So if you look at the actual design of the switch 2, the parts where the joycons go in are indented. This means that you cannot physically remove the joycons in the way that these people are afraid of because the frame of the switch would be in the way. In fact, the only direction where there is nothing blocking the joycons is directly out, which is the intended way to remove them. In other words, twitter is stupid.
This. Every shot has shown that the new joycons connect and disconnect at an angle. My guess is the lower indents slot in and secure down the bottom, and the top may have some sort of magnet-assisted latch to keep it in place.
Plus the actual designs of the joycons fill in that indent, meaning that the connector bit will be snugly packed inside the joycon and not loose. The main problem that will likely occur is that the connector might get dirty after a prolonged period of time, but it’d be easy to clean because it’s all out in the open.
I still remember the first time putting those joycons into my Zelda Oled switch 🤤 Even my V1 switch no drift nothing, you get drift only if you live in a dirty/dusty environment as the seal wasn't that good to prevent the dust entering the joycon Can't wait to pick up a switch 2. I do also have most other handhelds including a steam deck, but I do think the 3DS platform is still better because of how unique it was I really wish we get another 3DS platform one day
or stress testing it in ways that wouldn't normally happen. considering it's carrying over the Hybrid functionality of handheld/game consoles. there's bound to be Scenarios where's it's "impossible" to be in.
@@Ominous_bCan't get over the fact that you thought this was a "Checkmate" moment for you. Nobody cares about a youtube comment's originality as much as you.
From an engineering standpoint, no, it shouldn’t break if you don’t try to purposely break it. It will be designed to not break like a flimsy piece of plastic
@@danielwolf6477unless you are a stupid child or you put your switch 2 in the hands of a stupid child why does it matter? Stupid children will find any way to break anything.
@@danielwolf6477Children can break anything though, they shouldn't be the standard of durability Yes, a lot of children will have a Switch 2. A lot of children will break their Switch 2. The same thing happened with the Switch 1, and every other piece of tech that was even remotely targeted towards kids. My friend's brother broke his Wii U about a decade ago. I broke my 3DS as a kid - it fell out of my pocket and hit the ground, that was the end. I saw a kid once rage at Smash Bros and beat his Joy Con against a table. These things happen, and the kid no longer has a Switch 2/controller/whatever, and the parent uses it as a teaching moment so the kid learns to be more careful (or they just pay for a repair without making the kid earn it in some way, whichever).
It was to stop young kids from eating them actually Adults were intentionally licking them when they found out they were bitter, and that's not a problem because it isn't unsafe
the port cant even snap because its in a concave surface so the sides would have to be completely opened up for the port to snap if the joycons were moved around too much
@the_redguy-m1g There is a release button at the back for the joycons so its probably held in place mehanically as well, meaning it wont just snap out.
I'm pretty sure Nintendo has thought of that and made sure it's stable but we'll only see when it comes out. My main concern is if it'll have joy con drift...
@ I also had 3 switches in my time and not one of them has drifted ever However I do think the game card reader should be changed because on my third switch it broke
@@why_tho_ I like how you answered your own dumb question with a probably wrong answer. Hall effect is not the only option for no stick drift, your brain just doesn't have space for more than one.
Engineeringly-speaking, if the joycon rail is the exact shape of the hole in the tablet, the shape alone will have resistance from the inside, thereby protecting the connector. It's going to be virtually impossible to break with human force.
This was the part of the presentation that got me the most excited. I’ve had a launch switch where the railing was damaged from years of use. For some reason in handheld mode, the left joycon would randomly become disconnected and pause everything to let me know that I needed both controllers. This one looks so much easier to use and I don’t see the same issue happening.
I mean, people is right to be suspicious, the first Switch had a LOT of problems related to Joycons, but yeah the cinection to the console looks like is gonna have to type of connection that makes impossible to do that kind of movement in accident.
0:48 Counterpoint, I have a faulty r button on my ds, 3ds, and switch joycons. They can all still click, but only 50% of the time and if I press them in a specific spot. Plus I've had problems with joycon drift, dusty connectors, a gamecube controller that lasted me a month, and even my pro controller straight up dying despite replacing the battery. However even though I have a bad history with nintendo controllers, I think it would be pretty hard to snap those connectors.
holy crap that is the worst luck imaginable. I hope that one day you actually have good luck because wow. if i were in your shoes i would legitimately crash out
Exactly, who in there right mind will just snap or forcefully break a new £400 or whatever switch? I dont think it will be weak but as long as ur treating it finely then ur clm
"Nintendo always makes long lasting consoles" Ok, im going to hand you 2 joycons, im going to grab a pro controller, and then we're going to play super smash bros, and you cant complain about your stick drift
From the design of the new switch, it looks like all the plastic of the blue area of the connector would seem to be unable to bend unless you chipped off a huge chunk, the problem I can see is that the connecters between the joycons and the switch could get dirt or dust that would mess up the connection, but it would only need a quick blow or clean, not something very bad but could be slightly annoying
the drift problem prolly doesn’t happen during lab testing. Most drifting issue happens after quite a long usage. That’s why i see the new design got the analog covered.
