I get the 3rd party controller hate, but I got a couple of these at Ross for like $14 , and they worked great for when you have guests over and wanna play smash or something, or if you have kids and don't want them screwing up the good ones. Also there's no latency, and imo it's more responsive. Might just be in my head, but I actually prefer it. I was absolutely shocked that they also worked on switch 2. Best $14 I ever spent.
The good news is you can still use the switch 1 pro controller with the switch 2. I actually ordered one for the switch 2 and promptly returned it when I found out (thankfully before opening that, though unfortunately after I'd already opened a set of switch 2 JoyCons). You can also use joycons from switch 1, and even my licensed wired controllers work too. That was an awesome move by Nintendo that saved me a couple hundred dollars, so imo it helps justify the higher price point of the new console. You can get a switch 1 pro controller pre-owned on eBay for like 25 bucks, and new for like $40. No reason to buy the new one imo.
Tbh, it's worldwide because Russia seeks out stories like this everywhere and fans the flames online in their troll farms. I wish there was a way to stop it.
All these years later, apparently Mitch was wrong and they are letting the alfalfa sprout guy in.