Left hand joycon with proper D-pad (at last!)

Noahs Dad

Woo hoo, at last! Hori have made left hand joycons with traditional D-pad, choose Mario or Zelda theme.

                                                                                                                                               

Not sure when these are out, but I am definitely getting the Mario one, for some of the retro style stuff, Tiny Barbarian, Rolling Thunder, Toki and Toe Jam & Earl etc. Would even prefer to play Sonic this way too.

Bit poor mind you that they only work in handheld mode attached to the screen, and won't function detached. That is poor from Hori, right?

cmdrmarc

"According to the source, the low price point of the Hori left-hand Joy-Con has been achieved by excluding a number of features including Bluetooth, Gyrosensor, HD rumble, a battery and the SL/SR buttons. As a result, this makes traditional couch play with the controller impossible as it is unable to be used with a grip."

Hori's Mario And Zelda Themed D-Pad Joy-Con Limited To Handheld Mode Arrives Locally This September