Switch 2 Joy-Con HD Rumble Won't Be As Noisy As Original Switch

With the Switch 2, Nintendo has made marked improvements to nearly every aspect of the hardware over the original Switch. That appears to also include the amount of noise emitted by the Joy-Cons' HD rumble.As mentioned on Nintendo's official backwards compatible games page, the HD rumble feature will be much quieter on the Joy-Con 2 controllers. "The volume of the Joy-Con 2 controllers' force feedback vibrations has been reduced compared to the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con controllers," Nintendo says.While this is an all-around improvement over the original Joy-Cons, which could get quite noisy while rumbling, it may cause an issue with one particular minigame in Everybody 1-2-Switch. Because of the reduced volume, "it may be more difficult to find hidden Joy-Con 2 in the minigame Joy-Con Hide & Seek," Nintendo says.Continue Reading at GameSpot

Apr 30, 2025 - 22:41

Switch 2 Joy-Con HD Rumble Won't Be As Noisy As Original Switch

With the Switch 2, Nintendo has made marked improvements to nearly every aspect of the hardware over the original Switch. That appears to also include the amount of noise emitted by the Joy-Cons' HD rumble.

As mentioned on Nintendo's official backwards compatible games page, the HD rumble feature will be much quieter on the Joy-Con 2 controllers. "The volume of the Joy-Con 2 controllers' force feedback vibrations has been reduced compared to the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con controllers," Nintendo says.

While this is an all-around improvement over the original Joy-Cons, which could get quite noisy while rumbling, it may cause an issue with one particular minigame in Everybody 1-2-Switch. Because of the reduced volume, "it may be more difficult to find hidden Joy-Con 2 in the minigame Joy-Con Hide & Seek," Nintendo says.Continue Reading at GameSpot