SwitchCase Hopes To Give Your Switch More Comfortable Grips

This doesn't look like a great idea in my opinion, well maybe it's not too bad. I was reading a much better one yesterday.

Switch-Con: A Switch dock in your pocket.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/switch-con/switch-con-worlds-first-hdmi-hub-for-switch-and-s8

There's also this, as mentioned by @onesuperman in the forums.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sfans-makes-your-nintendo-switch-trully-portable-games-videogames

The official Switch dock is a hunk of plastic with an exorbitant price tag so I'll be glad to see companies put Nintendo to shame.

Gosh... Skull & Co ? (Creepy company name)

Hm... looks temptating.
Ah... time for Paint Spray !
White color rules !

@SLIGEACH_EIRE
Yeah...
Another complain again...
At this rate, you are such of Accesories / Toys hater.

@Anti-Matter You're complaining again. No surprise.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE At least link whatever you are talking about Oo

This looks nice and polished. It even has spaces for the airvents!

@SLIGEACH_EIRE
Indeed.
Because a lot of users here are wondering about your attitudes on this site.

@Anti-Matter Ignore them if you hate my posts so much. You comment on nearly all of them. It's getting boring.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE I quite like this, but i'd be interested to see if there's other, better ideas out there. Can you share the one you saw?

@Anti-Matter can you please stop and learn to use that ignore button. Every single article all you do is reply to him and complain. Everyone's entitled to their opinion even if you don't agree

@Ralek85 I did. I had to find the links.

I genuinely find it the most comfortable handheld ever as is, so not necessary for me. 😊

@UK-Nintendo
Well...

@SLIGEACH_EIRE not just boring. It's getting irritating. I just don't know why most people find that they have to reply to your opinions. It's really getting boring

@SLIGEACH_EIRE
1. I agree, that the dock is an overpriced piece of ****, because it really is. It should have been an optional purchase, but the pack-in should have been something like you linked, or even better a chrome-cast type of solution + a USB-C cable & charger -> done.

2. None of these are grips for the Switch in handheld mode, so I can't really see how this relates to the article at hand, or how it is "better". The SwitchCase looks good to me. Were it available right now, I would certainly get one right away, but as it stands, I'm still considering it.

@Ralek85 Relating to point #2, I meant as in a better Kickstarter idea. They're both Kickstarter projects.

Looks better than dreamGEAR's Comfort Grip for N3DS XL. I might get it, after I get a Switch. Hopefully it doesn't block the cartridge slot like dG's accessory does.

This is a great idea, but why the hell does Nintendo not offer something like this?

@UK-Nintendo I didn't even know about he Ignore button! what a marvelous thing - thank you

@chiptoon glad I could help. Enjoy

I just noticed that the prices are in AU$ not in $USD, I guess that means I'm in for that early bird price I hope it gets backed.

So many clichés in this standard kick-starter video...

@RedMageLanakyn What are the odds... we were just talking about this yesterday =)

Personally, I don't have issues (For the most part) when playing portable, but hopefully this helps out those that do. I do question how easily this will fit in the dock though.

Got a pair of Mothca Joy-Con "Gel" Guards (cost me £5) and haven't looked back... ...they may as well be glued on, cos they're never removed (have a Pro so don't use the grip).

http://techpointgaming.com/grips/mothca-nintendo-switch-joy-con-gel-guards-review/

If this is successfully backed then some other peripheral company that doesn't need to turn to Kickstarter will make something similar and get it out before these guys can.

@Dazza

Just a tip: This how you write Australian Dollars, shortened:
AU$29

It's not like this:
$29Aus

This looks pretty good. I don't back kickstarters personally but I hope they get the funding they need. Seems like a solid accessory

Looks a very tight fit in dock.

@BornInNorway81 in Germany it is AUD

Backed! B]

Did anyone else scream a little when you saw them shoving the Switch into the dock like that?

@SLIGEACH_EIRE @Ralek85
Those portable devices that have some of the functionality of the Dock are nice and I might get one eventually for on the go, but a couple notes:

They cost almost as much as a retail Dock and neither includes an HDMI cable, and one of them doesn't include an AC adapter both of which the official Nintendo $90 one does. Add those and the price is about the same (or more, actually).

