Regarding good alternatives to the stock Joycons, a good choice, especially for handheld gaming, would be the HoriSplit Pad controllers. Another option, however, build quality may be suspect would be Binbok, which also comes in a variety of brand names but are all the same as these are all manufactured from the same factory in China. More @Wikipedia
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