Today is a big day for Nintendo and fans on a reason for more than one. Not only today’s release day for Metroid Dread – the first new 2D Metroid game in almost 20 years – but also the release day for the OLED switch. With a new switch on the store shelves today, some worry about the Drift Thumbstick, the problem reported in switching excitement from the beginning of the console age. Nintendo suggested that the thumstick construction had been upgraded on time for OLED launches.
The company did it in a new interview with the General Manager of the Technology Development of KO Shiota and Deputy General Manager of Toru Technology Development Yamashita published to its website. In that interview, both Shiota or Yamashita reference thumbstick floated in the joy-con controller directly, but it was quite clear what they were talking about without such a call.
While Joy-Con did not undergo a dramatic redesign for OLED switches, Yamashita noted that Nintendo had committed continuous improvement in analog sticks specifically since the original switch launch. This repair was present in the excitement of the OLED switch, with Yamashita also suggested that Nintendo examined defective Joy-Cons sent there to find a way to increase the thumb. In addition, the company also increases the testing of the reliability of joy, which hopefully means less defective excitement that leaves the factory in the first place.
Both also relax the statements by noting that there will always be some level of wear on the thumb-con-con, with Shiota compare it to car tires. “Yes, for example, car tires worn when the car moves, because they are in constant friction with the ground to spin,” Shiota said. “So with the same premise, we ask ourselves how we can increase durability, and not only that, but how can it either operability and durability coexist? It is something we continue to handle.”
In the end, while there was no guarantee that the drift stick was completely shared, it was something Nintendo sought to solve. However, Yamashita indeed confirmed that the thumsticks in the OLED Joy-Cons are “the latest version with all repairs,” so it looks like you are looking for the thumstick that is most resistant to drift, you will find them there. OLED switches are available today with MSRP $ 349.99.