How to Disable the Gyroscope in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Learn how to disable the gyroscope in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and enhance your gaming experience. Follow these simple steps to turn off the gyroscope setting in the game.

We explain how you can disable motion controls on the Nintendo Switch controller in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom if you don’t like this feature.

One of the features that is enabled by default in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the so-called gyroscope , also called motion controls when aiming . This, while at first glance may seem pretty cool, is also something that bothers many players, who feel that these controls do not allow for precision.

Luckily, Nintendo makes it very easy to disable motion controls in this game, so if you don’t know how to do that , we’ll tell you how in this entry of our complete guide for your relief.

How to disable motion controls on the controller?

Motion controls in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom can be disabled in the game’s settings menu .

To do this, follow these steps :

  • Press the + button on your controller to open the saddlebag menu .
  • Now use the R button to scroll through the sections to the far right .
  • You have to move to the tab with the gear symbol .
  • When you get to this tab, you will be in the “Menu” options ; select “Settings” .
  • Within the settings, scroll to the “Motion controls” option .

As we said before, this option is enabled by default, so you will have to change it from “Yes” to “No” to disable it.

While the gyroscope is activated it directly affects how you aim with your bow or use the Ultra Hand ability , as you can rotate your controller to perform movements within the game. However, you may feel that it really takes away from your precision or it just doesn’t seem like a hassle to use.

The good news is that you can always go into the settings menu to change it. Maybe later in your adventure you’ll want to try it out.