Amazon's Horrible World of Joy-Con Knockoffs
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- What is with all of these cheap Nintendo Switch controllers for sale online that all look the same? I bought every 3rd party Joy-Con I could find on Amazon to find out if it's worth buying these types of controllers over the licensed Nintendo Switch options.
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Target demographic for these controllers:
Switch RUclipsrs during slow release season
_Also parents who don't know what a joycon is and are just trying to shut their kid up_
Slow release or no release?
I need some, specifically cheaper ones because I no longer own any joycons. They need no IR, no HD rumble and no NFC. All I need is motion control because I want to get ringfit. I also want to use them with Starlink but they will just sit idle as I can use the pro controller after starting the game and using my ships.
So anyone have any experience with that? Just motion control cheap controllers that I won't even use button prompts on really.
@@unknown.mp4 also cheap broke ass like me
80$ wouldn't be bad for joy cons if they didn't have drift issues, as well as multiple other issues
and if there were more colors to choose from :s (+ you should be able to buy individual joycons !! that would make mixing so much easier. i'd love tp just get a bright green right joycon to match with my left blue one)
I used to buy broken ones for less than nothing and replete the stick module myself,the cost me about 2.50$ shipped from China,it's not extremely hard to do but it's very easy to mess up things (small connectors and thin flex cable that can brake)
You can't imagine how many "repair"attempted Joycon that I bought for 8$ and sold for 35
If you keep your joy cons clean and clean them regularly, they likely won't develop an issue with drifting in the first place.
Natsume-Hime wrong, it’s a hardware defect, not dirt
Yeah if you weren’t absolutely certain you’d eventually have to drop another $80 on a new pair they’d be great
Wulff den: buys every 3rd party controller
Also wulff den: "who is buying these?!"
That's hilarious.
parents who are tired of their children breaking every controller they buy. also a good reason to buy the 8 bit duo imo
110 when exactly, tackle the problem at the root
Hahshahahwahahahahahhaaha wow what hilarty
@@brainsteroids8043 we share a name
I can see this man's joycons have never broke.
Very true. Some people cant drop 70-80$ on a pair of controllers. To damn expensive
And to add onto that they don’t work properly after a couple months.
I bought 3 sets and they all broke way too fast
JoJo’s Horse wow you can’t take care of shit
@@sigmundfraud7068 SAME and they always start drifting at the 2 month mark
I think he has forgotten that parents are the ones buying them and sometimes they don’t wanna be spending $80 every time Timmy loses a fortnite match
I'll maybe buy my kid a new controller once after a accident but if he of she keeps breaking it after rage quitting then the kid and I are going to have a problem.. My 4 year old accidently broke my zelda controller but it was my fault for letting him use it. But breaking something on purpose.. No.
Parents need to invest more in their child's emotional intelligence and less in Timmy's toys. Also, if the kid is breaking these repetitively, start making them buy replacements.
If little Timmy is breaking them just because of that, he needs a time out, a grounding, a spanking, not playing Switch for at least a month or so, and anger management classes. LMAO!
Or well joy con drift
Just get him a lite
"why would anybody buy more joycons you get 2 with the console"
isn't it publicly known (to a point of a big lawsuit) that some joycons break if you as much as shout at them?
Joycon drift
I accedantely yeeterd one against the wall sorry
I haven't had issues with mine. Just don't treat them like you would with a Wii remote (I swear those could survive a nuclear atack)
@@rac1equalsbestgame853 I treated mine as if they could break as easily as eggshells and they actually broke that easily
@@okuyasuniijimura I don't have issues with mine. Now that I've been playing a ton of minecraft the left stick is a little squicky but no funtional issues or drift
“You don’t have to scroll to the end of the video. None of these are good.” Excellent line!
Hahaha, this was great. Probably his best line ever
I *highly* disagree!
So they are all like the original joycons?
Literally only reason why I kept watching
Except quite a few of them were actually half decent so like, I guess still technically misleading?
The answer to all of the joycons existing: *D R I F T*
You could replace the sticks for like 5.00 if your comfortable with taking the joy cons apart.
Replace the sticks instead of the whole controller. So, SO much cheaper and surprisingly fun and easy to do yourself!
I came here to say the same thing.
@Jotaro Kujo No they dont.
Nintendo would fix your drift issue for free, you just have to be without them for about a week, which isnt a big issue if you have a pro controller
No one:
Joy-cons: *tokyo drift time*
@-ok- Also no one: Also no one
@Comedy Gold why did you buy 4 sets of joycons though
@Comedy Gold its kinda random, I had one ps4 controller for like 4 years and it didn't drift until early 2020. I didn't take care of it at all but I've seen people whove properly cleaned their joycons/controllers and barely used them but they ended up drifting after a month or two.
@@atmylimitrgggh no it’s true for me like I play botw and it’s like now look at the ground
Deja vu, the sticks have been in this place before, this thing that I am making up on the fly is super cringe
"you can usually find joycon on sale"
"only about $80"
Amazon: Nintendo joycon $150+, if available at all
Huh? Where I like they’re $80
where I live its 38-48 BD, which is good price, which turned out to be more than 100 dollars...
