Rumor has it that the new Switch 2 will launch in June, and while it’ll probably be sold out for an entire year before us regular folk can buy one, I couldn’t help but wonder… why didn’t Nintendo ever embrace the RGB lighting trend with the new Switch 2? Gaming and RGB lighting are practically synonymous, and any good gaming brand worth their salt has at least one product with an RGB backlight targeted towards gamers; but not Nintendo.

So it was almost like kismet when I found these RGB Joy-Cons while browsing the internet. They’re real, they have RGB strips running along the side, and they’re compatible with the existing Nintendo Switch. Perfect to jazz up your old console while you wait for the new one to be available, these controllers are gorgeous, functional, and really put the word Joy back in to Joy-Cons!

Designer: UGR Tech

They’re essentially third-party controllers compatible with the Switch. It’s nothing new, Nintendo has a bunch of third-party companies who create accessories like dongles, transmitters, and other peripherals for the Switch. Just in case you feel the regular ones are a little too boring, swap them out for these bedazzled ones that come with glowing lights on the left and right, effectively giving your Switch a halo on the sides.

You can expect the same performance from these controllers as you would from the stock Switch Joy-Cons. There’s 360° control thanks to a 6-axis gyroscope, dual-shock response, all the buttons along with two extra ones on the bottom that act as ‘Turbo’ buttons for rapid-firing during games. The internal battery serves up 30 hours of gaming on a full charge, and given that this isn’t manufactured by Nintendo, there’s probably no joystick drift problem to deal with either!

The RGB Joy-Cons are available on Stack Social for a starting price of $30.99, that’s less than half the price of the original Switch Joy-Cons, which sell for $79.99 on the Nintendo’s website. Moreover, they come in a variety of colors, from standard grey, black, white, etc, to dual-tone variants like the signature Mario red and blue, and even this gorgeous purple and yellow colorway that matches Wario’s costume!

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