Summary
- There’s a second Switch 2 video that shows release buttons on the back of the console for its Joy-Con.
- The buttons will need to be used before the Joy-Con can be detached from the console.
- Hopefully this will ease fears about accidentally breaking the Switch 2 Joy-Con’s connectors.
Nintendo revealed the Switch 2 on Thursday and while it didn’t include much about the games that are coming with it, and nothing about its price and release date, there have been endless discussions about its look and its features in the 24 hours since that trailer dropped. One of the biggest concerns out the gate is its Joy-Con ports and how flimsy they look, but a second video showing off how the Switch 2 functions might make you feel a little better about them.
The Switch 2 revealed confirmed that the next Nintendo console’s Joy-Con will click into place rather than slide like the current Switch’s controllers. There are connectors on the Switch 2 that make that happen, and despite them being surrounded by plastic barriers, Nintendo fans are already worried those connectors will snap or bend relatively easily.
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However, if you head the the Switch 2’s official page at Nintendo, there’s a second shorter reveal video that, while mostly made up of footage from the trailer, provides a better demonstration of how the Joy-Con will detach. Although it looks like you’d need to simply pull them off the Switch 2 to detach them, hence the fear that its connectors will break relatively easily, the follow-up video includes a first look at release buttons you’ll need to press to detach your Joy-Con.
The Switch 2’s Joy-Con Deatch Using Release Buttons
I’m Still Not Convinced I Won’t Immediately Break Those Connectors, Though
Each Joy-Con has a release button on the back of the console, right at the top next to the shoulder buttons. You will need to press that button before the Joy-Con can be removed. That means, unless you’re exerting a tremendous amount of force, the Joy-Con cannot be removed without being properly released. If you do try to remove them without using the release buttons, then it’s on you if those connectors get broken.
This reveal won’t ease all fears, of course. My first thought when someone noted the connectors might be a little easy to break was what might come into contact with them when the Joy-Con aren’t connected. My hope is that there will be placeholder accessories you can attach so the connectors are protected while the Joy-Con are detached.
We will continue to discover more about the Switch 2 over the coming weeks and months, even though Nintendo has confirmed its first Direct won’t take place until April 2. The brief look at the new Mario Kart game shown in the trailer has already been dissected to within an each of its life in these first 24 hours as everyone tries to figure out if that’s a Wonder Seed waiting to be collected outside of Yoshi’s restaurant.
Nintendo Switch 2
The Nintendo Switch 2 is the successor to Nintendo Switch, scheduled for release in 2025. Confirmed as backwards compatible, it will play both physical and digital Nintendo Switch games. A full reveal is pencilled in for April 2, 2025.