{"id":42910,"date":"2025-01-17T14:58:53","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T05:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=42910"},"modified":"2025-01-17T14:58:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T05:58:57","slug":"people-are-already-poking-fun-at-nintendo-switch-2s-literal-stick-drift-in-announcement-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/people-are-already-poking-fun-at-nintendo-switch-2s-literal-stick-drift-in-announcement-video\/","title":{"rendered":"People are already poking fun at Nintendo Switch 2&#8217;s literal \u201cstick drift\u201d in announcement video\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Not one day after the official unveiling of the <strong>Nintendo Switch 2<\/strong> and people are already poking fun at <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/itpcsQQvgAQ?si=06mWHoNcAP_7uQfQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the first-look trailer<\/a>. Though the trailer\u2019s CGI did a great job of showcasing the Switch 2\u2019s features, many were drawn to the animation of the two new Joy-Cons racing each other across a black background:&nbsp;<\/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\">Players: Well, at least the Switch 2 joycons won\u2019t drift.<br><br>The Switch 2 joycons: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W7IUZY57YM\">pic.twitter.com\/W7IUZY57YM<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ben Bertoli! (@SuperBentendo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SuperBentendo\/status\/1879942854317162832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For context, many Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons are infamous for having stick drift \u2013 an issue where a controller\u2019s analog sticks detect movement even when they aren\u2019t being used. Stick drift is often caused by dust accumulation, factory defects, or simple wear and tear.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People were quick to notice that the new Joy-Cons were literally drifting in the first-look trailer and pointed this fact out humorously; posting memes that include everything from <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Obiwanjezz\/status\/1879882146992861385\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Mario Kart game running on the console<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChrisVoiceman\/status\/1879990460636361018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">music from the street racing manga and anime series Initial D<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PaulGaleNetwork\/status\/1880039538451710238\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Some took the video a little too literally<\/a> and assumed that Nintendo created a revolutionary new feature that allows the new Joy-Cons to be raced around like toy cars.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1119\" height=\"627\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1119px) 100vw, 1119px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250117-42910-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250117-42910-001.jpg 1119w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250117-42910-001-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250117-42910-001-768x430.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While many are still understandably upset with the current Nintendo Switch\u2019s Joy-Con stick drift problems, this hasn\u2019t stopped them from making jokes about the Switch 2\u2019s Joy-Cons drifting and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GrayN432\/status\/1879998742541287844\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hoping that the new controllers won\u2019t have the same problems<\/a> as their predecessors. A Nintendo Direct airing on April 2, 20025 will offer a closer look at the Nintendo Switch 2 and whether these new Joy-Cons will drift or not.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nintendo Switch 2 isn&#8217;t even out yet, but its Joy-Cons are already drifting, though not in the way you might think.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":42913,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-42910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>People are already poking fun at Nintendo Switch 2&#039;s literal \u201cstick drift\u201d in announcement video\u00a0 - AUTOMATON WEST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Nintendo Switch 2 isn&#039;t even out yet, but its Joy-Cons are already drifting, though not in the way you might think.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/people-are-already-poking-fun-at-nintendo-switch-2s-literal-stick-drift-in-announcement-video\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"People are already poking fun at Nintendo Switch 2&#039;s literal \u201cstick drift\u201d in announcement video\u00a0 - 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