The Joy-Con 2 could have shipped without release buttons This comes from an interview with Switch 2's hardware leads The original removal method could have been as primitive as simply pulling them away The Nintendo Switch 2 hardware leads have confirmed that the console's magnetic Joy-Con 2 controllers may have at one point have shipped without release buttons.

We knew that magnets were set to be a big part of the Nintendo Switch 2 experience, with the Joy-Cons connecting to the Switch 2 unit magnetically, but it seems as though other accessories will also take advantage.

While Nintendo shared a lot about the hardware for the Nintendo Switch 2 during its April 2 Nintendo Direct and subsequent Treehouse streams, the company still won’t share the exact workings of the second iteration of Joy-Con or Pro Controller directional inputs.