HORI Piranha Plant Camera for Nintendo Switch 2

HORI’s Piranha Plant Camera turns the Nintendo Switch 2 camera concept into an officially licensed Super Mario display piece. Model NSX-001U uses a 640 x 480, 30 fps camera with an 85-degree view, a flexible neck, and a mouth that closes over the lens. It can sit in the included Warp Pipe-shaped base, clip to a TV, or detach for direct handheld attachment; HORI also includes a USB-C cable and 3.5 mm right-angle adapter. The resolution is modest, and some Switch 2 chat features may require internet access, a Nintendo Account, and Nintendo Switch Online. At the time of research, exact ASIN B0F63XTRT8 was in stock for $29.99, 25% below a verified $39.99 list price, with a 4.3-star rating from 294 reviews and 700+ purchases in the past month. Google Trends Explore accepted the United States, Google Shopping, 30-day, and 90-day comparison conditions but returned errors for both periods, so GadgetVetted did not invent a demand score and used Amazon availability, rating history, and recent purchases as the fallback. Research method: this is desk research, not hands-on testing. GadgetVetted first found the camera in BeatEmUps’ 518,889-view English Switch 2 accessories video, which had 12,844 likes and came from a verified 1.93-million-subscriber channel on 2026-07-29. The creator names and links the HORI Plant Camera in the description; the link resolves to B0F63XTRT8, and the product’s Piranha Plant head, flexible green neck, Warp Pipe base, Nintendo Switch 2 packaging, and official HORI specifications establish the exact-product match.

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