Waxity Travel 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.)

Before starting, I want to point out that this case is extremely similar to the TanReginal Hard Carrying Case, and as such I will be copying much of what I wrote in that review here, changing it where appropriate and addressing the differences the two have.

The Waxity Travel Case is a large-sized carrying case for the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, one of the larger such cases I’ve personally encountered for a Nintendo handheld, though it is a fair amount smaller than the TanReginal Hard Carrying Case. 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 (not included with this case). 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?

First, let’s address one distinct difference between this case and the TanReginal case, and one that you’re sure to instantly notice when looking at the two. Not only is this case smaller, but it’s also not bright blue and orange like it’s designed for a children’s toy. Purely an aesthetic preference? Absolutely, but it’s an aesthetic preference I think many will share with me.

In it’s place we have a basic black, and rather than any sort of company logo we simply get a sticker with yellow on black letters that say “N S”, in case you forgot the initials for what you’re storing inside, I guess.

Opening up the case using the two clasps on either side, you’ll find that the inside is a custom-cut foam to store everything in, with a more firm grey 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.

Some of the items here do poke out of the foam on the bottom quite a bit, especially the blue and pink straps for the Joy-Con 2 controllers, the Joy-Con 2 Grip, and the Nintendo Switch 2 itself. 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.

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. However, this case does something clever to protect the console itself, as it comes with extra foam pieces you can slip in on either side to fill in those games to ensure it doesn’t jostle around.

There’s also something clever here that you can’t see. In my review of the TanReginal case, I pointed out that the slots for the game cartridges let these cartridges slip in too far, making them difficult to extract. Waxity’s case avoids this problem be having a slanted foam piece inside these slots to push back if you try to push the cartridge in too far. I have to say I find this to be a pretty clever solution that works pretty well, though you’ll still want to be careful not to jam the cartridges in too far or you may still have this issue.

There are still a few problems here, though. The slots for the analog stick caps are still deep enough to lose stick caps if you push them in too far. And unlike TanReginal’s case, Waxity’s case has the foam glued to the underside of the case, meaning it can’t just be removed without ripping it out.

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 it should still work.

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.

So I’ve been talking about TanReginal’s case throughout this review. In the end, how do I think that case and the Waxity Travel Case compare? Well, the two are about the same price, and TanReginal’s case does come with screen protectors and thumbstick caps. And I suppose you could argue that its bright colors make it harder to lose in an airport or among other monochrome cases. And you could also argue that having more space means more padding protecting the components inside.

However, that’s a lot of “you could argues” that I wouldn’t argue. I don’t feel like the devices in Waxity’s case are less protected because there’s less foam around them taking up space, they’re just better-organized to take up less space. And I don’t think you need to make a case look like a children’s toy to make it easier to notice – the big yellow letters on the side of Waxity’s case serve this function fine. And the added items included with the TanReginal case are nice extras, but thumbstick caps and screen protectors are cheap and easily purchased elsewhere, and I wouldn’t want to be saddled with a more bulky and less-convenient case just to get these extras. In my opinion, the Waxity Travel Case is the clear winner between the two cases.

In fact, as of this writing, I think the Waxity Travel Case is the best large-size Nintendo Switch 2 carrying case I have tested, and the best large-size Nintendo Switch carrying case as well. It’s not flawless – it could definitely use a mesh storage compartment and the thumbstick cap storage area seems likely to lose those items within its depths. However, in just about every other way, this is exactly the sort of case I want to be using to transport my Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch 2 and its accessories in, if I’m not looking to travel light. If that sounds like you, I absolutely recommend this case.

tl;dr – The Waxity Travel Case is a large-size storage case for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 that 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, I think this is absolutely worth picking up.

Grade: A-

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