Gadgetory

so you got a shiny Nintendo switch and now you're wondering what accessories need to grab to complete your setup well here are some must head now to start we're going to talk about something that isn't exactly the most fun item on this list but is a lot more important that a lot of people realized it was going to be and that's a screen protector sure the switch has a touchscreen but not a lot of games use it yet and yet the handheld is long ago stuff happened it's good to keep the screen nice and protected so as it turns out one thing a lot of people didn't think about is the fact that the dock that you're going to constantly be putting the switch in and taking it out of doesn't actually have any soft protective padding on the side of the screen so over time unless you're being super super careful every time you put this thing in take it out put it in take it out put it in take it out it's going to very lightly scratch the screen over time and so screen protector is going to prevent that from happening a second on our list is actually a small collection of items including these screen protectors we were just talking about and that's official starter kits from Nintendo these are going to have everything you need for basic use of your system beyond just simply playing this it's going to include a protective carrying case you can carry your switch around as well as a place to store all of your games and cables it's also going to come with these little grip so you can attach to the joy cons if you find that they're just a little too small to fit comfortably in your hands a few other little things that come with it are some some stick grips that are a little better than what the joy comps have but they're still not great there's also a couple different starter kit designs that are all themed after different popular Nintendo things for instance a Mario set where everything is red or a Legend of Zelda set where everything is blue next up on the list is probably one of the most sought-after accessories right now for the Nintendo switch and that steam Tendo switch pro controller the Joey cons are well and good but some people really just want to have that traditional controller experience and this is going to give it to them and there are some important benefits and upgrades to using one I do think the button placement is better the buttons are further apart which is nice it has better triggers the analog sticks are a little taller so it's going to be better for certain games and most importantly for some people is the fact that you have an actual d-pad instead of those forward little buttons on the joy also a really really cool thing that people discovered recently is there's a hidden message inside of the pro controller iris won't open so you guys can get a look at it right here it says thanks to all game fans now the fourth item on this list is actually the only thing here that is not an official Nintendo product and I have zero regrets about buying it and it's this little plastic grip for your joy cons when you're playing certain games especially ones that emphasize local co-op or multiplayer like Bomberman or shovel knight you can use a single joique on sideways but it's not the most comfortable experience this is going to make it much closer using an actual controller and even comes a little thumb grip that works a lot better than the one that's on the joy con one of the things that did worry me about it too at first was the buttons on the shoulders and sides they felt a little weak before I put a joy come in but whoops there they're actually really snappy now for our fifth item I have something that I try to include in pretty much every accessory list I've ever done because it's something I get a ton of use out of and that's a storage solution for carrying around your system and all your accessories and thankfully Nintendo has made a really awesome official product for the switch which is this backpack right here if you look at the inside there's actually dedicated pockets for everything you've got six slots for individual joy cons you can fit two more joy cons attached to the switch tablet here there's a pocket for the docking station down there pretty much there's a pocket for everything you can use with a switch right now and even after putting all that in there there's room to add other stuff even like a laptop now I do have one bonus item on talked about it's cheating a little bit because it's not really an accessory in traditional sense and a lot of you guys probably already know about these or have them but I love them so much I got to talk about them at least a little bit amiibos there are already a handful of games Linden tennis which that have amiibo support obviously one of them is going to be the legend as though the breath of the wild where you can scan them to get some free bonus items but there's other games too like shovel knight which unlocks a little helper fairy now the benefits they give you in game are cool but honestly I love these things just because they're fun little collectible and they really really jumps in quality over the years if you compare some of the most recent ones like these breast wall designs to the original smash amigos the difference is night and day the only thing that is a little weird about them is that they don't have a consistent sense of scale so when you start to buy a lot of them and put them next to each other you begin to notice certain things like little tiny link reading a little tiny horse