10 Things You Didn't Know Your Nintendo Switch Could Do

7. Quickly Find Your Missing Joy-Cons

Nintendo Switch Ps4 Controller
Nintendo

The detachable nature and small size of the Switch's two Joy-Con controllers makes them very easy to misplace.

When the laziness kicks in after a late-night Splatoon 2 session, we're all guilty of just leaving our Joy-Cons on the couch where they can slip down the back. Or, if your cat/dog/other hairy beast is in a notably mischievous mood, they might run off with one, leaving you sad, confused, and missing an important peripheral.

Should you find yourself in either of these situations, there's a simple solution you can make use of. Just head into the "Controllers" page from the Switch's home menu, and hit the "Find Controllers" option.

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Nintendo

From here, select the Joy-Con you have lost, press L or R on the other Joy-Con, and the missing Joy-Con will vibrate - if it's within range of the console.

Lost both Joy-Cons? You're screwed. Also, how?!

It's much easier to lose the grey-coloured Joy-Cons than the more colourful ones, so if you own the latter, you've probably never had to use this feature. But should the need ever arise, now you know it exists.

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Danny has been with WhatCulture for almost nine years, and is currently Doctor Who Editor and WhoCulture Channel Manager, overseeing all of WhatCulture's Whoniverse coverage. He has been writing and video editing for 10+ years, and first got a taste for content creation after making his own Doctor Who trailers and uploading them to YouTube (they're admittedly a bit rusty by today's standards). If you need someone to recite every Doctor Who episode in order or to tell you about the making of 1988's Remembrance of the Daleks, Danny is the person to ask.