While Nintendo rushed to get the Nintendo Switch 2 out the door before tariffs, it appears the console once again suffers from the infamous “Joy-Con Drift” that plagued the controllers of its ...

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 ...

Nintendo says the Switch 2 Joy-Cons were rebuilt from the ground up, but early hardware breakdowns suggest they're quite similar to the originals under the hood, and comparably prone to the analog ...

Long before the Nintendo Switch 2 was officially revealed, leaks and rumors suggested that the new console's Joy-Con controllers would attach to the system magnetically, but it turns out that this is ...

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 ...

Stick drift comes for everyone, but Nintendo Switch hardware has a reputation for being particularly prone to failure. Naturally, everyone is wondering if the Nintendo Switch 2 and its new Joy-Con ...

Jo Craig (they/them) is a writer on Game Rant from Scotland and has been in the industry for nearly a decade dissecting comic book movie trailers for hours and diving headfirst into horror. They still ...

These games rely on the Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons to run. If you connect original Switch Joy-Cons to your Switch 2, you'll be able to play them - but please note that if you don't own a Nintendo Switch ...

Magnets, mouse control, and a GameChat button, oh my. Magnets, mouse control, and a GameChat button, oh my. is a former weekend editor who covered tech and entertainment. He has written news, ...

Looking to use your original Joy-Cons? You’re in luck. Last month was a big one for Nintendo. We knew well in advance at the start of this year that April would be the month Nintendo fully pulled back ...