Nintendo has revealed its first set of recent Pleasure-Con controllers for the Nintendo Switch 2 and I will be trustworthy, I am a bit disenchanted.
To be clear, I am not disenchanted (or stunned) by the $100 price ticket, as the unique Switch Joy-Cons are nonetheless $90, the usual Switch 2 Joy-Cons are $100, and all gaming {hardware} is fairly costly proper now. No, it isn’t the associated fee that bothers me, however reasonably how little these new Joy-Cons differentiate themselves from the pair that exist already.
Just like the unique Switch’s Joy-Cons, it seems that the assorted colorways for the Switch 2 variations will characteristic two completely different colours; within the case of those newly introduced Joy-Cons, these colours are a shiny, pastel purple and a vibrant aqua that the corporate refers to as “Mild Inexperienced.” Regardless of not totally agreeing with Nintendo on what constitutes gentle inexperienced, I truly actually like these new colours. It took a very long time for me to look after any of the unique Switch’s Pleasure-Con colorways sufficient to buy them, because the overwhelming majority are extraordinarily saturated and do not characteristic colour mixtures that I really feel pair nicely collectively. I used to be so starved for choices, in truth, that I bought the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch largely as a result of I believed it featured one of the best Pleasure-Con colours out there. In that sense, these new Joy-Cons positively really feel like an enchancment.
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Nonetheless, the issue with these new Joy-Cons is that, for probably the most half, you will not truly see these colours. When utilizing your Switch 2 in handheld mode or with the Pleasure-Con grip, the strips of colour on the inside portion of the controllers are solely hidden. So whereas these colours could be fairly, it’s kind of disappointing that they’re basically relegated to 2 small rings across the thumbsticks.
So certain, if you’re simply trying to decide up a second pair of Joy-Cons merely to have a second pair of Joy-Cons you would possibly as nicely seize these; there’s at the least a small distinction between them and the usual pink and blue controllers that include the console. That mentioned, it is only a bummer that they lack the identical stage of caprice, creativity, and variation as the unique Switch’s Joy-Cons.
The excellent news is you’ll be able to (kinda) treatment this concern as long as you are keen to spend an additional $20. Shortly after the Joy-Cons had been revealed, gaming equipment firm Dbrand introduced it had already created a Joy-Con skin that completely matches the brand new colorway. It is not an official repair, certain, however to quote the brand, it “does what Nintendon’t.”