Nintendo Switch’s dumb dock gets beaten by hyper-portable Nyko option

Enlarge / This tiny $45 Nyko dock will transform my portable use of the Nintendo Switch. (credit: Nyko)

One of the Nintendo Switch's biggest issues is about to get fixed-by Nyko, of all companies.

You read that correctly. The company best known for unofficial gamer accessories like rubbery controller condoms and bulky console carrying cases has emerged with a rare burst of engineering genius: the Portable Docking Kit. It's basically the Switch Dock, only a lot smaller-maybe a tad smaller than a deck of cards.

Nyko announced this Nintendo Switch accessory during E3, but I wanted to be sure it was worth recommending, so I stopped by the company's E3 booth and demanded to see it in action. In the process, I regretfully ordered a grown man to dive into a pit full of colored, plastic balls.

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