Video: Satisfye's New Switch Grip Should Satisfy Handheld Fans

The reason I started looking at grips for my switch is that I have giant hands, so while I appreciate a review from another person with giant hands, I am still not convinced. I'm not going to buy a grip that uses the Joycons, wait until they start drifting irreparably, and then spend seventy bucks to replace them. I use the Nitro Deck all the time. My Switch almost never leaves it. I need something with hall effect sticks that are properly sized. I will probably grab one of these just to have an option that can dock with the grip on it and that doesn't have extraneous buttons on the back...but using Joycons is a huge negative.
Edit: also, I need a real dpad, and the dpad on the Nitro Deck is perfect. One of the best I've used.

I had the previous one and it was fantastic. Sadly repeated drift across joycons meant I got the Hori-split pad XL and made the Satisfye redundant.

Satisfye is superb ergonomic support for the larger hands out there- so defo recommend.

If joycons drift, Hori-split pads XL is a great alternative.

@Patendo the split-pad pro is decent enough, but no gyro and a so-so dpad. The rail on the left controller also started cracking at the top. I had one for about a year.

I've tried various alternatives including the Hori Split Pad Pro but didn't feel quite right.
I did eye up Satisfye a few years ago, but it was always £80-90 back then which I found a bit too steep, especially if my joycons eventually drifted.
(I see now it's around £45-50).

In the end I opted to buy and stuck with the Skull & Co NeoGrip for the last 2 years
Has interchangeable grip handle types (I have stuck with the trigger grips) and it works on both the original model and OLED (just have to unscrew or rescrew in a bit of plastic to adjust the size).

Been quite the gamechanger in terms of comfort. No more pins and needles in my handles after 1hr or so. I can play handheld really comfortably for hours on end now.
Thankfully my Skyward Sword joycons that have been in the grip all this time are yet to drift!

Only issue I'd say is that the grips are hard plastic. Kinda wish there was a slight soft, rubberised feel to them.
Considering they offer interchangeable grips and sell different colours too, to match your joycon, unfortunate there's no different texture options.

But I got it for £20 and still in use all the time, so it's definitely done its job well.

Just recently got the Mobapad M6 HD controller/joycons and my first impressions are that they are easily the best controller I've ever used on Switch. @JaxonH had been raving about these for a while in the forums, and I have to say I was a bit sceptical as he tends to be quite positive about most things, but the hype is real for these.

ill second the rec for hori split pad pro, but ive never tried any other alternatives. i will say ive had mine for a couple years and theyve mever failed me, and that my handheld usage went up 1000% after I got them. and, that I dont miss gyro in handheld mode at all (i never liked gyro in handheld mode, because i dont like the screen moving/tilting around.)

I cant imagine going out of my way to use the stock joycons again for any reason besides portability, and this grip would ruin that anyway.

@LikelySatan did you not feel like the Hori also feels kinda cheap. that like hollow plastic feeling. i dont like it. it does the job, but eh, its not the greatest thing in the world

I love satisfy grips. I bought a set of third party joy cons and haven’t dealt with any drift. Works like a charm.

The Split Pad Pro is decent, but the weight distribution feels off. Exactly the hollow feeling that was mentioned earlier in this thread. Filling it with rumble motors would have killed 2 birds with 1 stone, but I guess licensing issues prevent them from doing so.

There are a few games, such as Quake, that support the Switch's internal gyro, so you get motion aiming anyway.

I have very average size hands (although skinny fingers) and I still find the joycons (attached or not) extremely uncomfortable.

I returned my Satisfye Ronin.
It slightly bends your dock outward when you insert it. And it blocks the USB ports (something I really think they should advise you about on the product page).

@smithyo I do remember having my wife try it out and she said it felt a little "Fisher Price," which nailed it, imo. It just made me wish I could put some weights in it. The biggest issue was that when the rail got bent, it would refuse to connect. I did get used to the feel though, and was sad when it passed.

I have the previous Satisfye grip and I love it. I got one of the more low-profile dock cases and put my OEM dock guts in that, so I don’t even have to take it out the grip. As much as I’d like the Ronin, I don’t need it.

There is an adapter that holds the Switch screen above a Pro Controller... I have one, but I don't really use it since I mostly play docked.

I think it is the Fixture S1 or S2 for OLED.

Edit: I just looked it up and it's $45... there's no way I paid that for mine, but it was years ago.

@dmcc0 I second the Mobapad M6 HD. Got a set a few weeks ago and it's been a real gamechanger for portable play. Does just about everything the joycons do (HD rumble, wireless, gyro, NFC for amiibo support ... only thing missing is infrared sensor but only a small handful of games use it anyway) and much more, including hall effect sticks (bye bye drift!), proper d-pad, mechanical microswitch buttons, programmable macros (not for me but some might be into that kind of thing), premium build (including a nice, tight fit into the rails that feel nice and solid without any wobble) and, most importantly, very ergonomic and easy on the hands/wrists.

