Nintendo Reveals New Pastel Pink Switch Joy-Con Set

Tie in a Barbie costume for Peach and these joy-cons will print money.

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My sister, who only has a Switch lite, will kill me if I don't buy her these.

• Has anybody seen my Joy-Con? They've got a faded salmon color.
• You mean your pink Joy-Con?
• ... faded salmon color.

My daughter will be all over these, damn you Nintendo, this is far to close to Christmas, and my wallet has just ran away screaming.

SHUT THE FRONT ENTRANCE!!!

@Hwatt And a Barbie game...

@gcunit I think Princess Peach is honestly a great ambassador for females within the Nintendo Brand. People love costumes, the new Peach game has gameplay mechanics tied to costumes. It's a sure thing in my view. I could easily see a Retro peach with roller blades / inline skating costume that ties into the Barbie movie.

Edit: I'm curious of they will do a halberd outfit actually (Mario Movie tie-in). https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fiw5FUvaEAAIstG.png

It's nice but would rather want a lavender one like the one they released before but as a set this time

@bighirofix No I haven't seen your pink Joy Cons. Or your Barbie Showtime game.

I’ll buy it just because I like pastel colors

@bighirofix you mean ‘coral’?

How many Kirby games have released on the switch? And we're just now getting pink Joy-Cons, and it's not even for Kirby smh

I want them but with Switch 2 coming what should one do now????

@Friendly
Coral has an orange red hint to the pink

imagine coming out with limited edition colors for a product that you knew was broken upon release years ago, that youve been sued over, and that you've refused to fix.

Very nice and about time.

I ain't even got a SWitch but this is an inveestment I want

Kirby, Peach and pink fans will be pleased.

Tempted but the blue/red ones I have still work fine.

@-wc- you do realize they fix the joy cons for free if you send them in.

@-wc-,

Not suggesting this is not an issue for some, but still have had not a single issue from any of my joycon controllers, even my initial gray launch pair.

Announcing these now, I think the current joy cons will be compatible with the upcoming new console. The drift issues may never be fixed!

I'm content with my current color Joy-Con, so these aren't for me, but why are they only for a limited time?

This is going to sell out immediately

Gorgeous, why did this take so long!?

One week, 10 days, before Easter, these could look nice in a basket besides some colored eggs. 🐣

"Salmon, salmon, it's obviously salmon!"
-King Candy

Erm, about (Show)time!

@johnvboy

i was part of that chorus until it happened. ✌️

@RiasGremory

I do realize that, thanks. 👍 I suspect you already know this, but it's not the same thing as fixing their broken design, and they get zero points for it.

@johnvboy I feel like there are both software and hardware issues at play.

I know it's to go with the Peach game, but considering we're most likely getting the next console this year it's surprising they're still pumping out new joy-cons. But I suppose they do have form for doing this toward a consoles end of life.

They should have launched these years ago.

@-wc-,

Fingers crossed I remain free from issues, or at least my joycon's.

I don't need it. I don't need it.
...
I NEED IT!

Edit: Why do they cost so much in Canada!? $100?! I was looking into replacing my old joycons from like 2019 that are warped and destroyed, but maybe I'll hold onto them 0_0"

I don’t really need these but they look so nice that I wish I did.

@johnvboy

yes indeed! my problems are largely intermittent, but happen often enough that i dont forget them.

my pro controller does it every so often as well.

meanwhile I'm still using my dualshock 1 that ive had for going on 30 years (wtf?) with zero problems to date. 👍

they don't make em like they used to could.

Lovely. My favorite color next to lime green.

@-wc-
My Wii remotes from launch got chewed on by my childhood dog and then dropped in water and they still work with absolutely no issues. My original dual shock also still works despite the abuse I put it through by playing so much Crash Team Racing. My joycons from the Switch's launch randomly quit working completely after two years. And the ones I bought afterwards look in worse shape than my old Wii remotes! I wouldn't be that upset about a Mad Catz quality controller if it wasn't so expensive!

Oh look! Joycon drift! Now in pastel pink!

@SykoMuffin "Why do they cost so much in Canada!? $100?!"

Currency value?! 1 USD = 1.35 CAD currently

@SwitchForce well, switch 1 will still be a viable console as switch 2 won't have any backwards compatibility whatsoever. Switch 2 won't even sell old switch games and will be £699 and use Blu-ray discs only

Not my first choice of color but I’m so glad it’s a matching set. I hate the mismatched look Nintendo seems insistent on cramming down our throats.

GRAAAAAHHHHH IT'S ABOUT TIME!!

I was so disappointed by the previous pastels, with the pink packaged with yellow and the purple packaged with green and no other options. So I either had to get my first and fourth favorites or second and third. I went with the pink and yellow and that seems like such a waste now, but I'm still getting these ones hahaha

TIL other people care alot about joycon colors. ✌️

Yet still not one colorful Pro Controller in nearly seven years. 😮‍💨

Love the pink my favorite color 💕

The more I see hardware variants still being released for Switch 1, the more likely Switch 2 release could be delayed.

I am not at all complaining, given my endless game library backlog.

Lovely shade of pink.

Oooh. I want this so bad! Finally I can get two pink joycons without some ridiculous method like ordering one set of the Splatoon joycons from two different countries.

Alas, I don't have money to spend on this, so I'm going to have to miss out. T.T

@rainbowtick The Splatoon 2 Pro Controller was pretty colorful, no? And the Xenoblade one.

@Synecdoche

Better than nothing, for sure, but no where near colorful and fun. I want N64 and GCN level controller color fun.

Not buying any Joy Con until the next generation to avoid anything drifting into my nightmares later. I love the look of these, though ...but I'll stick with my trusty no issue Pro Controller as always. Never spending that much for high risk eventual failure ever again. Meanwhile, the Pro Controller I've been using almost daily has lasted over 5 years so far and is as good as new, so if they put one of those out in fun colours like this, I would consider it.

@JohnnyMind on wednesdays we play pink.

@-wc- unfortunately you are right. Hopefully Nintendo fixes this with switch 2. They generally learn from mistakes. I’ve never had an issue with any Nintendo controller before the switch. But they learned from the mistakes of Wii U pretty damn well!

Just hoping we soon get a pastel blue set.
Mixing them with this one would be epic.

If these don’t smell like cherry blossoms and taste like strawberry sundae I will be sorely disappointed.

@Ogre84 Fun fact: Pastel pink was scientifically formulated to be the laziest possible colour!

Gyyeearrgh I want those SO much and wish a set of Joy-Cons didn't cost as much as like... 10 games. At least, the games I buy. That's like, what, 1/2 the price of a 1st-party game?

These are cool but I think im done collecting joycons because im placing bets that the Switch 2 joycons will be different and designed better, Also I love the nitro deck for the switch its so much more comfortable for portable play.

@JohnnyMind that is a very good point. I would fully expect them to be compatible with the new hardware, while the new hardware will have a controller with some new kind of tech inside it. And hopefully...a D-Pad.

If the new one comes with D-pad I wonder how many of these they will make? I got the Zelda Joy-Cons but might spurge for Pink Princess for their differences.

The most annoying thing about this release is that Nintendo have already released the Pastel Pink Joy-Con (L), albeit paired with Pastel Yellow (R), so, if you already have that pair, you'd have to double-dip on the Left Joy-Con just to get the Right. Ugh...

If you’re in the US, Best Buy has pre-orders available now.