On nintendo website
@@nenopaws 70
“You’re better off getting regular Nintendo joycons on sale” so literally never?
Idk about "sale", but they are $10 off right now at walmart.
There 90$ at my local store and werent on sale ever. Mine started drifting after A MONTH of usage. I bought a cheap one that was really ok and hasnt started drifting after a year.
@@johntelekom9712 maybe you should get online bc joycon are only $70 normally. You're getting robbed.
They cost 150 USD here in the Bahamas and are never on sale
I litteraly got neon yellow joy cons off Amazon for $50 yesterday
I see no issues with some of these, cheap replacements isn't a bad thing also no drifting is good.
@Comedy Gold damn, luckier than dream speedrunning.
What? They’re cheap because they’re cheap quality. They’ll feel like crap to use and probably wont last long. There are some good 3rd party alternatives sure, just don’t keep getting cheap crap because in the end you’ll end up spending more than a good higher priced and higher quality product.
@@jacks559 well if the joycon feels like crap you can just buy some good joycon shells and replace it
@@cactus6173 there's not going to be any replacement shells for 3rd party joy cons lol, and this is more about the functionality, like the electronics themselves would be of a crappy quality.
What makes you so sure they won’t drift?
The market for these controllers is my sister who’s “too cool” to use the strap with just dance
I’m not losing $115 on an 8yo trying to show off
make her use her phone!!! there’s a just dance app that’ll let her use her phone as a controller. only thing is she’ll need a phone for it but like i’ve seen 1st graders with phones so i’m sure she has something
Uhh. Don't let her play your console if she can't follow your rules?
dasty not sure who the kids you know are but she doesn’t and I think I’d be less ok with a phone because that’s more expensive than a joy con
elitre i mean there’s STURDY cases out there. plus, if it was HER phone she’d probably be more careful with it than YOUR joycon because kids are selfish. (from personal experience, my sister drew all over my dolls as a kid but none of hers, my little brother threw my sister’s switch lite but won’t let you LOOK at his ipad, etc.)
a lot of kids have phones too, i see little kids who have newer phones than i do because their parents got a new phone and passed their old one down. (usually they don’t have cell service or anything and it’s just to play games on lmao)
@@Valoftine A smartphone that can play Just Dance can go for as little as $20-$30. You can get an Amazon Fire 9 tablet for $50, or $30-$40 if they're on sale. And if the kid isn't going to respect your stuff? Get her a Switch lite, a cover case with a kickstand(they're cheap usually under $20), and her own set of joy cons. Tell her if she breaks them, you're not just gonna buy her new ones. That she has to save her allowance, or do odd jobs/extra chores to get the money to get new ones herself. I guarantee she'll treat them better, if not on the first set, definitely after having to work to get a new set on her own.
Wulff Den: Joycons are overpriced at 80 dollars because of their tech that like 3 games use
Also Wulff Den: Why would anyone buy a cheap knockoff pair of joycons, they dont even have the features that 3 games use.
*about to buy third party joy cons for 30 dollars*
This guy: but you can't do the rock paper scissors optional minigame in Dr kawashima's disembodied head teaches you how to count to five game
Me: *throws them in the trash*
Yea, but for the price (like $40-$60) you can get actual controller that may have some of the 3 features. Maybe even the Offical Pro Controller... It just doesn't make sense.
@@z0bi_ Truth. I bought a used Switch without them n bought a pro controller since I didn't want the overpriced joy cons. Lo and behold, the first step in the switch initializing is connecting them. Duuuumb.
@@z0bi_ 60 dollars for ONE joycon
There's a joycon droid app on mobile
This dude sponsored by Nintendo or something? “you’re better off getting regular Nintendo joycons”. Yeah I’m gonna spend $70 for drifting controllers💀
its foxed now
fixed
Definitely a Nintendo shill. I find the stock joycons super uncomfortable plus I hate that the d pad buttons are separated. Bought the red and blue kinvoca joycons with the grip and d pad and now my switch is actually playable after almost a year of having it.
@@sovietcherny9344 wrong
@@sovietcherny9344 no its absolutely not
I wasn't ready for how awful some of those looked
First
True lol
@@cluxdz5379 oo
@@cluxdz5379 oooooh so interesting everyone really cares
Ooh someone is supporting the algorithm again Pog
"Let's say you run a daycare and you have a switch. Why not just load them up with 8Bitdo controllers?"
Me: I wish I thought about that before sacrificing my official Joycons to my daycare kids 😑
My condolences.
The four horse of the console apocolypse
Famine: No good games
Pestillence: Shit QC
War: Having to balance life and vidjas
Death: Kids and pets
*i give you a rose of peace*
Daycares have Video game controllers? Wow time to change the daycare center!
Lol git gud
"1-2-Switch"
As if that's even worth consideration.
