The Nintendo Switch found itself at the center of technical issues throughout its lifespan, thanks to its Joy-Con controllers. Referred to as Joy-Con drift, it led to lawsuits, forcing Nintendo to have a dedicated repair center for the controllers where they would fix them for free. Since the Switch's launch, there has been the advent of the hall effect style joystick, which aren't prone to drifting. Third-party retailers have released a multitude of these drift-resistant gamepads, and with the imminent launch of the Switch 2, some wondered if Nintendo would also adopt the hall effect sticks for the Joy-Con 2.
However, in an interview between Nintendo of America and media outlet NintendoLife, NoA's vice-president of product development Nate Bihldorff confirmed that the Joy-Con 2 will not have hall effect sticks.
NintendoLife: Let's jump off the sensitivity stuff then and talk about the stick of the Switch 2 Joy-Con because it feels so different to the original Switch's analog stick. So is it a Hall Effect stick? Were you inspired by the Hall Effect stick?
NoA: Well, the Joy-Con 2's controllers have been designed from the ground up. They're not Hall Effect sticks, but they feel really good. Did you experience both the Joy-Con and the Pro Controller?
Bihldorff explained that the Switch 2's new Pro Controller will be very quiet in terms of stick clack. In direct response to questions about stick drift, he stated, "Really, every time we put out a new hardware, whether it's a new system or an accessory, [Nintendo is] designing from the ground up to be the best possible experience for our consumers, whether it's the immediate effect of the Joy-Cons that you're playing, how they're interacting with the game, or durability. They take it and rebuild it so that we can give the best possible experience."
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