New Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Colors Finally Headed To North America

A new pair of Joy-Con controllers for Nintendo Switch will soon be available. On Twitter, Nintendo announced it is finally bringing the Splatoon 2-themed neon pink and green Joy-Cons to North America this month.

While the Splatoon 2 controllers have been available in Japan since the online shooter launched last summer, the only way Switch owners could purchase them in the US was as part of the Splatoon 2 Switch bundle. This marks the first time the Joy-Cons will be available as a standalone release. You can take a look at their packaging below.

Nintendo hasn't announced an exact release date for the Splatoon 2 Joy-Cons, but they'll be available in stores "later this month." Likewise, the company hasn't confirmed how much the controllers will cost, but they'll presumably carry the same price tag as other Joy-Con sets, which retail for $80. A Splatoon 2 Switch Pro Controller was also available for a limited time, though that has since been discontinued.

Nintendo has released several different Joy-Con colors for Switch since the console launched. Along with the standard grey and neon red and blue Joy-Cons, a neon yellow controller was released alongside the colorful fighting game Arms last June. Nintendo also released a pair of red Joy-Cons with Super Mario Odyssey back in October, though as was the case with the Splatoon 2 Joy-Cons, they have thus far only been available in the US as part of the Mario Odyssey Switch bundle. With any luck, they'll also get a standalone release sometime soon.