A clip of a disgusting Switch controller has gone viral which shows one of the huge downsides of see-through hardware available for a variety of platforms. See-through hardware has been used over the years for many generations of consoles, and although the Switch is limited in official transparent controllers, this player may regret their choice of controller.Though the Nintendo Switch isn't primarily known for its transparent controllers, the Switch Pro controller has a version with clear gray plastic that's reminiscent of the N64 generation. Beyond this first-party option, many Nintendo Switch fans have taken to swapping their own controller shells, but they may be a little more reluctant to do so after seeing this viral video.Twitter user Justin Whang is often creating videos for his YouTube channel, but a recent clip he shared of a Nintendo Switch Pro controller crawling with bugs has received over 3.4 million views. The video of the infested Nintendo Switch Pro controller is accompanied by melodic music as the camera pans left to right to show that there are bugs inside the see-through controller, as well as on the surface. As many of these micro bugs crawl around the Switch Pro Controller buttons and analog sticks, the hard plastic handles seem largely untouched which may entice other Nintendo players to stick with the standard controller shells.
Although it's currently unclear what precise bug has infested the Nintendo Switch Pro controller shared by Justin Whang, the popular theory suggests that it's a sugar ant. This insect is fittingly drawn to sugary products which may infer that the controller has had something spilled on it before being put down for a long enough duration to accumulate such a large colony. Because the video concludes before the user turns the controller on, it's currently unclear if the device still functions as it should with the sheer volume of insects inside of it.
While it's possible for bugs like this to swarm standard controllers that aren't see-through, the transparent nature of this one makes it so the user is 100% aware of the situation. Given that it wasn't used during the brief clip, it's unlikely that the owner of the Nintendo Switch controller actually played Breath of the Wild or Super Mario Odyssey with it because of how covered the hardware is, but it may be cleared up with the right tools.