Matching Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons Sure Look Pretty

I'm not liking the launch colors, personally. Really hope some nicer colors happen by the time I buy a Switch.

The colors are amazing

I need that red one ASAP!!! LOVING IT!!!

Oh man, this is kinda evil!

Ordered the Neon with with the inverse pair of Joycons so it's nice to finally see the sets in pictures! Both colors look great to me can't wait

"News."

But in all seriousness, I still prefer the black joy-cons.

I'll definitely be picking up that extra Joycon pack to go with my neon Switch after MK8 Deluxe comes out. That way when I play multiplayer, I'll have a blue controller and my friend could have a red, or vice versa.

I still don't get why they made the only color option a mix... It's so terrible. Should've made grey/red/blue. Heck, replace grey with black xD

I hope the switch upgrades like an iPhone or every year or two make the system a little more powerful one step at a time.

Oh man... The double-red system is rather nice...

I noticed the blue+red Switch is inverse of the red+blue Joy-Con pair two weeks ago, so I pre-ordered both of these, plus two grey Joy-Con pairs! I also pre-ordered four Pro Controllers, so I'll now have controllers for at least four players for every game imaginable!

The first sentence of this article is so biased I couldn't even get beyond it. Do you want a gaming device (sleek grey) or a ugly clown car (neon red and blue)?

I always thought having mismatched joy cons looked kind of dumb, Which is why I was gonna get the grey ones, but I'm liking the colors when they're matched, so I might go that route.

It's like they planned this all along...

They're also selling the red set and the blue set in case you got the gray one initially. To have all 3 sets you need to buy either Switch and two additional sets.

I like the Neon colours, but there'll probably be a lot more colours to choose from by the time I get around to grabbing a Switch.

@Alshain01 I wouldn't call it bias. More like the writer having an opinion. That's why I like this site.

Would I be right in saying that if u got the grey ones with the system, then they're would be no way to be able to pick up colored ones that match?

I still don't understand why they didn't release them like this. I'm only getting the gray one because I don't like the non-matching colors.

I've got the Neon Switch on preorder confirmed.. this just made me realise that come launch night I'M SOOOOO GONNA BE GETTING A NEON JOYCON SET! WOOHOO! (Possibly a Pro Controller too)..

Games Nintendo.. now focus on throwing us a flurry of secret titles!!

Metroid, F-Zero, Starfox, Smash, Mario Maker, get us a few exclusives third party titles too damn it!! We need a wide range for all genres! Shooters, Third Person games, get someone to make an exclusive racer! Get Namco to make us an exclusive Soul Calibur with characters from The Legend of Zelda, Fire Emblem & Golden Sun damn it!!

Not too fussed about colours. I just want games

Oh, and just a thought....special edition Pikachu Yellow joycons bundled with the next Pokemon game on Switch would sell like hot mallasadas

The only color that would have tempted me would have been Zelda Gold.

I've pre ordered a 2nd set of neons , going all red on the move but blue for at home

@andjahiam I hope not! It's bad enough having to replace my phone every year and my laptop every other. I don't need to add a console to that list.

I have the grey one preordered. I planned on buying an extra set of Joy-Con. I hate the idea of having different coloured ones. It just seems so asymmetric and therefore ugly. I want to buy two blue Joy-Con, but they aren't available anywhere although they are visible on Nintendo's website... https://www.nintendo.com/switch/etRgxnAu0zRX4bmWnt9K628wG7YQUI6t/images/switch/buy-now/accessories/joy-con_controllers.jpg

So seriously, if I buy the gray system, and I then later want blue matching joy cons, there would be no way for me to get the left joy con in blue because they always sell the blue one as the right joy con. The only way to get it as the left is to buy it with the system. And vice versa for the red. That kinda blows

If they had matched I would have bought the neon pack in blue. I'll stick with grey and hope for a Luigi set.

They do look nice. Requires the spending of more money of course to make that happen.

