it signals the possbility that joycons can be used on the switch 2 for backwards compatibility reasons, but since they supposedly changed the rail system (magnets) old joycons cannot charge on the new device. Nintendo had no official way of charging joycons off device (only 3rd party devices), hence the requirement to make this charger
This is the correct answer of why. It’s the only way it makes sense if we’re really going with “odd timing means it must have a reason” and it’s not just a Nintendo blunder
it signals the possbility that joycons can be used on the switch 2 for backwards compatibility reasons, but since they supposedly changed the rail system (magnets) old joycons cannot charge on the new device. Nintendo had no official way of charging joycons off device (only 3rd party devices), hence the requirement to make this charger
Smart theory.
This is the correct answer of why. It’s the only way it makes sense if we’re really going with “odd timing means it must have a reason” and it’s not just a Nintendo blunder