Members of the community have generally regarded this controller with positive sentiment. Learn more.
This controller is not capable of a turbo Gold Skip that is leaderboard legal.
¶ General Information
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Common Name | HORI Split Pad Compact Rail Controller |
| Model | NSW-373/396-398, NSW-700U/701U |
| Manufacturer | HORI |
| Connection Modes | Joycon Rail |
| Leaderboard Legal? |  Yes |
| Sentiment Power |  |
¶ Recommendation
Members of the community have generally regarded this controller with positive sentiment:
2024: Sturdy, well-built joycon replacements with good ergonomics. Unlike some joycon products, these actually connect to the rail.
¶ Programmability At a Glance
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Turbo? | Yes |
| Turbo Button Remappable? | Yes |
| How to activate? | Hold Turbo and then press the button you want to turbo. Press Home within a software to cancel the assignment. |
| Custom Button Mapping? |  No |
| Advertised Fire Rate (Hz) | 5, 10, or 20 |
| Turbo Time to Live (TTL) | Short/Medium |
| All Turboed Buttons on Same Duty Cycle? | Unknown |
| Adjustable Stick Deadzone? | Unknown |
¶ Detailed Turbo Information
| Mode | Actual Hz | Distance under leaderboard cap |
|---|---|---|
| Rail (5Hz) | 5.1 |  -7.9 |
 Rail (10Hz) |
10 | -3 |
| Rail (20Hz) | 20.1 | Above cap |
preferred modes for Dread speedrunning
¶ Turbo Gold Skip
| Mode | 0 Lock? | 1 Lock? | 2 Lock? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rail (5Hz) | No |
No |
No |
| Rail (10Hz) |
No |
No |
No |
| Rail (20Hz) | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
preferred modes for Dread speedrunning
¶ Sticks At a Glance
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Analog Layout Style | Switch |
| Analog Sensor | Potentiometric sensor |
| Stick Circularity Average Error | Unknown |
¶ Stick Assessment
TBD
¶ Buttons At a Glance
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Back Paddles? | Yes |
| Back Paddle Turboable? | Yes |
| Back Paddle Assignable Buttons | UNK |
| Back Paddle Rollover? | UNK (Yes / No) |
| Y Button Shape | Flat |
| Trigger Type | Digital |
| Actuation force (g) | Unknown |
¶ Button Assessment
- Each back paddle can only be assigned to the half of the controller it belongs to. This means that the right paddle can only be assigned to
A,B,X,Y,+,R1,R2, andR3. Likewise, the left paddle can only be assigned to-,L1,L2, andL3. - To turbo the back paddle, one must first assign it, then follow the turbo process.
¶ Positive Sentiment
Quite sturdy even on a regular model Switch. It doesn't have the normal wobbling that joycons do and I personally can play in any position with these things.
The most comfortable I've felt playing Switch on handheld, it's quite ergonomic for the hands and is suitable to speedrun with unlike standard joycons.
¶ Negative Sentiment
Literally zero additional features. No gyro, NFC, Rumble, they're not even wireless and are a portable-only solution.
