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But that unit won’t charge the Joy-Con devices — for that, you may want to buy a separate peripheral known as the Joy-Con Charging Grip.\u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cp id=\"YDWNfN\">This may or may not have been obvious to you; the Charging Grip is listed as a $29.99 accessory on the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.nintendo.com\u002Fswitch\u002Fbuy-now\u002F\">Nintendo Switch website\u003C\u002Fa>. Either way, Nintendo didn’t make it completely clear until a livestream on Friday morning, during which Nintendo Treehouse employees showed off the Switch hardware and various games.\u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cfigure class=\"e-image\"> \u003Cimg alt=\"Nintendo Switch - Joy-Con Grip vs. Charging Grip\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn0.vox-cdn.com\u002Fthumbor\u002FDVBSAIHXKPiI7PQq01DhlDOg8wg=\u002F800x0\u002Ffilters:no_upscale()\u002Fcdn0.vox-cdn.com\u002Fuploads\u002Fchorus_asset\u002Ffile\u002F7817593\u002Fnintendo_switch_joy_con_grip_charging_grip_2240.jpg\"> \u003Ccite>Nintendo via Polygon\u003C\u002Fcite> \u003Cfigcaption>The Joy-Con Grip versus the Joy-Con Charging Grip.\u003C\u002Ffigcaption> \u003C\u002Ffigure> \u003Cp id=\"lHT41S\">Nate Bihldorff, senior director for localization at Nintendo Treehouse, was discussing the standard Joy-Con Grip as he held it in his hands. He then \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002FqadzCB3CLlI?t=1h35m49s\">explained the difference between the two Grips\u003C\u002Fa>: “There’s also a Charging Grip accessory that’ll come as well, that you can actually plug these into — plug a spare set of Joy-Con into — and charge.”\u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cp id=\"rszGJU\">As you can see in the image above, the two units are not identical. The Grip that’s included in the Switch box is opaque, with a matte gray finish. The Joy-Con Charging Grip is also gray, but it’s translucent — just like the $69.99 \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.polygon.com\u002Fnintendo-switch\u002F2017\u002F1\u002F13\u002F14261292\u002Fnintendo-switch-controller-ac-adapter-price-wheel\">Switch Pro Controller\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp> \u003Cdiv class=\"c-float-right\">\u003Caside id=\"uA3qcc\">\u003Cdiv data-anthem-component=\"readmore\" data-anthem-component-data='{\"stories\":[{\"title\":\"Here’s how to charge the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con controller\",\"url\":\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.polygon.com\u002F2017\u002F1\u002F13\u002F14269692\u002Fnintendo-switch-controller-charger\"}]}'>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Faside>\u003C\u002Fdiv> \u003Cp id=\"t0OG9h\">In case it wasn’t clear, the standard Grip is essentially just a plastic shell that holds two Joy-Con controllers. Only the Charging Grip will charge the batteries of the Joy-Con pads; there’s a USB-C port on top of the unit. 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