(I promise I'm not a shill for the manufacturer ... I just got them recently and am enjoying the heck out of them!)

Edit: Oh, and back to the original thread of this article, allow the unit to fit into the dock.

Hopefully the Switch 2 will have larger joycons with hall effect sticks so that we don't have to DIY our own fixes next time around.
That said, installing hall effect sticks and getting a Satisfye grip solved all my issues with the Switch. The only thing missing is more power.
Hopefully the Switch 2 will be backwards compatible and able to play all these games I've been sitting on because I can't stand the inconsistent frame rate, otherwise I'm going to be very, very disappointed.

Tried a few Satisfye grips but wasn’t a fan. Fixture S2 is the only way I play switch nothing compares as a handheld gamer.

I have a Switch Lite, but Satisfye has always been my go-to grip. I honestly can't use the Switch without it at this point.

@Bob__Loblaw I had been using the Hori Split Pad Pro for handheld, but these are so much better for the reasons you mentioned. I've also modified a JoyCon grip by removing the handles and just keeping the section with the rails, so the MobaPad can be used as a controller when docked too.

That's very smart, and right now, 25% off with code OVERSTOCK!

I have large hands, and play almost exclusively in handheld mode, but I don't like grips (IDK why, they just aren't as comfortable IMO). OG JoyCon all the way!

@dmcc0 Brilliant! My one complaint was indeed the lack of a centre attachment to convert it into a controller but will try your workaround.

Skull & Co. already has a grip for OLED that fits the hand and Dock? They talk as though nothing was already made for the OLED and allow it to Dock. And depending which you buy you get a case or no case which option you choose.

@Bob__Loblaw I can't take the credit for it - I saw it mentioned in the forums. You'll need a tri-point screwdriver but be careful not to strip the screws though, I think they.make them from marshmallow or something!

@StudMuffin I reverted back to my oled model Satisfye grip for the same reasons (I was busy with Christmas and waited too long for a return). It's impossible to pair controllers with the grip on, and yes, the screen does make contact with the front panel of the dock, bending it slightly outward and creating a risk of scratching the screen. Hard pass on the Ronin for me, and I love Satisfye and what they do. But the dockable grip isn't really dockable.

@LikelySatan I am so glad there is another satisfied Nitro Deck user on here! I bought it two months ago and have not taken my switch out since. I got it because I do 99% of my gaming in handheld, and the left Joy-Con kept disconnecting in handheld mode (was not an issue with a specific joycon as I tried 3 different ones). I was put off for quite a while by NLife’s own review, which heavily criticised the placement of the right analogue stick, but I have had 0 problems with that, or indeed anything about the Nitro Deck. It’s turned my OLED into a marvellous little self-contained handheld console.

Have a Chinese knock off (i believe of this one) that cost me like 10 bucks and it feels like the best purchase i have ever made, solid, minimalistic, quality materials all the way, it does fit into the dock and the best thing, it came in white so it does look real nice on my oled switch. Makes me feel happy 🙃

@Nontendo_4DS Actually experienced the very same thing! First year or so using the Switch, I complained frequently about the Joycons and wished they were a bit larger, thicker, the Joysticks longer, etc.

Then after taking a break for a few months, I come back to the Switch and suddenly realized I could hold the Switch in the exact ways you describe, and now I even prefer the Joycons over the alternatives for most games.

With that said, the one instance I already know I would appreciate this is while I lie back in bed, where I have to hold the Switch angled downward.

@XiaoShao

i agree that the tiny sticks, lack of dpad, and vlicky buttons are deal breakers.

"I think it really comes down to hand size and how you prefer to hold controllers."

regarding the right stick placement, i do believe this as well. I like to lay my thumb across the y and b buttons as i play (i was raised on SMW, what can I say?) so im afraid id find things a bit cramped.

OTOH, the nitro 2 is looking mighty tempting! it might be what gets me away from my split pad. my sticks are holding up fine btw, but judging from context in your comment, I'm betting i play handheld less often than you do.

cheers! ✌️

EDIT - OMG i just poked around on the website and saw the Nitro has optional convex stick tops! 😃😃 i just became a convert!

this is something ive been sorely lacking since the wii era, and my strong preference is about in proportion to how elusive they have become for some odd reason. Ps4 era really was a negative turning point in games IMO.

That’s a really good idea, I’ve been using satisfeye for years because of how gosh darn comfortable it is.

@-wc- the nitro 2 is looking mighty tempting!

Only when it gets to Amazon will I be tempted to take a look at it.

Don't understand why people just keep getting these grips for faulty controllers. If you want an honest to god AMAZING joy con replacement, the Mobapad HD 60S is the way to go. Easily the best feeling replacements out there and are made with higher quality materials then the joy cons themselves.

@coolioam One likes to think they know better but one doesn't here and misses the point of this article already.

What does this even mean. Im just wondering why people continue to dump money into these grips for controllers that majority of owners have issue with and are proven faulty controllers.