None of the 3 games he mentioned were worth mentioning imo
@@kefler187 only labo (sort of)
@@kimothefungenuis Ok, I'll give him the Labo bit (sort of XD)
@@kefler187 actually ringfit is pretty solid for being an exercise game. I enjoy it.
A Hylian same
"just get the Nintendo joycon, you'll need a decent pair" Meanwhile, me dying for the 7000x time swiping at a blank spot of air in cattails because my og joycons are TRASH
i know the market
you want the extra [cheap unofficial] joycons for your little cousin/sibling/relative when they ask you to play.
while you use your official joycons
Or your shit cons broke in 3 weeks
"Who is buying these?!"
People looking for options that won't drift.
You stupid bitch
Thank you
They also drift, apparently.
@@cortster12 I rather pay 20-30$ for drifting fake joycons than 80-100$ for drifting real joycons
@@pikachudesinaloac160
Mine came with the Switch, sooooo.
“Who’s buying these??”
RUclipsrs making reviews.
"There are few reasons to get additional Joy-Cons"
- WULFF DEN, Owner of a Switch Lite
Man just admitted he doesn't have friends or family to play with.
the whole thing where hes like "whos buying these!" and then talks about how the switch comes w joycons....yes but then they DRIFT AFTER LIKE TWO SECONDS
I’ve had my switch for two and a half years... and it hasn’t drifted XD
@@monsieurjellie3753 do you only use the joy-cons or do you also have another controller?
@@dayannsoaresfroes6254 I'm about the same as Jellie Team Leader I've had them about a year now and no drift despite only ever using the joycons that came with my switch (maybe one time the right joycon one did I'm unsure if it was drift or just me but after calibrating it was completely fine)
Though saying this now I probably jinxed it lmao
you can fix drift by just sliding a flat object that is small enough under the flap. the cause of drift is just dirt getting under there, you you would be getting the dirt out with said object.
Ryddex thank you I’ll try that
Someone should just convince 8bitdo to make joycons and continue taking all our 💰
Yes!!!! if they could make a decent pair of joycon with a functional dpad, it would be game over for Nintendo(figuratively)
They couls get sued tho
@@mrwhite9185 the only reason Nintendo would sue them is because they're doing better
@@daquashaun8505 ye tru
Bruh21 s I think Nintendo benefits from a reputable joycon maker rather than all that cheap crap on Amazon. I just bought replacement analog sticks last week and one of them already drifts.
I got a pair of cheap ones so I could play my Switch portability while my left joycon was being repaired for drifting. Since then I've had to send my right joycon in for drifting repair and I had to send back the "repaired" left joycon because it stopped syncing. My cheap Chinese ones have had 0 issues.
I have to agree with you (sadly). For games that don't need any of the special features I end up just using my splitpad pro.
Omg you should definitely try the isopropyl alcohol method. It fixed mine right away !! And it’s also really cheap
@@depressedfork4143 didn't work for me saddly
I think you're the first person I've seen with drift in the right joycon
@Geo Tech News Could be like my husband. I swear he kept getting drift like every other month... About the third time in, I figured it out when I opened the joycon in question and discovered that the mounts were broken clean off. I asked WTF he'd been doing and he just replied "I dunno, just playing Bloodstained."
I got him a pro controller and we've had issues since. lol.
“Regular Nintendo joycons on sale” dude every store near me has been completely sold out, with the exception of a game stop 2 hours away that has a single right joycon. I checked Walmart, target, Best Buy, game stop, and game exchange.
1. If your joucons are broken you can send them to nintendo to get them fixed for free ( you just need to print the shipping labels and find a place that ships ups packages)
2. If you really don't want to get free repairs, just use Amazon. Joucons go on sale often and they are pretty much always in stock
@@justhaden3825 dude this was 5 months ago. There was a huge shortage and everywhere was sold out. Also the other joycon was just gone not broken.
"People think that you need Joycons to play..."
If you want to play in portable mode and not Tabletop mode then....yeah...you kinda do.
Yeah, I don't want to lay the switch on my legs and play with a pro controller. I want to play portable mode
"are you going to play in portable mode? Just get a switch lite".
Wtf? With this dude. The whole idea of the switch is to be able to play whatever way i want.
Yup. People who buy the pro controller probably spend most of their time playing docked. Joy cons are a must for portable play, and I hate the og joy cons
How's this for a scenario:
6 out of 8 of my joycons are drifting and my dad doesn't want to send them in every 6 to 12 months for free repairs so we get me a set of alternatives so he doesn't do that.
i think its time to just send them all in at the same time, sell off the extras and buy a pro controller
I got sick of my old red and blue joy cons drifting, even after “repairs”, and I make regular use of both play modes.
I’d say that’s a good reason to get a second pair
Send it to Nintendo for free repair or do it yourself. Don’t be a coward.
