Today you can buy the Switch OLED. But another piece of news might please many players even more, as Nintendo seems to have addressed an annoying issue. This concerns the controllers of the Switch.
This is the issue at hand: You are playing on your Switch and moving, without actually wanting to? Then your console is suffering from a condition that many Switch players know. The problem is called Joycon Drift. Due to daily wear and tear, the thumbsticks break and can no longer be centered accurately in the middle.
Especially when you want to stand still to aim at an opponent or select things in a menu, this can be extremely annoying. Now Nintendo has stated that they want to have addressed the issue.
Nintendo aims to have significantly improved Joy-Cons of the Nintendo Switch
This is what Nintendo says now: In an “Ask the Developer” interview, Nintendo’s Deputy General Manager, Toru Yamashita, explains that they want to deliver the Nintendo Switch OLED with an improved version of the Joy-Cons (via siliconera.com). The new Joy-Cons are also supposed to already be included in the newer Switch models. So if you’re planning to buy a Switch in the near future, the improved joysticks will already be integrated.
Senior Executive Ko Shiota also explains that they are continuously working on improving the controllers. They primarily want to enhance durability. For this, they have examined broken Joycons from customers to better protect the new devices against wear.
As we have also always tried to improve them, we have investigated the Joy-Con controllers used by customers and continuously enhanced their wear resistance and durability.
The parts of the Joy-Con analog sticks are not something you can buy off the shelf, but are specially designed, so we have put a lot of thought into improving them. Furthermore, we have improved the reliability test itself, and we have made further changes to enhance durability and pass this new test.
(via Nintendo.com)
If you buy a Nintendo Switch OLED at launch, you can be sure that you will receive the improved versions of the Joy-Con controller. You can find out how the new console performs in our test here on MeinMMO:
Broken Joy-Cons are a persistent topic in the community
Broken Joy-Cons are among the most well-known problems of the Nintendo Switch. This has even escalated to the point where Nintendo is being sued by a law firm in Canada over the drifting of the Joy-Cons (via siliconera.com). And this is not the first case in a series of discussions. So it’s no surprise that Nintendo is revising its controllers to finally satisfy customers.
If you want to try a trick against Joy-Con drift, you can give this procedure a try, which we have explained in detail for you on MeinMMO. The trick does require some practice and skill, and in addition to a suitable screwdriver, needs a small piece of paper.
If you’re not keen on DIY and instead looking for good games for your Nintendo Switch: You can also find recommended games for the Switch here on MeinMMO: Here we present to you the best games for Nintendo Switch that you can play together, some of which are real highlights like Animal Crossing.
