If there’s one thing you can always rely on Nintendo to do, it’s drop a sudden announcement.
Just yesterday, the company announced thereturn of a beloved seriesafter 30 years, no, not in aNintendoDirect. Simply in a tweet on a random Wednesday afternoon.
The confirmation of aNintendo Switchsuccessor was much the same.
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This morning, the company struck again,taking tosocial media to debut the latest piece of Nintendo hardware.
Nintendo Switch users will soon be able to get their hands on an official Joy-Con Charging Stand.
This is set to launch on 17 October, but pricing is not yet available.
There are already third-party alternatives. Add in the fact that the Nintendo Switch is set to be succeeded next year, it begs the question: Why is Nintendo releasing this product now?
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ICYMI:Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicon Detective Clubis set to launch next month on 29 August.
“Little bit later for that,” one baffled fanwrote.
“That would’ve been useful seven years ago,”saidanother.
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The release of this charging station may offer a hint about what’s to come with the Nintendo Switch’s successor.
If Nintendo wants us to keep our Joy-Cons in tip-top shape, it suggests that the company’s next console will continue to use them.
Rumours claim that the colloquially titled Nintendo Switch 2 will feature magnetic Joy-Cons.
Perhaps as the pre-existing ones won’t attach in the same way then, this new hardware is how we’ll be able to keep them charged?
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Of course, this is mere speculation. We’ll have to sit tight for concrete confirmation on what’s in store.
Topics:Nintendo,Nintendo Switch
