Almost as old as the Switch 1 itself, the Joy Con battery packs were never something that jumped out at me, but in considering both my Switch 2 setup and how to continue to make use of my Switch 1 hardware, they've become a low key revelation.
Originally, I bought a detachable grip case for my Switch 2 with widening attachments for the Joycons to give greater palm rest support whilst playing in portable mode. They're great for that, but ergonomically they actually feel less feasible when detached for stuff like motion control gaming, where a wand-like shape works best.
That's when it occurred to me that the Joy Con battery packs from all the way back from the release of ARMS, made perfect sense for me.
These had a width, depth, and especially heft that I more preferred from the Wii remote days. In fact as you can see from photos, the Joycons with the grips on are very similar in width and depth to a Wii remote. As someone who loves to play Switch Sports occasionally but has never really liked how small and flat the joycons on their own feel, this was a big difference.
Outside of that it can also give my joycons some extra battery life, and given my switch 1 versions are less likely to be sitting charging on a dock anymore, it's a great way for me to keep using them, whilst always having immediate access to them for motion gaming.
It took eight years and a brand new console to sell it for me, but I finally found the use case for me with these battery packs.
by TheLimeyLemmon