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 ...

Nintendo is still actively looking into resolving the dreaded Joy-Con drift. The Nintendo hybrid console platform was a huge hit and a much-needed one at that. Nintendo had a real dud with the Wii U, ...

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 ...

The Switch Lite is suffering from exactly the same JoyCon problems that the Switch does -- except this time, they're attached to the unit. This is unacceptable. Share on Facebook (opens in a new ...

The Nintendo Switch has infamous issues when it comes to joystick drift for its Joy-Con controllers. This phenomenon records ghostly input, causing your character or camera to move around even when ...

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PCMag editors select and review products independently. If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing. Nintendo says the Switch 2's Joy-Con controllers ...

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 ...

On November 22, 2022, Nintendo of America scored a major legal victory. The company had been facing down a potential class-action lawsuit in California over a defect with the Nintendo Switch and its ...

If you are a Nintendo Switch owner, you have probably heard of the infamous Joy-Con Drift. An ongoing issue with the Joy-Con's signature controllers for Nintendo's hybrid console. Thankfully, gaming ...

Switch owners have increasingly reported "Joy-Con Drift" problems that cause unintended movements. It's no "red ring of death," but gamers are still annoyed. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) ...