Nintendo has announced an official Joy-Con charging stand for the Nintendo Switch, which arrives seven-and-a half years after the console launched. The Joy-Con Charging Stand (Two-Way) was announced on X/Twitter, below, and lets you charge two Joy-Cons at the same time without the need to attach them to the Switch itself. Nintendo said the charging stand is recommended for those want to charge Joy-Cons that are not in use when you're playing in portable mode.
The charger is available October 17, 2024, and is also compatible with the Switch's Nintendo Entertainment System controllers. It works by attaching Joy-Cons to either side like the grip accessory without the, well, grip, with a USB-C cable plugging into the top to charge the controllers. Charge your Joy-Con controllers and Nintendo Entertainment System controllers with the Joy-Con Charging Stand (Two-Way) accessory, available October 17th.
— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) "Charge your Nintendo Switch Joy-Con controllers and Nintendo Entertainment System controllers with the Joy-Con Charging Stand (Two-Way) accessory, available October 17," Nintendo said. No price was announced. The reveal comes a few days after without being replaced.
The NES held the previous record at 2,868 days, while the Switch has now been available for 2,694. That record will grow, of course, as the . This is evidenced by the myriad titles coming to Switch in the next year, including , Super Mario Party Jamboree, , Professor Layton and the New World .
