No they didn't. They said it came with a grip and showed the form, etc. that's the same for both grips. After that they specifically say "there's also a charging grip accessory that will come as well".
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Joy-Con Charging Grip
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Check this: https://youtu.be/ssnxkJx0wrI?t=9m10s
He says it's the one included in the box, and it has the port at the top.
But they looks like they have transparent grips so I don't know what to think
Yes
Yes. They draw power from the main unit to recharge.
Check this: https://youtu.be/ssnxkJx0wrI?t=9m10s
He says it's the one included in the box, and it has the port at the top.
But they looks like they have transparent grips so I don't know what to think
Keep watching to 9:57 and the shocking truth is revealed.
Alex_Mexico
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How can they drop the ball on something as simple as explaining this? It's still not clear!
He says it'll change a spare set of joycons, but we don't know if it's though adapter or with the included battery.
LunaticHigh
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So.. do we know or not? I want an answer. I'm in Canada and this is already getting expensive enough.
The one on treehouse is from the box unless they're flat out lying, they said it wasn't the charging one. It has a port at the top.
He's Holding a JoyCon Grip. He explains that it comes in teh box and that you put your controllers in it to emulate a Pro Pad.
He then says, "there is also a CHARGING grip accessory coming as well" which you can plug your Joy-Cons into and charge.
There are two different grips.
I think we know what's up.
BRocknRolla
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Do we have a good enough image to see if that's what it is. Or another image. That's what I want.
FantasticMrFoxdie
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Okay to clarify
https://youtu.be/ssnxkJx0wrI?t=9m32s
The one that comes in the box does charge the joycon
Theres a seperate accessory for spare joycons you can use to charge seperately. Otherwise. The joycon charges when they are plugged in to the controller or Switch
https://youtu.be/ssnxkJx0wrI?t=9m32s
The one that comes in the box does charge the joycon
Theres a seperate accessory for spare joycons you can use to charge seperately. Otherwise. The joycon charges when they are plugged in to the controller or Switch
So then why is the grip somewhat transparent in the Treehouse video, where as what comes in the box, is not?
We already knew that there were two grips, the problem is that we don't know if only one of them can charge through usb-c or both can and the charging grip has an extra battery.
From the Spanish site:
LunaticHigh
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I'm not sure we can trust this link. The JoyCon Grip he's using in this video is not the same as the one that comes in the box. It is transparent, which is the way the charging one (sold seperately) looks.
I don't think so.
He never says the thing that he's holding charges the Joy-Cons. He goes on about how it's a substitute for the Pro Pad experience. And then talks about some other peripheral for charging.
And then says the Joy-Cons are charged when attached to the Nintendo Switch.
The more I learn about Switch the more of a rip off it is
JoyCon grip isn't a 3rd battery or even a charger. Just a bit of plastic for comfort. You need to buy a separate accessory for the grips that charge
Here is a time line of my dissapointments so far
Conference
Fuck $299
Fuck pay for online
Hmm free NES and SNES games, seems lame compared to PSN
After conference
Fuck £280 is UK price this is a joke it must be a joke
32GB why so low why not atleast 64GB this shit is £280 and that's all I get
Fuck why are Switch games £60
Whaaaaat only 1 NES or SNES game
That arcade stick must mean we will get Tekken 7, search GAF inside out, huh it's SF2HF, it has glitches and is overpriced
What the fuck at those accessory prices
Free for a month and not forever I'm depressed
JoyCon grip is a piece of plastic and doesn't charge, just when I thought it can't get worse.
JoyCon grip isn't a 3rd battery or even a charger. Just a bit of plastic for comfort. You need to buy a separate accessory for the grips that charge
Here is a time line of my dissapointments so far
Conference
Fuck $299
Fuck pay for online
Hmm free NES and SNES games, seems lame compared to PSN
After conference
Fuck £280 is UK price this is a joke it must be a joke
32GB why so low why not atleast 64GB this shit is £280 and that's all I get
Fuck why are Switch games £60
Whaaaaat only 1 NES or SNES game
That arcade stick must mean we will get Tekken 7, search GAF inside out, huh it's SF2HF, it has glitches and is overpriced
What the fuck at those accessory prices
Free for a month and not forever I'm depressed
JoyCon grip is a piece of plastic and doesn't charge, just when I thought it can't get worse.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
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Christ on a cob I think you are right.
So we have to plug in our Joycon to the switch after every home TV session
1) No they're not
2) The glitch thing was a joke in a bad thread title
3) Nobody knows yet
The £60 thing is getting out of hand. Did you know Diablo 3 PS4 is one of many games that launched with a £59.99 RRP? Did you find many stores charging that at launch, if any? Knack launched at £55!
Anybody knows japanese?
本体セットに付属している「Joy-Conグリップ」とは異なり、付属のUSB充電ケーブルを使ってプレイ中に「Joy-Con」の充電もできるので、バッテリー切れの心配がありません。
Google translate: "Unlike the "Joy - Con grip" that comes with the main unit set, you can also charge "Joy - Con" while using the included USB charging cable, so you do not have to worry about running out of the battery."
本体セットに付属している「Joy-Conグリップ」とは異なり、付属のUSB充電ケーブルを使ってプレイ中に「Joy-Con」の充電もできるので、バッテリー切れの心配がありません。
Google translate: "Unlike the "Joy - Con grip" that comes with the main unit set, you can also charge "Joy - Con" while using the included USB charging cable, so you do not have to worry about running out of the battery."
Twentytwo2277
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So JoyCons when attached to the Switch in "handheld mode" will charge via USB-C, right? But there is no USB-C cable included in the box? Atleast that what it looks like from the "What's in the Box" section of the Nintendo site.
jts
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To clarify, the joy-cons charge automatically off the the main unit, when theyre attached. So when youre charging the main unit (via dock or cable) its charging everything. No need to worry about charging multiple things separately.