Additionally, USB-C cables and connections are not quite universally high-quality yet, fortunately at least one of those two options seem to have considered that. They don't hold the Switch upright or make the transition convenient. It's not a huge deal but for home installation it's much better to have a dock that you can lift the console out from easily and replace and pull the controllers off of and replace easily (and important marketing-wise and practically to get people to try it). For a third party device this isn't needed because Nintendo provided it, but I think Nintendo providing it was important to the launch. That said, I'd like to see an SKU without the dock in the future — certainly, a 3DS replacement device, potentially with no JoyCon but integrated controls wouldn't need one.

I'm also disappointed they didn't improve things by including an ethernet port. Especially since many will look to these for LAN setups.

Still, they are a great idea for those that want to bring them to other people's TVs and like I said, I'll probably get one eventually. I'd like to see a built-in ethernet port and a convenient AC adapter with enough power and reliability I can trust.

I think it looks cool and useful. Would back it if I had cash flow. May be getting it later though.

It covers the trigger buttons? pass...
the last thing I need is more travel time between my button presses.

@roadrunner343 It looks fantastic, unfortunately it's....kickstarter. Even if it does get funded, the chances of it actually launching this year are infinitesimally small. I funded a Kickstarter for replacement nintendo 64 controller analog sticks that had a 3 month launch, and here I am almost 2 years later, still waiting...

Maybe these guys will have their act together, i hope they do. If something like this comes out and does it right, i'll jump on a switch.

@BonafideInfidel cool I might give these a shot. Wouldnt back anything on kickstarter anymore, & at that price a big difference

I just use the armour guards from Nintendo, works a treat for me and I have massive hands.

I really do not like the fact that the tpu material is covering the shoulder buttons...

I'm just going to wait out for Switch XL. I'm sure the Joy Cons​ will be more comfortable to hold.

Nintendo really should have grips standard. I hate the feel of holding the Switch. It's so uncomfortable!

@aaronsullivan Ethernet port really should have been in the dock. And in the Wii. And in the Wii U. I'm sensing a pattern.

I guess they figured $90 was enough for the dock, they didn't want to have to charge $91.

I moved our USB adapter from the Wii to the U, and I'll probably move it to the Switch dock. Though I did just add a 2nd wireless router (expander?) behind my TV to plug in the PS3, PS4 and U, Xbox1 is running off the wireless 15" away. So when Switch comes we'll figure something out. Xbox is getting traded in.

I'll only be playing with the Pro, unless they MAKE us use the Joycon for the circle hat throw in Mario. Did they learn nothing from those horrible DKCR waggle controls?

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Those are interesting, although they aren't they a completely different type of product to the one here? This is a grip for greater comfort; supposedly without impeding entry into the dock. The ones you linked are portable dock adaptors.

I'll wait and see once they are out and read feedback from backers and buyers but useful for trips to see the family.

@rjejr At this point I don't think the average household even owns ethernet cables. After the rise of mobile everything is wifi. Internet companies set up a router in a random closet, and everyone asks how to connect to the wifi on it. Nobody runs CAT through the walls (well I don't run it through walls either, I just run it around the corners of the room and leave it dangling ). Ethernet is for core PC/gaming nerds that run wired connections, and HT enthusiasts that have everything flushed and finished with in-wall cabling for every speaker position. I'm kind of surprised PS still includes Ethernet. X360 required a dongle for it too, not sure if one has it, but that thing is just a plain old Windows PC when you get down to it so no reason not to have it. I don't think ethernet is much of a mass market feature, these days, and since you can add it for like $10 with the existing USB ports, I can see why they're not interested. Especially the mass market Nintendo customer. They recognize what a USB port looks like, but these people are probably confused by the HDMI port let alone the "scary looking" RJ-45 jack. Kids these days have never even seen an RJ-11 jack

NintendoLife can you run a poll please to find out how people rate the "comfortableness" of long play sessions on the Switch?

Would be interested to know how people get on with the button/thumbstick placements.

@NEStalgia But the average household aren't the ones paying $400 for a Pro or $500 for an X. People spending that much money, and routinely downloading 50GB games, arent doing it over WiFi. Too much lag for gaming as well.

