The Joy-Con 2 could have shipped without release buttons This comes from an interview with Switch 2's hardware leads The original removal method could have been as primitive as simply pulling them away The Nintendo Switch 2 hardware leads have confirmed that the console's magnetic Joy-Con 2 controllers may have at one point have shipped without release buttons.

We knew that magnets were set to be a big part of the Nintendo Switch 2 experience, with the Joy-Cons connecting to the Switch 2 unit magnetically, but it seems as though other accessories will also take advantage.

The new Joy-Cons look a lot like the old Joy-Cons but are about a half-inch longer and black, with color accents on the connection rails and under the analog sticks — blue on the left and a pinkish-red on the right.