Nintendo confirms Switch 2 Joy-Con don’t have Hall Effect sticks

Before Nintendo’s official blowout of Switch 2, there was some speculation online about the controllers using Hall Effect sticks. Unfortunately, it turns out that these are not included.

In a recent interview, Nintendo of America’s Nate Bihldorff reiterated that “the Joy-Con 2’s controllers have been designed from the ground up.” However, he confirmed that they do not make use of Hall Effect sticks.

The hope here was that by using Hall Effect sticks, Nintendo would be able to avoid Joy-Con drift. That was a significant issue that plagued the current Switch. Over the years, many users encountered controllers in which they would register input even if the joystick was not being used. 

It’s possible that Joy-Con drift could still be eliminated (or at least addressed significantly) with the new controllers. However, again, Hall Effect sticks are not in play here.

Bihldorff also appears to be a big fan of the Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller, stating to Nintendo Life:

“So, I like both, but that Pro Controller, for some reason the first time I grabbed it, I was like, ‘this feels like a GameCube controller.’ I was a GameCube guy. Something about it felt so familiar, but the stick on that especially. I tried to spend a lot of time making sure that it was quiet. I don’t know if you tried really whacking the stick around but it really is [quiet]. I’m thinking back to my Smash Brothers days, where you just whack it. [The Switch 2 Pro Controller] is one of the quietest controllers I’ve ever played.”

We also recently heard that Nintendo has had a long-running project seeking the “pinnacle of all controllers”. We covered that news here.