Switch itself, the tablet portion, shouldn't have a port, but the dock? The one we are supposed to hook up to our TV and not move. The one they sell a USB adapter for b/c they know people want wired Internet. It they sell an adapter, they should have built it in. Those ports are so standard they couldn't cost much.

@rjejr @NEStalgia I really wanted to leave wired networking behind but then devices in our home that want internet stacked up and turns out wiring everything you can pays off in diminished wifi congestion.

I think a dock has an argument for including Ethernet a console doesn't, so I agree with @rjejr to a point... but I'm actually okay with the launch hardware getting shaved down in costs... it's too high as it is.

These adapters should have Ethernet though... or at least there should be a LAN oriented one that does. I don't want to pack an extra adapter along with it. Already they conveniently leave the AC adapter out of the look-how-easy-it-is-to-pocket pix even though I'm pretty sure it's required to make it work on the TV.

@rjejr Average households aren't buying Pro and 1X, but average households buy PS4S, X1S and NSW. Normal people aren't hooking Ethernet wires to their consoles. Enthusiasts do.

Technically Nintendo isn't selling ethernet dongles. Hori is selling the licensed ones.

looks good. but just how much does the back of that case push the screen against the dock when docking it............................. i see alot of scratches cominf from docking the system whilst in this case.

I like the look of this, if it does eventually release in the UK i would probably buy it, i do find playing in handheld mode slightly uncomfortable after a while

I bought some cheap-o joy-con grips off amazon that are contoured like that (though not to the same extent) and I love 'em. Far less hand fatigue during prolonged BotW sessions.

@aaronsullivan I don't see it like that. Like I said, the best solution imho would have been a small device, like a Chromecast, that allows streaming to your TV at the press of a button (or when you put into the cradle) which might have doubled as an emulated WiiU tablet as well, plus a small charging cradle, which a hollow space to fit the streaming device in - if you need to take with you on the go.

Not a fan of that big black block of plastic, that has little functionality despite it size. Considering reports of screen scrachting as well as the fact, that the dock does not inspire much faith around kids in general, it's not what I would consider optimal.

@Joytendo22 Yeah ... I just got one of those today (bought it for the thump caps really), but tried the joycon sleeves as well, and I have two major issues with them (not surprising ones at that):

1. Playing ARMS, I noticed the sleeves were slipping to the side, interfering with the X/Y/A/B butttons. That is easily enough remedied by readjusting them, but in the midst of a competitive match, it's supe annoying.

2. Speaking of the X/Y/A/B buttons, the sleeve gets to close to the buttons, which for me, makes it harder to press accurately when things get hectic. It's not a major difference, but it's noticeable.

Also, while they ARE more comfortable, they still could be bigger imho, as they only cover the lower bottom of the joycon. I think the thicker parts should have curved upwards more in direction of L/R/ZL/ZR. Kinda hard to explain, I guess, but I think the "grip part" should have been more pronounced. It is rather spartan.

Anyways, for Singleplayer games, I might keep them around, but if that Kickstarter gets funded, and all works out, I will replace these in October with the SwitchCase Grip.

PS: You can't really use them with the wirst-bands for the joycons, which is another issue.

Dont usually get too involved with kickstarter campaigns but I backed it.

@NEStalgia NSW

We can't be friends anymore b/c you used the nonsensical Not Safe 4 Work initials.

Seriously, who started that? Nintendo Switch What?

@aaronsullivan "getting shaved down in costs... it's too high as it is."

That must be why it isn't selling.

If they put the port in the dock, then when they take the dock out next year for Pokemon - you can't sell a new Pokemon game on a $300 console, maybe in Japan but not in the US - then that cost will be gone for the $199 no Dock no Grip version. i still think SwitchPocket is coming (even my wife wont' let me call it SwitchBoy, everybody is against me) but not in time for Pokemon. So "Switch Portable", 2 words, too be confused w/ SwitchPocket, 1 word, the following year. Maybe Switch Mini instead, 5" screen, so it isn't so confusing.

@rjejr LOL!

