The Switch 2 will feature a new magnetic system for attaching and removing the Joy-Con controllers. To help consumers, Nintendo has just released a new video to showcase how removing the updated Joy-Cons works.
As previously believed, gamers will need to press a small button on the side of the Joy-Con, which appears to push out a peg, allowing for a smooth detachment from the main console.
Looking smooth! What do you think of this new, official video about the joys of Joy-Con removal?
Apparently, the original Switch was considered to make use of this magnetic system, but ultimately due to design problems it never happened. From an interview conducted by former Nintendo Minute hosts Kit and Krysta:
Yoshiaki Koizumi on Switch’s Joy-Con rail system: We tried a lot of different things in terms of connecting the Joy-Con to the console and one that I was particularly excited about at the time was using magnets, which was like snap it right to the console, but as you would play sometimes it would just fall into your lap, but because we still wanted to have something that was sturdy enough for you to hold on to the console but also gave you that kind of satisfying snap that the magnets did, that’s how we came up with the mechanical rails that give you a click.
It looks like the Switch 2 will finally implement this scrapped design choice.
Nintendo will talk more about the Switch 2 on April 2nd, 2025 in a Nintendo Direct.