potentiometers, little electromechanical components that measure the stick’s position by sliding a contact arm (or “wiper”) against a sensor to read its resistance. It is one of the few non-Nintendo pads that can wake the Switch from sleep mode — but you have to awkwardly shake the controller to do so, and the feature only works over Bluetooth. After many hours of play, I think I can safely call it my endgame controller for both Switch and PC