Backfill · 2025
#3 of 383Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons
Personal photo: a pair of Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons in neon blue and neon red detached from the console, placed on a desk beside the Switch tablet showing the home screen.
Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons click onto the sides of the tablet and slide off to become 2 separate controllers. Mechanism is the single design move that defines the whole console. The satisfying snap when they lock in place tells you the connection is secure. A release button on the back requires just enough force that they don't come off by accident. The controllers are small enough that 2 people can play with 1 Joy-Con each, and the asymmetrical button layout works better than it should. Whether you're on a bus or a couch, you hold the Switch differently, and Nintendo designed for both without compromise.