@@sorae42 that would be a fair point if it weren't for the fact hat joycon drift was such a universally large issue that people tried to sue Nintendo over because of how common of an issue it was, hopefully that issue is resolved with the new switch
Just putting it out there: the joy cons have indents on the frame, making it difficult to just pull them out by accident, they also have 2 magnets to make it harder.
I'm surprised everybody is super hung up on this connector when you slam your switch onto the poor USB C connector in the dock constantly and I've never seen one break.
Fr, they could've just used pogo pins which would make it far easier for people to attach the joycon to the console and makes a lot of sense with it being magnetic
The controllers literally don't just slot in with that connector, but literally the entire side of the joycon slots in the glaringly obvious cutout gap, that the connector is in on the side of the switch, so it would literally be almost impossible to snap the connector unless you somehow broke the side frame of the switch itself.
Same, the only damage i have is too my screen protector and the stickers on the back, my joycons got a little fucked up when i was spamming the trigger to play a game, but thats my fault and not Nintendo’s.
I’m actually happy that they’re magnetic. My Switch OLED has the Joy-Cons suddenly disconnecting in handheld mode and I have to slide them on/off the console. They also slide off easily. I’m glad these new ones are magnetic.
It is basically an oversized usb-c, the connector is inside of the socket, not protruding out of it, meaning that if you wanted to break it, the frame of the device will stop you from doing so.
Yup. He completly skip the joycon drift issue to not bring attention to Nintendo failures that makes people worried about something that tend to breaks on every other devices...
They already fix that with all the new joycons, i have the smash bundle switch (2023), beat the sh1t out of them everyday and habe a total of zero (0) joycon drift
1. In the words of runicex2310 (Somewhere else in this comment section): "Part of the lawsuit revealed their testing method and it was more then adequate for normal sized and weighted potentiometer joysticks. These are the ones almost all controllers use because they are cheap and we aren't really at a point where a game controller needs to use Hall Effect which is what the switch 2 seems to have. Potentiometer have always had the drift issue ask any gamestop employees about the Xbox/PS controllers they use to get in. What had happen is that Nintendo didn't account that making them smaller and light would exacerbate the issue, as part of the problem with potentiometer beyond how they work is how people are rough with them without realizing they are and breaking them faster and the other part is that it might compromise the integrity of them. How this got pass them I can only guess that since outside of specialized controllers, like for those with disabilities, it was relatively uncharted territory to use such small joysticks for them." 2. They made the cartridges bitter to stop kid from eating them. Those guys think of everything. 3. They legit almost got SUED because of controller drift. They only fought back against the lawsuit to save money (Not saying that's not an L, Xbox had bigger balls), but I feel like they're at LEAST gonna take it into consideration.
@@Shatzlec Yeah, I don't believe that. You just got lucky. I see tons of people giving examples of them still having issues as recently as last month. I stopped buying joycons in 2020 and exclusively use the pro controller unless absolutely necessary. If Nintendo actually fixed the issue, they should have said so. Otherwise, I'm going to assume nothing was addressed.
0:16 I think It's not the Joycons which will break it, I am more thinking around the foreign objects which have the potential to do it, let's see how sturdy they really are in the final release.
"Long lasting consoles" Took less than a year for joycon drift to claim both of my controllers. I have not kept up with the drift saga as of late so I do not know if the probem has been fixed, but I at least know it was not fixed for years on end
another thing I think is that since it uses magnets, as you're trying to put the joycon in place it'll snap and auto align itself BEFORE you even touch the connector on the side, so unless you reach in there yourself you cant physically misalign the port and the plug to scratch or damage it.
The switch even to this day is an engineering marvel back in 2017 itself, back then still most mobile phones used micro usb only in 2019 they got adapted into most android phones Back then the joy cons, the docking system was so revolutionary but no one gives them the credit Even now people calling it a fail point I seriously doubt it, I have a switch oled and when I tried it put it in the wrong you can tell it's wrong because of how much force you have to apply, some people still brute forced it and got it jammed, this is the reason they are switching to a connector type as they forgot about just how dumb some people can be (+ content farmers who pretend they did it by "mistake")
I am a car engineer and yes this could break easily but like you said Nintendo has definitely done many stress tests to make sure it does not break. I still use my Gameboy from 30 years ago, so I put my trust in Nintendo.
@@vibaj16 Yes that is why I personally think it wont break. The joy cons wont have any wiggle room to move and snap the connector plus the magnets will keep it in place.
"that doesn't mean my L and R buttons aren't working anymore" actually, my original 3DS has a broken R button. It doesn't work unless you put a TON of pressure on it. way more than L. It's possible that something just got stuck in there and it would be fine if it was disassembled and cleaned, but still. but yeah, everything else nintendo that I have still works flawlessly.
