Anyone who's spent a lot of time with the Nintendo Switch gaming console has either encountered or heard of one of the most common issues with the Joy-Con controllers: drift. Joy-Con drift occurs when ...

The Nintendo Switch 2 is already a huge success. Nintendo is selling more units than it can manufacture, and it's likely the high demand will hold for quite a while. The original Switch (and the ...

Joy-Con Drift has been a common complaint of the Nintendo Switch era. Over the last 8 years, users have frequently complained that the controllers are prone to “drifting,” where the game or system ...

A patent for a new Nintendo controller, published by the United States Patent Office on September 7, indicates the Super Mario developer is at least considering how to permanently shake its Joy-Con ...

If you’ve owned a Nintendo Switch, then you’ve dealt with this issue, the dreaded “Joy-Con Drift”! It’s an issue so widespread among Switch users that it sparked a class-action lawsuit against the ...

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There are many reasons to be excited about the Nintendo Switch 2, but one thing in particular has original Switch users ready to move on: Joy-Con drift. Plagued by a ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Pretty much since Nintendo first introduced controllers with joysticks, it’s had issues with drift ...

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If you've ever played a Nintendo Switch for any length of time, you may have experienced the dreaded plague of Joy-Con drift. Like a gamer spirit using your controller as its own personal Ouija board, ...

Stick drift comes for everyone, but Nintendo Switch hardware has a reputation for being particularly prone to failure. Naturally, everyone is wondering if the Nintendo Switch 2 and its new Joy-Con ...