While the Nintendo Switch has been by all accounts a smashing success, with the hybrid console arguably defining a generation in gaming, the ride has not been without its bumps. The one skeleton in the closet that keep tipping out is the hot button issue dubbed Joy-Con drift. A new study by a UK consumer group has chalked the problem up to a design flaw.
The debates and controversies around the dreaded phenomenon, wherein the analogue sticks on the Joy-Con controllers of the Switch console register movement even when not touched, have marked the otherwise universally praised lifetime of the platform. Theories about its cause have floated about, with some gamers blaming Nintendo while others insisted people experiencing it simply misused their hardware.
Now, it seems we've finally got our answer over 5 years after the Switch first hit the market, courtesy of a UK consumer group. Which? (not a question, but the name of the group, punctuation included) sought an answer for the worryingly common issue in the hardware, taking a look at the circuit board.
