diff --git a/.changeset/four-trains-tan.md b/.changeset/four-trains-tan.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9f727048
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/four-trains-tan.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"nxjs-runtime": patch
+---
+
+Allow 8 connected controllers
diff --git a/source/main.c b/source/main.c
index 6edee795..720e76e6 100644
--- a/source/main.c
+++ b/source/main.c
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	FILE *debug_fd = freopen(LOG_FILENAME, "w", stderr);
 
 	// Configure our supported input layout: a single player with standard controller styles
-	padConfigureInput(1, HidNpadStyleSet_NpadStandard);
+	padConfigureInput(8, HidNpadStyleSet_NpadStandard);
 
 	// Initialize the default gamepad (which reads handheld mode inputs as well as the first connected controller)
 	PadState pad;