My favorite thing about Nintendo Switch: relief from back pain
When the Nintendo Switch launched, tech and game blogs all-but-unanimously praised the Pro Wireless Controller. It looks and feels like a traditional wireless game controller — two joysticks, a directional pad, a ton of buttons and triggers — and must be purchased separately for $70.
There was a limited stock at the time, so if you were lucky enough to find one, the critics said, buy it. I was not lucky enough. Until recently, I’ve relied on the Joy-Con, a pair of diminutive controllers that detach from Switch tablet.
The Joy-Con is a cross between tiny Wii nunchakus and what would happen if you chopped a traditional controller half. They look uncomfortable. And yet, after a couple months, I am surprised to say the Joy-Con are my…
