Slightly bigger? Look again, the old switch screen has massive boarders and this one lokks to go to the edges as well as being larger by a few inches. It looks steam deck sized. I would say its a significant increase.

And i got the impression that the joycons would be magnetic. That would make connecting and disconnecting them MUCH easier and intuitive. The amount of times ive seen people struggle the first time with the joycons having the button to release.

Seems like a good upgrade to me. And thats not to mention the extra shoulder buttons on the joycons, the larger joycons, and the fact that this likely doesnt reveal everythin nintendo has in store for us.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 34 minutes ago

It also fixes one of the number one switch components to break - the little plastic toggles that lock the joycons in.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I am pretty sure those extra shoulder buttons on the back are the release levers for the joycons. I think the joycons attatch magnetically, but which also activate locking hooks. Otherwise people would be accidentally detaching joycons and the tablet portion would fall and break. Nintendo designs hardware to be kid friendly, so there is almost certainly a secondary attachment mechanism in addition to the magnets.

[–] Mr_Dr_Oink 4 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

I was talking about these buttons. And in terms of locking in, thats a possibility but a strong set of magnets with a recessed area and a connector seems like it would be quite secure.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 minutes ago* (last edited 17 minutes ago)

Ohh that makes sense!

Now that I am looking at it again, I wonder if those buttons you circled are actually little plungers that push the joycon away from the body to help release it.

Edit: Whatever way they attach, I hope the new joycons don't loosen and flex like some of the current joycons do. Some of my joycons have "wobble" when attached and it makes me sad.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 56 minutes ago* (last edited 56 minutes ago)

There's a little square recessed area on the bottom of the pink part, which I just now noticed. Might be some kind of locking mechanism?

Or it could be for the strap portion.