Mytrix Switch Pro Wireless Controller

Hardware Type: Controller

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Review:

(Note: This product was received at no cost for review via the Amazon Vine program.)

I have encountered a lot of controllers on Amazon where multiple versions of the same controller are being sold under different company names for some reason. One such controller, the ECHTPower Wireless Switch Controller (ES01), has also been released with different color casing under the brand names Phnixgam, PPKKAI, and Reddening. I mention all of this because Phnixgam’s version of the controller has a distinctive pink casing with a white Sakura petal design. So I’m sure you can imagine my curiosity at seeing the Mytrix Switch Pro Wireless Controller, which features a very similar design, but which is clearly a different model of controller. Of course, I had to investigate!

Upon closer inspection, the similarities between these two controllers are only skin deep, and while the ECHTPower Wireless Switch Controller (ES01) (and by extension also the Phnixgam controller) was one of my most delightful surprises of the year, the Mytrix Switch Pro Wireless Controller presents a lot of potential and then utterly squanders that potential with one unforgivable flaw.

Mytrix’s controller is very similar in size, shape, and button layout to Nintendo’s own Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, including a similar asymmetrical analog stick layout. Mytrix’s controller is a bit heavier, and its analog sticks (not hall effect, sadly) feature concave tops instead of Nintendo’s convex sticks, but otherwise it’s not too far off from the standard set by Nintendo.

The standard face buttons are a mix of clicky and squishy that feels about right, and the ZL and ZR buttons are simple digital triggers, which is fine for Nintendo Switch, but may disappoint those who were thinking of making use of this controller on one of the other platforms it supports, which includes PC, Android, and iOS, as the lack of analog triggers is not ideal for some types of games (most notably, Racing games).

The secondary face buttons remain pretty much exactly where Nintendo’s controller has them, but this controller also adds a turbo button to the center-bottom of the face of the controller, with this button operating in the standard way for this sort of button.

When looking at other features this controller includes, it lacks Amiibo-scanning functionality, which is rare among third-party Nintendo Switch controllers so that’s no big surprise. It also features adjustable rumble instead of HD Rumble, which is a decent trade-off and also fairly common. However, I was really surprised that while it has gyroscopic motion control, the motion control is jerky and erratic. It’s still usable, but I must admit this is the first time I’ve encountered a controller that includes this feature but where it suffers from such a lack of quality.

Flipping the controller, we see it has untextured grips, and two “flippers”, each containing two macro buttons. These buttons jut out of the back of the controller in a way that I found a bit uncomfortable, but otherwise I found these to be good macro buttons for storing command sequences, such as a Street Fighter “hadouken”.

This controller does feature a few extra nice features that are somewhat uncommon – there’s a 3.5mm headphone jack in the bottom of the controller that lets you feed audio through the controller, though doing so on the Nintendo Switch requires the controller to be plugged into the Nintendo Switch via USB cable. What’s more, Mytrix’s controller features full app support using KeyLinker, something I wish more third-party Nintendo Switch controllers would do.

Thus far, I’ve had a few complaints, but I’ve also had some good things to say about this controller, so you might think it’s pretty good, but I’ve saved the biggest complaint until the end, and I’m sorry to say it’s something that pretty much kills this controller – the D-Pad.

While the D-Pad on this controller mostly seems to work fine, I noticed that it would often fail to detect a button press, especially when pressing the up button. If you want to see this in action, you can check out this “feature” in action in a video I posted to the eShopperReviews Tiktok page. Given how absolutely vital the D-Pad on a controller is, this is pretty much an unforgivable flaw that immediately designates this controller to the trash heap – sure, it may have nice features, but if it can’t be depended on for something so simple and basic, it is not a controller I think anyone should use.

I am terribly disappointed in the Mytrix Switch Pro Wireless Controller. It has some really good features that are rare in Nintendo Switch controllers, and its design makes it look extremely similar to one of my favorite controllers on the Nintendo Switch. Unfortunately, the similarities don’t seem to extend to quality control, and the result is multiple flaws big and small, including an unreliable D-Pad that kills any chance i could possibly recommend this controller. Do not buy it.

tl;dr – The Mytrix Switch Pro Wireless Controller is a Pro-style controller that has some nice features and a design that makes it look very similar to a controller I’ve praised… but Mytrix’s controller also has some pretty major flaws, including a D-Pad that’s so unreliable I cannot in good conscience recommend this controller to anyone.

Grade: F

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This game has been nominated for one or more of eShopperReviews 2024 Game Awards:

Runner-Up: Worst Hardware

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