The Nitro Deck is for people who are sick of buying more Joy-Cons

polygon.com:

At $79.99 per set, Nintendo’s Joy-Cons for the Switch aren’t cheap to replace. And if you, like many Switch owners, have purchased more Joy-Cons than you thought you would due to the analog sticks acting up, you might be interested in this gizmo called the Nitro Deck by CRKD, a new hardware company within Embracer Group.

Think of the $59.99 Nitro Deck as an exoskeleton for the Switch, fitting either the standard or the OLED version, that serves to enhance the console in some welcome ways. The foremost feature of the Nitro Deck is its Hall effect analog sticks, which are made to last and also bigger than those tiny ones on the Joy-Cons. These analog sticks are housed within a tough plastic shell that makes the Switch more ergonomic to hold and use. Plus, it has a very strong kickstand.

For some, those traits alone may make the Nitro Deck worth it, but it has even more features and few compromises (sorry to amiibo fans, though — it lacks an NFC touchpoint). It offers every button found on the Joy-Cons, plus some extras, including four configurable back paddles à la Valve’s Steam Deck (these can be disabled, if you’d prefer a simpler experience). Like most good third-party controllers, each button on the Nitro Deck can be set to Turbo mode, letting you spam a button as quickly as you want to make games easier. It also supports rumble and motion controls, in case you like to use gyro aiming in games like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom or Fortnite.

The Nitro Deck doesn’t contain a battery, so it can’t extend the life of your Switch. That said, I didn’t notice this accessory draining my Switch’s battery any faster than usual. Despite snugly fastening into the Switch’s USB-C port, the Nitro Deck doesn’t get in the