Thanks to the Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour tech demo, Switch and Switch 2 owners are beginning to discover one of the Joy-Con grip’s more obscure uses. When set upright, the grip’s ergonomic design allows two Joy-Con or Joy-Con 2 controllers to be stored vertically, taking up much less space.
Though many see the stock Switch and Switch 2’s Joy-Con grips as little more than a plastic holder for their controllers, they do have a few uses. The most obvious use of a Joy-Con grip is that it allows you to hold the controllers in a more traditional manner when playing video games. The Joy-Con grip also features player indicator lights, so you know if you’re the one who is losing in Mario Kart World. To top it off, the bottom of the grip comes with a protruding base that allows it to stand on its own, which lets you economize on storage space.
Given that most Switch and Switch 2 owners dismiss the stock Joy-Con grip in favor of controllers with a more classic design and features such as remote charging, many people are starting to dig up their stock Joy-Con grips to try out this nifty feature. While an upright Joy-Con grip isn’t as useful for those with a single pair of Joy-Cons/Joy-Con 2s (since you can keep the controllers connected to the console), those with more than one pair of Joy-Cons will find that the grips make for exceptional storage devices.
It’s quite amazing that in addition to showcasing the new console, Nintendo Switch 2 World Tour managed to draw attention to a Switch feature that many owners did not know about until now. Whether this justifies the tech demo’s $9.99 USD price tag, however, is up to you.
Nintendo Switch 2 World Tour is… surprise, surprise, available for the Switch 2.