If you don't hear any noise from pressing it or shaking it around, chances are that the contact point is indeed simply dirty. The same thing happened to my NES controllers. I thought they were starting to fail after 30 years of use, but nope, just dirty. They now feel just as good as they did in the '90s.
It's not like they have experts designing it but they did launch the 1st one with many many defects. The stand was flimsy, the sliding made the firmness wear down etc
It might BE fine to lift the switch 2 from just a joycon without it snapping of or letting go. But i don't think I'll ever FEEL fine trusting that magnet
When I first saw the pins, I was so excited! Later, I also saw some people saying it'll fail. And I was like "No, I don't really think it will". The pins are fully inside the gaps for the controllers for one, as far as I can tell they aren't sticking outside of the gap even a bit. For that reason alone, it's likely gonna be fine I think.
Yeah I really don’t thing it will be a problem either. And the most common thing people say is “oh, kids will break it” and I’m like, maybe don’t give a switch too your kids if you think they’ll try to snap it in half? But idk maybe I’m crazy
i think the main reason is because its marketed to kids and as you know kids tend to be ...destructive. So i would hope the engineers thought about that.
I imagine snapping those will be as hard as trying to snap the same kind of sticking out part in your usb c port. Basically impossible with regular use, and really hard for a dummy to do.
1. In the words of runicex2310 (Somewhere else in this comment section): "Part of the lawsuit revealed their testing method and it was more then adequate for normal sized and weighted potentiometer joysticks. These are the ones almost all controllers use because they are cheap and we aren't really at a point where a game controller needs to use Hall Effect which is what the switch 2 seems to have. Potentiometer have always had the drift issue ask any gamestop employees about the Xbox/PS controllers they use to get in. What had happen is that Nintendo didn't account that making them smaller and light would exacerbate the issue, as part of the problem with potentiometer beyond how they work is how people are rough with them without realizing they are and breaking them faster and the other part is that it might compromise the integrity of them. How this got pass them I can only guess that since outside of specialized controllers, like for those with disabilities, it was relatively uncharted territory to use such small joysticks for them." 2. They made the cartridges bitter to stop kid from eating them. Those guys think of everything. 3. They legit almost got SUED because of controller drift. They only fought back against the lawsuit to save money (Not saying that's not an L, Xbox had bigger balls), but I feel like they're at LEAST gonna take it into consideration.
“Nintendo makes well aging consoles” tell that to my thumbpad on my 3DS that has no friction. Or the one I had before where it wasn’t working at all and had stick drift. Or Switch 1’s stick drift. Etc.
I am pretty sure that Nintendo made these magnets durable to anything on the Switch 2 and another thing about long lasting Nintendo systems is that I still have a Gamecube, Wii U, and 3DS and those still work after all these years of sitting around.
Nintendo switch joycons looked like they wanted to snap in half from the console at any second, turns out they never did, even when someone randomly took a seat on my switch while it was on a chair or couch
i think most people are thinking about the plug on the S2 like how they think about phone chargers, which have about 2 years in them before they start to wear, so it MIGHT be an issue long term, but i dont think itll snap or crack (mainly due to the lip that slides over the edge of the joycon stopping you from exerting any sideways force on the plug)
I think nobody realizes that this thing has a release trigger, just like the original joycons. It is shown in the back of the thing in the trailer. The magnets are gonna be strong enough for normal gameplay, and the controller will loosen when the trigger is pressed.
Thank you for saying this, your influence is crucial on the opinion of the internet on this topic. Even when it turned out to be untrue, the echo chamber would make people believe it is true until months after the console launched.
Well, now that Nintendo is suddenly back in the internet's "good graces," the only thing left is to see how well the Switch 2 performs in person once it releases. Joy-Cons and all.
Hopefully it is indeed an improvement, the problem were the controllers on switch 1, not just the drift but the locking mechanism wore out within a year for me.
I also remember the people saying that the switch would slide from the joycons and smash on the ground, a thing that was never reported happening to anyone, they just enjoy doomposting
I had a feeling with the animations snapping it together that it may be magnetic to some degree, but they can't be that powerful. Because if they were, you'd run the risk of a kid getting their finger pinched during reattachment. Like if it has magnets at all, it's just a small backup measure for the ultrathin connector piece. The only other possible thing I saw was that they had a plus or minus near the top of each side that might be an extra securing feature, but is most likely just to let you know which side the joycons (if they'll still be called that) go on.
"Don't you think Nintendo thought of this". Dude, don't even get us started because the rails, loose connectors, stick drift, kick stand and other Nintendo products says otherwise.
