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| company = [[:Category:Nintendo|Nintendo]] | | company = [[:Category:Nintendo|Nintendo]] | ||
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| colours = [[:Category:Red|Red]]<br>[[:Category:Blue|Blue]] | | colours = [[:Category:Red|Red]]<br>[[:Category:Blue|Blue]]<br>[[:Category:Dark grey|Dark grey]] | ||
| system = [[:Category:Channel F|Channel F]]<br>[[:Category:Channel F System II|Channel F System II]] | | system = [[:Category:Channel F|Channel F]]<br>[[:Category:Channel F System II|Channel F System II]] | ||
| connection = [[:Category:Bluetooth|Bluetooth]] | | connection = [[:Category:Bluetooth|Bluetooth]] | ||
| mechanisms = [[:Category:Analogue | | mechanisms = [[:Category:Analogue joystick|Analogue joystick]]<br>[[:Category:Digital button|Digital button]]<br>[[:Category:IR sensor|IR sensor]]<br>[[:Category:Accelerometer|Accelerometer]]<br>[[:Category:Gyroscope|Gyroscope]] | ||
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Joy-Cons, sold as a pair, are the default controllers for the [[:Category:Nintendo Switch]], and are an evolution of Nintendo's [[:Category: | Joy-Cons, sold as a pair, are the default controllers for the [[:Category:Nintendo Switch|Nintendo Switch]], and are an evolution of Nintendo's [[:Category:Wii|Wii]] controller pair the [[Wii Remote]] and the [[Wii Nunchuk]]. | ||
==Interesting Uses== | ==Interesting Uses== | ||
The [[:Category:Nintendo Labo|Nintendo Labo]] kits make great use of the different gyroscope, IR, and accelerometer features of the Joy-Cons. | |||
[[File:joy-con-pair mini-golf-simulator.jpg|220px|right]] The game ''[https://miyazawa.pro/MiniGolfSimulator/en/ Mini Golf Simulator]'' uses the wrist straps to suspend a joycon and use a swinging motion to hit a gold ball.<br>See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1De1f4_HsIY | |||
Another game by Miyazawa Takuhiro, ''[https://skt-products.com/give-me-toilet-paper/en/ Give Me Toilet Paper!]'', gets you to put a joycon inside a roll of toilet paper and tilt the surface it's on to roll it back and forth.<br>See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g8vGeU7-lo | |||
==Colours== | ==Colours== | ||
* Neon Red and Blue | |||
* Slate Grey | |||
* Pastel Purple and Green | |||
* Neon Green and Pink | |||
* Neon Purple and Orange | |||
* Blue and Yellow | |||
* Pastel Pink and Yellow | |||
* A tan coloured pair with a cardboard-like texture given to semi-finalists of [[:Category:Nintendo Labo|Nintendo Labo]] contests: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_14Rw5vbv7s | |||
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy-Con#Colors_and_variations | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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[[Category:2017]] | [[Category:2017]] | ||
[[Category:Nintendo]] | [[Category:Nintendo]] | ||
[[Category:Red]][[Category:Blue]] | [[Category:Red]][[Category:Blue]][[Category:Dark grey]] | ||
[[Category:Nintendo Switch]] | [[Category:Nintendo Switch]] | ||
[[Category:Bluetooth]] | [[Category:Bluetooth]] | ||
[[Category:Analogue | [[Category:Analogue joystick]][[Category:Digital button]][[Category:IR sensor]][[Category:Accelerometer]][[Category:Gyroscope]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:05, 21 December 2024
| Release date: | 2017 |
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| Company: | Nintendo |
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| Main colours: | Red Blue Dark grey |
| System: | Channel F Channel F System II |
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| Connection: | Bluetooth |
| Mechanisms: | Analogue joystick Digital button IR sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope |
Joy-Cons, sold as a pair, are the default controllers for the Nintendo Switch, and are an evolution of Nintendo's Wii controller pair the Wii Remote and the Wii Nunchuk.
Interesting Uses
The Nintendo Labo kits make great use of the different gyroscope, IR, and accelerometer features of the Joy-Cons.
The game Mini Golf Simulator uses the wrist straps to suspend a joycon and use a swinging motion to hit a gold ball.
See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1De1f4_HsIY
Another game by Miyazawa Takuhiro, Give Me Toilet Paper!, gets you to put a joycon inside a roll of toilet paper and tilt the surface it's on to roll it back and forth.
See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g8vGeU7-lo
Colours
- Neon Red and Blue
- Slate Grey
- Pastel Purple and Green
- Neon Green and Pink
- Neon Purple and Orange
- Blue and Yellow
- Pastel Pink and Yellow
- A tan coloured pair with a cardboard-like texture given to semi-finalists of Nintendo Labo contests: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_14Rw5vbv7s
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy-Con#Colors_and_variations
