Nintendo’s latest console, the Switch, has been received quite favorably by us and others (having one of the best games ever on it helped) — but one recurring complaint concerned the Joy-Con L, or ...

The Nintendo Switch comes with an innovative new Joy-Con controller that has multiple functions, such as detecting objects with a camera and hand gestures. The Joy-Con controllers can be attached ...

The list of missing features and functionality on the Nintendo Switch is frustratingly long, but there are several welcome surprises as well. For example, shortly after the Switch launched last week, ...

There are currently 14 official Joy-Con color variations (not including special editions). These standard Joy-Con colors are all solid, with the color carrying through from the front to the back. The ...

Nintendo just unveiled its next console, now officially known as the Nintendo Switch. The Switch features an interesting controller scheme called the “Joy-Con.” As seen in the video, each Switch seems ...

When the Switch 2 launches, you can expect to be navigating the system in a similar way to the original unit. For example, there's a familiar-looking HOME menu, the eShop has received a slight ...

It's always convenient when the many portable devices we use on a daily basis interact with and complement each other. Fitness apps on a smartphone and a smart watch, for instance, are just one very ...

These are all released official special edition Joy-Con variants. Most were only available as part of Nintendo Switch Console bundles, except where noted. So far, there are 14 unique custom Joy-Con -- ...

Tears of the Kingdom FOMO got me. I rarely rush out to buy — or these days, download at midnight — a game on release day. It's not that I don't like The Legend of Zelda or anything. I just don't enjoy ...

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As part of yesterday's Ask the Developer Vol. 16 Nintendo Switch 2, the console's designers were asked a whole bunch of in-depth questions about various technical aspects of their new baby. One of the ...