It's not only the connector, the whole side will be supported by the joycon, see it more like a box fitting in another box, it's way stronger than switch 1 sliding joycon which kinda wobbles
I think that connector would be like the ds/3ds hinges or L and R buttons or the switch's rails. in the sense that they would only break if you don't take care of the console
So if you look at the actual design of the switch 2, the parts where the joycons go in are indented. This means that you cannot physically remove the joycons in the way that these people are afraid of because the frame of the switch would be in the way. In fact, the only direction where there is nothing blocking the joycons is directly out, which is the intended way to remove them. In other words, twitter is stupid.
This. Every shot has shown that the new joycons connect and disconnect at an angle. My guess is the lower indents slot in and secure down the bottom, and the top may have some sort of magnet-assisted latch to keep it in place.
Yeah man it’s twitter 💀
Plus the actual designs of the joycons fill in that indent, meaning that the connector bit will be snugly packed inside the joycon and not loose. The main problem that will likely occur is that the connector might get dirty after a prolonged period of time, but it’d be easy to clean because it’s all out in the open.
Yeah like I noticed there is a grove that won’t allow that.
as if we didn't know twitter was stupid
Genuinely can’t wait to snap those joy-cons in for the first time
Probably the last
I still remember the first time putting those joycons into my Zelda Oled switch 🤤
Even my V1 switch no drift nothing, you get drift only if you live in a dirty/dusty environment as the seal wasn't that good to prevent the dust entering the joycon
Can't wait to pick up a switch 2. I do also have most other handhelds including a steam deck, but I do think the 3DS platform is still better because of how unique it was
I really wish we get another 3DS platform one day
I can already tell snapping the joy cons from the sides is gonna be so satisfying!
Snap is the right word when they break
@@DeityLink69 gonna spend like 2 minutes playing and 1 hour placing and removing the joycons
People will say "The switch 2 has a MAJOR FLAW" and it's just them smashing it over a rock.
or stress testing it in ways that wouldn't normally happen. considering it's carrying over the Hybrid functionality of handheld/game consoles. there's bound to be Scenarios where's it's "impossible" to be in.
Hi, Ness!
Anything for those internet points I guess?
--Also ness please use PSI magnet on me, I need a good time--
@RandomAnimeGamer yo wtf
@ I mean hey gotta take my shots right?
I still cant get over the fact that they dropped this on a random ass Thursday , no big announcement and straight to the point . Classic Nintendo move
Can’t get over the fact you just stole this comment from the original teaser
Good old Nintendo😊
Looks like Kendrick and Nintendo got something in common
@@Ominous_bCan't get over the fact that you thought this was a "Checkmate" moment for you. Nobody cares about a youtube comment's originality as much as you.
Switch 2 was being sold on the chinese black market
They cobbled together this trailer in like a single day
From an engineering standpoint, no, it shouldn’t break if you don’t try to purposely break it. It will be designed to not break like a flimsy piece of plastic
I think you are underestimating children!!! :D
@@ethangamer5799 I hope that's true
@@danielwolf6477unless you are a stupid child or you put your switch 2 in the hands of a stupid child why does it matter? Stupid children will find any way to break anything.
@@danielwolf6477Children can break anything though, they shouldn't be the standard of durability
Yes, a lot of children will have a Switch 2. A lot of children will break their Switch 2. The same thing happened with the Switch 1, and every other piece of tech that was even remotely targeted towards kids. My friend's brother broke his Wii U about a decade ago. I broke my 3DS as a kid - it fell out of my pocket and hit the ground, that was the end. I saw a kid once rage at Smash Bros and beat his Joy Con against a table. These things happen, and the kid no longer has a Switch 2/controller/whatever, and the parent uses it as a teaching moment so the kid learns to be more careful (or they just pay for a repair without making the kid earn it in some way, whichever).
@@danielwolf6477he said purposely
The internet always suddenly become experts on things they hate
“Become experts” a majority of twitter users are all dumb
wish i could save comments
@@Jisoo-codedask genie
@@Jisoo-codedJust screenshot it.
If Nintendo thought of everything why do their $80 controllers start to drift after 3 months?
they literally gave the game cartridges a bittter taste to stop kids from eating them.
they think of everything.
It was to stop young kids from eating them actually
Adults were intentionally licking them when they found out they were bitter, and that's not a problem because it isn't unsafe
@sparky6757 that actually makes a lot more sense lol
except a controller that functions
@@tenokats What did your comment say before he corrected you?
@@RonPaul42069 i said it was to stop people from licking cartridges
Twitter never fails to fail
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FR, people need to chill and relax over there.
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Twitter always snatching failure from jaws of failure. Gotta love the consistency.
Its as if Nintendo isn't a billion dollar company that can hire actual engineers to think about this
the port cant even snap because its in a concave surface so the sides would have to be completely opened up for the port to snap if the joycons were moved around too much
the fact that some roblox kid is smarter than half of twitter (no offense)
This man is smarter than pretty much all of twitter
@@DayWreck66 FR tho 😂💀
yeah…we’ll definitely be fine…
…the magnet’s gonna be sturdy enough, right?
