#joycons

[retrogamingblog2]

Custom Nintendo Switch Joy Cons made by GameTraderZero

[kfcdoubledown]

Why does Retroflag have completely perfect analog sticks and C-sticks for modern Gamecube repros but they don't license them out or sell them to other manufacturers for their own, I love these things. I asked Retroflag for a spare set of them and they happily sent them along for "free" (pay shipping only) and I dumped them into DOYOKY Retro joycons for Gamecube authenticity.

All they use them for is their Gamecube themed slide-in Switch controller!!!!!!! I want billions of spares of them so I can slot them into ANY Gamecube themed controller because they all fit modern stick boxes just fine.

[pretendpopstar]

My controller collection currently 😈

[teatimewithroirdan]

I decided to buy new joycons cuz the drift in the old ones was making games unplayable, and they have pastel coloured ones now! I picked up some cute stick caps to go with. (They came as a set of 4 with two froggies and 2 axolotl)

[iriscanfloat]

literally want the new red and yellow pastel joycons

[crowscadence]

Look at these thumb grips I got, I’m in love

[snufthebest]

Happy Metroid Prime Remastered Physical EU release day! 💜 . Today I picked up the Physical version of Metroid Prime Remastered! 💜 I played this game a lot back on the gamecube! 💜 With all the rumors I was always hoping for a remaster, and here it finaly is! 💜 I still hope 3 & 4 is getting a remaster too, but those changes are high luckely! 💜 Anyway, I needed to go physical, so I had to wait a bit, since the EU release dat of the physical is today! 💜 I hope you all enjoy! 💜 . . . ✎﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏﹏ Tags: #metroidprime #metroidprimeremastered #metroid #metroiddread #metroidvania #metroidprime #metroidfusion #nintendoSwitch #nintendo #switch #specialedition #joycons #customcontroller #games #gamer #gaming #gba #gamecube #platformer #collection #collector #collectorsedition #amiibo (at Rijssen-Holten) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpUxOMIIJ53/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[retrogamingblog2]

Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Cabinets made by Alex Morales

[kfcdoubledown]

Comparing two sets of third-party joycons

I bought two sets of Switch controllers recently and here are my thoughts on both of them! They are the Mobapad M6 HD and the NYXI Hyperion Pro.

Mobapad M6 HD

These guys retail at $80 (as much as OEM joycons!) and feature a whole suite of features that make them an extremely competitive option to actual joycons. Linear motors for HD rumble support, hall effect analogs, NFC reader for amiibo support, swappable Xbox Elite style d-pad and Nintendo cross d-pad, ergonomic shape, latch so securely to the Switch that there's no wobble on the joycons at all even compared to OEM, swappable faceplates and octagonal or circular stick-gates, swappable stick toppers, this one has it all.

Except the buttons are fucking awful! All of them! Not a single microswitch button feels good to press on these devices. The face buttons and d-pad both have absolutely insane travel distance on each switch, making the cross d-pad piece unusable and the Elite d-pad your only real option. The face buttons feel actively bad to press down. The shoulders are the only microswitches on these things that feel good to press at all. I actually regret purchasing these!

Which brings me over to,

NYXI Hyperion Pro

At barely $14 less than the Mobapads ($65.99) these have fewer features and lower build quality than the Mobapad M6 HD. They do not boast HD rumble or an NFC reader, they use rubber connections on the ZL/ZR buttons and ABXY face buttons. They do have hall effect sticks and back buttons, and the perk of a connective bridge piece to use it as a controller. They do not latch as firmly to the Switch as the Mobapads do, and the right joycon seems to latch slightly less firmly than the left. The ergonomics are still good and they have their own replaceable stick toppers. The RGB effects on it are kind of annoying and obtrusive, and I turned them off in a hurry.

But the buttons don't feel like absolute garbage. Which is absolutely the important part, you push buttons on these things. The d-pad and face buttons do not have insanely high travel, in fact their travel is rather short. The d-pad and L/R shoulder buttons seem to use the same microswitches, which are short travel, snappy, and not loud. The d-pad has a good pivot point and doesn't press down in any direction when I push right on its middle. The shoulders have a firmer rubber membrane than the face buttons do.

Unfortunately I think the Hyperion Pros win this one even though they're the cheaper product and NYXI is not a terribly high-quality manufacturer. For $14 less and several fewer features, you get a significantly better controller experience that's still comfortable, comes with a bridge to connect them to as a wireless full controller, and optionally has some Gamecube nostalgia pandering. It's actually kind of flooring how bad the Mobapad's controls feel in comparison. Why? Why would anybody want a half an inch of travel distance on a face button for a game controller????

[emeruga]

saw someone thought that the switch 2 joycons on the trailer looked like rats and byeah

[pixelarabcom]

مفاجأة: تسريب جديد ل Nintendo Switch 2 من Genki في CES 2025 في خطوة غير متوقعة، تم الكشف عن تصميم Nintendo Switch 2 في معرض CES 2025 بمدينة لاس فيغاس، على الرغم من عدم مشاركة نينتندو في الحدث. المثير للدهشة أن هذا الكشف لم يأتِ من نينتندو نفسها، بل من شركة Genki المتخصصة في ملحقات الألعاب. على جناحها في المعرض، عرضت Genki نموذجًا مطابقًا لما يُعتقد أنه تصميم السويتش 2. ووفقًا للشركة، لم يتم تصميم النموذج بناءً على خطط ثلاثية

[ninekat]

So, I've recently tried the whole VR full-body setup that is just 4 joycons and then your phone at your hip using the SlimeVR software (cause I'm too poor right now to get SlimeVR or HaritoraX). It is so much effort and messes up so easily. It's great for like very subtle movements and if you like hitting yaw reset every 5 seconds, but yeaaah. Ugh, just going to have to save up to drop the 400 on HaritoraX someday (cause good luck getting SlimeVR this year). When I eventually do get FBT working I'll be working on some video content with it in my journey to learning how to VR dance in VRChat. However, if anyone knows how to make joycons + phone at least a /little/ more useable and not having to yaw reset literally at the slightest movement, feel free to lemme know. Using standable with it makes it only a tiny bit more stable, but not really useable for dancing.

[wolfleblack]

Mobapad M6 HD Joy-Cons make the Nintendo Switch even better - Review

Like many people, I find the standard Joy-Cons difficult to use as their small size cramps my hands. I’ve tried a few alternatives but most of them always came with major downsides, such as weak rumble or no gyro controls, and eventually settled on some Skull & Co grips that make playing in handheld far better, but doesn’t solve the issues I had with the cramped face buttons buttons. That’s…

[visionoasis]

Pink! PIIIIINK! THEY’RE PINK!

Soooo pretty! I don’t normally buy colored controllers? Because the one with the console is enough? You know? It’s just a different color. Because they’re not functionally different. It’s just a color. And $80 is expensive… I’m a financially shrewd person. So the logic side does not check out. (I also do not buy special edition consoles for this same reason. Ridiculous to expect me to pay an additional $300+ for an additional console that has… special fancy fun colors that undoubtedly are so cool and fun…)

I talked myself into them just this once.

So pretty. I LOVE THEM SO MUCH. It’s ridiculous.

How intense the pink is, is very dependent on the lighting though. In my room they do indeed show up that dark. But I’ve seen them look lighter than even the pink on the marketing.

[kiwi-koala]

I made this to test out the posca pens I just got and to celebrate the announcement of the switch 2! 🐶🐭🎮

[tasteofcaviar]

I'm still absolutely obsessed with my switch 😍

I FINALLY got an Animal Crossing Switch and I've never been so hyped over a games console omg

It's so aesthetic 😍