The Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Cons use magnets to connect to the console, but has the company learned any lessons from its previous devices?

Anyone who owns a Nintendo Switch will know about Joy-Con stick drift ... Also, they glide very smoothly, so we've taken to calling them ‘smooth-gliding sticks.’ (Laughs)” Sasaki added ...

Until that Nintendo Direct finally rolls around, it hasn't been totally quiet on the Switch 2 news front, as it has been discovered that Nintendo has been hiding how the new Joy-Con controllers ...

The Joy-Con 2 could have shipped without release buttons ... "And then we discussed, 'Well, wouldn’t the kids pull it apart?' So my first request was, 'Please use a strong magnet.' ...

The latest bit of news isn't a significant new feature, but one I think Nintendo fans will appreciate, given it will let you personalize your Joy-Con 2's. For the Switch 2, Nintendo has made it so ...

That feature is being carried over to the Switch 2, but as demonstrated in the Nintendo Today app, the new Joy-Cons now vibrate and make a pulsing beep sound, potentially making them much easier ...

The new system will have remodeled Joy-Con controllers ... hook that sets it apart from the current hardware, and this would seem to be just that. An image from the Joy-Con patent can be found ...

Ian Walker loves exploring niche communities and researching the development of classic video games. A short, repeating video from Nintendo’s official Switch 2 website includes one small detail ...

A diagram included in the patent shows somebody holding the Joy-Con and appearing to use it as a mouse. Another diagram shows a hand holding the Joy-Con upright with the pointer finger on the ZR t ...

The rear of the Joy-Con is also crammed with regulatory markings, which would suggest that this is part of a finalized retail console rather than a prototype. Presumably these photos were taken in ...