Another
Alps Alpine analog stick patent. This one probably won't be commercialized, but is fun to see anyway.
On the back of a Joy-Con looking controller, a dial wheel is added:
The dial wheel controls a rotary cam:
When engaged, the cam mechanism locks the analog stick in place. E.g, you want Mario to always go right, so you tilt the stick to the right and lock it:
Another embodiment of the patent eschews the rotary cam and dial wheel, but houses a push-in cam within the stick assembly:
Similar to the other embodiment above, when engaged (pushed in), the cam mechanism locks the analog stick in place:
You: no-drift stick
Me, an intellectual: on-demand drift