Over 7 years since its launch and with a new console on the horizon, Nintendo is finally releasing a Switch accessory that you'd think would have been available from the start

Nintendo Switch.

Nintendo has announced the Joy-Con Charging Stand accessory, a welcome but somewhat bizarre addition to the console after seven years on the market.

Earlier today, Nintendo unveiled the Joy-Con Charging Stand (Two Way) accessory, as shown in the tweet below. Extending from any USB-C plug, the accessory can basically charge two Joy-Con controllers for your Nintendo Switch at once, either horizontally using a stand or lying flat on a vertical surface. The accessory will be out later this year on October 17.