By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close
TheBraveGallade said:
BillyBlaze said:
I am genuinely amazed that nobody else seems to mention ergonomy. Because that is the main reason I haven't bought the Switch: Playing in handheld mode is extremely crampy for me thanks to the joy-cons. They offer no grip for above average sized hands, the buttons are too small and the layout of the right stick makes it almost impossible to play shooters like Splatoon 2 properly.

I wouldn't even need a complete revision of the console, just a modified set of joy-cons might be enough. However, as the 3DS has extremely bad ergonomy, too, I doubt that Nintendo is aware of or cares about the issue.

Handheld have ALWAYS sacrificed comfort for portability. Whats the point of being portable if its cumbersome? Handhelds need to keep a flat profile.

Honestly the switch is a HUGE step up from the ds/3ds in this and even managed to surpass the GBA in this reguard. And plus you can always use the included grip or a pro controller 

The Switch isn't a classical handheld considering that it is too big to be carried in a pocket. So why make the buttons even smaller than the 3DS buttons? What good is it to save a centimeter of length if you have to put the console in a backpack anyway?

But I get that most people don't seem to care about ergonomy as much as I do. For me a bad controller that will give me tendovaginite just completely ruins the fun of gaming, so portability or power cannot really make up for that.