Japanese accessory maker HORI has taken the best parts of the Xbox Adaptive Controller, a great accessibility device for PC and Xbox, and reimagined it for the Nintendo Switch. least accessible gaming console, and is trying to open it up to a wider audience.

The HORI Flex (via NintendoLife, sam-eatlab) is a device much like the Xbox Adaptive Controller (XAC) that allows you to connect a variety of external inputs to emulate the button map of the included controller. In the case of the XAC, the inputs can be matched to the Xbox One controller; with the HORI Flex, all Nintendo Switch inputs are available.

In short, the Nintendo Switch can be used with a wider range of devices, making the console more accessible to those who need it. And that means more people will be able to experience "Zelda Breath of the Wild". That's a really good thing.

Steven Spohn, COO of the accessibility charity AbleGamers, reports that the Switch is currently the least accessible gaming console, suggesting that the HORI Flex is a welcome invention.

The new device is also compatible with PCs, so there is no need to purchase both an Xbox adaptive controller for PC games and a HORI Flex for Switch games.

Most control kits made for the XAC, such as the Logitech G Adaptive Gaming Kit, will likely work with the HORI interface as well.

If you are only interested in PC compatible devices, the XAC has one advantage over the HORI Flex. The HORI Flex costs about $230 and is currently only available in Japan. XAC, on the other hand, costs $100 and is available worldwide. We hope it will be available in more countries.

However, there is nothing like having a more accessible gaming device on the market, and the HORI Flex shows that there is growing interest in developing devices like the XAC for a wider range of devices.