As the Switch nears the end of its life cycle, it’s still getting new accessories. Nintendo announced that the handheld hybrid game console will be equipped with a dedicated charging station for Joy-Con controllers in the fall. The timing is so weird, it feels like Things to do with Switch 2.
Today, the “Joy-Con Charging Stand (Two-Way) Accessory” was released on X (formerly Twitter) through the Nintendo European account. It looks like a Joy-Con controller, with a USB-C port and a small platform to support it. We don’t know the price yet, but the device will be available on October 17th. “Nice accessory, but I feel like this was seven years ago,” one commented. “Can I plug this in to fix my drift?” another commented. Every other modern console comes with a controller charging accessory basically every time it comes out.
The Switch doesn’t really need a charging stand, as that’s essentially what the console looks like when docked, but for multiplayer games and players cycling through multiple Joy-Cons, it makes sense to be able to keep one charged at all times of. The timing of the announcement appears to be tied to the recently released Nintendo World Championship, and Super Mario Party Carnival Launching in the fall on the same day as the charging stand.
But some believe this could also be related to the upcoming Switch 2 release. as gas chromatography Editor Chris Scullion notedrecent rumors indicate that Switch 2 has Magnetic strip on the side Leave the controller connected, this may mean that existing Joy-Con cannot be attached to the side. In this case, a charging stand like this would be the only way to charge your old Joy-Cons other than the original Switch.
We may finally get our first look at the Switch 2 in action in September. According to tradition, Nintendo will hold its last major direct meeting of the year on this day. This is also the time when the Switch debuted in 2016 and was fully launched the following spring. Currently, there are already rumors circulating What the specs about the console might be.
