How to Attach/Detach the NES Controller to Nintendo Switch
In this article, you'll learn how to attach and detach the NES Controller to Nintendo Switch.
Important: The Nintendo Entertainment System™ controllers can be paired and used wirelessly with Nintendo Switch Lite.
Note: When NES controllers are attached to a Nintendo Switch system, the system will not fit in the dock with LAN port. The NES controllers can be charged by connecting the AC adapter directly into the USB connector on the Nintendo Switch system, by using a dock without LAN port, or by attaching them to a Nintendo Switch – OLED Model system and placing it in the dock with LAN port.
Complete these steps
To attach the NES Controllers
- Ensure the NES Controllers are properly oriented.
- Use the rail on the side of the console and slide the NES Controllers from top to bottom until you hear a click.
- Once the NES Controllers are attached to the system, they are registered and can now be detached and used wirelessly.
To detach the NES Controllers
Press the release button on the back of each NES Controller while sliding the controller from bottom to top.
- The NES Controller registration information is not deleted when they are detached from the console.
