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Review on ๐ŸŽฎ TalkWorks 2-Pack Steering Wheel Controllers for Nintendo Switch, Racing Games Joy Con Controller Grips for Mario Kart - Black by Hesham Peltier

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I bought two sets of these controllers - red/blue and pink/green neon. I was impressed by how well the colors really matched, but ended up having to send them back. (Note: The boxes include a note urging me to first contact the TalkWorks staff for troubleshooting BEFORE leaving Revain feedback. I have used this contact option but have never received any response from them other than an auto reply that you got my message.) One more note: you need to make sure you move the joy-con when inserting it into the wheel so that the "+" or "-" symbol on your joy-con matches the same symbol on the wheel. Otherwise the buttons will not match the buttons on the steering wheel and will not work properly. I believe this is due to the way joycons are designed and it's nice that these wheels work with both joycons+ and joycons. *Probably applies to ALL wheel types. Now for my review: Pros: The colors are REALLY well matched. They match EXACTLY. I was very impressed and my kids thought it was the best I've ever had. It was good to hear their screams of joy. :) Cons: (1) Joy contras seemed to fit well but were actually a little loose. My kids were shaking the wheels (Wii style) to perform special moves instead of jumping into MarioKart and one of the controllers flew out and hit them in the face. (2) Button extensions on the wheel are stuck in the down (pressed) position. . One child complained because she kept drifting and couldn't stop, and another child threw away his clothes as soon as she got them out because the buttons were stuck. We were able to manually pull the button up, but as soon as it was pressed again, it got stuck again. I looked at their design and there is no spring or anything to push the button up, it just works through the flexibility of the plastic lever itself. Once the plastic stretches at all the button stops working. Since one arrived broken and the other stopped working within an hour, I thought it best to return them all before they all broke. Honestly if the manufacturer redesigned them to have a little spring inside that compresses the button on the wheel. back to the up (unpressed) position and added some non-slip pads to hold the joysticks more securely, that would be almost perfect. Unfortunately the current design of the wheels we received means they will break after repeated use and imperfections will slip out. We couldn't find any other wheels that came in all 4 colors to match our delight. - against it, so we decided to try a different kind of joystick holder that looks more like a regular controller. Let's see if they work better. :)

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