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video game controller

device used with games or entertainment systems
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video game controller

Summary

video game controller ranks in the top 7% of practices entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (185 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • video game controller is a type of input device[2].
  • video game controller is a type of video game accessory[3].
  • video game controller's Commons category is recorded as Game controllers[4].
  • video game controller's Unicode character is recorded as 🎮[5].
  • video game controller's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Game controllers[6].
  • video game controller's P14912 is recorded as Controllers[7].

Why It Matters

video game controller ranks in the top 7% of practices entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (185 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → Game controllers
    Quora topic → —
    Image → —
    Topic's main category → —
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14912]]: Controllers, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/274783|batch #274783]]"
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