Most likely will be.
maybe if you hold with one hand at an angle the thingy will snap
@the_redguy-m1g There is a release button at the back for the joycons so its probably held in place mehanically as well, meaning it wont just snap out.
I'm pretty sure that the sl and sr buttons are metal,allowing the joy cons to have a stronger connection.
Won't be like neodymium like one.
I'm pretty sure Nintendo has thought of that and made sure it's stable but we'll only see when it comes out. My main concern is if it'll have joy con drift...
Is it hall effect? No? Then it'll definitely have drift.
@@why_tho_ the leaks say it's hall effect
the same leaks confirmed everything seen in the trailer
@ I also had 3 switches in my time and not one of them has drifted ever
However I do think the game card reader should be changed because on my third switch it broke
@TheAlienHasArrived May just be per user cuz I’ve had 2 switches and they both got joy cons that started to drift.
@@why_tho_ I like how you answered your own dumb question with a probably wrong answer. Hall effect is not the only option for no stick drift, your brain just doesn't have space for more than one.
Engineeringly-speaking, if the joycon rail is the exact shape of the hole in the tablet, the shape alone will have resistance from the inside, thereby protecting the connector. It's going to be virtually impossible to break with human force.
Well.... Not impossible to break. But definitely sturdier than the complaints are making it out to be.
Yup, as long as the connector is inside the hole it will be very hard to break it but not impossible because people will find other ways to break it.
This was the part of the presentation that got me the most excited. I’ve had a launch switch where the railing was damaged from years of use. For some reason in handheld mode, the left joycon would randomly become disconnected and pause everything to let me know that I needed both controllers. This one looks so much easier to use and I don’t see the same issue happening.
some people hate this because it’s new. bet in 10 years it would be called nostalgic and “the best nintendo console ever”
I've seen this happen often with so many things lmao
@@avonireBut not with the Wii U.
@@menartd2618 the wii u is a great console though. It didn't sell well but now it's great, and now that servers are limited even better modded
@@avonire NITW fan spotted in the wild
@@menartd2618 wii u crawled so switch could walk,
Switch walked so Switch 2 could run!
We gonna eat good!
I mean, people is right to be suspicious, the first Switch had a LOT of problems related to Joycons, but yeah the cinection to the console looks like is gonna have to type of connection that makes impossible to do that kind of movement in accident.
0:48 Counterpoint, I have a faulty r button on my ds, 3ds, and switch joycons. They can all still click, but only 50% of the time and if I press them in a specific spot. Plus I've had problems with joycon drift, dusty connectors, a gamecube controller that lasted me a month, and even my pro controller straight up dying despite replacing the battery. However even though I have a bad history with nintendo controllers, I think it would be pretty hard to snap those connectors.
holy crap that is the worst luck imaginable. I hope that one day you actually have good luck because wow. if i were in your shoes i would legitimately crash out
Those twitter guys graduated straight from the McDonald's Toilet University
Amen to that
It will only break if you abuse it or add a decent amount of force on it.
This
Exactly, who in there right mind will just snap or forcefully break a new £400 or whatever switch? I dont think it will be weak but as long as ur treating it finely then ur clm
Which kids will probably do
@@LeZergan tf are people letting there kids do? If your kid can’t be trusted not to snap a switch in half maybe don’t give them one.
@@LeZerganyou mean toddlers
"Nintendo always makes long lasting consoles"
Ok, im going to hand you 2 joycons, im going to grab a pro controller, and then we're going to play super smash bros, and you cant complain about your stick drift
Me when my Switch 2 breaks after I throw it full force against a brick wall: "Why didn't Nintendo consider this obvious design flaw"
From the design of the new switch, it looks like all the plastic of the blue area of the connector would seem to be unable to bend unless you chipped off a huge chunk, the problem I can see is that the connecters between the joycons and the switch could get dirt or dust that would mess up the connection, but it would only need a quick blow or clean, not something very bad but could be slightly annoying
That is a valid point, but if Nintendo really test their consoles, I wish they test their analog sticks more.
the drift problem prolly doesn’t happen during lab testing. Most drifting issue happens after quite a long usage.
That’s why i see the new design got the analog covered.
@@sorae42 yea good point, I wish the new analog stick design actually meant something other than decorations, fingers crossed for hall effect sticks
@@sorae42 that would be a fair point if it weren't for the fact hat joycon drift was such a universally large issue that people tried to sue Nintendo over because of how common of an issue it was, hopefully that issue is resolved with the new switch
The drift problem only happens on older joycons or on rare occasion, the ones it comes with. This joke is untrue
@Jonrocks7 Dude I literally just bought a new pair of joycons and they drifted within a month, it's still an issue
Just putting it out there: the joy cons have indents on the frame, making it difficult to just pull them out by accident, they also have 2 magnets to make it harder.
"Nintendo makes long lasting consoles"
Stick drift boutta hit like a truck
Kinda miss the full blue and red though.
