{"id":3737,"date":"2021-10-08T16:18:33","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T07:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=3737"},"modified":"2021-10-08T16:49:55","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T07:49:55","slug":"20211008-3737","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20211008-3737\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying the Nintendo Switch OLED Model might be the surest way to get hold of Joy-Con with improved analog sticks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Publication date of the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20211008-178405\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>: 2021-10-08 11:30 (JST)<br>Translated by. Ryuki Ishii<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>On October 7, Nintendo published the \u201cAsk the Developer Vol.2, Nintendo Switch \u2013 OLED Model\u201d article in conjunction with the launch of Nintendo Switch OLED Model. The developers also talked about various improvements made to Joy-Con controllers.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A new Ask the Developer article is now available!<br><br>Ko Shiota and Toru Yamashita of the Technology Development Division share their thoughts on the development of Nintendo Switch \u2013 OLED Model.<br><br>Please check it out: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/paIBGwA05x\">https:\/\/t.co\/paIBGwA05x<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7kl6iEmBK9\">pic.twitter.com\/7kl6iEmBK9<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NintendoAmerica\/status\/1446236826495246339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>In this episode of &#8220;Ask the Developer&#8221;, Ko Shiota (General Manager) and Toru Yamashita (Deputy General Manager) of the Technology Development Division talked about the \u201cvisible changes\u201d and \u201cinvisible changes\u201d made to the Nintendo Switch OLED Model. They also mentioned some of the improvements made to the Nintendo Switch hardware over the years since its initial release in 2017. One of them being the \u201cmodel with extended battery life\u201d that came out in 2019, and the other is the improvements made to Joy-Con controllers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yamashita touched on the subject saying, \u201cJoy-Con controllers have lots of different features, so we\u2019ve been continuing to make improvements that may not always be visible. Among others, the analog-stick parts have continuously been improved since launch, and we are still working on improvements.\u201d He went on to explain that \u201cthe parts of the Joy-Con analog sticks are not something that can be bought off the shelf but are specially designed\u201d and the company intends to \u201cmake improvements by researching which combinations are less likely to wear.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yamashita explains that the reliability test itself has been improved as well, and \u201cwhen the effects of our improvements were confirmed, we promptly incorporated them into the Joy-Con controllers that are included with the console, Nintendo Switch Lite, and the ones sold individually, that were manufactured at that time.\u201d New versions of the parts are used for repairs too. Yamashita also mentions that \u201csimilar continual improvements have been made for the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller as well.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nintendo: \u201cJoy-Con drift isn\u2019t an issue, joy-con drift doesn\u2019t exist!\u201d<br><br>Joy-cons: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q5goBPV2Vq\">pic.twitter.com\/q5goBPV2Vq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u2b50\ufe0fGeebo\u2b50\ufe0f (@Turtldude23) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Turtldude23\/status\/1315317769424994304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 11, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Many users have been suffering from &#8220;Joy-Con drift&#8221; ever since the launch of Nintendo Switch. As you can see in the video above, the Joy-Con analog sticks would drift when it is not being touched. While this is not necessarily a problem unique to the Joy-Con, it has led to class action lawsuits. In some countries, Nintendo has taken steps to repair Joy-Con drift free of charge, regardless of whether it is within the warranty period or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The white Nintendo Switch OLED Model comes with white Joy-Con controllers that are not sold separately. Therefore, at the time of the announcement, there were a lot of speculations saying this might be a new and improved version. However, Nintendo came out and commented that the specifications are the same as the current model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Yamashita, the answer was given in the sense that they \u201cdidn\u2019t add new features such as new buttons.\u201d However, \u201cthe analog sticks in the Joy-Con controllers included with Nintendo Switch \u2013 OLED Model are the latest version with all the improvements.\u201d So are all the other products currently being shipped.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"630\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211008-178405-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211008-178405-001.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211008-178405-001-600x350.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211008-178405-001-380x222.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211008-178405-001-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211008-178405-001-150x88.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211008-178405-001-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211008-178405-001-696x406.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211008-178405-001-1068x623.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20211008-178405-001-720x420.jpg 720w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Users might not have noticed, but apparently, improvements have been made to Joy-Con analog sticks. It may be difficult to select and buy a Switch based on when it was manufactured, but the Nintendo Switch OLED Model comes with the latest version of Joy-Con for sure. So that might be a good reason to pick the OLED Model instead of the others. Now that the OLED Model is out, user analysis and reviews regarding the state of Joy-Con will surely come out in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo Switch Joy-Con analog-sticks have been improved since launch. 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