@@christopher32074 thats why people buy a second pair. Whilstt the first pair is being repaired, youve still got joycons to use for handheld mode. Plus i have a second pair for my friends to use if we play multiplayer games
I mostly play games in docked mode with the joy-cons split in left and right hand because I'm too lazy to lift my hands up and form a proper gamer posture. I own one Pro-controller but that's for my dog.
Most underrated way to game. I also do this while on my back in bed. I use my gut to prop up my screen.
Erdognomic
Hold up-
Wait
I feel like this dude intentionally says stuff weird so people will call it out and then he can argue he says it right lol.
so in botw a keese jumped out at my sister and she yeeted the controller at the ceiling. no more left joycon
Jai Mann 😂😂 those keese be really jumping outta nowhere tho 😂
Did you yeet your sister out of the window?
@amy the brawler thats a stereotype and sexist
@@Pickle_phone stop it.
@@InconsistentTechDad stop what calling people out?
Wulff den in the whole video: I bought these and their all comfortable but your better off getting normal ones
*they're
*you're
And not a single mention of drifting... it's like this video was avoiding mentioning the clear problem with the og joy cons.
Leo Falcon thank you!!! I’ve gone through two joy con pairs and they lasted for about 2 months each. I’ve sent them in multiple times and they drift within a month or so. I don’t like waiting two weeks to play on a system I’ve spent money I’ve worked my butt off to earn cuz Nintendo skipped out on better materials
"last but not least, Joycon LR by Nintendo. I cannot describe how awful these are, within a week the sticks started drifting and the inner rail started malfunctioning."
My inner rail works perfectly fine but the drift is so god awfully bad and it’s on both controllers
@@Auden. inner rail usually breaks when you've been playing games with intense motion controls like mario party, eventually they just stop working and you either have to replace them or just never use them in sideways mode. It also fucks with the antenna and makes it worse in wireless mode.
Jacob Rendall damn that sounds horrible I usually turn off motion control on my games
I can barely play Puyo Puyo Tetris without my Joycon sticks fucking up and randomly holding Left or Right, completely ruining my entire board
If so much as any of the joy sticks drift, Smash Ultimate becomes unplayable. My right joy-con drifting prevents my character from using normal and Smash attacks entirely.
"why get more joy-cons?" i like pretty colors
Buy joy con shells
@@mango3520 they might prefer to not have to switch the shell whenever they want a diferent colour
@@boyplays9123 So they have to switch the controllers instead?
Joycon replacements are for replacing broken joycons. When your joycon breaks, you buy a new pair. No money? Knockoffs.
That is the purpose.
Lol someone's salty because let's be honest there's tons of evidence out there showing 3rd party joycons have less drifting issues than the original 1st party ones.
Hoes who spent 70 dollars on new joycons be mad
Paying $80 for drifting and useless gimmick features is really fun isn't it
The ones at 6:38 have absolutely great thumbsticks, 100x better than the real ones.
EXACTLY!! This is why I don't buy the originals lol
Its like 15 dollars to get 2 replacement joysticks. Also doesnt Nintendo fix them for free now anyway??
So, I feel like the point of the Nyko controllers was completely missed. From their size and shape they don't look like they were designed for one person to use both. They look like they were intended for the games where each person uses one. Which strangely, was talked about for other ones but ignored on the Nyko....
Ovular *is* a word, but it means "pertaining to an ovule", which definitely still isn't what you meant! :D "Ovoid" was what you were looking for.
Oh nice
Ovoid is egg shaped 🥚
So no, that's not what he meant. Why not just say "oval"??
nowonmetube oval also means egg shaped. An ovoid is a 3D oval the way a sphere is a 3D circle. The word is elliptical, he uses it at least three times in the video.
Ovo means egg, oval is 2d egg shape, ovoid is 3d egg shape, ellipse is the long circle, ellipsoid is the long sphere
NERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRD
When the joysticks keep dying then we'll keep searching.
I gave it some thought and I figured out what game you would want Joycons for:
ARMS.
Yes, you can use a pro-controller but some people just love the thumbs up grip style and motion controlled punching.
So, my understanding from this is that the biggest sell on the official joy con is for Super Mario Party and Ring Fit Adventure?
Bob looks like the guy that will ask for a ciggy to everyone who comes out of gas station's store.
1,2 Switch, Labo, and Ring Fit adventure: Literally games I will not play anyway.
Adam Roberts You also cannot use a pro controller on Pokemon Let’s Go and Super Mario Party.
@@christopher32074 I have both already so I'm aware, both great games though
@@christopher32074 Two other games not worth the time
Jesus Ramirez Romo What’s wrong with those games? Those games are good.
Sadly I have 1,2, Switch. It was a GIFT. And it sucks.
“You don’t have to scroll to the end of the video. None of these are good.”
You underestimate my impatience.
These fake/knock-off/3rd party switch controller videos are the best! There are so many options, idk which one to grab tbh :P
grab the official ones
not these shitty joycon knockoffs
@@sdani. they're not actually that bad depending on the manufacturer, the real Joycons are overpriced as hell and not even reliable for the most part. So trying fake Joycons aren't the worst thing in the world.