Relax after release they might release variations
@@hanzzacharycruz2797 Surely
They will definitely release versions that have the same style as the first switch so don't worry
the original Switch trailer also had all the Switches with grey joycon
i'm not worried. they'll 100% release those too imo
I'm surprised everybody is super hung up on this connector when you slam your switch onto the poor USB C connector in the dock constantly and I've never seen one break.
Go to your local repairshop and ask them. Here they don't see Switch that often but when they do, it's hat connector that broke.
“That doesnt mean my bloody L and R buttons aren’t working anymore”
*me whose original 3DS does have a inconsistently non working R button.*
adn the LR button issue comes from the ds lite. I sure hope Nintendo figured that one out after the ds lite...
my dsi shoulder buttons don't work properly anymore either. But it's an easy fix I just haven't bothered to order the new parts
Twitter can make it seem like the world is going to end over the smallest things, so it's important not to get caught up in it
You think Nintendo is too thoughtful to have a failure point in their joycons? Joystick drift? Im just confused why they didn't use pogo pins
Fr, they could've just used pogo pins which would make it far easier for people to attach the joycon to the console and makes a lot of sense with it being magnetic
The controllers literally don't just slot in with that connector, but literally the entire side of the joycon slots in the glaringly obvious cutout gap, that the connector is in on the side of the switch, so it would literally be almost impossible to snap the connector unless you somehow broke the side frame of the switch itself.
can’t wait to watch as the guests’ children ruin the joycon’s magnets 😍
That video of the bending on the joycons hurt my soul
"I still have the original wii and its working great" well you sir are just extremely lucky then
I saw this, didn’t think anything of it, then saw pointcrow’s reaction to it, agreed that it *could* be a failure point and then moved on with my day.
Twitter has some sort of fetish with finding small things to get upset about
Next thing you know they’re gonna complain that a molecule of their playing cards is off-center.
I have accidentally dropped my Switch multiple times and it never got any damage.
Only damage mine has is 1 of the joycons being loose in the rail after it fixed itself from terrible drift and permanent low battery
Same, the only damage i have is too my screen protector and the stickers on the back, my joycons got a little fucked up when i was spamming the trigger to play a game, but thats my fault and not Nintendo’s.
I’m actually happy that they’re magnetic. My Switch OLED has the Joy-Cons suddenly disconnecting in handheld mode and I have to slide them on/off the console. They also slide off easily. I’m glad these new ones are magnetic.
It is basically an oversized usb-c, the connector is inside of the socket, not protruding out of it, meaning that if you wanted to break it, the frame of the device will stop you from doing so.
Funny how you completely danced around them intentionally avoiding fixing joy con drift for 8 years so you can buy a singular joycon for 80 dollars
Yup. He completly skip the joycon drift issue to not bring attention to Nintendo failures that makes people worried about something that tend to breaks on every other devices...
They already fix that with all the new joycons, i have the smash bundle switch (2023), beat the sh1t out of them everyday and habe a total of zero (0) joycon drift
1. In the words of runicex2310 (Somewhere else in this comment section):
"Part of the lawsuit revealed their testing method and it was more then adequate for normal sized and weighted potentiometer joysticks. These are the ones almost all controllers use because they are cheap and we aren't really at a point where a game controller needs to use Hall Effect which is what the switch 2 seems to have. Potentiometer have always had the drift issue ask any gamestop employees about the Xbox/PS controllers they use to get in.
What had happen is that Nintendo didn't account that making them smaller and light would exacerbate the issue, as part of the problem with potentiometer beyond how they work is how people are rough with them without realizing they are and breaking them faster and the other part is that it might compromise the integrity of them. How this got pass them I can only guess that since outside of specialized controllers, like for those with disabilities, it was relatively uncharted territory to use such small joysticks for them."
2. They made the cartridges bitter to stop kid from eating them. Those guys think of everything.
3. They legit almost got SUED because of controller drift. They only fought back against the lawsuit to save money (Not saying that's not an L, Xbox had bigger balls), but I feel like they're at LEAST gonna take it into consideration.
@@Shatzlec Yeah, I don't believe that. You just got lucky. I see tons of people giving examples of them still having issues as recently as last month. I stopped buying joycons in 2020 and exclusively use the pro controller unless absolutely necessary. If Nintendo actually fixed the issue, they should have said so. Otherwise, I'm going to assume nothing was addressed.
0:14 So we're going from drifting to snapping? Everything's gonna be bigger and better
It wont snap unless you make it snap.
Nintendo feels very similar to how Toho treats Godzilla about reveals and marketing
0:16 I think It's not the Joycons which will break it, I am more thinking around the foreign objects which have the potential to do it, let's see how sturdy they really are in the final release.
"Long lasting consoles" Took less than a year for joycon drift to claim both of my controllers. I have not kept up with the drift saga as of late so I do not know if the probem has been fixed, but I at least know it was not fixed for years on end
If you move the joystick 10-20 times in a circle, it should work again.
another thing I think is that since it uses magnets, as you're trying to put the joycon in place it'll snap and auto align itself BEFORE you even touch the connector on the side, so unless you reach in there yourself you cant physically misalign the port and the plug to scratch or damage it.
