Nintendo is finally give us the Switch supplement we ’ve been crying out for since the console ’s launch right smart back in 2017 .
Nintendo ’s UK X ( formerly Twitter ) account hasjust advertiseda very interesting new Switch accessory . From October 17 , you ’ll be able to pick up the Joy - Con Charging Stand , which will countenance you agitate your Joy - Con comptroller without get to fleece them up to theSwitch consoleitself .
It sounds like such a simple affair – and it is – yet it ’s taken Nintendo seven years and almost the entire cabinet genesis to release an official answer . The nous boggles .
As you could see from the image , the Joy - Con Charging Stand fundamentally resembles the central part of the Nintendo Switch Joy - Con Controller Charging Grip that ships with console , but rather than being flanked by controller grasp it ’s mounted on a plastic stand .
That central constituent exists on an individual basis from the stand , so can be removed and laid flat . And presumably wielded as a more stocky controller .
The Joy - Con Charging Stand then plugs into your Switch dock ’s USB - A port ( or any other such port wine or sparking plug ) via a bundled in USB - coke to USB - A track . It ’s uncomplicated but in force , and it can also mount special - shaped controller like the Japan - single Family Computer Controller for Nintendo Switch .
It should bear witness idealistic for those of us who require to lodge a set of Joy - Con comptroller while act the Switch in handheld musical mode with a lower-ranking controller .
Over in Japan , the Switch Joy - Con Charging Stand is being deal for 3,300 Yen , which work out to around £ 16 or $ 21 .
So why now ? We ca n’t say for certain , but it ’s potential Nintendo want to get to the fashion to the Joy - Cons rest indictable , and thus usable , on a succeeding Switch continuation with a different controller mounting scheme .
Nintendo has confirmedthat it will launch its next console in early 2025 .