Well that's a shitter. Fuck Nintendo/Treehouse for spreading mis-information too.
Still, if the 20 hour battery life holds up, I should be OK as long as I remember to reclip the things.
Seems rather clear then that the one that's included in the box does not charge.
Yeah, I really don't think the 20 Hour Joy-Cons should ever die.
I don't think my Wii U Pad Pro's ever died, but those things are kind of insane when it comes to battery.
The a/c adaptor is USB-C one end, plug the other.
Like the hat?
Banned
some games journalist needs to ask someone from nintendo already
We also have the japanese website, https://www.nintendo.co.jp/hardware/switch/accessories/
compared to the one coming with the console, https://www.nintendo.co.jp/hardware/switch/specs/index.html#5
compared to the one coming with the console, https://www.nintendo.co.jp/hardware/switch/specs/index.html#5
The fact that we don't have a definitive answer on this yet is insane
Never mind that might be the definitive answer we need. That sucks.
This is a pic from the separate dock set.
But I assume it's the same AC adapter that's included with the console. That looks like a USB-C port on the other end of the charger to me, but I could be wrong.
If it's like how the 3DS dock was. The charger will fit both the dock or the portable console an you chose which way to use it.
If you want to keep the dock plugged in and have an extra spare charger to use while the Switch is in portable mode you'll probably have to buy an extra charger, just like you had to with the 3DS. Although this time it's USB-C, so hopefully any USB-C charger will work.
TBH I'm not even sure if the grip that comes with the console has a USB-C port on it, so that would be the reason for not including an USB-C cable to charge it.
LunaticHigh
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This is really damning. This needs to be known. You need to drop another 30$ if you want to charge your controller while playing.
Laura said the only way to recharge the Joy-Cons without having the Charging Grip is by connecting them on the console while its on the dock.
https://twitter.com/LaurakBuzz/status/820020308946092033?ref_src=twsrc^tfw
https://twitter.com/LaurakBuzz/status/820020308946092033?ref_src=twsrc^tfw
LunaticHigh
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Laura wouldn't have any info we don't. We've already figured it out here in this thread.
Supposing the battery life is as they say, I guess it's not the end of the world if the included grip doesn't feature a usb-c port for charging.
But it does kinda suck if you're someone planning to mostly play in TV mode. After each session, you would have to detach the Joycons from the grip, attach them to the main system to charge, and then detach and reattach to the grip the next time you wanna play.
Would be so much easier to just keep the Joycons in the grip, plug in a usb cable into the grip and charge that way. Guess we gotta fork over the extra money for such convenience...
But it does kinda suck if you're someone planning to mostly play in TV mode. After each session, you would have to detach the Joycons from the grip, attach them to the main system to charge, and then detach and reattach to the grip the next time you wanna play.
Would be so much easier to just keep the Joycons in the grip, plug in a usb cable into the grip and charge that way. Guess we gotta fork over the extra money for such convenience...
DiabloTheGrey
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What's the source on the 20 hour battery life on the Joy-Con's?
Will the Joy-Con's also charge while attached to the tablet and it's being charged?
If the Joy-Con's last 20 hours on a single charge, they shouldn't ever actually die considering the tablet lasts 2.5-6 hours per charge. And how often will one go on a 20 hour gaming session before putting the Joy-Con's back on the tablet to charge?
If the 20 hour battery life is true, then it shouldn't be a big deal to me. If they can also charge while the table is being charged in handheld mode, then that's even better, but if not, it's not like they'd die before the table would anyway.
Will the Joy-Con's also charge while attached to the tablet and it's being charged?
If the Joy-Con's last 20 hours on a single charge, they shouldn't ever actually die considering the tablet lasts 2.5-6 hours per charge. And how often will one go on a 20 hour gaming session before putting the Joy-Con's back on the tablet to charge?
If the 20 hour battery life is true, then it shouldn't be a big deal to me. If they can also charge while the table is being charged in handheld mode, then that's even better, but if not, it's not like they'd die before the table would anyway.
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Deleted member 752119
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Spec sheet on Nintendo Japan website someone posted. Sorry I can't remember which of the crazy busy threads it was in.
Yes, they'll charge while attached--that's the only way to charge them without the optional charging grip. Not sure about charging while in handheld mode--I'd guess so, at the expense of draining more battery. If nothing else you can plug in the tablet with a USB-c cable to a charger port while playing.
DiabloTheGrey
Member
I mean if this is true, then the charging grip isn't an absolute necessity unless you've got extra Joy-Con's that don't have anywhere else to be charged at.
Jade Knight 08
Member
USB Type C cable not included?
Charging grip is irrelevant when you think about it.
If you worry too much that at some point you'll end up with no juice in your Joycons, just regularly slip it out of the grip, whatever kind you have, and put it back to the system while plugged in whenever your play session is over. That way, you keep both your system (if you ever take it as a portable) and Joycons charged up.
A charging grip, if it really is a separate accessory, is not that useful.
If you worry too much that at some point you'll end up with no juice in your Joycons, just regularly slip it out of the grip, whatever kind you have, and put it back to the system while plugged in whenever your play session is over. That way, you keep both your system (if you ever take it as a portable) and Joycons charged up.
A charging grip, if it really is a separate accessory, is not that useful.
It includes the adapter with the usb c connector, the charging grip does include a usb c cable.
LunaticHigh
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We all know you can plug them back in. It's just insane to have to. I don't ever want to have to put them back in unless I'm taking it somewhere, which in the winter I won't do at all.
It not coming with a charging controller dock is a huge dick move by Nintendo. There's just no reason to do it.
They know people will want it, hence making one that does it and milking people for an extra 30$.
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