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The Nintendo Switch 2 makes some brilliant technological advancements over its predecessor, but there are a few areas where it falters. Firstly, the new screen is good, but not as good as an OLED panel—or AMOLED—and the new magnetic Joy-Con still suffer from the same stick drift issues that plagued the last generation.
While Nintendo hasn’t set out to fix its historic stick drift problem, third-party manufacturers are. Days after the release of the new console, accessory makers have already revealed plans to bring drift-free magnetic sticks to the handheld.
Better Nintendo Switch 2 analogue sticks are in the works
Responding to an iFixit post regarding stick drift on the Nintendo Switch 2, accessory maker GuliKit revealed plans to bring its “patented drift free magnetic joystick” technology to the handheld in the coming months.
“Yes, [there’s] still stick drift issue sooner or later somehow,” the accessory makers said on social media. “We are working hard on the magnetic joystick replacement. Stay tuned!”
As many have pointed out, putting magnetic Hall Effect-style sticks into the Nintendo Switch 2 joy-con controllers may not be as easy as it was on the prior handheld. Due to the fact that the new device already has strong magnets close to the analogue stick to connect to the console chassis, there might be unforeseen issues when simply replacing the sticks.
However, TMR-style joysticks—which stands for tunnelling magnetoresistance—could prove to be a great addition to the console. These sticks are more accurate, lower power, and the magnets within them shouldn’t be skewered by the other magnets in the joy-con controllers.
We’ve already seen evidence of stick drift in launch day units for the new Nintendo handheld with some units suffering from horrific drift out of the box. While some failure rate is expected on any console’s launch, the return of the dreaded stick drift issues are really unfortunate.
For more Nintendo Switch 2 coverage, read about how Black Ops 7 is skipping the new device but CoD is still planned to arrive in the future. Additionally, read about how Nintendo and Samsung have partnered to produce 20 million consoles by the end of March 2026.
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