Turtle Beach Rematch review: The cutest Switch 2 controller of the bunch

Official Nintendo designs and RGB lighting give the Rematch an adorable edge.

The first time I turned on the Rosalina edition of the Switch 2 Rematch controller, and a rainbow of RGB lighting rippled across the stars on its face, I expelled a sound of delight that would've been embarrassing had anyone other than my two small dogs been in the room. The noise was involuntary, high-pitched and entirely warranted, because this gamepad is a slice of handheld joy — and that's a feeling we could all use a little more of nowadays.

On top of the adorable factor, the Turtle Beach Rematch Wireless Controller for Switch 2 is a comfortable, reactive and low-latency wireless gamepad with a few key cutting-edge features. Obviously, it comes in a handful of Nintendo-inspired, RGB-lit designs. Light and slim with offset thumbsticks just like the Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller , Turtle Beach's Switch 2 Rematch is the gamepad for Mario Kart fanatics, Animal Crossing residents and anyone who wants to hold a bit of whimsy in their hands. There's also an all-black model, if smiling isn't really your thing.

The Turtle Beach Rematch Wireless Controller for Switch 2 features built-in motion control capabilities, never-drift TMR thumbsticks, a dedicated button for GameChat, a rechargeable 40-hour battery (12 hours with RGB effects turned on) and a playable range of 30 feet. It also has buttons on the backside of the grips that you can map to whatever action you'd like, or just use them as built-in fidget toys. Most of the models include RGB effects with four settings.

I tested out the Rosalina edition, usually with a rainbow river flowing under my fingertips, and found it to be perfectly responsive across a few games, including Hello Kitty Island Adventure , Mario Kart World and Resident Evil Requiem . It has stiff, hard-plastic face buttons that look like little round pills, and enjoyably clicky triggers and bumpers. The face buttons have their associated letters carved into them — A, B, Y, X — and they'll leave an impression on your thumb-tip when playing anything that requires a long hold, like Mario Kart .

The analog sticks are smooth with a crisp click when they hit the sides of their containment circles, and the fact that they're built with TMR tech means they're ultra precise and won't ever drift. This is a feature that even the Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller doesn't have.

I enjoy the fact that the player indicator lives on the bottom of the Rematch, easily peepable with a quick glance down. And, of course, I adore the multicolored lighting effects on the Rosalina gamepad.

The Switch 2 Rematch doesn't have haptic feedback and it's not able to wake up the Switch 2 console on its own. The controller weighs just 0.79 lbs and here's a hollow sound about it that could read as cheap to some people, but I'm just happy it's not heavy. Sizewise, it's comparable to the official Switch 2 Pro Controller, with a super-smooth face and textured plastic grips.