As Switch OLED launches, Nintendo talks improved Joy-Con thumbsticks

Today is a big day for Nintendo and its fans for more reasons than one. Not only is today release day for Metroid Dread – the first new 2D Metroid game in nearly 20 years – but it’s also release day for the Switch OLED. With a new Switch on store shelves today, some are worried about thumbstick drift, a problem reported in Switch Joy-Cons from early on in the console’s lifespan. Nintendo suggests that thumbstick construction has been improved just in time for the Switch OLED launch.

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