Comic for Friday 1/13 (Early High Res)
NYXI is coming out with a Switch controller featuring Hall Effect joysticks, which would theoretically make it impervious to drift. It also features rumble, something I've noticed a lot of third-party controllers ditch. The icing on the cake is that it looks like the OG Gamecube/Wavebird controllers. https://nyxigaming.com/products/nyxi-wizard-wirleless-joy-pad-for-switch-switch-oled
I'm not in the camp of people that place the Gamecube controller at god-tier (perhaps because I was never big into Smash?), but it was a pretty nice controller, and I'm awfully tempted to pick one of these up for my Switch to hopefully be done with analog drifting altogether.
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I believe both the GameCube and 64 controllers are fantastic purpose built controllers for the games are designed for. I couldn't imagine playing Mario kart, Mario 64, GoldenEye or smash any other way.
Old school PC gamer here...I have no idea what you kids are talking about...and I don't want to know.
You've never had a joystick loosen up? Lucky you. I've replaced three HOTAS units in the past five years because of the main stick drifting.
Being someone who did drift like that due to brain issues and direction issues, I sympathize with those soldiers. Totally disorientating when your thinking about something and thought you were going straight just to find out you weren't. But man he looks good and knows it.
Great visualization of drift. Will definitely pick one of these up.