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Great option for kids/tiny clumsy hands.

Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2023

I'm not a kid but I'm almost legally a dwarf and therefore have pretty small hands. This thing's perfect. Small enough to reach everything but big enough to be comfortable for long periods of time.

Remapping the two extra buttons is quick and easy enough I can change them for whatever game I'm playing in like 15 seconds tops.

Screenshot/record button is neat, tapping it saves a screenshot and holding it saves the last minute or so of gameplay.

I'm a clumsy POS and this thing hits the ground at least once a day by accident but it's still holding strong, no drift, no sticking, nothing.

Between the pricetag and durability, very good controller for kids. Or if you're small and clumsy like me.

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Andrew

Ugh. Recently purchased. Durability already being tested?

Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2023

I want to love this. I really do. Matter of fact, I do. This controller may be my favorite of all time. Why 3 stars?

A month to the date and it is already disconnecting while using it. This happened twice today. The first in the middle of a fight and the second at the start of a race. Both times I had to unplug and re-plug to get it to reconnect.

This is sad news. I wish it were more durable.

No stick drift yet. Again. It has only been a few weeks, though.

I feel my money was wasted.

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Francesca

Great option for kids/tiny clumsy hands.

Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2023

Color: BlackVerified Purchase

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Thomas

Don't let the size fool you

Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2024

Color: BlackVerified Purchase

Small in size, big in quality, surprisingly durable and fits well even in larger hands since it is well balanced, controls are tighter also increasing response time, can definitely recommend

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P. Pullen

Perfection Was Just Out of Reach

Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2023

Color: BlackVerified Purchase

TL;DR: A near-perfect controller with quirks that require getting used to. Anyone who loves small controllers, or has small hands: this is the end game controller you are looking for!
Pros: -Best texture and design analogue sticks I've ever used, hands down. If I could replace my PS2 analogue stick tops with these, I would in a heartbeat. (looks like an experiment to do sometime)
-Small form factor perfect for people with small hands, or people who prefer smaller controllers over the bulky monstrosities of today's modern gaming controllers. (sans Switch Pro Controller, but that has issues of its own)
Neutral: -paddle buttons are in the way of a better grip; but perfect for people who love paddle buttons placed exactly where the middle finger pads would be
-face buttons are snappy and tactile, but feels like membrane isn't of a particularly high quality.
-d-pad is nothing home to write about. It's functional, but just. Not ideal for shmups, but you could do MUCH MUCH worse.
Cons: -stupid button placement of the start button.
-it's wired only. (I do not mind this at all, but this is def a con for many)
-my controller's rumble doesn't seem to work, as I don't feel any rumble when playing Monster Hunter World. Or, if it does, it's so weak I don't realize it.
-it's too expensive @$40. Even $30 is a bit much, in my opinion. Catch it on a sale under $30 and you won't regret it. Would be nice if they sold an even cheaper version that just removed the paddle buttons in back. (I just wanted a mini 360 replacement; i don't want extra buttons)

It's about time a mini xbone controller finally came out that's actually of a decent build quality! Hyperkin's fare are nice, but they are cheap garbage with an expensive price tag; no quality build to them whatsoever. I'm a massive lover of the PowerA Mini Xbox 360 controller; easily one of my favorite controllers to use, right behind the Playstation 2 controller.

When PowerA released this Nano controller, I was really happy they brought back the tiny size! But! There are a few issues with it that keeps me from giving this a 100% rating.

The first major issue is the...Start button? (I have no idea, and don't care, what it's called) PowerA reduced the size profile of the controller. Perfect! But they basically kept the same button placement... major fail. To hit the start button with the right thumb, you are literally bumping into the right analog stick. Button placement is in an incredibly stupid place. It's almost like no one actually held the prototype; or worse, they held the prototype and decided that it wasn't worth moving the buttons up and out ever so slightly to make it more ergonomically friendly. It takes a while to get used to trying to not bump into the right stick, though, so it's not in an especially egregious place.

