{"id":49236,"date":"2025-06-19T15:49:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T06:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=49236"},"modified":"2025-06-19T15:49:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T06:49:40","slug":"nintendo-switch-2-welcome-tour-sheds-light-on-lesser-known-feature-of-the-joy-con-grip-it-stands-upright","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/nintendo-switch-2-welcome-tour-sheds-light-on-lesser-known-feature-of-the-joy-con-grip-it-stands-upright\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour sheds light on lesser-known feature of the Joy-Con grip \u2013 it stands upright"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Thanks to the Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour<\/strong> tech demo, Switch and Switch 2 owners are beginning to discover one of the Joy-Con grip\u2019s more obscure uses<\/a>. 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Though many see the stock Switch and Switch 2\u2019s 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\u2019re the one who is losing in Mario Kart World<\/a>. 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Given that most Switch and Switch 2 owners dismiss the stock Joy-Con grip in favor of controllers<\/a> 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\u2019t 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.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s 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\u2019s $9.99 USD price tag, however, is up to you.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nintendo Switch 2 World Tour is\u2026 surprise, surprise, available for the Switch 2. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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