These special grips let you finally play with the Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons like normal freakin’ controllers

Big-hand-friendly gaming.
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Nintendo Switch users, it’s time to face facts. Using the Joy-Cons as separate horizontal controllers can be super frustrating. The layout is wonky and the things are just too damn small to navigate well. Luckily, there’s a solution out there for the Joy-Con impaired.

Check out the Grip Kit for Joy-Cons from AmazonBasics. They’re shaped like regular controllers and have special slots for you to slide your Joy-Cons in and out as needed, so you can get a more traditional handle on your Switch experience. These grips are designed to help you take full advantage of the separate Joy-Cons without having to scrunch up your hands just to hold the damn things.

The grips come in black and neon yellow and come with two thumbstick grips. You can pre-order your own set here for $11.99.

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Carlos is a New York-based ecommerce content writer ready to tell you what to buy. He has previously written for Adventure Publishing Group with toy and movie reviews as well as Anime News Network on anime interest articles because liking anime is the least nerdy thing about him. When not reviewing products, he's probably doing sociological analyses on pop culture that no one asked for. He has been told on several occasions that he does a really good Mickey Mouse impression.

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