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Nintendo is releasing a new ‘2-way stand’ for Switch Joy-Cons | VGC (www.videogameschronicle.com)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Releasing in October in Japan.

Update from Nintendolife: Nintendo has also confirmed this product will be arriving in North America and Europe on 17th October 2024.

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[–] [email protected] 60 points 8 months ago (9 children)

Seems like something that should have been released within the first year of the switches life. Anyone really in the market for something like this at this point in time?

[–] [email protected] 30 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Knowing Nintendo, they would probably make the joycons cross compatible with the Switch 2, and that console will probably not have a way to charge the original joycons due to change in form factor or something. So a product like this might make perfect sense at this time.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Agreed, but this gets me worried about it being handheld or not. The current design is perfect for me.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What do you mean? Are you worried that it will be a portable or a plugin only console? Having this charger suggests that their next system will be a TV connected console (since a portable is mostly going to constantly be charging its controllers), but it doesn't have to be exclusive.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Or its compatible with joycons but you cannot connect them to the sides (new cons or constantly connected controls?)

The hybrid device route was so successful I doubt they will abandon it.

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