Its better than "NS" that sounds like someone hasn't been keeping up and still thinks "NX" is a rumor

I imagine because inventory charts have a fixed 3 character column on spreadsheets and databases so a third letter must be found. Nintendo SWitch i guess is like GCN. GameCube....Nintendo? Is it like Japanese names where surname comes first? Or my favorite "PSX" Play Station....Xtinct? Is it hard to use a 1? Xbox can use a 1, even on version 3!

@rjejr It'll be Nintendo Anywhere, and will have a monochrome e- ink screen "for suitable pokemon sessions without worrying about being a distraction even in dark car trips", but will pay all switch games. Because, its Nintendo

(Ok nougat auto correct is REALLY bad with swype.... It tries to lean every word it SEES. I just typed "with" and it corrected it to "waifu", a word I've never ever written, but appears I NL pages.....)

As for Ethernet, remember is not just the phys port but the controller needs to support it to. I'm guessing its an nvidia controller, and probably only has USB bus, not hardware Ethernet.

Besides, if you remember Sandforce, youd be GLAD to not have to use nvidias Ethernet implementation! the usb dongle from anyone but nv is a bonus

@NEStalgia I like NS, in part b/c it dos sound like NX, and in part bc/ it's accurate. I figured the 3 digit thing was like the stock market, all companies need 4 letters, but all my brain sees is NSFW. It's like they are trying to compete with XXX.

@Joytendo22 I bought them from amazon, exactly the same as your links. The shape of grip is not right if you do have the normal joy-cons. Not offensive, but they didn’t fit my hands, just junk to me.

Me likey! I'd buy it

@NEStalgia ""waifu", a word I've never ever written"

Suuuuuuuure you haven't, I believe you.

My autocorrect changes "have" to "hentai" but I never type that word either.

@rjejr Darn splatoon fan sites...

@rjejr
I want Switch Pocket (two knifey prefixes?) to come out by the end of 2018, but the reality is that component costs, sizes, temperature need to come down before the device can exist and Pokémon proper for Switch probably won't make it for 2018 either. Which means a potential divide in first party developers for another year probably.

As far as the Ethernet port and "taking it out" later, I expect the Switch to sell alongside the Switch Pocket and complement each other. Switch won't go away. Just like integrating the JoyCon in the Switch Pocket doesn't take them away.

I'm more interested in what kind of TV and/or dock functionality the Switch Pocket might avoid or not... and how big the screen might have to be to keep all games compatible. That and I wonder if 3DS compatibility of some kind could be worked into it...

@aaronsullivan My nephew is spending the weekend, his parents too, and I still dont' like the Joy-Con, nor the Joy-Con in the Grip. I was holding the Grip next to my X1 controller and boy what a difference. So if Ntineod wants to make a SwitchTV, no screen, Joycon or Grip, just a brick and a Pro controller for $199, I'm in. I need that Pro controller so I'm looking at $369 as it is now. I'm willing to sacrifice the portability and out of the box multiplayer to save $170. Mario, XC2 and maybe Mario + Rabbids. My kids can buy the Joycon for $70 and whatever games they want to play on the TV. Normal Joycon should still work w/ the Switch Brick (that's what I'm calling it) so games like ARMS, 1 2 Switch Snipperlciips etc should still work just fine, just no portability or tabletop. But we have a 52" TV, who needs tabletop? No reason a SwtichTV coudlnt' be $199, wouldn't even need no fancy-shmancy USB-C, just a normal plug and HDMI. People would just have to find another way to charge their Joycon, but by the time Switch TV were to release they'll be plenty of those chargers. No HD rumble. No Grip. No screen. Sounds like $130 to me, $70 for the Pro. Maybe I should wait.

@Dazza The campaign on KS looks to be a huge success and once it ended they rolled things over to Indiegogo where it's doing really well too; the price is up a bit but now includes shipping. It should be noted that they have been doing revisions based on their own quality control but also listening to backers and in some cases incorporating those ideas into the design; if not in the production stage now they will be very soon. I liked the idea of taking my console to work for lunch time play but didn't realize just how much it would get used as a portable so I'm really looking forward to the additional grip and an awesome carry case for my Switch; hoping to have it in hand before Christmas.