@Alshain01 - I think that was some good (and good) old fashioned leg pulling, rather than bias.

I rather like what Nintendo are doing here. It's the grey/black all the way for me, cos it looks more 'grown up' and techy, but I completely respect the views of those - including my wife - who prefer the colours because they are more 'fun'.

All bases and tastes covered!

I prefer my devices colourless, black & white. Those expressive colours make the switch look a little cheap in my opinion.

The Red yells Nintendo

Not a fan of the blue at all. Will most likely get the gray sku and the red joycons on the side. Although I can't get the system day 1 sadly so hopefully an sku with just red joycons will be released before splatoon2 is. That'll save me at least 100 bucks.

@saturn_hero Matched neon joy-cons are available, have a look on Base.com

Maybe we should get purple joy-cons for a throwback to the Gamecube.

I'll stick with my 'boring' grey iteration, thanks.

@Deadlyblack Or maybe invisible joycons to reference the fact that nobody bought the Wii U

They are extremely attractive. Not $90 attractive, but attractive nonetheless.

@PotatoTheG Nintendo will take the gamepads out of the unsold Wii U's and cut the sides off and resell them as joy-cons.

That's what I call recycle-reduce-reuse!

@Loui
Hmm. Strange that base.com is the only site I can see that carries a twin pack of the same color. That's a UK site, I can't find any in the US, which is where I am.

I went for the Neon system but the second we get Super Famicom themed Joycons I'm switching (no pun intended).

@saturn_hero I saw they were on NoA's own website too, so they'll definitely be available at some point.

@saturn_hero Walmart.com has them but they are out of stock right now.

Slick! I'll wait for the inevitable special edition Zelda Joy-Cons that will likely exist at some point though.

@saturn_hero They're on here: http://www.nintendo.com/switch/buy-now/

Dang it Nintendo. At this point I may as well set up my paycheck to direct deposit to you guys...

Hopefully by the time I pickup a Switch the left joy-con will have a real d-pad on it instead of buttons.

Seriously. I am getting the neon Switch and already also ordered the grey joy cons as well. Now I'm toying with also ordering these. I'm gonna just start collecting them all at this point and these things are pricey...

Red looks okay, but I'd much rather they make yellow ones like the yellow PDP joycon protectors: https://www.amazon.ca/PDP-Nintendo-Switch-Joy-Con-Pack-Yellow/dp/B01N6QVYMJ/ref=sr_1_18?ie=UTF8&qid=1487887151&sr=8-18&keywords=joycon

Now that's a nice colour.

OK, I'm blind😵, good to know.

@Tyranexx: Yeah, I definitely think there is more to come in terms of Joy-con colors/editions and forms.

Between the pro controller and the two system joy-cons, that is 3 controllers. I'll likely hold off on more until ARMS...

I pre-ordered the extra matching joy-con's for this very purpose.

That red one is exactly what i've been planning on getting. I think it looks pretty nice

They do look good but, I've gone for the grey because the dock will likely be right next to the TV and the coloured joy con would be too distracting, lovely as they are. I'll probably pick up an extra set if I see a need. Might wait for some deals or else some special editions. I like the dev kit black.

Am I the only one who loves the grey joycons? Even if both came packaged as one uniform color, I still would've chosen the grey ones. Now, white and black would've swayed my choice...

I'll stick with grey, thanks It's a shame we can't get the black ones like dev units had! Those were gorgeous _

Walmart HAD pairs of Blue ones: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Nintendo-Switch-Joy-Con-Pair-Blue/52901836

I'd love these to be available everywhere

The moment I consider new or extra joy con, I'll buy the most expressive thing available at that time.

@saturn_hero
I'm pretty sure they're selling dual neon-blue Joycon and dual neon-red Joycon, so you should be alright.

I preordered the neon switch, not because I LIKE them(I don't), but the grey looks...sterile. I would have preferred they had a matching option, both look better than the mis match.

