If nintendo finally (hopefully) follows through on my Switch 2 Preorder PromiseI was imagining that was going to be all i was willing to spend for this nintendo’s new console. I’m planning to drop $ 500 on the Handhead Console Packed With Mario Kart WorldAnd that’s Alredy Eating Deep Into My Budget. Then a little piranha plant camera chomped its way into my life. That toothy, polka-dot plant is the kind of webcam built to poke its head out of my handheld. Now, all I want to see are accessories that clever, cute, and indicative of the switch 2’s inrent communal nature. Still, If Trump Tariffs Force Nintendo to Make the Switch 2 Cost even more after it preorder delayI may be forced to just buy the piranha plant and leave the console behind.
The piranha plant webcam is currently up for preorder on German retailer Media markt (as first spotted by VgcIt sits along with other, $ 50 nintendo switch 2 camera that connects to the console via usb-c. This one has additional benefits over the official model. It can remain in its planter base, or you can also get it into the top of the switch 2 itself to capture your mug Front-second-center. It’s priced at 40 euros, or about $ 44 books us (the regular camera is seling for 60 euros, or $ 66 US from the same site). We reacted out to bot nintendo and device maker Hori for more details about us pricing and availability, and we’ll update this page if we hear back.
We’ve only had a glimpse of what kind of camera Quality Players Can Expect from the More-Mundane Stand-Up Webcam, and give this adorable little guy is cheaper we can expect the Quality to Mediocre, but also it looks like a piranha plant and mediocre camera quality
The other accessories we see so far are as adorable, but they are pricey. Nintendo is stiff trying to push the idea of a $ 20 joy -ton wheel as “More realistic controls” in Mario Kart And the new joy-cons cost $ 90 for a pair. Want the new Gamecube controllerThat will likely cost even more. The $ 80 Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller is $ 10 more than the original pro controller, but we checked it out and also fell like Buttons.
I doublet it will replace my prized $ 40 Gulikit kk3 controller But we’re stil waiting on gulikit for word if it’s compatible with switch 2. Gamesir Is also promoting its $ 50 super nova controller with a charging dock that should work with switch 2. But the best way to avoid spending odles of cash on new joy joy-cons is to use your own Controllers, which Wirecutter reported Still connect with switch 2 even if you’ll need to charge them separetely.
Everything Coming out of Nintendo Feels more Expected This Time Around, but even then then more that play peripherals emphasize the handheld’s best qualities. Nintendo’s First-Party Games are now standardized at eite $ 70 or $ 80The Switch 2 Joycons Now Sell For $ 90, While That Charging Grip will set you back $ 35. You could buy a pair of $ 13 joycon 2 strap, but the only real benefits to be pads for slightly smoother mouse controls.
Accessory Maker Genki Released its set of covers and attachments alongGenki indirectVIDEO A Few Hours after Nintendo’s Switch 2 Direct. There’s a standard set of cases and carrying sats, but the company is also is also offering some accessories that already sem more eConomicals There’s the $ 40 Joy-StationA wireless charging dock for two sets of joycons that lets them double as controllers. I’m not sure the angle of that attachment point is conduCive to comfortable gaming, but it does offer more control options for when friends come to visit.
The case i’m more excited for is genki’s $ 30 Force Field 2It provides flaps to keep the switch 2’s magnetically-tatched joycons in place, but even better there are two two secrets where you can stick game cards to all the allways haves on Genki is also sold a $ 70 external battery That’s essentially a 10,000 mah magsafe power bank for a switch 2. Genki claims it magnetically attaches to the back any of the company’s fitted around the switch 2. Playtime, “even though we still don’t know the switch 2 battery life.
There’s also Dbrand’s Killswitch CaseTravel Cover and Game Card Holder which may also protect your switch while helping you transport your favorite games. We stirm Steam Deck Killswitch Cases. The company is finalizing kit configurations and is looking to have available in late may.
We’re still waiting on more accessories to be announced (and passibly price changes for everything depending on the trump tarifs). Yet Hopefully, We’ll Get more accessories like the piranha plant camera. This is supposed to be a fun console, the communal console, and right now we need fun stuff and communal stuff. The world can feel like it’s sucking a lot right now, but imagine wrecking your whole family at Mario Kart While Staring Down the Barrel of a Piranha Plant. That’s fun.