almost impossible to win...
I half expect the narrator to say “Geez game designers! Get it together!!”
The Wii Remote worked just fine. And the only thing wrong with the N64's controller was the roughness of the analog stick, which was only really a problem if you had to rotate it crazy fast.
To be fair almost all of the games for the 64 either used the analog stick or the d pad but never both so it was actually a pretty innovative and comfortable design considering.
I admit, I did not really know how to hold a N64 controller when I was a kid. I always grabbed it with one hand on the middle part. And even though I did not really mind the Wii remote, it was the reason why I now hate motion controls.
I’m reminded of the lovely lyrics of Beyoncé when thinking of The Duke.
It’s too Big
It’s too Wide
It’s too Strong
It won’t Fit
It’s too much.
The fact that the Steel Battalion controller isn't here is a crime.
Yes
Still have mine!
@matt fahringer wouldn't the fact that it was used for just one game be a key factor in it being one of the worst if not the worst controller ever?
The n64 controller was pretty good to me and dude y'all must have small hands at watch mojo, even when I was 8 I could reach all the buttons comfortably.
Uhhh the N64 and Wii controllers are legendary and pioneering. Yeah they sucked for a few games but they don't belong here at all
I know. This list is bullshit.
The only place the Activator should belong to is a mid 90s montage segment for America's Funniest Home Videos.
Most of these entries make sense, but the order you have them in doesn't.
N64 pad was amazing for games specifically made for it - Mario 64, Fzero X, Lylat Wars, Pilotwings 64, Goldeneye were brilliant!
nope, its garbage. And the dislike bar shows that Nintendo fanboys can't take criticism.
@@crust5909what dislike bar unless your using an app
Ok. The N64 Controller has its faults. It wears out quickly, it feels weird, but it was innovative and the trident design gave you various ways to play games.
And the Wii Remote? Just… No. It was THE motion controller. And it works completely fine. I know motion controls gets a bad rep but it’s far from a bad controller.
Huh I was actually surprised that the wii u game pad wasn't on this list. This pleases me.
Didn't they do this already and just added 10 more controllers?
We updated and expanded the list
Ah Coleco vision! It’s gonna be a fun night!
I swear it sounds like he's saying (Jag-Wire) instead of Jaguar haha
Because that's how a lot of people say it. Honestly, I find people to sound pretentious when they pronounce it jag-you-are or jag-war.
Watch Mojo can you guys make a video of the top 20 best video game controllers Im curious to see whats on the list
At E3 2009, Microsoft promised us Project Natal. At E3 2010 we got Kinect. Nuff said! 🤦♂️
DONT YOU DARE INSULT THE DUKE CONTROLLER!!! I freaking LOVED that thing!!! Then again, I have massive piano hands lol
Ah yes. The Wii remote was such a failure they decided to add 2 of them on the Switch.
The XBox S controller was not designed as an upgrade. The Duke controller was for the US and European players. Microsoft made the smaller controllers specifically for the Japanese market. Stating ... get this .... true story ... Japanese people have smaller hands than the people of the rest of the world.
But Microsoft later found out that the Duke was just too big for everybody and the smaller controller became the standard pack in everywhere.
*Number 1:* Souija Boy Entertainment System
You mean that EVD one?
But it was a bootleg, and it doesn't count. This doesn't include licensed/3rd party controllers because they'd deserve a list of their own.
This is for game console Controlls, not consoles themselves
@@ChaseMC215
It’s a more logical assumption they meant the controller for said system and not the console. Do you always assume the worse?
@@Sheridantank
Anything that Souija Boy "made" and sold fucking sucks. Except the Fuze system, which is a nifty Chinese console, but he was selling the premium edtion for way more it usually is.
But hey, I like Mr Friendship's profile picture, because it's the exact reaction about these shitty controllers
I wonder if Video Games will go on forever.
40 years later: brain games they are games u play with ur brain
They make around $100 billion a year, they're not going anywhere.
Well see.
