If you have a Switch, chances are very good that youâve seen, or even own, some sort of cat-themed peripheral. As you read this, there are paw-shaped thumbstick covers collecting dust somewhere under my bed, having slipped from my Joy-Cons god knows when. Weâve all fallen prey to the cozy influencers with their fairy lights and disgustingly cute accessories. Iâve paid the pink tax more times than I care to admit. I should know better.
Still, here I am, fawning over this thing. Itâs a silicone cover for your Nintendo Switch dock that looks like a calico cat, and itâs perfect. Perhaps I never stood a chance, as someone who actually has a calico cat IRL (and also owns a calico cat cardigan)? The cat cover by itself is vomit-inducing, but paired with those paw design Joy-Con, well. Donezo. Itâs the sploot of it all. Itâs perfect placement from whoever took this picture, putting the two things together to make it look like an actual feline and not something that evokes the idea of a cat.
Granted, now the question is whether or not youâre willing to spend nearly $40 for both items. Thereâs the middle ground, only paying for one of themâŚbut then you donât get to see the whole cat! Iâm sorry, I clearly have brain worms. You shouldnât listen to me, someone who has paid a premium for a cloud-shaped wrist rest that, in a different light, could also be argued to look like a weirdly colored turd.
Save yourself. Down this path lies only pain for your bank account. Next thing you know, youâre buying keyboards and mice that are barely functional just for the aesthetic. Then again, if youâre gonna do it, why not look good while youâre at it?
