Are you having issues with the analog sticks on your Nintendo Switch console? Nintendo already has the solution

The phenomenon of incorrect reading of signals from analog sticks is well known to most owners of the Nintendo Switch console. Naturally, the company is aware of the problem and thus allows the defective components to be replaced. While this isn’t a perfect solution, there’s not much that can be done with the Big N’s current generation of handheld console. However, the company has a completely different solution in store that should eliminate this problem for good.

Nintendo has filed a patent for the special design of the analog sticks, thanks to which they will never be affected by any of the known failures. The solution is similar to the Hall effect.

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Currently, in order to avoid problems with the so-called “drift”, that is, the aforementioned incorrect reading of signals from the analog sticks, creators use much better solutions, such as those based on Hall effect sensors. Thanks to them, the problem has been completely eliminated and players will not have to be disturbed during the game. Nintendo also has no intention of leaving the issue of the first Switch version to the future. The company is currently working on patenting an interesting solution that is quite similar to the Hall effect. However, it has a structure in which everything runs using magnetic fluid (MRF). This material is able to change its viscosity when exposed to a magnetic field.

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Its composition depends on a suspension of magnetic particles placed in a carrier liquid – for example, water. The situation is similar to pouring oil into water. In this case, the first position molecules will be arranged at the top. However, the ferrofluid also responds to the magnetic field, causing the molecules to arrange themselves in a row, thus increasing the viscosity of the material. Therefore, we do not have classic mechanical elements that will wear out over time. However, it is not known at this point whether it will be possible to control the resulting resistance, and whether this solution will be immediately included in the second batch of the Nintendo Switch console. However, it must be admitted that the patent is very interesting and, once refined, may be very useful.

Source: VGC