Matthew is a journalist in the news department at GameRant. He holds a Bachelor's degree in journalism from Kent State University and has been an avid gamer since 1985. Matthew formerly served as a ...

Dominik Bošnjak is a freelance writer from Croatia. He has been writing about games for as long as he can remember and is sure he began doing so professionally in 2010 or thereabouts. If he was forced ...

Anyone who owns a Nintendo Switch will know about Joy-Con stick drift. It’s when the Joy-Con Control Sticks stop responding correctly, or suffer from "drifting." Complaints about Joy-Con drift were so ...

The Nintendo Switch has revolutionized gaming with its hybrid console design, but like any electronic device, it can develop issues over time.

While Nintendo rushed to get the Nintendo Switch 2 out the door before tariffs, it appears the console once again suffers from the infamous “Joy-Con Drift” that plagued the controllers of its ...

A new analysis from a UK-based consumer rights group shows the likely cause of drift, and unsurprisingly, it's a design defect. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new ...

Nintendo has seen enormous success with the Switch. Gamers seem to love the plucky hybrid console in spite of a handful of vexing issues, not the least of which is Joy-Con drift. Even with multiple ...

Nintendo speaking with VideoGamesChronicle was asked about the Joy-Con analog stick drift issue with the Switch 1 and stated the Joy-Cons on the Switch 2 have been improved. "The control sticks for ...

Stick drift refers to the phenomenon where a controller’s joystick seemingly has a mind of its own. Your machine will interpret input that isn’t actually happening, often causing characters or cursors ...

Chris Littlechild (He/Him) is an Editor and Writer Trainer from the United Kingdom. He has been gaming since receiving an original Game Boy and copies of Super Mario Land and Super Mario Land 2: Six ...

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 ...