Nintendo just recently submitted a patent for Joy-Con that can flex, suggesting the Change’s bothersome little sticks may lastly end up being a bit more versatile– though that’s most likely not the enhancement Joy-Con drift patients were expecting.
The patent, identified by LetsGoDigital, reveals Joy-Con with a hinge simply under where your thumb would naturally sit that permits the gadget to flex in reverse. They work both connected to the Change and removed, according to the patent Nintendo submitted a comparable patent in Japan in 2015.
They do not always appear like something Nintendo would offer as basic devices on Switches– they may make it difficult to fit the portable in the dock. However I can certainly see them being a specific niche item for users who require a more ergonomic controller than the traditional Joy-Con– maybe somebody with arthritis or carpal tunnel syndrome.
Truthfully, I’m for it. Among the issues I have actually constantly had with particular Nintendo controllers– SNES, Wii, Wii U, and Change– is that aren’t obviously created with hand convenience in mind. Whatever applauds you can sing about the 3DS, for instance, it wasn’t precisely created to fit comfortably in a set of palms. I’m still young and active, and even my fingers sometimes get numb utilizing traditional Joy-Cons.
However beyond the applications on ergonomics, there’s another prospective advantage: particularly, that rubber ring thing Nintendo teased recently. This ring is obviously created to flex quite far to permit users to exercise their physical fitness requires. I do question if something with a bit more provide than the traditional Joy-Con would work much better with this gadget. We’ll understand more when Nintendo lastly lets us in on the trick later on today.
All that being stated, Nintendo still has larger issues with the Joy-Con than its inflexibility. It’s still dealing with a class action suit over the concern of Joy-Con drift, which afflicts a big swath of Nintendo Change gamers. Nobody’s had the ability to definitively indicate a factor for the wandering controllers’ evident deterioration, however the basic agreement (and the foundation of the suit) is a production flaw Nintendo either overlooked or fix.
This has actually been an especially sharp sticking point after the expose of the Change Lite. This smaller sized, more portable variation of the Change does not have removable Joy-Con. This indicates, if you have an issue with drift, you can’t merely get a brand-new set as you can with the initial design.
And if it truly was an issue with among the controller’s numerous moving parts that triggered this, I do not like the chances that a more vulnerable or complicated variation, such as the one displayed in this patent, will last a lot longer. Whether these bendy Joy-Con ever see the light of day, let’s simply hope they do not have the exact same issue with drift as their stiff equivalents.
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