The latest firmware update to version 5.0.0 on the Nintendo Switch isn't as dramatic as many people were hoping, but there is one new feature that you should definitely take a look at.
As you can see in the video above, the Switch is now clever enough to recognise what colour grips your Nintendo Switch Pro Controller is sporting, whether it be the standard grey, the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 special edition, or the Splatoon 2 version which is obviously the best.
Some clever bodkins have already bundled together a Windows application that allows you to change what colour your system sees your Joy-Con as (see the white examples above), so we imagine it's only a matter of time before customised Pro Controllers get the same treatment. Has this feature alone made version 5.0 worth it for you, or are you still left wanting? Let us know in the comments below.
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Now I wait for green and orange with a white shell.
I can't believe how advanced my Switch has become.
Does this mean there will be a super smash bros themed pro controller?? maybe? please...
Shame I’d already sold it. Bought the Xeno one and decided I didn’t need 2
Its a nice touch but I only have a grey pro controller so it doesn’t effect me much.
& I imagine there was also more stability put into the NS. Can't have it gasping, and tipping over at the recognition(however it is done) of a colorful controller!
Now we wait for it to properly recognize 8BitDo controllers
Wow. These updates and features are amazing. Simply mind boggling. Wow. Just wow now you can see the colours of your controllers. This is something I’m sure everyone wanted.
Any improvements to the voice chat? Blu thooth instead of USB?
My Switch is detecting my "White" Joy Cons as Red Joy Cons.
Well, because they are used to be Red Joy Cons (Shell swapped) anyway...
How do it know?
As much as I love Splatoon, I never really liked the design of the Splatoon 2 Pro Controller. I think the Xenoblade one looks way better and having a slightly improved D-pad is a bonus.
what a horrible video...you don't show half the stuff..then why even bother making a video? and the whole news segment was pointless because you only showed old stuff lol..you didn't show any of the new features.
I find this way more awesome than I should. It makes me glad I have the Splatoon 2 controller. I wish they came out with other themes as well. I thought the Xenoblade one looked better, but I like splatoon so much more.
Ha, I saw the white joy cons in the picture and immediately went searching to see if Nintendo officially put them out. Guess I needed to finish the article. lol
Well, it's nice to see that it's possible to add custom colors, too.
No fun for the people that sent in their controllers for expensive color mods. ^_^;;
That is cool...not going to lie I was surprised when I bought some colored joycons and found out the switch can detect what you have.
they need to update the system so that it can do this with the GameCube controllers. that way they won't show up as generic USB pro controllers.
if the system has proper support for GameCube controllers, it might come in use for certain games. especially since some games have some buttons mapped with the same action. example: super Mario Odyssey has two buttons for jump and two buttons for throwing cappy. if Nintendo adds support for GameCube controllers than there is a possibility that the controller can be remapped during the game so that one of the buttons can temporarily act as a "home" button.
Only Nintendo.
Ha ha cool, makes me wanna get a themed pro controller lol
Good work, and I'm not being sarcastic, this IS enjoyable. I was amused with the system's ability to detect joy-con colours as well, and it comes in handy when playing 4 player games too.
Now, how about some folders? Or a web browser that can actually be accessed... 3DS and Wii U have them.
@Ryu_Niiyama I was surprised when I noticed 9 months into owning my Switch that the screen edge animation for attaching/detaching a Joy-con also matches the Joy-con colour.
Just FYI, the joy-con colour hacker dudes might not be able to get these changed, from the looks of things the colour of the grips might be decided by the body colour being very slightly different between controllers, so don’t get you hopes too high.
@ZombieGavinS (going to test that now)
I was a tad surprised when I noticed that the Switch did not show the Pro controller colors but DID support Joy con colors.
However you are wrong, the Xenoblade Controller is much cooler.
I have the Splatoon one so that's nice
@SLIGEACH_EIRE Damn. I'm not even from Ireland and I'd buy those. Reminds me of the Miami Hurricanes color setup.
correction from my last comment: we figured it out! it's just a different value and has some other technicalities.
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