About the joycons, i suppose the majority is garbage, but, some 3rd parties really shine on the pro controller knock-offs tho, ofc there ins't such a thing as a "better than the original" here, but, i suppose a few ones that are pretty good for a not-so-high price exist
@@acasualmusiclistener7919 most of than are trash
@@sdani. which is why you research 🤷♂️
Correction: There’s no reason to get extra joy-cons when you have a bunch of money and your original joy-cons aren’t broken
I also really like the SNES and Gamecube one’s a lot
I have the JC-20 joy cons
Here's my review
So I bought them 7 months ago and they have lasted me the WHOLE 7 months and one of my actual joycons got smashed when my brother got a hold of my switch and when I bought them I said "these are only temporary" then I played with them more than I played with the actual joycons
It has HD rumble, movement sensors and it easily attaches to the console. Theres only two Cons
1) Sometimes the controller vibrates and doesn't stop
2) THEY DONT HAVE THE CLICK SOUND WHEN THEY GO ON THE CONSOLE ;-;
All of the actual joycon capabilities has all of it on the JC-20 ones
Out of all that's my opinion
If I ran a day care and I had a Switch I wouldn't give them any controllers. Who knows what they'll do with them or where they'll put them xD
The Wii Remote was great for Animal Crossing City Folk, so I'd imagine when New Horizon's comes out a lot of people would want to use Joy-Cons to take advantage of the gesture controls and pointer features. Joy-Cons would probably be more appealing for the older generation over a traditional game-pad as well.
I always play with the pro controller, unless of course it's in handheld mode, which it rarely is
pro controller is the best gaming experience, IMO.
Mikkel H Same here
I got so tired of playing portable. The joy con are terrible if you have big hands. I completely stopped playing out of the dock until my fixture S1 got here. You should check it out
I love the pro controller, but the D-pad sucks and I personally way prefer using the D-pad for Mario maker and a lot of 2d Indy games
spike4972 I was absolutely shocked when I got the pro controller how amazing it is! By far the best controller I have ever used imo. Also by far the best D-pad I have ever used! but, I’ve only used PlayStation d-pads, ds, wii, and 3ds d-pads, so if you think the pro controller dpad is bad, plz tell me what dpads ur using cuz I would love to try them! xD
@@beefbossfromwiisports I play with the pro controller as my main controller. Unless I'm playing a 2d platformer or games that require precise inputs. The dpad on the pro controller is flawed. If you press right-left-right-left and so on, there will be an input that registers UP instead of left/right. Many people, if not all, have this proplem. I suspect that most people don't realize it's the controller that is making them play bad.
Edit. Tetris 99 is IMPOSSIBLE with the pro controller since that random up input will slam your brick instead of moving it. Happens at least once every game. The developers added a pro controller mode to try to help people
Knockoff Switch controllers: “I’m not like other girls!”
BRUH HAD ME WEAKKK
Except in this case she isn't drifting around to other guys 🤷♂️
Haha 😆
@@roboteen lmao
"You, uh, you don't have to scroll to the end of the video. None of these are good."
This is the brutal honesty and commitment to transparency I subscribe for. Also you have a cool voice, which helps.
Much as I loath the Nintendo tax, I figured out many, many, many years ago that 9 times out of 10, they charge so much simply because all of the competitors are such crap that you really are just better off forking out their high prices than tossing your money away completely on knockoffs that almost never seem to work. There have been a few things over the years that you could skimp on but, most of the time, yeah, you're stuck with either Nintendo's high prices or complete garbage.
I swear sometimes that it's almost like they have secret agents in the factory lines of knock off companies sabotaging them somehow or getting their engineers and designers wildly drunk before work or something. lol. But, whatever the reason, yeah, you're usually better off just paying the tax.
True except that you're paying the Nintendo tax for a controler that starts drifting in 2 weeks. So paying half the price for a cheaper pair that drift makes more financial sense.
@@roboteen exactly and some of them are actually good. Fuck nintendo. Im NOT paying that tax
Lol his argument is you can't play 1-2 switch with knock off joycons 😆
I bought a third party controller that has motion control
"Nintendo joycons on sale"
Lmfao where??? You might find them like $5 off a couple times a year, but that's it.
Hey look, another person talking without knowing. Install camelcamelcamel extension on Chrome, go to Amazon and open it on the joycons page. Right now they're at $69 (14% off). It has been fluctuating a lot but it has not come back to the original MSRP in over a year. They also dropped to $60 on holiday.
@@JamesJose00 I like my privacy, bro.
And wow $10 off so frugal
@@Mokujo privacy paranoia... I see you're even more oblivious than what you seem.
Do you want 50% off? Be realistic, and it has dropped $20 and never gone back up its original price making your initial point false. That's it. Also physical retailers have dropped even more than that. Nintendo even sells a bundle of mario party with joy cons for 80 dollars total, meaning you're getting them for $20.
If you're going to state something as truth, be sure to know what you're talking about before spreading misinformation. This applies to everything not just this particular case.
