Product Idea
Nintendo Switch
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Initially released
in 2017, the Nintendo Switch can be connected to a TV for a traditional home
console play experience, but also has a built-in screen that allows for
portable play, and detachable controllers that allow for multiple
configurations. Vibrant color options for the controllers allow for an
eye-catching design that would make for an appealing LEGO display, and a
modifiable screen allows for extended creative play, as people can customize
the design to suit their interests.
Model Info:
The key features
of the model are that the controllers are detachable in a realistic manner, and
the console can support a screen that is built in either direction. The
controller attachment uses a combination of parts 30586 (Plate 2 x 8 with Door
Rail) and 60478 (Plate 1 x 2 with Handle on End), which allows the controllers
to slide unidirectionally in a method that I have not seen used in a set,
though I have not verified that it has never been done before. As an example of
the screen built with studs toward the top of the Switch, I have built a
depiction of Link climbing a mountain against a backdrop of a sunset over
Hyrule, from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. As an example of the
screen built with studs toward the face of the Switch, I have built a depiction
of the Master Sword in its pedestal in the Lost Woods, also from The Legend of
Zelda, but I have used 1x1 tiles to maintain a smooth pixelated surface for the
screen. I find the aesthetic of a smooth screen and studded console to provide
a nice contrast and simplified design for attaching the buttons, but the rest
of the Switch could be built in a studless fashion instead. Alternatively, the
screen could be built with plates instead of tiles, which could allow the reuse
of plates between different screen builds. I am not specifically proposing the
screen designs shown, just the ability for the screen to be built in either
direction. The 2x2 jumper plates help to facilitate the screen being built in
either direction, since the hollow studs provide a half-plate depth against the
face of a plate or brick.
My model does
not propose any minifigures, and the depictions of Nintendo characters in 2D
might be possible to license without conflict, but other screen designs that do
not have Nintendo characters may be considered preferable. Other options that
come to mind for the screen are the Nintendo logo, the Nintendo Switch logo,
the LEGO logo, the Switch game selection menu, or start screens from games that
are available for the Switch, such as LEGO City Undercover or LEGO Worlds. Are
there other screen designs that you would like to see?
Model Sections:
- [Depicted] The console
(excluding screen) contains 94 or 96 parts, depending on which screen
style is attached.
- [Depicted] Each
"Joy-Con" controller contains 47 parts, thus 94 parts for one
pair of controllers.
- [Depicted] The screen
with studs toward the top of the Switch contains 203 parts as shown, but
is quite variable upon the design.
- [Depicted] The tile
screen contains 180 tiles supported by 10 plates. This would involve fewer
pieces if the tile view is not kept pixelated, or if plates are used (or
reused) instead of tiles.
- [Depicted] The controller
grip that a pair of "Joy-Con" controllers can attach to for a
different mode of play contains 83 parts.
- [Optional] A dock could
be included, which is used for the Switch to connect to a TV, but it is
monochromatic in nature. If it was included, perhaps the cord storage area
could be repurposed as storage for the alternate screen build.
- [Optional] Only one pair of "Joy-Con" controllers is needed for a complete design, but the second pair of "Joy-Con"
controllers could be included as well, to increase the color options
available.
- [Optional] Depending on
what price point the marketing team would aim for, additional or alternate
screens could be included, perhaps as a 3-in-1 Creator style screen that
repurposes some of the parts for alternate builds for the screen.
- [Optional] Depending on
what color scheme is used, there could be an alternate build that reuses
parts to build the Nintendo Switch Lite, which does not have detachable
controllers, and does not have a dock.
- [Total] A viable design
could be kept under 500 parts, or could be expanded to above 800 parts,
with many small parts.
Though I have
built the "Joy-Con" controllers in only red and gray, I would find it
preferable for the color selections to be as close as possible to the neon
colors Nintendo has produced. A pair of red and blue would be the natural first
choice, with pink and green being secondary, and gray as a fallback option.
However, some of the necessary parts are uncommon or currently unavailable in
LEGO colors. Particularly, the hinge elements 3937 and 3938, as well as curved
elements 30357, 30565, and 85080 (or 3063) could be needed in dark azure (or
just blue), bright green (or lime), or magenta (or dark pink).
Note: This
project is not sponsored by Nintendo; and all characters, trademarks, etc. are
property of their respective owners.
Help your fellow builder by leaving your feedback based on these three criteria:
- Originality: How original is this - never seen before?
- Building Techniques: How much skill do you think the creator of this MOC has, in terms of building technique?
- Details: Express how much you like the details of the build.
Your feedback is only shown to the creator as well as yourself. It is not available for other users to see. The creator won't see your user name.