The Nintendo Switch found itself at the center of technical issues throughout its lifespan, thanks to its Joy-Con controllers. Referred to as Joy-Con drift, it led to lawsuits, forcing Nintendo to have a dedicated repair center for the controllers where they would fix them for free. Since the Switch's launch, there has been the advent of the hall effect style joystick, which aren't prone to drifting. Third-party retailers have released a multitude of these drift-resistant gamepads, and with the imminent launch of the Switch 2, some wondered if Nintendo would also adopt the hall effect sticks for the Joy-Con 2.

However, in an interview between Nintendo of America and media outlet NintendoLife, NoA's vice-president of product development Nate Bihldorff confirmed that the Joy-Con 2 will not have hall effect sticks.

NintendoLife: Let's jump off the sensitivity stuff then and talk about the stick of the Switch 2 Joy-Con because it feels so different to the original Switch's analog stick. So is it a Hall Effect stick? Were you inspired by the Hall Effect stick?

NoA: Well, the Joy-Con 2's controllers have been designed from the ground up. They're not Hall Effect sticks, but they feel really good. Did you experience both the Joy-Con and the Pro Controller?

Bihldorff explained that the Switch 2's new Pro Controller will be very quiet in terms of stick clack. In direct response to questions about stick drift, he stated, "Really, every time we put out a new hardware, whether it's a new system or an accessory, [Nintendo is] designing from the ground up to be the best possible experience for our consumers, whether it's the immediate effect of the Joy-Cons that you're playing, how they're interacting with the game, or durability. They take it and rebuild it so that we can give the best possible experience."

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[MysticStarlight]

Disappointing. Another generation where I will actively avoid Joy Cons it seems.

 

[kuro0628neko]

And yet, most of you are still going to buy it. I am absolutely not wasting my hard-earned cash on this trash. Vote with your wallets unless you're an accelerationist and you want to see the world burn.

 

[Ericzander]

Why would it need Hall Effect sticks? Nintendo already assured me that the Switch didn't have stick drift issues and that it's probably all in my head.

 

[ComingInHotPink]

So is it going to be 2 Switch 2 Drift or Switch 2: Tokyo Drift?

 

[ShadowOne333]

Hopefully they can now be sued properly for faulty Joycon drifts.

 

[Oliver-Hoschi]

Sure it is has no hall effect, this tech is way to advanced for nintendo.
Expect them on Switch 3.
I mean look at the specs of the switch 2. The internal storage amount is so 2021?

 

[The Catboy]

The Switch U really gunning to be a disappointment

 

[Bladexdsl]

i didn't hear a NO! these are over $100 brand new here i predict (and they have all came true so far) it's going to be a very expensive ride for switch U owners in replacement costs but i sure as hell won't be one of them

 

[slaphappygamer]

They take it and rebuild it so that we can give the best possible experience

Refurbishment

 

[Fugelmir]

They should have just included hall effect analogs but put them behind a paywall that also removed drift. They're leaving money on the table again.

 

[MichiS97]

I'm not an expert when it comes to the mechanics of a joystick (and I'm sure most of you aren't, either), but this hall effect stick hype seems a bit like snake oil and holy water to me. Aren't the original JoyCons the only controllers, where stick drift was such a large scale issue?

Yes, I know, other controllers may have issues with drifting, too, but not in a large-scale-class-action-lawsuit kind of way.

Basically what I'm trying to say is, not all "regular" joysticks have those drifting issues and also hall effect stickboxes aren't a guarantee that you will never have drifting.

 

[Naster]

Didn't had any issues with my Day One Joy-cons in 8 years.

 

[Kioku]

I'm not an expert when it comes to the mechanics of a joystick (and I'm sure most of you aren't, either), but this hall effect stick hype seems a bit like snake oil and holy water to me. Aren't the original JoyCons the only controllers, where stick drift was such a large scale issue?

Yes, I know, other controllers may have issues with drifting, too, but not in a large-scale-class-action-lawsuit kind of way.

Basically what I'm trying to say is, not all "regular" joysticks have those drifting issues and also hall effect stickboxes aren't a guarantee that you will never have drifting.

No. It’s not entirely snake oil, but not the end-all be-all for drift fixes. Also, other controllers are prone to it, and not on a small scale either.

 

[Chocoburger]

Saturn and Dreamcast had hall effect analog sticks.
Sega does what Nintendon't.

Nintendo has seen how much profit they make off forcing us to buy more JoyCons and Pro controllers. Their whole goal is to ream as many people as possible, for as much as possible, for as long as possible, why stop now?

 

[isoboy]

Didn't had any issues with my Day One Joy-cons in 8 years.

Hard to believe but I can see it. My original dualshock 4 lasted me 10 years.

 

[GengarsGhostlyGiggles]

cmon man they are 90 bucks aren't they, put hall effect sticks in already.
nintendo is reaching EA levels of greed

 

[AmandaRose]

Does nobody here remember the fact Nintendo patented there own version of hall effect sticks. This is more than likely what Nintendo are using for the Switch 2.

https://mynintendonews.com/2023/09/12/nintendo-patents-smart-fluid-joystick-to-combat-stick-drift/

 

[Jayro]

Joke's on you, we already heard they were.

 

[Something whatever]

yeah...really not giving a shit about the Switch 2 the more I keep hearing about it..

They keep moving 1 foot foreword then like they take 20 steps back https://x.com/NinEverything/status/1909246172037837237