The Joy-Con 2 controllers will not feature Hall effect thumbsticks
This was confirmed by a Nintendo executive in a new interview
The technology could help prevent thumbstick drift
Almost every Nintendo Switch owner is aware of the dreaded Joy-Con drift, where the thumbsticks of the controllers can register false inputs after even just light use.
It was one of the biggest complaints with the original Nintendo Switch console and, while Nintendo did begin to offer free Joy-Con repairs in both the US and UK, many were hoping that the Joy-Con 2 controllers of the Nintendo Switch 2 would feature a revised design intended to address these issues.
