Nintendo Joy-Con vs Retro-Bit 8-Button Official Sega Genesis USB Controller (2019)

We couldn't find enough data on either product to be able to come to any reliable conclusions. We highly recommend that you take a look at some other options in the $60 and $25 budget ranges instead.

Two highly trusted sources that perform well-thought-out in-depth testing consider the Nintendo Joy-Con to be a great product - it earned the "The best multi-purpose controller" title from Tom's Guide and "Ranked 2 out of 6" from Laptop Mag in their respective Gamepad roundups, which is a good indication of it being a notable product.

As for the Retro-Bit 8-Button Official Sega Genesis USB Controller (2018) - PCmag, a source that conducts reliable hands-on testing, has featured it in its The Best Video Game Controllers for Every Platform roundup. However, it didn't make it to any of the top spots.

We couldn't find any sources that tested both of these Gamepads, so we only analyzed how they performed in reviews from different sites.

We first examined which sources rated each of these best and found that the Nintendo Joy-Con got its highest, 7, rating from iMore, while the Retro-Bit 8-Button Official Sega Genesis USB Controller (2018) earned its best, 8, score from PCmag.

Lastly, in order to better compare them to the rest of their competition, we averaged out their review scores. The Retro-Bit 8-Button Official Sega Genesis USB Controller (2018) managed to get 8.0 out of 10 - considerably better than the 7.5 review average of Gamepads in general - whereas the Nintendo Joy-Con earned 7.0 points.

It should be said that doing a direct Nintendo Joy-Con vs. Retro-Bit 8-Button Official Sega Genesis USB Controller (2018) comparison might not be entirely fair due to the difference in their prices - some sources don't put much weight on value for money and thus tend to give better review scores to more expensive products.