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Joy-Con
Joy-Con are the primary game controllers for the Nintendo Switch, a hybrid video game console developed by Nintendo. A set of Joy-Con consists of two individual units, each containing an analog stick and an array of buttons.
- First released
- 2017
- Made by
- Nintendo
- Generation
- 8
- Type
- Controller
Overview
Joy-Con are the primary game controllers for the Nintendo Switch, a hybrid video game console developed by Nintendo. A set of Joy-Con consists of two individual units, each containing an analog stick and an array of buttons. They can be used while attached to the main Nintendo Switch console unit, or detached and used wirelessly, by themselves or with a Joy-Con Grip. When detached, the pair can be used by a single player, or each Joy-Con can serve as an individual controller rotated on it's side. A successor, the Joy-Con 2, serve as the primary controllers for the Nintendo Switch 2. Being very similar, they have the addition of the GameChat button, and instead of sliding on as the originals do, they use magnets to snap into place. They are longer and have larger inside triggers than the original Joy-Cons.
Details
- Manufacturer
- Nintendo
- Developer
- Nintendo PTD
- Type
- Motion controllers
- Generation
- Eighth/Ninth
- Released
- March 3, 2017
- Input
- Analog stick , Accelerometer , Gyroscope , Digital buttons: , Joy-Con L: D-pad, directional buttons, −, Capture, L, ZL, SL, SR, Left Stick (clickable) , Joy-Con R: A, B, X, Y, +, HOME, R, ZR, SL, SR, Right Stick (clickable) , controllers = , camera = Consumer IR, Infrared depth sensor (R only) , touchpad = , connectivity = Bluetooth 3.0; Near field communication (R only)
- Predecessor
- Wii Remote , Wii U GamePad
- Successor
- Joy-Con 2
- Works with
- Nintendo Switch
Works with
More from Nintendo
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- NES controller 1985
- R.O.B. 1985
- Famicom 3D System 1987
- NES Max 1988
- Power Pad 1988
- Game Link Cable 1989
- NES Satellite 1989
- NES Four Score 1990
- Super NES controller 1990
- Super NES Mouse 1992
- Super Scope 1992
- Super Game Boy 1994
- Satellaview 1995
- Nintendo 64 controller 1996
- Nintendo 64 Controller Pak 1996
- Rumble Pak 1997
- Game Boy Camera 1998
- Game Boy Printer 1998
- Nintendo 64 Expansion Pak 1998
- Nintendo 64 Voice Recognition Unit 1998
- Super Game Boy 2 1998
- Transfer Pak 1998
- e-Reader 2001
- GameCube controller 2001
- GameCube Game Boy Advance Cable 2001
- GameCube Broadband Adapter 2002
- WaveBird Wireless Controller 2002
- DK Bongos 2003
- Game Boy Player 2003
- Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter 2004
- GameCube Microphone 2004
- Nintendo DS Rumble Pak 2006
- Nunchuk 2006
- Wii Classic Controller 2006
- Wii Remote 2006
- Wii Sensor Bar 2006
- Wii Balance Board 2007
- Wii Zapper 2007
- Wii Speak 2008
- Wii Wheel 2008
- Wii Classic Controller Pro 2009
- Wii MotionPlus 2009
- Wii Remote Plus 2010
- Circle Pad Pro 2012
- Wii U GamePad 2012
- Wii U Pro Controller 2012
- amiibo 2014
- Joy-Con Charging Grip 2017
- Nintendo Switch Pro Controller 2017
- Poké Ball Plus 2018
- Ring-Con 2019
- Joy-Con 2 2025
- Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller 2025
Sources
- Wikipedia overview and specifications
- Nintendo_Switch_Joy-Con_Controllers.png
- SSBU Joy-Con controllers 05.jpg BugWarp CC0
- Purple and orange joycons, front view.jpg ShyAndroid CC0
The overview is adapted from Wikipedia and shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.
Checked October 2026.
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