The switch even to this day is an engineering marvel back in 2017 itself, back then still most mobile phones used micro usb only in 2019 they got adapted into most android phones
Back then the joy cons, the docking system was so revolutionary but no one gives them the credit
Even now people calling it a fail point I seriously doubt it, I have a switch oled and when I tried it put it in the wrong you can tell it's wrong because of how much force you have to apply, some people still brute forced it and got it jammed, this is the reason they are switching to a connector type as they forgot about just how dumb some people can be (+ content farmers who pretend they did it by "mistake")
I am a car engineer and yes this could break easily but like you said Nintendo has definitely done many stress tests to make sure it does not break. I still use my Gameboy from 30 years ago, so I put my trust in Nintendo.
I don't think it would break easily, the indent prevents you from twisting it
@@vibaj16 Yes that is why I personally think it wont break. The joy cons wont have any wiggle room to move and snap the connector plus the magnets will keep it in place.
"that doesn't mean my L and R buttons aren't working anymore"
actually, my original 3DS has a broken R button. It doesn't work unless you put a TON of pressure on it. way more than L. It's possible that something just got stuck in there and it would be fine if it was disassembled and cleaned, but still.
but yeah, everything else nintendo that I have still works flawlessly.
Same happened with mine, it seems to be a common problem with the og 3DS
If you don't hear any noise from pressing it or shaking it around, chances are that the contact point is indeed simply dirty. The same thing happened to my NES controllers. I thought they were starting to fail after 30 years of use, but nope, just dirty. They now feel just as good as they did in the '90s.
Same thing happened with the GBA SP I got yesterday.
It's not like they have experts designing it but they did launch the 1st one with many many defects. The stand was flimsy, the sliding made the firmness wear down etc
This gave me genuine concern, I'm thankful you clarified a reason as to why it would not be a problem.
I do agree with that its certain that they went through many tests with the NS2. But I will not forget the painful release of the first Switch
It might BE fine to lift the switch 2 from just a joycon without it snapping of or letting go. But i don't think I'll ever FEEL fine trusting that magnet
0:37 Wii U: I'm dying, LITERALLY
Well in the end…you do know nothing.😏
The joycons on the Switch sure as hell weren't long lasting.
When I first saw the pins, I was so excited! Later, I also saw some people saying it'll fail. And I was like "No, I don't really think it will". The pins are fully inside the gaps for the controllers for one, as far as I can tell they aren't sticking outside of the gap even a bit. For that reason alone, it's likely gonna be fine I think.
Yeah I really don’t thing it will be a problem either. And the most common thing people say is “oh, kids will break it” and I’m like, maybe don’t give a switch too your kids if you think they’ll try to snap it in half? But idk maybe I’m crazy
Lets see what happens if we forcefully bend the Switch... Oh look it broke (That's a weakness) :p -_- :V
They probably ran ipad kid tests to test if it breaks hopefully it's from titanium 😂
I'm not worried they are gonna break super easy, but I am worried they will age faster than the sliding track.
People: it could break if you use it incorrectly
Me: then don’t use it incorrectly
If we look at some of the physical design missteps of the switch, this is believable
They definitely made there joy sticks long lasting for sure
“That doesnt mean my bloody L and R buttons aren’t working anymore”
my switch R button doesn't work anymore-
True, but isolated cases don't represent overall design flaws.
i think the main reason is because its marketed to kids and as you know kids tend to be ...destructive. So i would hope the engineers thought about that.
I imagine snapping those will be as hard as trying to snap the same kind of sticking out part in your usb c port. Basically impossible with regular use, and really hard for a dummy to do.
i mean, they didnt make the joycons last for more than a couple months lol
1. In the words of runicex2310 (Somewhere else in this comment section):
"Part of the lawsuit revealed their testing method and it was more then adequate for normal sized and weighted potentiometer joysticks. These are the ones almost all controllers use because they are cheap and we aren't really at a point where a game controller needs to use Hall Effect which is what the switch 2 seems to have. Potentiometer have always had the drift issue ask any gamestop employees about the Xbox/PS controllers they use to get in.
What had happen is that Nintendo didn't account that making them smaller and light would exacerbate the issue, as part of the problem with potentiometer beyond how they work is how people are rough with them without realizing they are and breaking them faster and the other part is that it might compromise the integrity of them. How this got pass them I can only guess that since outside of specialized controllers, like for those with disabilities, it was relatively uncharted territory to use such small joysticks for them."
2. They made the cartridges bitter to stop kid from eating them. Those guys think of everything.
3. They legit almost got SUED because of controller drift. They only fought back against the lawsuit to save money (Not saying that's not an L, Xbox had bigger balls), but I feel like they're at LEAST gonna take it into consideration.
