EARTH TO NINTENDO, You’re Sitting on a Goldmine! Customizable Joy-Cons!
With the Nintendo Switch being a portable two-player hybrid gaming console, the detachable Joy-Cons are easily an item that can and should be customizable for gamers. The possibilities would be endless. Being able to pick exactly what color Joy-Cons a gamer wants would give an amazing personal touch to their hybrid console. Imagine being able to choose different neon, pastel, and matte colors for both left and right Joy-Cons. Nintendo only has certain color options for certain Joy-Cons, leaving players with a limited personalization for their beloved Switch.
Since Nintendo doesn't offer complete customization, fans have to resort to either getting skins to just stick onto their Joy-Cons or risk breaking their Joy-Cons in order to put on their desired shell design. Both of which can leave gamers with unsatisfying results if either option ends up being bad (i.e sticky residues or unusable analog sticks and buttons) .
Another path a few fans have taken is to totally create their own dream Joy-Cons. For example, a YouTuber by the name of Shank Mods actually created their own GameCube Joy-Cons! It took them months to create but their end result was truly amazing. Here is a link to their video right here: https://youtu.be/Sb0-I8FkUWU
Overall, one possible reason Nintendo doesn’t offer Joy-Con customization may be because of their branding. Nintendo have always made it clear that they are a family-friendly company and having their Joy-Cons be a certain color/color combo may be part of their aesthetic. However, customizable Joy-Cons would make a lot of fans happy and bring Nintendo more revenue. It would be a win-win for the company. Nintendo, wake up!
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