Anyone who owns a Nintendo Switch will know about Joy-Con stick drift. It’s when the Joy-Con Control Sticks stop responding correctly, or suffer from "drifting." Complaints about Joy-Con drift were so ...

TL;DR: Nintendo Switch users have long faced Joy-Con stick drift issues, leading to lawsuits and free repairs. The upcoming Switch 2 Joy-Con will not use Hall Effect sticks, which are less prone to ...

The Nintendo Switch 2 is facing the return of the Joy-Con drift issue. Multiple new Switch 2 owners report stick drift problems straight out of the box. Fans are disappointed to see the drifting issue ...

Nintendo has confirmed that Switch 2’s Joy-Cons will not use Hall Effect thumbsticks despite all the stick drift issues Switch owners have put up with since the console launched in 2017. For years now ...

Matthew is a journalist in the news department at GameRant. He holds a Bachelor's degree in journalism from Kent State University and has been an avid gamer since 1985. Matthew formerly served as a ...

Chris Littlechild (He/Him) is an Editor and Writer Trainer from the United Kingdom. He has been gaming since receiving an original Game Boy and copies of Super Mario Land and Super Mario Land 2: Six ...

Editor's take: Let's be brutally honest here. The first-generation Switch controllers were horrible. The Joy-Cons were not comfortable to use and suffered from severe joystick drift. At least the Pro ...

The Nintendo Switch 2 is finally reaching consumers after much anticipation, and the console is better than its predecessor in multiple scenarios. However, it seems that there is a sensitive area that ...

Nintendo speaking with VideoGamesChronicle was asked about the Joy-Con analog stick drift issue with the Switch 1 and stated the Joy-Cons on the Switch 2 have been improved. "The control sticks for ...

Nintendo has seen enormous success with the Switch. Gamers seem to love the plucky hybrid console in spite of a handful of vexing issues, not the least of which is Joy-Con drift. Even with multiple ...