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A player holding a North American Super Nintendo Entertainment
System controller
A game controller, gaming controller, or simply controller, is an input device or input/output
device used with video games or entertainment systems to provide input to a video game. Input
devices that have been classified as game controllers include keyboards, mice, gamepads, and joysticks,
as well as special purpose devices, such as steering wheels for driving games and light guns for shooting
games. Controllers designs have evolved to include directional pads, multiple buttons, analog
sticks, joysticks, motion detection, touch screens and a plethora of other features.
Game controllers may be input devices that only provide input to the system, or input/output
devices that receive data from the system and produce a response (e.g. "rumble" vibration feedback, or
sound).
Controllers which are included with the purchase of a home console are referred to as standard
controllers, while those that are available to purchase from the console manufacturer or third-party
offerings are considered peripheral controllers.[1]