Since the Switch’s first 12 months available on the market, Nintendo has confronted criticism for the design of its Joy-Cons attributable to persistent stick drift points. Numerous lawsuits have been filed and Nintendo did make some efforts to attempt to alleviate the issue, nevertheless it was by no means actually stamped out fully. Now, Nintendo is lastly providing free Joy-Con restore companies.
In the UK, European Economic Area and Switzerland, Nintendo will now provide free Joy-Con restore companies, even when your controllers are out of the guarantee interval.
“Until additional discover, Nintendo won’t cost you within the European Economic Area (EEA), UK and Switzerland for the restore of the responsiveness syndrome no matter whether or not that is brought on by a defect or by put on and tear”, a quote from Nintendo’s assist web page reads.
Nintendo has quietly supplied free Joy-Con repairs in some areas earlier than, together with the UK. However, now it’s a part of the corporate’s official restore coverage, so in case your Joy-Cons begin affected by drifting points or develop into unresponsive, you can get them repaired without cost.
KitGuru Says: This is a coverage that ought to have been put in place a very long time in the past. I’ve had a Switch since launch and my Joy-Cons grew to become unusable after two years, forcing me to purchase a brand new pair. That pair additionally went on to develop drifting points and as of now, I’m on my third set of Joy-Cons. Do lots of you personal a Nintendo Switch? Have you confronted the dreaded stick drift downside?
