Description
Since the dawn of time, there have always been early adopters. Then there are the Mainstreamers. Finally, the sunsetters. That is us. We sunset.
The perfect Switch grip has finally arrived. We’re only about a decade too late to the Switch accessory game.
Just on the heels of the swirling rumors of a Switch 2, comes the ultimate Switch 1 accessory that no one knew they needed but always wanted.
A) Holds 4 games, with a very satisfying click.
B) Included compatible inserts for both the Nintendo Switch OLED and LCD.
C) Use all of our Mechanism mounts on the Nintendo switch! And a locking latch makes sure that shit don't go no where.
D) The perfectly shaped grips provide hours of ergonomic play! (Not pictured above, but shown in many other images on this page!)
What's Included
- Mechanism Grip for Nintendo Switch
- OLED Rubber Inserts
- LCD Rubber Inserts
Specifications
Mechanism Grip for Nintendo Switch
Dimensions- 251mm x 109mm x 32mm
Weight- 3.3 ounces
Material- High Impact Poly-carbonate
Customer Reviews
I've always found the Switch uncomfortable to use in handheld mode so I've tried a lot of the solutions out there, the Zengrip, Skull & Co, Fixture, Nitrodeck, Hori Splitpad (both Pro and Compact). Most of those didn't solve the comfort problem for me, and you can't dock the Switch without removing some of them, and some of them are not that easy to remove, certainly not something I'd want to constantly be putting on and taking off. The Hori Splitpads you can still dock the Switch with them attached, and the Compact model solves the comfort issue for me, but they lack gyro and HD Rumble, so that's not ideal.
Enter the Switchmate, which ticks almost all the boxes for me. I find it as comfortable as the best solution above and I don't lose gyro or HD rumble.
My main complaint would be you can't dock the Switch with the grip on, but it is easy enough to put on and take off (as long as you don't close the retaining clip on the top) that I don't mind it when I want to dock.
The lower middle of the Switchmate is cutaway so you can use the kickstands built into the Switch and Switch Oled, but I find the angles when using the Oled kickstand to be pretty severe so I prefer to use the Switchmate kickstand attachment.
The cartridge slots on the back were not a selling point for me, but I do like that they're there now that I have it. It's convenient to have whatever other 4 games I've been playing most recently just right there on the back for easy swap.
Overall I would say this is my favorite Switch grip solution so far.
My suggestions for revisions would be make it dockable, or make a little USB C passthrough block that can sit in the dock and raise it up enough that you can dock with the Switchmate attached. That and possibly rework the retaining clip on the top. Maybe it loosens up over time but once I lock that in I have to use an iFixit pry tool to unlock it. Fortunately the Switchmate holds on to the Switch well enough without closing the retaining clip, so I usually just don't close it.
