TanReginal Hard Carrying Case

Hardware Type: Carrying Case

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Review:

(Note: This product was received at no cost for review via the Amazon Vine program.)

The TanReginal Hard Carrying Case is a large-sized carrying case for the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, probably the largest carrying case I’ve personally encountered for a Nintendo handheld. It boasts being able to store and transport a Nintendo Switch 2 with attached Joy-Cons, a standard Nintendo Switch 2 Dock, an AC Adapter, a Pro Controller, a Joy-Con 2 Charging Grip (including attached Joy-Con 2 controllers), a pair of Joy-Con straps, 8 Nintendo Switch 2 Game Cartridges, and 8 silicone analog stick caps (included with this case), and there’s a pair of adhesive screen protectors included here as well. And just in case all of that wasn’t enough, this case fits the original Nintendo Switch and its accessories as well.

That’s quite a lot to advertise. So, how does the actual case shape up?

Well, first we have to address a few elephants in the room. Firstly, stickers on the case bear a completely different name brand, Aolion. However, I wasn’t able to find any mention of the case on Aolion’s website, or any Nintendo Switch 2 accessories at all for that matter. As far as I can tell, the only Nintendo products they are currently selling are for the original Nintendo Switch.

The other big glaring thing I need to address that’s going to be a hard sell for many Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 owners is that it looks like something designed for a very young child, with a bright blue, yellow, and orange-red hard plastic case (the manufacturer claims it is ABS) that looks and feels like the sort of thing you would expect Fisher-Price to manufacture. If appearances are important to you, then this case is going to look like a massive eyesore that’s hardly befitting the expensive technology meant to be housed inside it.

Opening up the case using the two yellow clasps on either side, you’ll find that the inside is a custom-cut foam to store everything in, with a more firm orange-red top layer of foam to ensure everything keeps its shape. And I’ll say right away that this case does indeed store everything I mentioned above in the opening paragraph, though perhaps not in the way the manufacturer’s images indicate.

While the official images for this case show the items just barely poking out of the foam, in actuality they poke out quite a bit, especially the blue and pink straps for the Joy-Con 2 controllers. However, this isn’t a bad thing – the foam padding on the lid ensures that everything remains snugly housed in the case without jostling around too much, and the case itself is hard and thick enough that I believe the risk of damage is fairly minimal unless you’re trying to wreck the thing. What’s more, the way things poke out of the bottom half of the case makes them easier to pull out.

And even though this case is primarily advertised for Nintendo Switch 2, the original Nintendo Switch and its accessories fit just fine too, though of course the smaller size means there’s a bit more space to either side of the Nintendo Switch console and dock.

There are a few problems here, though. The slots for the game cartridges and analog stick caps are as deep as the rest of the slots, meaning that it’s possible for these to get pushed down far enough that they can become difficult to extract again – you may be forced to use a plastic butter knife or something like that to get to them in this case.

Also, it would have been nice to have a zippered mesh pocket or something like that for smaller accessories, like the aforementioned analog stick caps. It makes me think that users might be better off using one of the compartments by dropping in a Ziploc baggie or something, which isn’t a very elegant solution, but I suppose it fits with this thing looking like a giant lunch box.

A few other things that I should note here. The case uses a pretty strong-seeming multi-hinged lid, it comes with a nylon carrying strap that easily slots in and out of the case while it is open but stays firmly in place when closed. The included screen protectors don’t come with an applicator, just a few small disposable application kits. And the silicone analog stick caps are only slightly textured, and are black, light blue, orange, and black with a white paw print design (that can act as a texture).

Overall, I really like this case. It’s childish and ugly in a way that I think many players will immediately say is a non-starter, and isn’t the best when it comes to storing small things like game cartridges, but otherwise this is a surprisingly versatile and sturdy case with a lot of room to store the Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch 2 and its accessories. If you’re looking for a larger case and as long as you can get past the way this thing looks (or I suppose if you want to attack it with a can of spray paint), I think you’ll find this to be an excellent case.

tl;dr – The TanReginal Hard Carrying Case is a large-size storage case for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 that looks pretty childish and ugly on the outside, and has some issues with storing smaller objects on the inside, but otherwise this is an excellent, sturdy, versatile case with room to snugly store a lot of accessories and seemingly tough enough to offer some good protection. If you want a large case and can get past the way this thing looks, I think you’ll find it to be well worth picking up.

Grade: B+

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