Here’s some good news for anyone looking to spice up the look of their Nintendo Switch 2 — at least in a subtle way. Nintendo recently announced it’s releasing a Light Purple and Light Green color variant of the Joy-Con 2 Switch 2 controllers, and now it’s available for preorder. It costs $99.99 per pair and is set to release on February 12. You can preorder now (see at Target). Read on for the details.
Preorder Joy-Con 2 Light Purple and Light Green
Joy-Con 2 Light Purple and Light Green
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Functionally, these Joy-Con 2 operate exactly the same as the red and blue ones that come with the Nintendo Switch 2 console. And since black is still the main color on the casing, they’re not as flashy as the color variants of the original Switch Joy-Con.
However, the new colors are visible under the thumb sticks, as well as on the connector part of the controllers. The included plastic bumpers for the wrist straps are also the same colors, so they’ll be more visible when the Joy-Con 2s are disconnected from the console or grip.
And if you’re buying an extra pair of Joy-Con 2 for multiplayer sessions, having different colors for each player makes it easier to tell your controller from everyone else’s. For me, if I were in the market for an extra set of Joy-Con 2, I’d definitely get these instead of a second set of red and blue ones.
Mario Tennis Fever
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I suspect it’s no coincidence that Nintendo’s next big first-party Switch 2 game is also coming out the same day as these new Joy-Con 2 colors. Mario Tennis Fever (see our preorder guide) is also set to release February 12. It’s a single or multiplayer game that lets up to four players join in on the action at a time. Preorder the game and a new pair of Joy-Con 2, and you’ll be all set to play with friends next month.
While there are currently only two Joy-Con 2 colors on the market, I expect the list to grow in the coming years. After all, the original Switch got a whole rainbow’s worth of Joy-Con colors, to say nothing of the special edition Joy-Con releases.
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