CRKD Nitro Deck Standard Edition (White) For Nintendo Switch
CRKD Nitro Deck Standard Edition (White) For Nintendo Switch & Switch OLED
SWAP YOUR TOPS
Swappable Thumbstick Toppers add a layer of personality to your Nitro Deck.
PLAY YOUR WAY
Re-mappable back buttons add versatility to allow you to express your true playstyle.
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This handheld deck is awesome. I can not fault the timely delivery or condition the product arrived in as it was all good.
The deck itself Is a fantastic addition to the Switch catalog of accessories. My only gripe is that the Switch is coming to the end of its lifecycle. My OG deck could have done with this a few years earlier as it would have saved me buying a Switch Lite (my purchase is based on buying this handheld deck as a gift)
Having looked and played with the deck briefly though I can attest to its build quality. It feels comfortable to hold and greatly reduces the hand cramping you get from playing in handheld mode with joycons.
On the whole, the Niteo Deck is much easier on the hands to hold than using the Switch in handheld mode using the standard joycons. The extra depth of the grips makes, even for smaller hands like mine, holding the switch for prolonged handheld play much easier and less hand cramp inducing.
The only gripe is the vibration, rather than using anything close to the switch’s HD-rumble, or even standard haptic feedback, the unit uses standard vibration motors that – when haptics are triggered – simply vibrate la Xbox or PS4 or earlier controllers.
This sounds like it shouldn’t be much of an issue, but, upon use, especially with first party Nintendo games such as Super Mario Wonder, whenever the haptics trigger the rumble feedback continuously vibrates, making the unit uncomfortable to use.
If a future iteration of this unit was created with haptics more akin to HD-rumble, this unit would be close to perfect for handheld play.
As it stands it’s still recommended, especially so if you find holding the switch by the joycons uncomfortable, but with the caveat that what you gain in grip comfort you lose in prolonged vibration comfort.
Great controller bought it for my OLED switch I’ve bought the black colour but unfortunately the black colour does get dusty so returned it for an exchange for the white colour.
I’ve had to replace my joycons on two occasions now and when I saw the nitro deck, I thought it looked a lot like my steam deck so I thought it might be worth trying out. Safe to say, I am super impressed! Movement feels a lot smoother and instant and the shape of the deck is really nice, much more comfortable to hold. Can definitely play on my Switch for much longer now without my hand cramping up – would recommend to other Switch owners!