Adapters that will be able to operate the left and right Joy-Con of Nintendo Switch with one hand gather praise



The Nintendo Switch has a controller called "Joy-Con" one on each side of the main unit, which can be removed from the main unit and held in the left and right hands. Adapters that put such right and left Joy-Con in one hand so that it can be operated with one hand for the handicapped person have appeared, and many people gather praise.

Nintendo Switch one-handed Joy-Con adapter opens up the console to everyone - Polygon
https://www.polygon.com/2017/8/17/16162168/nintendo-switch-joy-con-adapter-one-hand

I made the Joy-Con adapterVexeliusMr. It seems that Joy - Con divided into left and right of the Nintendo Switch designed an adapter that will be able to operate two Joy - Con with one hand as being unfriendly to the disabled. As with Vexelius, there are voices pointing out that the Nintendo Switch is not an easy-to-play design for disabled people, for exampleGAMER for GRANTEDGrant Stoner in the review of Nintendo Switch "The disappointing thing about Nintendo Switch is that Joy - Con is quite small for disabled people, so it seems impossible to perform basic actions in every game It is a point. "

In such a circumstance, Vexelius designed first, "accessibility stand" which enables you to play Nintendo Switch even with one hand. It has become a simple pedestal so that it is easier to push the SL / SR button which is hard to push the Joy-Con. Data for 3D printing isMyMiniFactoryIt is published on above, it seems that it has already been downloaded over 300 times.


After exposing the accessibility stand, Vexelius seems to have received suggestions and feedback from many users, "With these feedbacks we were able to create prototypes for other new adapters."

And completed is the adapter that connects the left and right Joy - Con vertically "Single hand Joy-Con adapter"When……


Adapter that expanded support buttons for one hand operation etc.One-hand adapter for Nintendo Switch's Joy-Cons". Both are published on Thingiverse sharing 3D printing data.


A charity organization that aims to make it possible for physically disabled people to play games as well as healthy peopleThe AbleGamers CharityHe tweeted about the two adapters Vexelius created on the official Twitter account, and it seems that it got the attention of many gamers with disabilities in the body.


You can actually see the state of playing Nintendo Switch's game with one hand using the Single hand Joy-Con adapter in the following movie. It seems to be able to operate pretty smoothly when it gets used to it, and it seems surprised how the action element is strongly playing skillfully with "Zelda's Legend Breath of the Wild" with one hand.

Single hand Joy-Con adapter for the Nintendo Switch - YouTube


Vexelius says, "I'm surprised that there are many gamers with obstacles to purchase Nintendo Switch and start playing again because they can enjoy games with these adapters." . In addition, Vexelius says, "In the case of the Nintendo Switch, you can use an adapter that can be used just by plugging in and you can easily remove it at any time. For Nintendo this thing and for the company as well, for thousands of gamers wanting to play a game you like I think that it would be wonderful if you notice the fact that the adapter is profitable. "

in Video,   Game,   Design, Posted by logu_ii