New Purple/Orange And Blue/Yellow Joy-Con Now Available To Pre-Order In The UK

These colour combinations really aren't doing it for me. Not that I need more than four Joycon

I really wish they’d bring back the atomic colors. I long for GBC/N64 era color choices. If an N64 Mini ever happens, I hope they include atomic color choices (unlikely).

it's nice that they keep releasing joy cons in different colors but not saying a word about the drift issue

Why are they ten dollars more than a normal Joy-Con? They do look swell, it's just I have two pairs of Joy-Con's, don't feel like I need more, I have a Pro controller too.

Wow, I’m so going to pick up the purple / neon orange, even though I have absolutely no need for it.

The colour combinations just seem a bit odd so not interested. Think I'd prefer a mix n' match so I can make my own combinations without having to pay extra.

I hope they will update the colour on the Switch by the time they release the Super NEW Nintendo 3DSWiitch-i Game Boy Cube 64 Color U Advance XL Entertainment System SP.
I'd like a fully white or black Switch, without the grey tablet part.

Would be tempted as I only have a single pair (and no pro type controller) but the colours aren’t doing it for me. I’d match rather having matching colours or a GC or OG gameboy style.

That purple's a must-have. I love, love, love purple. I hope a purple rightie comes out sooner rather than later.

I truly need the purple and orange ones, but I don't really have money for a fifth set of Joy-Cons atm ;-;

I've pre-ordered the other week. Tempted to order another set though.

Nintendo is going to be laughing itself all the way to the bank with these "cool looking" $80 Joycon sets and $200 SwitchLite's. (Wow, been on vacation a week and I've already forgotten what the new model Switch are called. )

Anyway, $200 SwitchLite and $80 Joycon saves you $20 over the standard Switch, and all you are giving up is TV out, a dock to charge your Switch, a Grip for the Joycon, an HDMI cable and a built in stand for tabletop mode. Oh, and you would need an extra $20 charger for the Joycon b/c the SwitchLite can't charge them so back to the same $300 as a standard Swtich.

SwitchLite at $200 looks worse every day. Even moreso w/ the newer model standard Switch getting better battery life.

I hope people DO REALIZE that while the SwitchLite will work w/ Joycon for tabletop and multiplayer you'll still need a way to charge them if you don't have an old or new model standard Switch. I can't think of any of controller that requires the system to charge, though PS3 Dualshocks were a pain to sync w/ some phone chargers you could charge them a little more easily on a PC. Joycon require a Switch or $20 dock.

Bunch of $15 Joycon charging docks on Amazon, I like this one.

https://smile.amazon.com/FastSnail-Controller-Nintendo-Charging-Indicator/dp/B0786BNC1L/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=joycon+chargeres&qid=1565701288&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spell

We have 2 red ones and 2 blue, we're good. And we'll have another pair once we pick up a second Switch at some point. Maybe wait for a Pro next year.

Wish they would bring in the see through purple plastic like the N64 controllers and Colour GameBoy I have at home.

I ended up preordering the purple/orange Joy Con....They just look like Fall to me, which is my favourite season!!! So I put in a preorder on Amazon Canada.

@Bunkerneath OMG I would love see-through Joy Con! My husband actually got me see-through orange Joy Con from a shop on Etsy for my birthday last December. They're standard Joy Con but with a customized shell and Super Famicom colour buttons for the directional buttons and the ABXY buttons. They're my favourite! He also used a Windows program to make the Joy Con come up as orange when you snap them on the Switch (and display as orange on the battery screen)! Definitely recommend doing this kind of thing until Nintendo releases their own transparent shells!

I have to admit, I really love the purple/orange combination (very autumnal), and I am in the market for new joy-cons...I might nab myself a set, and maybe mix and match with my current Splatoon set if I get tired of the purple/orange combination - I’m pretty sure purple/neon pink would look adorable, if the Japan-exclusive Tsum Tsum special edition console is anything to go by.

Again, please release the blue in a matching set, Nintendo; I need it in my life.

@vitelus they probably fixed the drift issue with these new color joycons plus they wouldnt release them other wise.

@RiasGremory
well, Sir, it's a bet !

Good old GAME. £79.99. Or £64.99 at Smyths.

I wonder where people will chose to buy them?

They're not available for pre-order on the Amazon UK site yet, which seems strange.

I would buy more Joycon if drifting wasn’t inevitable. :/

@rjejr Obviously, if you plan to buy a second set of joycon and immediately start playing it in table top mode, a handheld only version of the console is not for you. It's not for me either, but let's not pretend that a $100 cheaper device isn't appealing to many people who play portable only, people looking to purchase a second system, or for kids.

@SenseiDje i said probably doesnt mean im 100% sure but after the lawsuit appear i do think nintendo will find out wats causing the drift and fix it before they release any more colors out.

nice! orange and purple just ready for Halloween, but to bad that joy-cons have problems.

@DarthFoxMcCloud
is it good to buy switch stuff on Etsy, like do they have good prices?

I already replaced my left joycon once and now the replacement stick is drifting. Nintendo needs to publicize which joycons are pre-drift and which ones are post-drift

@Mr_Persona Well like I said my hubby bought me these but the seller had photos on their page and honestly, these Joy Con have lasted me longer than any of the ones I bought direct from Nintendo. These are official Joy Con too, all official parts on the inside (it's just the buttons and the shell that aren't). But while I've received Joy Con Drift issues with every pair I've ever bought, these ones have never had an issue (*knock on wood).

Argh... I hate the mixed color sets, even if we get NA ones with their opposites. I'd much rather a staggered release of full color sets. Even if it's just one set every few months.

Does Nintendo have something against matching sets? Some of us are OCD.

@roadrunner343 Oh the Switch Lite will sell, hence the first sentence in my post -

"Nintendo is going to be laughing itself all the way to the bank with these "cool looking" $80 Joycon sets and $200 SwitchLite's."

• but I still feel like adding in my PSA about buying these for the Switch Lite as they will need a $15-$20 charger if you don't already own a Switch.

To be fair, to play 2 player on the Lite like the Switch you'd only need 1 $40 Joycon and a $20 charger to get the same value as a standard Switch, so you can still save $20, $280 vs $300. But I don't see how it's worth saving $20 to give up TV out.

Switch Lite has it's uses, for strictly single player gamers on a budget who don't want to worry about losing Joycon or for the Joycon batteries to die b/c the controls are built in. Or for a second Switch on the go, b/c then you already have Joycon and a way to charge them. But I'd argue if you ever want to play mutlplayer even a little, or on TV even a little, or take your Joycon to a friends house or school to play multiplayer on someone else's Switch, well that's a lot of situations where it seems like it would be worth the extra $100.

I might change my mind if the Lite could be used similar to a Pro controller on another Switch, like the 3DS on Wii U for SSB4, that might add appeal to people who are in need of another controller, that's added value, but no mention of that as of yet.

All I want is purple joycon.

They look lovely Nintendo, but I’m not buying another pair until you confirm that the drifting issue is fixed. I’ve never known such fragile controllers, I’ve got original Nintendo controllers going all the way back to the NES and the joy cons are by far the most temperamental.

I’m getting a Dairy Milk and Crunchie vibe from these - yummy!

@DarthFoxMcCloud
nice thanks for anwsering!

Ordering them both! I want Orange/Blue, will turn around and sell Yellow/Purple as a set after.