“Nintendo makes well aging consoles” tell that to my thumbpad on my 3DS that has no friction. Or the one I had before where it wasn’t working at all and had stick drift. Or Switch 1’s stick drift. Etc.
All I hope is that the joycons do not develop drift within 100 hours of playing, that's all I hope
Unpopular opinion: the switch 2 actually looks pretty cool when you don't have twitter screaming in your ear about how it's bad
I mean the last switch had a massive drift problem. ‘Don’t you think Nintendo would have thought of that?’
NGL, my anxiety went full force when I saw how the JoyCons worked on the Switch 2. I could NEVER!
I am pretty sure that Nintendo made these magnets durable to anything on the Switch 2 and another thing about long lasting Nintendo systems is that I still have a Gamecube, Wii U, and 3DS and those still work after all these years of sitting around.
idk but my brain just wants to call it
"Nintendo Clap"
i think its a great name tbh
the switch bending made me want to hide
you cant hide from a back bending though. No diddy😊
@@thanosianthemadtitanicplease no
Nintendo switch joycons looked like they wanted to snap in half from the console at any second, turns out they never did, even when someone randomly took a seat on my switch while it was on a chair or couch
i think most people are thinking about the plug on the S2 like how they think about phone chargers, which have about 2 years in them before they start to wear, so it MIGHT be an issue long term, but i dont think itll snap or crack (mainly due to the lip that slides over the edge of the joycon stopping you from exerting any sideways force on the plug)
Imagine on the first day of the switch 2’s release some little timmy is gonna immediately break it
This trailer released on my birthday, i hereby take this as a sign
Probably not a bare pcb most likely has some sort of frame built around the connector to enforce it
lol bro really thought nintendo did rigorous testing with the switch after seeing a dozen broken joy-cons.
I think nobody realizes that this thing has a release trigger, just like the original joycons. It is shown in the back of the thing in the trailer. The magnets are gonna be strong enough for normal gameplay, and the controller will loosen when the trigger is pressed.
I think the purposly made them bad to gain more money from Repairs and repurchases
Thank you for saying this, your influence is crucial on the opinion of the internet on this topic. Even when it turned out to be untrue, the echo chamber would make people believe it is true until months after the console launched.
bot.
Edit: Wait nvm, i just read the second sentence where you directly mention the topic. My bad
@ I guess I did sound like a bot at first
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it's fine
This video was pretty good👍🏼
I see these as MagSafe- basically indestructible
This is the TurboFlex eyeglasses all over again
Well, now that Nintendo is suddenly back in the internet's "good graces," the only thing left is to see how well the Switch 2 performs in person once it releases. Joy-Cons and all.
There is a button on the switch 2 to take out the controllers out the magnets so no accidental drops
They cant even cure stick drift. This is literally built to break
who knows maybe they fixed it
Brother, every modern-day controller can get stick drift, what's your point?
@@drooley just saying
@drooley the joy cons would literally get stick drift in like a month. And they were so small, so it was hard to be gentle.
Every damn controller can get stick drift.
Also newer joycons dont do that unless you use them in wierd ways
I reckon these connectors will have a bit of pivot to them, making them stronger
Hopefully it is indeed an improvement, the problem were the controllers on switch 1, not just the drift but the locking mechanism wore out within a year for me.
Nintendo didn't think of it that people would put them in reverse, jet they did.
Well, Nintendo also studies and worked on the Joycons' analog sticks before...
I also remember the people saying that the switch would slide from the joycons and smash on the ground, a thing that was never reported happening to anyone, they just enjoy doomposting
I had a feeling with the animations snapping it together that it may be magnetic to some degree, but they can't be that powerful. Because if they were, you'd run the risk of a kid getting their finger pinched during reattachment. Like if it has magnets at all, it's just a small backup measure for the ultrathin connector piece. The only other possible thing I saw was that they had a plus or minus near the top of each side that might be an extra securing feature, but is most likely just to let you know which side the joycons (if they'll still be called that) go on.
"Don't you think Nintendo thought of this". Dude, don't even get us started because the rails, loose connectors, stick drift, kick stand and other Nintendo products says otherwise.
You're talking to Nintendrones. I'm pretty sure most of them can't even remember what they had for breakfast
I believe you can send free repairs to fix drift, and the kick stand isn’t that bad if you adjust it
It's not only the connector, the whole side will be supported by the joycon, see it more like a box fitting in another box, it's way stronger than switch 1 sliding joycon which kinda wobbles
"The think of everything"... Except stick drift. They intentionally do not think about stick drift.
I think that connector would be like the ds/3ds hinges or L and R buttons or the switch's rails. in the sense that they would only break if you don't take care of the console
I honestly like the mechanism. The only thing to go around is trying to mod it.
Modders will certainly find a way.
You mean to tell me the entire switch isn’t a point of failure?
Yes, hello. I am your neighborhood Nintendo hater. That is me yess