A Joy-Con controller suspected to be the successor to the Nintendo Switch has been exposed, with an increased SL/SR button size and an additional port.

Not long ago, spy photos of the motherboard and some chip specifications of the Nintendo Switch successor were exposed on social forums. The casing and size of the console were also revealed. Now even the secrets of the controller have been dug out. The separate design will be retained, while the size of the SL/SR shoulder keys will be increased to improve the shortcomings of the current model’s unsatisfactory feel.

Netizen @Marioba shared a photo of what appears to be the Joy-Con controller on the left side of the Nintendo Switch successor on China’s Baidu Tieba forum, and was reposted and shared on Reddit by another netizen u/SwordfishAgile3472.

The picture shows the back of the controller and the part connected to the console. The Nintendo trademark can be clearly seen on the back. The layout of the buttons is also obviously different from the current Switch controller. In particular, the controller detachment button seems to have been redesigned. , the size is not only increased, but also designed with additional protrusions, which are so small that you almost have to dig them with your fingernails compared to the current ones, and the convenience of separation is expected to be improved.

The overall change in the part connected to the console is even more drastic. First, the surface is painted blue instead of black. Considering that the color is very similar to the Switch’s signature color scheme, it is not ruled out that the other side will be painted red. This is used to distinguish the left and right Joy-Cons and solve the problem of the current controller’s not being intuitive enough in the homing design.

At the same time, the layout of the keys has also been changed. The size of the LS / LR keys has been greatly increased, correcting the shortcomings of the original keys being too small and difficult to press. However, the corresponding indicator lights have been streamlined from the original four grids to one grid, plus there is a central There is a mysterious connection groove. Since Joy-Con itself has adopted wireless charging, it is speculated that it may be used to combine with other controller accessories to achieve more diverse applications and operational convenience.