pokemon snap is not one more game in the Pokémon saga and all fans of it know that. Even so, that particular game mechanics and way of enjoying it is what gives it value and makes many consider it one of the most interesting releases. But what if we tell you that there could be an even better way to play and enjoy it. He controller stick for Pokémon Snap by BigRig Creates would allow for a more realistic experience.
Pokémon Snap players need this controller
While it is true that Nintendo usually makes the most of all its licenses and franchises, sometimes it is strange to see how it fails to squeeze some in particular. For example, Pokémon would be one of them. Well, it is true that the company already makes a good profit based on various products ranging from merchandising to toys and a large number of personalized accessories with its different characters, etc.
However, sometimes a fan of the saga arrives and surprises with some kind of product or accessory that as soon as you see it, you wonder why Nintendo didn't do it before. A clear example of this is the joystick created by a YouTuber called BigRig Creates.
This youtuber thought there should be one better way to control or, rather, to enjoy a title as particular as Pokémon Snap. So, if the title is about taking photos of the different pokémons that you find while traveling, why not simulate the use of a real camera.
The case he made allows the Nintendo Switch and its Joy-Cons to be used as a camera. So it becomes a much more realistic experience since you would have to look for those same shooting angles by moving in real life with the camera in hand.
How to create the camera controller for Pokémon Snap
Intrigued to know how to create this camera controller for Pokémon Snap? Well, BigRig Creates explains the construction process in video, although it also warns of some problems that it did not fully solve. Therefore, it is a project that, although it can be used, does not offer the satisfactory experience that its creator intended when starting it.
However, the video is quite interesting if you like all this modifications and it makes you think that if Nintendo didn't do it before, it's because they don't want to. Because basically it would already have everything, the only thing it would need is a better adaptation of the video game controls.
To create the camera shaped controller for pokemon snap the base that this youtuber used was none other than himself Nintendo Labo camera kit. He replicated the scheme to get a casing from it that he would then print using a 3D printer.
In said case I would place the Nintendo Switch itself (it is not compatible with the Nintendo Switch Lite) and the Joy-Cons. One would go on the grip and would serve to shoot the photographs, while the another would be inserted into the target to take advantage of the gyroscope and allow that camera movement that would later be reflected in the game in order to capture each Pokémon from the desired angle.
A great idea, right? The problem is that in the video those problems or difficulties that he had to solve are discussed, although he did not find a solution that was really 100% satisfactory. But he made it clear that Nintendo could launch such an accessory perfectly. What's more, you wouldn't have to do much more than adapt certain controls to take advantage of that existing Nintendo LABO kit.