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Neon yellow joycon + battery pack extended announced
- Thread starter EloquentM
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:Motorbass
Member
purple snipperclip am cry
purple snipperclip am cry
I think we'll see a purple one at some point.
Dreams-Visions
Member
the real question is...are we going to have a joycon swap thread? I'mma be about that mixin' and matchin' life.
SatoAilDarko
Member
I'm really annoyed that they don't come with the same-color extend grip. I honestly don't think I'll buy any Joy-Con until they do. I don't want to spend $8 more bucks and then have a ton of extra grey ones left over.
So if the battery pack prolongs the Switch's battery life by even an hour that sounds like a nice upgrade for portable mode.
You cant use the extender at portable mode. Where would they joycons connect to the Switch?
And so it begins... really hope they start doing character joycons
CJY
Banned
I've been thinking this same thing. I don't understand why they come with the grey ones. What does Nintendo expect us to do with all he extra ones?
Worried every colour is going to be neon. This is like hi-vis jacket sort of yellow. Sure it looks better in person but it's definitely a bit garish and loud. Give us classy colours Nintendo. Royal blue or midnight blue, Gamecube.. Something like that please!
Joycon battery packs seem largely unnecessary. I hope Nintendo make a battery pack that slots onto the system rails, features another set to attach controllers to with the battery pack snugly fit at the back.
Joycon battery packs seem largely unnecessary. I hope Nintendo make a battery pack that slots onto the system rails, features another set to attach controllers to with the battery pack snugly fit at the back.
Jimnymebob
Member
OK, I'm looking the look of the yellow one. However, I'm gonna wait until they're bundles with the console, unless that's been announced already.
That will be for the Metroid Direct.
Sword Of Doom
Member
purple snipperclip am cry
Th would be a nice color to add. The highlighter color yellow is not for me
BrettHeazy
Member
I get they're trying to use the soft yellow, like the red and blue. but it looks more toxic to me. Shoulda gone with gameboy yellow
biggersmaller
Banned
I would get more of these if they had different input options. Like a d-pad, NeoGeo "click" con, little track ball, etc
EdwardTivrusky
Member
I really, really, really want those yellow Joy-Cons. Gimme!
Spiritwalker
Member
That yellow is hideous, but I'm glad they're releasing more colours.
Do they not power the main unit too?
That's stupid :/
Hope they end up making a different type of Joycon so I can someday play the Switch in portable mode in comfort. When I play it docked I use the Pro Controller but I don't play it in portable mode as I don't find the Switch that comfortable to hold, the joycons are too small for me to enjoy using.
:Motorbass
Member
Someone could surely calculate it but I think the Switch wouldn't get much juice (running time) out of AA Batteries.
Probably not, but they could have made actual batteries that fit into the joycon and power the main unit too.
Makoto-Yuki
Banned
not a fan of the yellow but it's cool there is another choice out there. i just want an all white or black pair.
jts
...hate me...
If no one complains, no one needs to buy it, and that's fine.
Long lasting or not, they end eventually - even more so when the capacity starts to wear out over time. With a game like ARMS, if the battery dies in any circumstance, you have to put the game down or switch the control scheme to the traditional one, in order to recharge the Joy-cons (by either attaching them to the Switch or to a charging grip).
This accessory offers so far the only solution for that problem. Not many people may need it, but it's good that it's there for those who do.
There's plenty of charging solutions for the Switch itself already. Although, I won't deny that it would be cool to have one that clips to the console.
Mr. Wonderful
Member
I would be completely in for the battery packs if they didn't use AA batteries, and could charge the Switch.
Hispanic! At the Disco
Member
Im pretty sure these battery extenders actually connect where the joycon straps would go.
Which is also probably why the straps connect from the bottom, so peripherals dont run into the triggers.
Wowfunhappy
Member
Buy rechargeable AA's.
I greatly prefer AA's because I don't have to think about charging them. I always have a set of four waiting in my charger, ready to be swapped out. With device specific rechargeable batteries, I have to physically plug in the device and wait for it to charge, or play with an annoying wire attached.
Resistance100
Member
Not a fan of that yellow. So will still be getting the neons instead so i can go blue-blue red-red.
Just wish they announced a joycons bundle with arms. Seems to be the first game you need 2 full sets
Just wish they announced a joycons bundle with arms. Seems to be the first game you need 2 full sets
spookyfish
Gold Member
Want.
jts
...hate me...
At $80 + $60 individual MSRPs I can't see the bundle going for less than $120, and that's the optimist price. Otherwise $130.
Better than nothing but still quite the punch.
Donniewahlberg
Banned
Would love if they'd designed those battery packs to go on while playing your switch out of the dock with the cons connected. The switch looks nice and all but I'd take the extra bulk at the back for comfort.
I actually really like that shade of yellow. Reminds me of the Oceanographer palette in N++.
That battery pack though... I don't see why you would need that at all. Not only is the battery life already super good, but they're pretty much the perfect size. Putting those straps on is enough to make them too wide to hold comfortably, that extra bulk at the back is just gonna make them impossible to get a solid grip on.
That battery pack though... I don't see why you would need that at all. Not only is the battery life already super good, but they're pretty much the perfect size. Putting those straps on is enough to make them too wide to hold comfortably, that extra bulk at the back is just gonna make them impossible to get a solid grip on.
Donniewahlberg
Banned
For folks that don't think the cons are the perfect size?
Oh yeah, hand sizes... And probably holding them sideways, actually.
Also, here's hoping having tech in them means there's proper side buttons, and not squishy pass-throughs that the straps have.
Graphics Horse
Member
I think that would be a fiddly thing to achieve with the Switch design, they would probably need a duplicated rail in the shell and then have the S buttons on a lid that folds back when it's in hh mode.
Donniewahlberg
Banned
No doubt you're right man, I just wish! Haha. Love the switch's design but it's a little fiddly as is, complicating that further probably wouldn't be the best idea.
HYDE
Member
People are going to Eneloop response the heck out of this, but I agree...Microsoft with X360 and 1 should have had them too.
Purple next please!