They're going to be around for as long as books have been, I think
Wutang is Forever, not video games.
Sega Dream Cast was also a MAJOR flop, I remember wanting one and within 8 months of Christmas, the system was very hard to come by because no one had one to sell because they quit stocking them because they didnt sell well.
That device in the thumbnail looks capable of trigonometry...
No.. I'm sorry. The N64 controller is one of the greatest controllers ever.
I'll always love the N64 but the controller was terrible. I remember hating it when it first came out
I love the power glove it’s so bad
17:55 inspiration for the infinity gauntlet.
As far as I can remember, the thing with de N64 controller was that it was designed under close surveillance from Shigeru Miyamoto, who wanted it to be confortable for him. As 10% of world's population, Shigeru Miyamoto is left-handed... it seems he forgot about the other 90%
The Duke is one of my favorite controllers of all time. I'll die on this hill.
The N64 wasn’t designed to use all buttons at once. Maybe try researching next time, that’ll help ya. And the Wiimote and Nunchuck are not bad controllers at all. 99% of my experience with the wiimote and nunchuck are pure bliss.
Yeah to be honest most of the N 64 games require you to use the control stick in the middle and the buttons on the right side so you don't necessarily have to use the buttons on the left side of the controller at all. if anything those were more optional buttons. Such an open and closing a minimap which isn't really something that needs to be done in the heat of the moment
13:31 "although it gay plays a cardio workout"
The final battle of the nintendo wii zelda twililight it's one of my beloved memories using the wii remote and nunchuck.
Ok, when you pick 20, you have to pick ones that are debatably bad. The wii and n64 aren’t the best, but they’re fine to use.
I think you should say that "You must pick pads that are clearly bad" not "debatably bad". N64 pads are debatebly bad but I dont support that arguement at all
The intellevision controller isn’t really the best controller to use.
I already knew about how bad the Intellivision controller was because my dad told me. He had a collection of Intellivision games...ported to the original Xbox!
Nintendo really had meetings like
"OK! What's our next controller, people?! No bad ideas, c'mon....let it out!!!"
Thumbnail made me interested👍
Yup I Love This
Same!!!!
The only problem with the Dreamcast controller was the cord.
Yeah it went the wrong way!
Love your videos WatchMojo:)
Yep but one day they're going to shit on something you like very much they always do it always don't believe me you'll see that's all I'm going to say
10:15 Since when asymetrical analog sticks are a good thing?
My left hand always hurt from that
Who else was expecting the virtual boy to be on this list?
That one's a bad _system_ as opposed to a bad _controller._ The actual controller looks pretty vanilla.
Who came along and said: “ Ok. Let’s have 3 grips on the N64 controller
Ever tried playing Goldeneye or Perfect Dark with the left 2 grips??
I'm so mad that they used angry video game nerds content and didn't even give him credit
I just realized it put his name on the corner of the screen every time his content was used
The power glove was also mentioned in a nightmare on elm street movie, Freddy’s dead.
The N64 controller and Wii Mote were fine. I’ve never had any problems with either one. Not sure why they are on here.
Ikr
This list is actually trash 😂 I could find a better list by googling “worst controllers of the last 20 years”
WatchMojo: “Using the Wiimote and Nunchuck is a painful experience.”
Me: “.....Yeah no....I love the Wii Remote! Change my mind!”
The only other time I’ve ever heard of the Power Glove was from Freddy Krueger
Oh give the N64 and wii a break, why does Nintendo get so much hate in the last few generations
Beats me
Agree. The N64 Controller is fine as it is. Hardly any games used the D pad anyways from what I remember. The Wii controller is also fine as it is, especially when playing games that don't require motion controls, or the motion controls were decent depending on the game.
Time to sink in the sea of comments
All of these just look crazy having grown up on the nintendo wii I loved the wii ramote and nunchuck even though I did end up throwing it at a few tvs between 2008 and 2016 before I switched my gaming to my ps4 which I have had for 4 years.
I am still 13 but I agree the Wii remote is awesome!