Forget Nintendo Switch Pro - This switch is 6 feet long and playable

Forget Nintendo Switch Pro - This switch is 6 feet long and playable

Would you need a giant 4K TV to be able to play your favorite games straight from a 10-foot-long Nintendo Switch YouTuber Michael Pick (also known as the Casual Engineer) has designed the world's largest Nintendo console at 70 x 30 inches and a total weight of 65 pounds! He made this possible by designing the

According to the content creator, he wanted to create an oversized handheld console because he thought the original console was "really easy to lose." Thankfully, his creation easily solved this problem, with the entire console being 650% larger than the original Switch.

All buttons and joysticks are fully functional and replicate all the commands of the traditional Nintendo Switch. And if you can't be bothered to extend your arm, this massive console can easily be paired with an external Nintendo Switch Pro controller.

So how exactly did Pick put it all together? Surprisingly, it's actually not as complicated as you might think. The device is essentially a wooden shell that houses the original Nintendo Switch console and a 4K TV.

The giant console also uses 3D printed buttons that connect to a set of original Joy-Con controllers via wires that manually mirror inputs from the large Joy-Cons. However, this seems to result in a fairly large level of input lag, as evidenced by the YouTuber's demo of a giant Mario Kart 8 race.

The content creator concluded his video by donating an oversized Nintendo Switch console to St. Jude Children's Hospital.

And speaking of 4K gaming, if you are as excited as we are about the rumored release of the Nintendo Switch Pro, be sure to check out our latest leaked information and rumor summary. Nintendo has yet to even confirm the existence of this rumored console, but speculation is rife that it will support 4K resolution in docked mode and feature a sleek new OLED display.

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