If I come up as aggressive, I don't mean to. Sorry I don't know how to phrase this another way.
@@JamesJose00 How much were you paid to make these posts, bro?
@@Mokujo hold up let me give you my referral link
As someone who collects game controllers, I think some of these joy-cons with their unorthodox and strange designs can have an appeal to people who collect things like that.
I like the feel of the Kinvoca joycons, but they just don't control some of my games as well as my Nintendo-made Joycons.
Almost none do. To keep costs low they gotta use cheaper plastic and materials that aren’t as comfortable to hold, and use different designs so they don’t get sued by Nintendo by completely the Joy Cons’ likeness.
Also, just subbed to you. Haven’t seen your videos yet, but the content looks interesting. Will have to take a look tomorrow
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You lost me when you said nintendo joycons are quality
Well, it's all preference at the end of the day. They're definitely quality but as many people have pointed out, drift is a common flaw. Is that enough to sour you on the entire rest of the product? It's up to you but I don't think so. Granted, my joycons didn't start drifting until over a year and a half (probably somewhere like 150 hours of use) which is about the time it takes for Xbox360 controllers to start having input problems in my experience so I'm less critical than the 2 month people here.
They are tho
@@Lee-fw5bd I mean, I rather not spend 7 aud everytime a joy con drifts -.-.
@@kmah324 what does that have to do with my comment?
Edit: if only 1 drifts, you'd only have to pay like 30 to get a replacement. Also, Nintendo will send a replacement for free if you go through their support. Both are reasonable alternatives to spending $70 that I don't hear people mentioning very often.
Remember when wii remotes were only $40 (and worked about the same with feeling better in your hands).
Dam the Wii remotes were more reliable
I'm surprised to hear you say you don't even use your official joycons! I have wired pro controllers (wire doesn't bug me at all) but I almost always play with my joycons unless im playing smash bros, which is the only reason I have a wired controller in the first place
Same
I also never use my official joycons they are to small I am constantly hitting the l and r buttons when I don't mean to because they are so tiny and close together. Bought myself a Hori Split Pad Pro and have been happily playing ever sense.
yeah tbh i really like the way joy-cons feel (with the attached wrist strap). they're not perfect and i don't use them for every game, but if i had more money, i'd totally buy all the different colored joy-cons.
I’m gonna buy super smash bros and hope minecraft is free when i get my switch
0:45 maybe its due to the fact that the joycons pretty much break after 100 hours of use
Tip: If you’re playing Captain Toad Treasure Tracker on the Switch, it’s ideal to use a Joy Con, play on handheld/tabletop mode, or Switch Lite. In dock mode, the game has a pointer which moves the touchstones when you use the right Joy Con similar to a Wii Remote. A pro controller is compatible but the pointer is permanently centred to the screen and therefore, it’s harder to aim at the touchstones to move them.
Edit: That above statement about the pro controller happens if you have the cheap, wired pro controllers. If you have a much expensive wireless one, the pointer moves around but feels uncomfortable trying to aim at the touchstones while holding the controller with both hands.
Kids, I would save the good ones for myself and give those to my kids
Waiting for "Soulja Cons".
underrated comment
"I don't understand the need for a joycon knockoff, the switch comes with two..."
Yeah, it comes with two defective joysticks, too. Shittily designed products.
the moment 8bitdo comes up with a fully functioning joycon that has all the abilities of the normal joycon + a better joystick nintendo's going to drop sales like a fucking rollercoaster.
The fact they aren't doing jackshit about it shows how much nintendo are jackasses
Sometimes i wish resurrection was real so i could revive iwata and get him to slap some shit into the new nintendo CEO
@@64bitmodels66 To be fair to them, I don't know that there IS a better stick out there that fits the bill. There isn't really any stick that comes to mind that have the same (or even a similar) size as the joycon sticks. The whole reason this is an issue is due to the flawed design of the stick itself, and that isn't really something that can be helped right now. Closest we have to that size is the PS Vita's sticks, and those things are plagued with the same issues, and imo feel worse.
@@DragonEdge10 that's what redesigning controllers is for. If your current system is flawed to the point where your components dont work properly, there is a clear problem with your design. redo the joycons
@@64bitmodels66 Of course. But my main point was that this issue was one that took time to surface and identify as specific to the design, and designing and manufacturing a compatible joystic that fixes this issue while retaining the size and feel probably isn't going to be something that can be fixed easily. While it IS Nintendo's responsibility to fix this (and I would like to see them lower the price of them since you're essentially buying a product that is guaranteed to fail sooner or later), it's not necessarily fair to them to just say that they designed a shitty product and aren't willing to do anything about it. More than likely it's a case of them straight up not yet having any solution that can work. And honestly, other than this flaw, imo the joycons are pretty good, fairly well built. So I don't really think it's for a lack of trying, but rather there just straight up not being a better solution currently, an issue that is shared by basically every first or third party controller/console maker.
