{"id":722446,"date":"2026-01-26T19:11:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T19:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/722446\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T19:11:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T19:11:11","slug":"nyxis-hyperion-3-is-on-paper-the-perfect-joy-con-2-alternative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/722446\/","title":{"rendered":"NYXI&#8217;s Hyperion 3 Is, On Paper, The Perfect Joy-Con 2 Alternative"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\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\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">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<p> Images: NYXI<\/p>\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>What do you make of the NYXI Hyperion 3? Are you looking to pick one up? Let us know.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text source\">[source <a class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/nyxigame.com\/products\/nyxi-hyperion-3-wireless-joypad-for-switch-2\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nyxigame.com\/products\/nyxi-hyperion-3-wireless-joypad-for-switch-2\" target=\"_blank\">nyxigame.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1743559691_246_avatar.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Ollie Reynolds\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Nintendo Life\u2019s resident horror fanatic, when he\u2019s not knee-deep in Resident Evil and Silent Hill lore, Ollie likes to dive into a good horror book while nursing a lovely cup of tea. He also enjoys long walks and listens to everything from TOOL to Chuck Berry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Over the coming years, we&#8217;re likely to see a bunch of alternatives to the Switch 2&#8217;s Joy-Con, but&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":722447,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[23234,270,53,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-722446","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-accessories","9":"tag-nintendo-switch-2","10":"tag-technology","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115962989094571462","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/722446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=722446"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/722446\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/722447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=722446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=722446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=722446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}