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If you don’t already know, Nintendo’s Japanese website allows you to order a Switch console with Joy-Cons and straps in the colours of your choice. Buyers are also not limited to the colour/controller combos that exist in currently available configurations; for example, while you can buy a pair of Joy-Cons in Purple/Orange, with Purple being the left Joy-Con and Orange being the RIght Joy-Con, you could order a Switch with both sides in Orange if you choose. You can also choose which colour straps you get:
Here are all the options:
This is great, as it allows the buyer to choose exactly the colour combo they want to express themselves.
Unfortunately this opportunity is painfully Japan-only.
I know the logistics of packaging and shipping customized consoles is probably complicated, but perhaps it’d be easier if it were just the Joy-Cons? Let’s say, to help manage the logistics of packaging each combo to-order, the controllers cost an extra 20% on top of the Joy-Con price, plus shipping. So here in Canada, where Joy-Cons are $99.99, a customized pair would be $119.99.
Let’s also, to keep this topic away from the usual durability complaints, assume that durability is no longer a problem. In this hypothetical scenario drift is solved, don’t bring it up. Also let’s assume they’re compatible with the next console.
Is this something you’d consider doing? To be honest, I’d adore the ability to do this. I love that the Joy-Cons come in so many fun colours but I find myself frustrated that I’m limited to certain colour-combos, and that almost all colours are limited to one side or the other. I’d love to be able to order exactly the combos I want.
Here are all the options:
This is great, as it allows the buyer to choose exactly the colour combo they want to express themselves.
Unfortunately this opportunity is painfully Japan-only.
I know the logistics of packaging and shipping customized consoles is probably complicated, but perhaps it’d be easier if it were just the Joy-Cons? Let’s say, to help manage the logistics of packaging each combo to-order, the controllers cost an extra 20% on top of the Joy-Con price, plus shipping. So here in Canada, where Joy-Cons are $99.99, a customized pair would be $119.99.
Let’s also, to keep this topic away from the usual durability complaints, assume that durability is no longer a problem. In this hypothetical scenario drift is solved, don’t bring it up. Also let’s assume they’re compatible with the next console.
Is this something you’d consider doing? To be honest, I’d adore the ability to do this. I love that the Joy-Cons come in so many fun colours but I find myself frustrated that I’m limited to certain colour-combos, and that almost all colours are limited to one side or the other. I’d love to be able to order exactly the combos I want.