By remapping the SL and SR buttons, I was able to sync my faulty Joy-Con without having to buy a new one or replace the button board. It meant that we could all play Mario Kart as a family again.

Once again confirming what many original Switch owners feared, iFixit’s teardown of the Switch 2’s Joy-Cons reveals a familiar joystick design that uses a resistive material that could lead to ...

Rumors emerging around Christmas last year suggested that Joy-Con 2 would implement the Hall effect to deal with the joystick-drift problems plaguing the original units.

At least one early adopter has now stripped their Joy-Con 2's down to the bone to see what's really going on. "I took one of the Joy-Con 2's apart and the markings seem to point to them being Alps ...

Nintendo of America says the Joy-Cons have been redesigned, but not with anti-drift Hall effect sensors. Nintendo of America says the Joy-Cons have been redesigned, but not with anti-drift ...

We’re still months away from the full Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, but one of its biggest mysteries was just solved. A patent published on Thursday (via Wario64) shows the full scope of what the ...

No, Nintendo is not using Hall Effect sticks in the new Switch 2 Joy-Con. Yes, however, Nintendo has changed the joystick technology. Presumably, at least in part, so the stick drift isn’t an ...

A patent filed by Nintendo has strengthened rumors that Nintendo Switch 2’s Joy-Con controllers will include mouse functionality. The patent was filed Aug. 1, 2023, but was published Thursday ...

The company also pulled the lid off a mysterious Joy-Con feature. The rumors were right. They can double as mouse-like controllers. One Joy-Con can be used as a traditional controller, ...