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Rosalie Newcombe

Nintendo has been hiding how the Switch 2 Joy-Cons come apart in plain sight this whole time, and it's just as simple as I thought it would be

Screenshot of the official Nintendo Switch 2 website of the back of the Switch 2.

We finally got the first look at the Nintendo Switch 2 earlier this month but there's still some waiting to do until we get an in-depth look at what makes the Switch successor a well-warranted upgrade. Until that Nintendo Direct finally rolls around, it hasn't been totally quiet on the Switch 2 news front, as it has been discovered that Nintendo has been hiding how the new Joy-Con controllers disconnect from the handheld ever since the big reveal.

However, a video does show off the large button on the back of the new Joy-Cons on the official Nintendo Switch 2 website. Originally discovered and shared on r/NintendoSwitch2, the looping clip reveals that pressing this button down is what disengages either Joy-Con from the handheld. While we did get a glimpse of the new controllers in the original reveal, this button's functionality wasn't shown off in any detail and instead has been hiding on the official site for anyone who took the time to have a look for themselves.

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