At Least For Now It Appears The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Joy-Cons Do Not Resolve The Continued Drift Problems For Nintendo Switch’s Controllers

Excitingly, Nintendo fans for more than a handful of days now has enjoyed the latest re-release of a beloved title from the Nintendo Wii, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD. Earlier this year, Nintendo announced that the classic 2011 title will be receiving a dedicated rework for the Nintendo Switch whilst answering to what fans disliked about the initial release and its restricted motion controls.

Additionally, that is not the only thing scheduled to release. With that, there is also The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD-themed Joy-Cons that arrived the same day this earlier month. Atop of that, Video Game Chronicles reports Nintendo is not finished with The Legend of Zelda due to the franchise’s 35th anniversary landing on 2021. In that, a collection including The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, The Legend Of Zelda: Wind Waker HD, and The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD to ship for Nintendo Switch later on.

But, there was a story breaking on Monday indicating that perhaps Nintendo resolved its drifting problem with the new special edition Joy-Cons. From Twitter user @Mario_RPG_Fan, foam strips are found inside the two controllers which they signify not to be in previous version of the controllers. You can view the image in the imbedded tweet below:

However, YouTuber Spawnwave explains that the foam strips found within are nothing new for the Joy-Cons as he uncovered when dissecting older paddles he already owned. “Nintendo seems to have been doing this for a little while now at least, my yellow Joycon from a couple years ago also has it,” he adds in a later tweet.

Perhaps there is hope for change when it comes to the newest iteration of Nintendo Switch, the OLED Model. Previously, Nintendo announced that its newest SKU is to arrive this fall with an improvement to the dock for the Nintendo Switch first and foremost. Later on, Nintendo through a collection of statements went on to verify other features the coming OLED model will also provide.

Elsewhere in a previous report from iFixit, the control sticks for modern gamepads – including Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch – have a half-life of 400 hours. But, Nintendo did previously pledge to fix this problem for free for the first indication of drifting. You can read the initial report by heading here.

Are you hoping Nintendo directly resolves drifting with its Joy-Con controllers?