VKB-SIM

Sorry, I wasn't sure what to call that hat. VKBDevCfg has it set up as a POV by default, so I wasn't sure if it somehow operated differently than the others. The buttons all work if I use a fair bit pressure to hold them in (more than the other hats), but I oftentimes get this while holding the butt...

I got my NXT standard in the mail a few days ago and I've noticed that the A1/POV hat switch seems to require quite a lot of force to register as being moved up, down, left or right to the point where I'm concerned about it breaking eventually. Is this normal for that switch? Also, if I hold any dir...