I use my Nintendo Switch in handheld mode all the time, but I was annoyed with the poor grip and awkward position I'd need to put my hands in to hold it, and I could only find 3D models that connected to the Joy-Cons but not to the console, so I made my own. I was waiting to post these models until I got repaid through eBay for some of the painstaking effort I invested into making them perfect, but that didn't really go anywhere, so I might as well quit holding back and let other people benefit from my work.

The handles allow the Joy-Cons to slide and click in, and the handles themselves can slide and click into the console. It makes for a much more comfortable experience while holding the Switch in handheld mode. On the back of the handles is a button which will release them from the console just like the back Joy-Con buttons do. I also threw in a slim connector for two Joy-Cons or both handles which allows for easy switching to TV or tabletop mode. The holes in the middle of the models show the indicator lights from the Joy-Cons.

I acknowledge that there are a number of difficulties related to the button, and as I think about it more, it seems like I may have overengineered it, but I worked really hard to design a button that was that compact, and I'm proud of being able to pull it off, but you're welcome to make a remix that addresses this challenge.

I'm likely going to post parts of this design separately, so people can more easily adapt different aspects of this thing for their own purposes. However, I've been delayed more than I expected because I really wanted to make the button better before posting the parts, but it's hard, and I don't have much time to experiment. I've also worked on some other upgrades to the handles to expand their utility, but once again, there's only so much time in the day, so we'll see if anything ever comes of that.