If you're a fan of smartphone gadgets and accessories - perhaps to enhance your Pokémon GO trips - you may well be aware of phone rings. By plonking one of these little rings on the back of your device, you can help to keep it secure in your hand at all times, and now Japan is getting a double set designed to be the perfect size for your Joy-Con.
The 'Joy-Con Ring Holder' works in exactly the same way as the smartphone versions of the accessory, with one ring per Joy-Con being used for extra security. You simply attach the rings to the back of your Joy-Con, slide a finger through the metallic ring protruding from the controller, and you're good to go.
As you can see at the bottom of the image below, the rings can also be locked into an upright position, working as a neat way to prop up your Switch for any tabletop gaming sessions. Of course, you'll need a second set of Joy-Con or a Pro Controller to play this way, but it could be a cheap and cheerful way of supporting your device.
Of course, the Joy-Con controllers do already come with wrist straps - and these are less likely to intrude upon your button pressing - so we're not entirely convinced that these are necessary for your motion control gaming. Having them permanently attached to the back of your Joy-Con, ready to be swivelled out for tabletop mode, however, could be a clever little feature.
If you're interested, they're available to pre-order from Amazon Japan for ￥1,188 (approx. £8.40 / $10.70 before shipping) with a release date of 10th October.
We'll leave this one up to you lovely readers to decide in the comments. A genius idea? Or just a pointless accessory? Let us know your thoughts below.
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[source nintendosoup.com]
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Ah....
Those things are very common in Indonesia.
Especially on Smartphone shops.
No
Are these by Nintendo or a third party? Because if it’s not official then I don’t want it.
Nopenopenopenopenope.
@gloom
I use my Wii U stand to hold my Switch sometimes.
BRICK!
Give me something useful NL, maybe an update on the long forgotten but still shows up in TV commercials Switch Car Holder
@Anti-Matter The Wii U just keeps on giving to it's younger brother.
Are they made out of brass? Brass knuckles Joycon would be a kind of cool accessory.
The way that hand is holding the blue Joycon looks like he's ready for a switchblade knife fight. Maybe somebody can make Joycon blades for the zombie apocalypse. Or James Dean cosplay.
"Switchblade Stabbing" for 1-2 Switch 2.
I've not even unwrapped the wrist straps that come with the console, I'm capable of holding things myself
@rjejr 1-2 Switchblade Stabbing. Featuring mini games based on your favorite motion pictures films; West Side Story, Aliens, Halloween, and more!!
Rated M for Mature
@Kimyonaakuma I see a man with no fear of God here.
It concerns me that there really are Clowns out there who will buy these
I hadn't even heard of "phone rings"....is that big with the kids? or a non-US thing? Never seen an adult use one.
@NEStalgia Yes, they're great for using your phone one-handed with much reduced chance of dropping it. I believe popsockets are the more trendy version.
This is great but once you put these on it’s not gonna fit the grip no more. These are great for smartphones tho
@chardir I guess for smaller hands that makes sense. I can say I've never even almost accidentally dropped a phone holding it one handed, and some bulging protrusion would make it harder instead of easier to grip onto for the random awkward typing positions. Picking it up and putting it down are the times when it's more likely to not quite make surface contact with something. A bungie cord would help more than a ring in those cases
This makes sense! And no, no bricking risk here.
@HobbitGamer West Side Story
That's great. They could make a pair of Sharks and Jets themed Joycon. Have a Team Sharks vs Team Jets Splatfest to mark the launch.
Another waste-of-money gimmick accessory. The JoyCons are perfectly functional out of the box.
@Kimyonaakuma "I've not even unwrapped the wrist straps that come with the console, I'm capable of holding things myself"
The wrist strap attachment is more than just a wrist strap. It also embiggens the JoyCons slightly which makes them more comfortable to hold horizontally.
Huh... Wha... Why!?
A new level of discomfort
Wow that application makes a lot of sense.
@rjejr Wouldn’t 1-2 Switch 2 be called “1-2-3 Switch?”
@MH4 "Wouldn’t 1-2 Switch 2 be called “1-2-3 Switch"
I actually WAS going to type 1 2 3 Switch originally, but then decided 1 2 Switch 2 had a better sound to it, like the kids rhyme 1 2 buckle my shoe, 3 4 close the door, so I went with that instead.
@rjejr That makes sense! Let’s just hope that Nintendo never makes 1-2 Switch 2. 😃
@MH4 Or 1 2 3 Switch.
Hopefully between Starfox Zero and Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival they've gotten the bad games out of their system.
This one is lost on me...
You know I’ve been thinking my joycon Were rather big and bulky... this will help them stay right in my hands.
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