Switch 2 hopefully won’t have the same problem. The system will reportedly utilize Hall-effect sticks, a technology rarely ...

Nintendo had the idea of using magnets to attach Joy-Cons to the original Switch, but couldn't get it to work.

F our Nintendo patents were made public Thursday, offering eager onlookers a detailed peek into the inner workings of the ...

Nintendo's Switch 2 has finally been revealed and it seems some of the features of this successor system have been years in the making. One of these happens to be the magnetic connection for the ...

After opening up a no-name USB switch, [Meseta] discovered that the switching is done with simple relays and switches. A hugely overpowered Forebrain ARM dev board was used to pull each switch low ...

Nintendo Switch 2's magnetic Joy-Cons were first planned for the original Switch, but they continuously fell out during use in tablet mode. The magnets have now been improved for use with the ...

Leaked renders had previously shown these designs quite some time before Nintendo's announcement, including the new snap-on magnetic JoyCon controllers and the peek-over design of the Switch 2's dock.

Thursday's teaser trailer for the Switch 2 made it abundantly clear that ... the total width of the Joy-Cons (with the extended magnetic "rail") as seen in other frames from the trailer.

And, as we expected, it was confirmed the Switch 2 will boast magnetic Joy-Cons, a change from its predecessor's mechanical rail locking system. However, while this feature will be new to us as a ...