The Joy-Con controller included with the Nintendo Switch OLED is the latest version of the controller, which includes a slew of improvements over previous versions.
In a new Ask the Developer shared on the company’s official website, Nintendo Deputy General Manager, Technology Development Department Toru Yamashita talked about the improvements that have been introduced with the latest Joy-Con controller, detailing how the company improved the analog parts of the controller for improved wear resistance and durability.
All the latest improvements are included with the new Joy-Con included with the Nintendo Switch OLED, Yamashita later confirmed.
As we have always been trying to improve it as well, we have investigated the Joy-Con controllers used by the customers and repeatedly improved the wear resistance and durability.
The parts of the Joy-Con analog sticks are not something that can be bought off the shelf but are specially designed, so we have undergone a lot of considerations to improve them. In addition, we improved the reliability test itself, and we have continued to make changes to improve durability and clear this new test.
When 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. This involves the internal components of the Joy-Con, so you can’t tell the improvements from the outside, but we use the new versions of the parts when we repair them. Also, similar continual improvements have been made for the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller as well.
The Nintendo Switch OLED launched today worldwide. The new model of the console comes with an improved screen, a new dock with a LAN port, and more. You can learn more about the console by checking out Rosh’s review.
