Despite already having more than five years in the market, it seems that the controversy of the Joy-Con drift is something that will never leave the Switch. Although we have seen this case go to court in the past, once again a group has pointed out the reason why the controls of this console fail so much.
According to Eurogamer, a report by Which states that even after just a few months of use, the Joy-Con’s plastic circuit boards show significant wear at control contact points. As a consequence, this causes the Joy-Con to drift, or move on its own.
In response, Nintendo mentioned that this problem is not that frequentnoting that the survey only represents a small number of affected controls, and they have improved the design several times since launch.
“The percentage of Joy-Con controllers who have experienced analog stick issues in the past is small, and we have been making continuous improvements to the Joy-Con analog stick since its release in 2017.
We expect all of our hardware to perform as designed, and if anything falls short of this goal, we always encourage consumers to contact Nintendo Customer Service, who will be happy to openly and leniently resolve any consumer issues. related to analog Joy-Con controllers, even in cases where the warranty no longer applies.”
Which’s report also criticizes Nintendo’s return and refund policy regarding Joy-Con issues. Here it is mentioned that the company should provide a reimbursement or compensation plan for anyone that you can prove you bought a replacement Joy-Con since the Switch launched in 2017.
In related topics, Joy-Con that works with one hand have been created. Likewise, children could sue for drifting the controls.
Editor’s Note:
While the two pairs of Joy-Con I bought for the original model do have drift, the OLED’s controls don’t have any issues at all. However, I have noticed that my Pro Controller is already starting to show symptoms of this problem.
Via: Eurogamer
#revealed #JoyCon #drifting #Atomix