Though perhaps most reminiscent of the limited edition Animal Crossing Joy-Cons, the new colours are completely brand new and have never been released before. Editor’s note: These don’t appear to be on the My Nintendo Australia store just yet, but we’ll update you with pricing and availability once they are. — David Last week I wrote about Microsoft's new pastel coloured Xbox controller and now it's Nintendo's turn to add a summery twist to their Nintendo Switch Joy-Con controllers.

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Frerohu3sjlgb1.png%3Fwidth%3D1440%26format%3Dpjpg%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D8f9a1bdcfef01da5cb3ef431a6e0112fa6072c29 The closest we've had to a 'pastel' coloured Joy-Con set were part of the Animal Crossing: New Horizons themed Nintendo Swich console. The ACNH Switch edition included a similar mint green Joy-Con, but was still pretty bright compared to these new pastel hues. The ACNH Switch console also sold out incredibly fast in the UK, so these new Joy-Con pairs are perfect for those who either missed out, or if you're not really a fan of Nintendo's more vibrant Joy-Con colour combinations. The company has revealed four new pastel coloured Joy-Con controllers that will be sold as two new Joy-Con pairs: Pastel Pink/Pastel Yellow and Pastel Purple/Pastel Green. Each pair will be released on 30th June 2023. Or if that angle doesn’t cut it, you can always just play the “Summer” card like Nintendo is here in the official announcement, which says the controllers will be out on June 30: And why aren’t you? Video games don’t always need to be bold, and frantic, and exciting. Sometimes — a lot of the time when you’re playing certain Switch games — they’re calm, and contemplative, and relaxing. Just like this photo of the pastel Joy-Cons.