Nintendo’s Switch 2 accessory market has been active since launch, with third-party manufacturers racing to undercut the Nintendo Switch 2 Pro controller’s $90 price tag while matching its feature set. The latest entry in that competition takes a meaningfully different approach.
The EasySMX S10 Lite, priced at $39.99, is the first third-party controller to offer native Switch 2 support. According to the report, the Switch 2’s system interface actually reads the device as a Switch 2 Pro controller — a distinction that separates it from every other non-Nintendo wireless option currently available.
That native recognition carries real, practical weight. Other third-party controllers rely on macros to handle system-level commands and require a cumbersome first-time setup process to wake the console. The S10 Lite skips all of that. A single press of the Home button wakes the Switch 2 remotely, exactly as Nintendo‘s own controller does.
The Feature Other Manufacturers Will Want to Copy
The deeper consequence of native OS integration shows up in how the controller handles rear paddle mapping. Holding the Home button while in-game lets players configure the S10 Lite’s GL and GR rear paddles directly through the Switch 2’s operating system. The console then stores those mappings on a per-game basis automatically — no manual reconfiguration required when switching titles. The report states this is the only non-Nintendo controller capable of doing this.
The S10 Lite is also backward compatible with the original Switch, though native OS integration and the GameChat button do not function on that platform.
What Was Removed to Get Here
The original EasySMX S10 — previously identified as the best Switch 2 controller at a price often below $50 — had amiibo support, TMR joysticks, and a stronger rumble implementation. The S10 Lite drops all three.
Amiibo support is gone entirely. The joysticks step down from TMR to Hall effect — still superior to those in Nintendo’s $90 Pro controller, the report notes, but a regression from the S10. Rumble quality also takes a step back, though it still outperforms what 8BitDo‘s Switch 2-compatible controllers offer.
The trade-off is price. At $39.99 — available for $34 with a listed discount code — the S10 Lite sits well below both the original S10 and Nintendo’s first-party option. For users who prioritize simple setup and per-game paddle customization over amiibo functionality and premium haptics, the report positions the Lite as the stronger choice. For those who want everything in a single controller, the report suggests that product does not yet exist.
The S10 Lite is currently available directly through EasySMX.
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