4mo ago

Switch 2 Joy-Con Will Not Feature Hall Effect Sticks

www.nintendolife.com

It's Official, Switch 2 Joy-Con Will Not Feature Hall Effect Sticks

One of the biggest issues that's plagued the Nintendo Switch since its launch in 2017 is stick drift. In fact, Nintendo faced several lawsuits as a result of the issue, with an ex-repair supervisor previously stating that the workload to fix drifting Joy-Con was "very stressful".

Now, while we can acknowledge that Nintendo has undoubtedly been working hard behind the scenes to mitigate the issue for the upcoming Switch 2, we're nevertheless disheartened to confirm that the Joy-Con 2's joysticks will not be Hall Effect.

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4mo ago

It's Official, Switch 2 Joy-Con Will Not Feature Hall Effect Sticks

www.nintendolife.com /news/2025/04/its-official-switch-2-joy-con-will-not-feature-hall-effect-sticks

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The fact that they dodged questions of durability and did nothing to reassure says that they're probably identical and Nintendo just enjoys the revenue it gets from people buying more joycons.
- Just FYI, getting them repaired is 100% free. It was their part of a class action lawsuit. You make a report, print out the label, ship it and wait.
  
  This doesn't hold true for every country though. So a lot of people are better off buying some third party controller or not giving any money to Nintendo at all.
  
  Can confirm I did it like 3 times before I just started installing 3rd party Hall effect switches.
They raised prices a ton, and they didn't even switch to the better sensor type that would fix such a persistent issue? Why?
- They decided to use joycons to nickel and dime their customers.
  
  same company that made a system that could always wirelessly pair with bluetooth headsets/ear buds but didn't enable that function for 4 YEARS then randomly dropped a software update activating that feature. That will always blow my mind.
- Nintendo hates their customers and fans. Or at the very least view them with disdain and contempt.
  I thought this was universally known and accepted?
- Nope, have a goofy mouse mode that will be used in exactly 4 games.
  
  The goofy mouse mode is honestly the only thing about the Switch 2 that reminds me of the old Nintendo, adding new input methods to new hardware. Even if it has limited support, it will be a very good thing for certain experiences like shooters, strategy games, Pikmin, and Mario Maker.
- Because they're a shit company
FWIW, Hall Effect isn't the only way to prevent drift, they could be using some other tech.
But they really gotta clarify what they are doing about it then.
- And also the joycon already has strong magnets inside of it that would probably intefere with hall effect sticks. It's not a silver bullet.
  
  That’s like saying earths magnetic field can mess up the sensors.
  The Hall effect sensor could be calibrated to ignore the magnets holding the joycons. They’re stationary magnets so they could literally just calculate their effect on the Hall effect sensor
  
  Joycon doesn't have magnets the switch itself does. Although when docked with the switch it probably would interfere. I have to imagine there's a way to program against that if there's a consistent magnetic source.
- The pentiometer joysticks were fine, its just manufacturers all cheaped out and produce inferior ones now. Its a win win for them, cheaper to produce and you buy more when they break! Same damn thing happened with mouse buttons.
That’s fucking stupid
- Buy more 100 joy cons
Nintendo really is the Apple of gaming.
- Maybe if Apple sued the pants off all their biggest fans...
  
  looks at the fan game and emulator makers big Nin has sued
- I'm no fan of Apple, but Nintendo is worse.
Console gaming is nuts to me, just a bottomless money pit
- Exactly, People could use all that money and just get a computer
  
  That’s what I did around 2012 and ditched consoles ever since and have no regrets. Gaming on a PC is just so much better in every fucking way
- At the time I bought my Xbox Series X, an equivalent PC cost 3 times more in my country (India). Sure, i get the pros of owning a PC. But if you're someone like me who doesn't play more than 3-4 games (and almost always story driven single player ones) in a year and already has a laptop for work/personal use, buying a PC is just dumb.
  The only people who should be buying a PC imo are
  Those who will use the powerful compute for purposes other than just gaming
  Those who buy a ton of games as games are typically cheaper on PC and they might end up spending less in the PC ecosystem despite the significant upfront costs
  People who want the best performance and have the money to spare.
  Fuck Nintendo though. I will never buy anything they sell
Nintendo filed that patent about joysticks that wouldn't get drift, like Hall Effect, but some other tech without magnets (IIRC), I was hoping we may see it in Switch 2. Seems like either it wasn't ready yet, or it was just one of the random patents companies regularly file.
- They will wait a few months and then sell the premium joycons at twice the price of regular joycons.
  
  Even that will be cheaper than buying 3 sets of JoyCon, so don't keep your hopes up.
Yeah I am done with the Mario console.
- Yeah you should switch to PS because their controller has hall effect sticks.
  Wait, no they don't either. Neither does Xbox.
  
  Do those consoles have a history of drifting sticks across all their first party controllers?
The worst thing about the switch is the pricing of their games, stick drift and the lack of frames. Glad they improved... One thing?
Not surprised, NintenDON'T is all about pure profit now. One can feel the uninspired releases stemming from the Switch/Switch 2 in terms of quality and care. The 3DS, Wii U was their last good releases.
- The Wii U doesn't get love but it sure was interesting and an upgrade beyond just resolution.
  The 3DS line was inspired. Practically a smartphone in an era where they weren't yet everywhere.
  
  The Wii U was the real Switch 1
  
  Yup you are correct! If only Nintendo got the advertising right, the Wii U would of been a lot more successful despite it being under powered. At least it was innovative with great games, features and unique technology to match! Not to mention (Free) backwards compatibility. Same goes for the 3DS!
  NintenDON'T's/ Industry (GREED) is the same reasons why Retro gaming is making a comeback!!!
- The Wii U library has some real gems that were ported to the Switch.
I think that tunnel magneto-resistance (TMR) are more favored for 3rd-party sticks. They've significant advantages over Hall Effect sensors in latency, power consumption, and, apparently, resolution. Plus, they operate on more similar electrical principles to the traditional pot-based sticks, so, they require less effort to design around.
None of the big 3 console manufacturers use hall effect sticks because they need people to buy controllers regularly to keep their business afloat.
- This is why Sega needs to come back. They had Hall effect sticks on the Saturn and Dreamcast.
  
  Maybe they’re not in the business because they used Hall effect sticks 🤔
Another reason why the emulation experience is so much better.
I bought aftermarket joy con hal effect sticks. One drift and the new one are switched out.
So much for all the "leakers" claiming otherwise.

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