Nintendo Switch 2 patent reveals interesting new feature. The Switch 2's joy-cons can be connected upside down to take ...

While there are a couple of things that intrigue me from that trailer, it’s the seemingly mouse-like capabilities of the Joy-Cons that I want to talk about; are they an indicator that a long-forgotten ...

These rails did tend to break down over time--one of several flaws of the Joy-Con alongside the common issue of joystick drift--so it is hoped that the reported magnetic attachment system provides ...

The current Switch Joy-Cons have faced myriad issues since the console’s launch, the most notorious being ‘Joy-Con drift’, something that many have speculated Nintendo will address with new analog ...

Nintendo Switch 2's new video offers a closer look at how Joy-Cons detach magnetically from the console with the press of a small button. Unlike the original Switch, the Switch 2 Joy-Cons don’t ...

We got our first look at Nintendo Switch 2 last week, after an avalanche of leaks and reports about the console's final design and functionality. And, as we expected, it was confirmed the Switch 2 ...

One aspect of the Nintendo Switch 2 that many gamers agree is a step up is its Joy-Con controllers, which connect to the main system magnetically rather than through the physical rail system seen ...

One of these happens to be the magnetic connection for the Joy-Con controllers, which replaces the physical rail system on the original system. Former Nintendo Minute hosts Kit and Krysta have ...

Until that Nintendo Direct finally rolls around, it hasn't been totally quiet on the Switch 2 news front, as it has been discovered that Nintendo has been hiding how the new Joy-Con controllers ...

As the Joy-Con moves away, you can also see a small cylinder receding back into the top part of the inside of the controller; to me, that indicates that when you push the trigger, you’re ...

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