Snap Fists Update the Switch Lite with vibrant feedback


Illustration for article titled Snap-on Grips Upgrade Nintendo Switch Lite with Rumble Feedback based on game sounds

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If you thought you were just sacrificing Joy-Cons and TV connectivity with Nintendo Switch Lite, the lack of removable controllers also means that the compact console doesn’t have any vibration feedback. If you really want to feel that rumble when catching a butterfly on Animal crossing, this set of nyko grips be update the Switch Lite with vibrations

The Nintendo Joy-Cons and other wireless controls that connect to the Switch (and the Switch Lite) via Bluetooth, activate their booming feedback based on the signals generated and transmitted by the game that directly correlate to what the player is experimenting. Therefore, shooting a gun or driving on a bumpy road makes the controller vibrate in your hand.

But Nyko’s new Shock ‘N’ Rock comfortable grip doesn’t connect to the Switch Lite via Bluetooth. It fits on the back of the console and uses its own built-in rechargeable battery to power spinning motors that create the sensation of noise. To sync those vibrations with what’s going on in a game, Shock ‘N’ Rock plugs into the Switch Lite’s headphone jack and uses the sounds generated as a guide to when to start the engines. As a result, it is probably not as authentic or accurate as the vibrations. You would feel using Joy-Cons, but as long as the game you’re playing doesn’t have a raucous soundtrack, the booming comments should be more or less action-related.

A pass-through audio jack lets you plug in the headphones so players can still hear what’s going on in a game, but with the Shock ‘N’ Rock plugged in and working, the Speakers on the Switch Lite are not an option. For $ 25It’s cheap enough that it’s worth a try if you find you don’t get vibration feedback on the Switch Lite you had to settle for, while the larger Nintendo Switch is still impossible to find in stores. The accessory also seems to make the console a bit more comfortable to hold, so if the noise doesn’t live up to your expectations, at least it will.

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