The Nintendo Switch 2 new Joy-Con controller will reportedly address one of the most critical issues of the original controllers, according to rumors circulating online.
NextHandheld, who provided the first pictures of the system, its dock, and the new Joy-Con controllers before the Nintendo Switch 2's official announcement last week, recently revealed that, from a teardown of the new controllers, it has been discovered that they will feature Hall effect sticks, which will prevent the drifting issues seen in the original version of the Switch controller. Hopefully, if this is real, this will become a trend among console manufacturers for the basic versions of their controllers, as the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con controllers are far from being the only modern controller prone to stick drifting issues.
In addition to revealing new information about the Nintendo Switch 2 controllers, the leaker also revealed that a special edition of the system is being planned for launch. This special edition will be bundled with the ninth entry of a first-party series, which is likely Mario Kart 9, the only Switch 2 game that has been shown so far, although the leaker said that this won't be the game's final name, which wouldn't be too surprising, considering many main entries in the Mario Kart series don't have a numeral.
Speaking about games coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 from third-party publishers, it seems like Microsoft will be investing heavily in the new Nintendo system. As reported in a new video by eXtas1s, besides the already-talked-about Microsoft Flight Simulator and Halo: The Master Chief Collection, the new Nintendo console will get Diablo IV, a Call of Duty game, Fallout 4, and even Starfield.
The Nintendo Switch 2 launches later this year worldwide.
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