After several days of not providing a direct answer about the technology used in the Switch 2’s Joy-Cons, Nintendo has finally confirmed that the new console’s controllers do not employ anti-drift Hall effect joysticks.

Nintendo of America's Nate Bihldorff confirmed as much in an interview with Nintendo Life. In an excerpt posted on Monday, Bihldorff said the new Joy-Cons have been "designed from

The original Nintendo Switch's now iconic detachable Joy-Con controllers could have attached to the console magnetically like the Switch 2 Joy-Con 2s, but the idea was shelved during development after late Nintendo President Satoru Iwata was presented with a prototype.