If they HAD to go mismatch, why not a green and gold? It could have been marketed as a Zelda edition. Could have marked it up and sold quite a few.

LOOK controller colours!!!!

Shh don't mention analogue triggers.

I want to see both red joy con in the red grip to see if its a complete neon red match or if the grip is plain red and it looks dumb

The matching colors look so gorgeous, but the mismatch just jumps out like woah, so sexy.

Only reasonable solution is to buy a Switch in each color and grab the complimentary set of mismatched Joycons 😉 (seriously though, that is my solution)

@dronesplitter Really? Not even the mature-looking grey? What colours do you want? (Please don't say black; we've seen it in the dev units and it just looks so boring!)

Certainly going to make the purchase to have all red joycons on my Switch, though not right away.

And guys, its Nintendo. There'll be zillions of colours in the future. The choices at least are better then just being stuck with Black like every other console...

@Switch81tch oh you'd better believe they are coming! Probably next year though, they have to wait for everyone to buy all that they need, so that those new designs cause us to buy more than we need later. Just good marketing sense is all that it is.

I'd like a purple pairing.

Double Neon Blue... !!
But if paired with White Nintendo Switch, OMG... !!!

@dronesplitter what color would you like? I hope they do gold joy-cons for Zelda. black and white might be cool.

Getting grey and putting the zelda stickers on it

Damn. Too bad I hadn't realized this earlier. I'd have grabbed the neon Switch then an extra pair of neon joycon for the full blue set. But I guess grey is the color that will go with pretty much everything... and light blue isn't that great a shade anyway.

I prefer the black one the developers unit have.

Hoping more choices arrive later.

U guys make the wait even harder with these images lol

I prefer the asymmetrical colours.

I really thought that matching colours would look better than that. The mismatched colour scheme is actually growing on me but I’m still sticking with grey.
what I would really like is a sleek Zelda or splatoon themed pro controller!

@jaymacx Gold for Zelda did seem like a great option to me as well

I would also like a dark purple option or at least a more subdued shade, as the neon shade is simply not to my liking.

Personally, I like the harlequin colors. That is the whimsy I look for in a Nintendo console. That's where Nintendo's personality shows up. But it's nice that the extra controllers are reverse colors, gives you multiple options so you can switch things up every so often.

@Errorno Im not sure about other countries, but Amazon.ca (Canada) has the option to buy dual colored pair, 2 blues or two reds.

Shhh with calling grey boring. We don't all want luminous controllers! Y'all be happy with grey if there wasn't a colourful alternative.

Also it seems hardly anyone is reviewing a grey version of the unit. Did you all get to choose or did they just send out randomly? Seems a bit grey-cist if you ask me...

When will they had a black and white versions? I want my JoyCons to look like a Yin-Yang.

I want GameCube purple joy-con controllers!

Annnnnd if you want a matching color scheme like this, that will be an extra $79.99

Just add colored grips on the cheap. Probably a good idea to have them anyways. You know when that relative or friend who was born with sweaty hands wants to play your system.

Different SKUs, one huge bezel...

But the Joy-Con certainly open up interesting possibilities, like switching out the left one with an alternate Joy-Con with an actual D-Pad. That's what I care about (more so than colours).

Blue and red isn't my first choice. I'm aiming for grey, and will change it up in the future.

So much better than the two mismatched together. I wouldve bought a neon red Switch if it was an option but I don't like the red and blue together.

Wow they look nice together as one colour. That's why I'm getting the grey cause I like it boring and symmetrical

I really like the colors a lot. I want the sets of red and blues and I hope they come out with sets of greens and yellows.

I also like the matching set, it's a lot better than mismatched socks.

@Applewithasn they'll probably come out with yellow or green Joy-Con's when they do a new Dinky Kong game for Switch.

I bet they'll come out with something like Mario and Luigi Joy-Cons, with like one red controller with the red and white M symbol for Mario, then one green with a white and green L symbol for Luigi.

So much potential, hope Nintendo delivers.