The second major issue is the extra buttons on the back of the controller. I hate them. It's great that I don't have them programmed to do anything because I hold my controllers tightly in my hands and, especially in Monster Hunter, I'm constantly pushing the buttons. I thought I'd like them as a feature, but the longer I held and played with this controller, the more I hated them because it's actually in the perfect placement of my strongest fingers that I use to hold most controllers. So, for others who do like buttons on the back of the controller, I seriously think the button placement is perfect for hitting with the middle finger.

PowerA were looking at perfection, but fell far from it, with poor button placement and extra buttons that make this controller WAY more expensive than it has every right of being. Even when I bought it at $30, I still found that too expensive because all I wanted was a replacement for the mini 360 controllers whose rubber domes under the buttons are starting to stick. I will continue to use the Nano, but I'll just mention that I will still be stockpiling PowerA mini 360 controllers whenever I can because I still find those to be more comfortable than this, sans the clearly superior designed and textured analogue sticks.

This may sound like a lot of nitpicking, but I have high standards for controllers because the vast majority of modern controllers physically hurt my index fingers and wrists when held for a prolonged period of time (namely, the PS4 and Xbone controllers are especially egregious at hurting my hands). So finding smaller controllers that are reasonably priced, built well enough, and comfortable are incredibly hard. I still give this a recommend, but with a big asterisk that the buttons on the back may make or break your enjoyment with this controller.

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juan sandoval

Great for small hands.

Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2024

Color: LilacVerified Purchase

I ordered this originally for my partner since they have small hands and have a hard time holding normal size controllers.

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COMBO

Nice controller

Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2024

Color: LilacVerified Purchase

As the nano name implies, its a little smaller than a typical xbox controller but I bought this for my gf so we can play together. The color is cool and seems durable.

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Andrew

Ugh. Recently purchased. Durability already being tested?

Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2023

Color: LilacVerified Purchase

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Accessible, let the girlies game

Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2024

Color: LilacVerified Purchase

THIS is the BEST. I initially got this controller to connect to my PC to play FFXIV because I preferred the controller controls but found regular (man sized) controllers to have the buttons too spread out and harder to reach as quickly. This fixed that and it's SOOO cute. Having arthritis, this is so much more accessible and easy to hold. Honestly every console needs to normalize selling different sized controllers, hands aren't one size fits all.

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PTech

Passes all my tests

Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2023

Color: LilacVerified Purchase

I purchase several different types of controllers and put them through testing and very picky with their performance.

This particular controller is excellent. It feels exactly like a 1st party XB controller. Everything from the weight, surface of the plastic of the controller, button feel and reflex, smoothness of the joysticks, etc. Bottom line, I've used several cheap feeling controllers including from this company. This is not a cheap controller though. This one could pass for OEM.

I tested everything on this controller and analyzed the specs. On each joystick there's like a 0.00002 and -0.00002 dead zone. Everything else is perfect, even the rumble. It's also recognized by the PC right away as an XB1 controller.

Only thing I would have liked to have seen added to this is a port to put the volume control attachment for a headset. That's being picky though and a simple suggestion for future models. Wireless would have been nice also.

Bottom line, this is the best 3rd party controller I've ever touched. The price of $30 is just about spot on. Thinking of getting another one but the color options are pretty limited. Hopefully they'll have more color options going forward.

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Rebecca Hodges

We love this!

Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2024

Color: BlackVerified Purchase

My 3 year old has been trying to use Mommy and Daddy’s Xbox controllers but they were too big for him to be able to use them fully. We decided to try this controller out and he loves being able to move more freely with it! His little hands can use the controls a lot better!

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Jillian

Great for people that have small hands

Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2024

Color: LilacVerified Purchase

This controller is definitely great for people that hav small hands I can’t really hold a regular size controller and being able to reach all the controls so I Baugh this and had it over nighted to the house the next morning i woke up it was sitting right there right on my porch let it charge all day long while i was at work when i got home started playing games with the family including with small hands this controller definitely worked well

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