And hey, look on the bright side, at least this stick isn't soldered onto the board lmao
0:46 someone who has bought a used switch with no joycons would probably buy the noc off joycons if they are poor or low income
They're not significantly cheaper in reality. They're 65% the cost. If they were $20-$25 they'd be a lot more enticing. But at $45-$55 who would bother?
@@billybobjoe198 because when you live paycheck to paycheck 20$ is good amount of gas, food for 2 days, or some other stuff. You'd be surprised how hard it can be
@@coyotestarrk9428 When you're an adult you'll find out that the few months, or years, you don't have a switch isn't going to make a difference in your life. It would take less than twice as long to simply buy a real valuable quality Nintendo peripheral.
I know just how hard it can be. And you know what it taught me? Being poor is more expensive than not. Buy once cry once is said for a reason. When you buy cheap trash products, it's just a hold over. You'll have to buy another in the near future. Cheap products are effectively high interest loans.
@@billybobjoe198 this is all good and well except that the Switch joycons begin to drift after some time. So you know in this case that buying the expensive one you are still guaranteed to cry. So rather buy the cheaper one.
@@RamblyBear That's your call with your use case and experience.
My call, with my use case and experience is to not bother with the cheap clones. If you're buying the joy cons for your kid who's rough on them and trashes them in a week, there's obviously little value to investing in the best there is. We all place value based on different experiences.
I play Just Dance pretty religiously, and having another set of joycons can be useful when you have a party. That being said, you can just ask your friends to bring their own switches so you can play with their joycons.
When he said roughly don't use portable mode, get a switch lite, I Down Thumbed this video.
1:49 Looking for coffee grinders? A man of culture, I see
Reason to buy: your official Nintendo joycon is drifting and you need a cheaper replacement
Then just ship it to Nintendo and they'll repair it for free
@@shadhog0187 not in every country lol
@@shadhog0187 Except if you live in Europe like me lol. Either way, it's nice to have replacements.
replacement joysticks are like $4.
@@Phoenixflame87 yeah, but some people (like me) are destroying everything by looking on it, so this is why I just bought a new pair of joycons
I've only ever bought another set of joycons after years of having my first set because of the infamous "Joycon Drift"
Hey if you still have these, you should try wearing out their joysticks and see whether they have drift.
"You don't have to scroll to the end of the video. None of these are good." I wasn't going to, I'm here to watch someone review crap.
Usually it's because of the notorious Joycon drift. That's why I'm considering getting a set of third party Joycons.
And I have two official pairs of Joycon controllers, both have slight drift issues.
"I don't know the purpose of knockoff joycons, the switch comes with joycons attached."
Tell me you don't have friends without telling me you don't have friends
Just waiting for him to slip that he’s a Nintendo plant
I’m here because I was told there would be punch and pie.
Backup for when the joycons drifts and you have to send them in
Wulf Denn: you can just get a pro controller
Me: WHAT ABOUT JUST DANCE!!!!!!
I had to find an extra pair of Joycons recently and the new AND used prices almost made me consider-third-party. I definitely understand why there's a market for these
Personally, I favour the Hori SplitPad Pro. Although it doesn’t have wireless connectivity or controller vibration, it is extremely comfortable. Also, people have reported the controllers draining the battery of their console. Although people may have experienced this, I personally have not. I would recommend these controllers very much. They cost between £30-40
"Is shaving a few bucks off the price really worth the dip in quality?"
It's MUCH MORE than "a few bucks". The price of official Nintendo controllers is a fucking war crime in my opinion.
And the fact that they drift within a week or sometimes right out of the fucking box.
0:58
things break.
Buying a Switch Pro Controller is cheaper than buying a pair of Joy Cons, it's also less likely to break, has a very comfortable grip and holds the charge for a lot longer.
Except they aren't around anymore... Having a really hard time getting just the Neon Red ones...
I got big slim hands and i love the feel of the joy cons in the controller holder. I prefer it to my Xbox controller (which should be close enough to the pro controller) but i play only „calm“ games like zelda or stardew valley so no button mashing for me...
Furkan DSU Zelda is not a calm game
Ah a man of culture
What if you have to do a flurry rush in Zelda
But yeah same I just got my switch and the only games I have are Zelda,Pokémon, and Minecraft so no button mashing
The Pro Controller is way more comfortable than an xbox controller! It just sits better in the hand and the inputs are so satisfying. Can recommend!
"What is the purpose of these? The switch already comes with two Joycons attached." "Who is buying these?!"
Joycons that will inevitably die of drift. Not advocating for the knockoffs, but Nintendo ain't so hot themselves right now. These probably get bought by parents whos kid's Joycons have just died and who can't afford to spend $70 on making a console they already bought usable again.
"Who's buying these!?"
People who accidently broke the Nintendo joy cons and don't want to spend another $80 on a new pair
to answer your question about why anyone would buy them, here's my answer, my joycon got drift and i don't want to pay $80 for a replacement set of joycon to just get drift again in like a year :)
So there are reasons why people buy them:
- They are cheaper of course, if You save 20 or 30 dollars you can buy a game.