I actually think the mismatched colors were a smart choice to make the thing stand out. If this thing takes off I could see the Neon becoming iconic imagery versus the grey which looks like everything else.

@Arckadius Thanks. I checked amazon.ca. They don't ship to my country. I want to order the Joy-Con from the EU -> no taxes or anything (I live in the EU too)

@Yoshis95

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N7RYBLX/ref=twister_B01N2BA3MB?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Here's a cheap alternative rather than getting an extra set of controllers.

Individually, these are rather sleek colors.

What an article lol ?
You got me cancel my grey Switch pre-order to replace it by a neon Switch (because I already pre-ordrered additional red/blue joycon when I made my MK pre-order)...
The whole blue and whole red Switch look amazing...

@ElGrego unless you're willing to wait for your Switch then stick with the grey one. Everyone is saying that they have sold of the neon systems.

The red looks real nice.

I'm thinking Nintendo mixed the colours on purpose to "encourage" people to buy extra Joy-Con.

Got the neon red and blue preordered. But tbh the colors i like the most is the deep Black from the dev kits. They look so smooth and classy. So much better than the boring Grey. But hey , i take what i can get. Even if it was Orange or something im buying switch. Still... That Black Man... Looks sooo good

@saturn_hero my understanding (People can correct me if I'm wrong) is that the single colour Neon Joy-Con packs are not coming out at launch but possibly at a later date in the future.

Some stores have been listing them and taking pre-orders. But apart from a Neon console and Neon Joy-Cons the only way to get a single colour Neon switch is to order from Nintendo Japan where you can specify the colours. http://www.polygon.com/2017/1/19/14326620/nintendo-switch-different-colors

I might get the blue ones in April.

@GauBan Too Late... But I'm still pretty confident as there has been no stock-out on Amazon.fr since launch... It's possible that France is not a big Nintendo territory, or that we have more stock, I don't know... And it seems that in France there is more pre-order on the Grey ones anyway... Anyway, I hope that I will receive my neon on day 1... I strongly hope lol

Splatoon Neon Orange & Neon Green!

@ElGrego OK. Well hope you get it.

@GauBan Thanks mate... I also wish you a great Switch launch

Cheers,

Got both Grey and Neon on order (2 gamer houehold) and a load of other bits (think total is around £1,000) but the company I'm will not ship until 2nd using a courier. Normally it's shipped via normal mail and arrives a couple of days early.

So was hoping to get my Switch on 2nd then I was gonna go to a midnight launch and just stand there from about 7pm playing Zelda (With a USB battery pack of course). Like I've done with almost every portable. Even something weeks or months in advance because I brought import units. LOL

Um, okay. It was never all that hard to make matching sets. We already knew they were selling pairs and singles of both colors.

I saw that they sell joy-con pairs in the same color too. I might get the blue ones at some point, since they fit Link's blue tunic in BotW pretty well.

I'd say it was boring grey and hideous neon... Not buying one until they release a nice colour. Gutted when I bought a black 3ds only for the white one too release 2 weeks later, not making that mistake again!

If I do color, I need two blue, so if I bought the reverse package, then I'd sell my reds. For now, I am aiming to get the gray joy-con Switch though.

@Metal_Slugger ah, good ol gel skins

@monkeyfish I hope they release DK yellow or banana yellow lol

Yes they look OK but the left one don't work correctly lol

I really wasn't in to those optional colors but now that I've seen the single left and right colors paired up I'm really digging the blue. If only there were optional L-versions with a proper D-Pad then I would buy an additional pair in that color.

I'm more interested in the red super sharp carpet

Japan has the coolest bit where you can choose what colours you want. So you can get full red or full blue if you want.

@saturn_hero They are gonna sell matching joycon sets too. http://www.gamestop.com/nes/accessories/nintendo-switch-joy-con-l-r-neon-red/141930

@Nicolaison The black as in the actual black for the dev kit switches? or the grey?