New Nintendo Joystick Patent Could Spell The End For Future Drift Issues

Stick it to the man.

A patent for a new magnetic joystick design has been filed by Nintendo and the technology involved might just point towards a drift-free future (thanks, IGN).

The patent was actually filed back in May of this year, but it has now been published by the United States Patent Office so we can get a better look at the proposed designs. These show a joystick that utilises magnetism (much like the previously discussed Hall Effect technology) via a 'magnetorheological fluid' to register movement:

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