Looks like you're right.
I wonder if we can use them on single player mode, like the guy on the plane. Could be great to have 4 extra buttons.
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Details on Joy-Con controllers/Pro Controller for Nintendo Switch
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I wonder if we can use them on single player mode, like the guy on the plane. Could be great to have 4 extra buttons.
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I love how the pro controller looks. People realize it's translucent and the "molding marks" are inside and not outside right? Exactly like the translucent N64 controllers.
Also, what is the fret about it being optional? The controllers don't do any special that you need to develop for specifically. The pro and joy-cons are the same functionality wise.
Also, what is the fret about it being optional? The controllers don't do any special that you need to develop for specifically. The pro and joy-cons are the same functionality wise.
Yeah, that and the terrible left stick placement. How the fuck am i supposed to slide my thumb across the buttons without touching the left stick,
As they are right now the Joy-cons seem like a terrible way to play d-pad/action games. Also no comfortable vc games on the go. I really hope they improve them before release or atleast release different Joy-cons (not ideal).
Great idea. I think its totally usable in Wiimote Nunchuck form.
MaverickHunterX
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Stupid question but why would one use the Pro controller over the completed Joycon pad? Is it only the different shape?
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I'm guessing it's also a charger for the Jon-Cons
D-Pad, form factor, more players.
Dark Cloud
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Omg yes. I was hoping for this!
^^^ That's pretty awesome.
I've been staring at it too long and all I can see is..
This is what I see every time I look at it:
I've been staring at it too long and all I can see is..
Lactose_Intolerant
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Personally for me I see it as:
-Another controller for two player
-Joycon controller is charging and I need to play
-Pro battery life probably better than the joycon
-Although they look closely similar I suspect it might be a litle more comfortable.
I know they are minute differences at the end of the day but having options for me is cool.
Cheeseman Battitude
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Joy-Con is a dreadful name. What's wrong with Switch Pad?
This could be amazing.
Novelty variants for specific games would actually be really cool. The controllers would have to be cheap though, no one would want to pay $40-$60 extra for something that only works with a certain game.
Dark Cloud
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Where's the joy in that?
Marty Chinn
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Those controllers are different. Something is off about the controllers in that pic.
serenewarfare
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I think it is. Didn't Rogers say it had active cooling? She's been spot on about pretty much everything NX at this point.
But that's not what the side that fits in to the holster looks like. It's not smooth like it is being shown in that pic. The smoother side is the outside edge. The controllers in that pic don't mesh with the other pics of the controller.
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Here, look at this pic, it shows that it's not the same.
*shrug*
They look the same to me. The only difference is that in your pic, their fingers are covering the shoulder buttons.
Well, having a real d-pad comes to mind. I'm sure the split button pseudo-d-pad will work fine with most games, but between the Grip and the Pro I would always choose the Pro when available.
Also, local multiplayer games that are too complex for a single JoyCon per player (games needing dual analog sticks and such).
serenewarfare
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The press release mentions that the Joy-Con Grip comes with the system I believe.
What a disgusting answer...I never imagined people could say something like this.
thechristoph
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I know, right? And they're not even playing a game, there's just a logo on the screen. Fail!
Maybe "Nintendo Switch Logo" will be the killer app of the system, and then joke's on you bro.
El Sabroso
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that cooling is being shown at the card picture or appears to be it
Hyperactivity
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The poor d-pad....
Thankfully the slide-in ability of the controllers seems rife for customization options, because I'm going to need a 1st party nintendo d-pad for on the go.
Asynchronous analog sticks are fine, try holding your 3ds from the d-pad and the equivalent spot on the right side, it's not that comfortable (or necessarily possible)
Thankfully the slide-in ability of the controllers seems rife for customization options, because I'm going to need a 1st party nintendo d-pad for on the go.
Asynchronous analog sticks are fine, try holding your 3ds from the d-pad and the equivalent spot on the right side, it's not that comfortable (or necessarily possible)
chrisPjelly
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Hey man, don't underestimate the amount of people who are desparate to play 8 player smash and are willing to play on shitty madcatz/wii controllers
Marty Chinn
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Look closer. Here are two pictures and you'll see they're not the same.
Look at the girl on the left, it's a smooth surface, no lip. Now look at the closer up of the controller, there's a clear hard edge lip; it's not smooth. The controllers are different in that pic from the other controllers.
Crimson_Justice
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This could be amazing.
I so hope this becomes a thing. It just sounds too fun. Also, this means there's still hope for the shoulder wheel!
Wolfgunblood Garopa
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That's where I'm at with it. I love the idea of various alternative joycons that have dpads or novelty game-specific controls, but that multiplayer situation is silly.
Look closer. Here are two pictures and you'll see they're not the same.
Look at the girl on the left, it's a smooth surface, no lip. Now look at the closer up of the controller, there's a clear hard edge lip; it's not smooth. The controllers are different in that pic from the other controllers.
The controller in the image with the girls is very small and difficult to tell for sure. They could just be using different prototypes for each shot if they were filmed at different times.
This could be amazing.
That picture probably deserves it's own thread... few seem to understand the Switch's true potential.
Pro controller looks way more comfortable. Standard pad has buttons directly above stick. Thumb will have to contour weirdly. Pro controller is like a normal controller
Marty Chinn
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I'm sure they are using different prototypes. What I'm trying to say is what you see in that pic is different and you can't hold that as representative of actual functionality since it contradicts all the other pictures.
peanutbutterlatte
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Neither the Wii U Pad or the Pro did this. I don't think the thing is thick enough to fit an AA compartment anyways...
kunonabi
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It looks like Nintendo is skipping out on real triggers again.
That's like the one thing about the Switch that doesn't bug me since "real" triggers are bloody awful.
No, that's the Nintendo button configuration and that has existed since the SNES. It wouldn't make any sense to change that.
The functionality we are talking about are the shoulder buttons appearing on top of the two player mode right? If the shapes are different but the buttons are there then its indicative of actual functionality.
I also checked the footage of people playing NBA and Mario Kart and to me they seem to be holding the controller the same way as if physical buttons were there.
Cheeseman Battitude
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This could be amazing.
Anyone noticed it doesn't appear to have a camera? I wonder if a camera could be attached to one of the sides.
I know. But when Skyrim tells me to press X I'll press Y on the NS controller. Aa I said it's not Nintendo's fault but it's annoying
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Yeah, racing games are awesome with binary gas and brake. Go or Not Go.
Marty Chinn
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I would like there to be buttons there, but there's no clear indicator if there are any or not at this point. Typically those ads are made without actually running the hardware so how they are holding it may not be because of the functionality. I've looked at all the pictures so far from all the angles, and there's no clear answer on this aspect which is why I asked here if there's been any info.
Who wouldn't? It'll destroy it in terms of comfort, guaranteed.