Basegrip+ for Nintendo Switch 1
Basegrip+ for Nintendo Switch 1
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What's Included?
What's Included?
Specs and Compatibility
Specs and Compatibility
Shipping and Returns
Shipping and Returns
Raving ravers are raving about Mechanism
Dillon I.
"It's literally been glued to my Ally X since I got it. They are one piece. Worth every penny."
Neil B.
"Honestly I was a little skeptical at first. But I gotta say, I'm a believer now. Holds phone in both orientations and holds it well. It doesn't slip or turn unless I want it to. I ended up getting other mounts too. Great Stuff!"
Benjamin W
"I hate that I actually really love it, but it's genuinely so good."
Gaming accessories even Dieter Rams is proud of. *
* Probably, we haven't been able to contact him.
Evolves with you and your devices.
We are not just a brand. Our ecosystem is built out of spite for bad design to expand with you as your collection grows.
Open Source Spirit
We don’t hoard innovation, we share it. Our designs started on Reddit and we always give away 3D files for free. If you’re a maker, you’re in the right place.
Small team, big ideas
No boardrooms. No VC money. We're just a few people solving real gaming problems like it's our job. Oh wait, it is.
Less friction. More function.
Every product exists because something out there sucked. Our reviews don’t lie. People use words like “finally,” “perfect,” and “why didn’t this exist before?”
The only mounting system made just for gamers.
We’re building an ecosystem that makes your setup cleaner, your sessions longer, and your life easier. Every product fits together. Every new release upgrades the last, fixing all the pain in so called "Portable Gaming".
Over 35,000 orders later, we’re still weird, still scrappy, and still giving away free 3D files so you can build, remix, or hack it yourself.
Welcome to the only gaming brand where frustration leads to innovation - and your arms don’t fall asleep mid-boss fight.
We've got your answers
Do you work with my device?
Do you work with my device?
In short, YES!
In long, yes with a caveat. We have released device specific grips for the following devices:
- Steam Deck
- Nintendo Switch
- ROG Ally
- ROG Ally X
- Legion Go
- PS Portal
For all other devices, including if you have a case on your device, we recommend the Universal Grip.
We are constantly adding more grips for devices. Want to have a vote on what we make next? Join our Discord!
Do you ship internationally?
Do you ship internationally?
You betcha! If you need an accurate quote, please go through the checkout process and it will give you accurate shipping costs, including VAT, tariffs, and any other taxes required.
What does your lifetime warranty mean?
What does your lifetime warranty mean?
In all honesty, we want to do business in an upfront and honest way. If you feel you deserve it, we will most likely honor it.
Chat us and you'll reach one of two people: Siri, the founder, or Saibi, his cousin that helps with customer service every once in a while.
The things that don't require good vibes though: Manufacturing defects, design problems, if specific things are breaking at no fault of your own.
Critically: we want to know what broke and how. This isn't to pass judgement on you. It helps us make the product better in the future, and to make sure your issue isn't something widespread.
Will Mechanism make me a better gamer?
Will Mechanism make me a better gamer?
Yes.
Customer Reviews
It’s not quite as comfortable as I wanted it to be but it’s a solid product and the flexibility of their grip system is worth it.
I have a lot of different grips for my Switch OLED and they are all good in different ways. The one way they are not great is the fact they make the Switch OLED much bigger. The BaseGrip + is a nice middle ground. It is comfortable but not huge. Plus you now have the option to get accessories that fit the Mechanism ecosystem, like the gaming pillow, make your gaming experience more fun, comfortable, and convenient.
As with all mechanism products, this thing works exactly as advertised. Makes for a much more comfortable grip when playing in handheld mode. And allows for easy attachment to the many mechanism mounts. Goes great with the pillow.
It's alright but wish it was engineered a little better to be dockable.
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.
