{"id":135808,"date":"2026-01-26T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-196646"},"modified":"2026-01-26T17:15:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T17:15:00","slug":"nyxis-hyperion-3-is-on-paper-the-perfect-joy-con-2-alternative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/01\/26\/nyxis-hyperion-3-is-on-paper-the-perfect-joy-con-2-alternative\/","title":{"rendered":"NYXI&#8217;s Hyperion 3 Is, On Paper, The Perfect Joy-Con 2 Alternative"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/bb999c15cf162\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/bb999c15cf162\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/bb999c15cf162\/large.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"-eNFvzRwqPA\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-eNFvzRwqPA?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Over the coming years, we&#8217;re likely to see a bunch of alternatives to the Switch 2&#8217;s Joy-Con, but NYXI&#8217;s new Hyperion 3 looks like it might be a solid early contender.<\/p>\n<p>Available for pre-order now via the <a href=\"https:\/\/nyxigame.com\/products\/nyxi-hyperion-3-wireless-joypad-for-switch-2\">NYXI website<\/a>, you can currently take advantage of a 30% &#8216;early-bird&#8217; discount, bringing the price down to <strong>\u00a388<\/strong> for those in the UK. This is only valid for the remainder of the day, by which point the price will return to <strong>\u00a3125<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Hyperion 3 looks to be a thoughtful evolution of its predecessor, boasting a more ergonomically-friendly design that&#8217;s sure to be a bit more comfortable to grasp than Nintendo&#8217;s own official offering. You&#8217;ve also got Hall-Effect sticks to reduce the risk of drift, micro-switch face buttons, gyro support, and wake-up support. Not bad at all.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the official list of features from NYXI:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8211; Hall Effect Joystick (No Drift)<br \/>&#8211; Micro-Switch D-Pad &amp; A\/B\/X\/Y<br \/>&#8211; Micro-Switch Trigger\/Dual-stage Linear Trigger<br \/>&#8211; 9-Axis Gyro on Switch<br \/>&#8211; Pro Controller Mode\/Handheld Mode<br \/>&#8211; Wake-up &amp; Screenshot Feature<br \/>&#8211; Adjustable Turbo &amp; Rumble Function<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"gallery\"><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Images: NYXI<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>Naturally, we&#8217;ll reserve full judgement until we&#8217;re able to get our hands on the Hyperion 3, but on paper at least, yeah, this looks pretty neat. The regular price of \u00a3125 could be a bit of a sticking point for some, but if the features justify it, then this could be a go-to accessory for those who like to play both docked and handheld.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch-2\/related-articles:183944 @ 1769468710 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><em>What do you make of the NYXI Hyperion 3? Are you looking to pick one up? Let us know.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] Over the coming years, we&#8217;re likely to see a bunch of alternatives to the Switch 2&#8217;s Joy-Con, but NYXI&#8217;s new Hyperion 3 looks like it might be a solid early contender. Available for pre-order now via the NYXI website, you can currently take advantage of a 30% &#8216;early-bird&#8217; discount, bringing the price down [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-135808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135808\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}