- There are posibility that on "knock off" we will not find out drifting of Joycon's.
- 1,2, Switch isn't a reason to buy original Joy Con, it's literally game for 5 minutes.
- You just wanna save money. That's the biggest reason.
- Nintendo products and games are expensive, and if you find Joy Con's for more that 5 dollar sale, I think You are lucky.
It's all about saving money.
These reasons make a lot of sense
"who uses these anyways"
...*me with mine on my joy cons right now*
:(
:( = :) be happy that you have them already :)
At the begining you mention that there doesn't seem to be a good reason to even go the sorta bootleg joy con route. Which I might agree with most consoles that you could fairly affordably stay within official and third party controllers- but I did end up entertaing the idea of getting amazon knock offs after realizing that I've been playing with a hard drift ridden left joycon for most of my switches lifespan.
That blows.
That blows hard.
It's still playable but often at the cost of kinda muttering to myself that I **could** have done the thing if my joycon wasn't annoying.
Or I **would** have won the race in MK8 if it hadnt falsely detected me going left so I just drift the completely wrong direction.
RUclips our here not wanting to notify me of the greatest joycons ever made
I love the Nyko Dulies, they're meant to be used as single controllers each. When I'm playing multiplayer games (Mario Kart, Streets of Rage 4 etc.) My friends love using these rather then the joycons because it's more ergonomic and they don't get finger cramps
Some reasons to get off brand joycons
- You have multiple people or kids in your home
- You save some money
- Your using less money to get just the main features you need instead of the camera an other bs
- Drifting is a fucking bitch
- Some are surprisingly well made
It really bugs me that Nintendo treats "Joy-Con" as a plural noun. That's not how noun work
Aircraft advice fish scissors binoculars jeans help...
watercolor that’s not how *nouns work
Alejandro Chavez I think that was his point he was explaining you wouldnt use nouns like that normally
There are two types of nouns, count and non-count. Whether you wanna say “joycon” or “joycons” in the plural is fine since it’s a relatively new term. Whatever people end up using more is what will stick, but just do you, who cares.
*computer mouse entered the chat
The knockoff joycons are most likely for when your joy cons inevitably gets drift
Christochat Those knock offfs can drift too!
Yeah but so can buying 1st party joycons
Christochat Any controller is bound to drift. Not just Joy Cons.
Yes, but due to the much more compressed hardware of the joycons they are much more susceptible to drifting and way harder to remedy
Christochat That doesn’t mean it’s unfixable. Send it to Nintendo to repair it or just try to find the fault by taking it apart and have a spare joystick. If you don’t do any of those mentioned and keep complaining and meme posting, you are a coward.
here's one of the best pieces of advice, buy the certified nintendo joycon circuitboard off of some website (prolly 30 bucks) then buy shells w/ the buttons (15 dollars) and construct it. Very cost effective for those who are seriously desperate to cut corners
To answer the question of “why get Joycons instead of a pro controller”, for me, at least, it feels better to play with my hands apart. I have big hands, and controllers tend to feel cramped when I’m not playing handhelds. The Wii was great for letting you put your hands wherever, the Wii U pretty good, but the Switch? Now that’s fantastic. I put one joycon in the grip, put the other in a wrist strap, and play games with my arm up on the back of the couch.
"if you to play in portal mode just use your switch lite instead lolololol" Yeah bud cos everyone has switch consoles, the lite destined to die from joycon drift.
Most of your critiques are really minor, obviously some are legit. Even a broken clock is correct 2 times a day.
I mainly play in handheld mode so i bought a cheap left joycon which only works in connected to the switch. The official joycons are £55 each for one, this one was £20 and works brilliantly for what i want. I also bought a £20 knock off wireless controller for when i do play docked, which also works brilliantly instead of the £50 pro controller. I got these as my left joycon started freaking the hell out.
"lolol just buy them on sale" yeah for what? £53 each? which is maybe 2 times a year, ooooo big difference, still cheaper to buy 2 knock off controllers which full fill the role i want them to.
I don't want to have to buy a £55 joycon every year when the previous one breaks, i can use that money on a game and not rewarding nintendo for cheap shitty designs, £20 a year is much more manageable.
And yes i could attempt to fix them for cheap but that could go wrong, and i CANNOT GET THEM REPAIRED FOR FREE IN MY COUNTRY, cos not everything revolves around USA.
Honestly it just seems like you have a crap load of money to throw into this and just don't understand the issues of people who maybe can't throw money at this common, frequent, pricey issue, get some perspective...
This dude definitely didn’t fail English class
“There are a plethora amount of games on switch”
Nintendo switch has games.
plethora is like... a 7th grade word, friendo.
v30v21 “plethora amount” is redundant and doesn’t really make sense. It’s like saying “there are a lot of amount of games”. So apparently you failed English, too
@@EspeoniaManga That's fair. Less relevant, but still a knucklehead move on my part.