Pairing Joy-Con 2 Controllers To pair a new Joy-Con 2 controller with the Switch console, simply click them into place on either side of the Switch hand-held unit, the controller’s magnets will ...

Joy-Cons are the main controllers of the Switch 2, and connect to the sides of the console to make it playable in handheld mode. Every Switch 2 comes with two Joy-Cons, though there are a lot of ...

However, Joy-Con controllers for the original Switch cannot be attached to a Switch 2 physically. Switch 2 controllers connect to the system magnetically, after all.

8BitDo has released firmware updates to add Switch 2 support for its flagship Ultimate 2 and several more of its most popular controllers.