Joy-Con Drift is Still a Huge Problem 3 Years Later | IGN opinion piece
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Well, of course they did. They had to. Warranties in the EU last for 2 years, not one year.
I still don't see how Nintendo providing the warrany that they are obligued to provide excuses them selling a defective product.
My right green joycon just started drifting. Absolutely insane that they haven't fixed this shit yet.
If that's the case then why won't MS touch my control pads 90 days after purchase?
I have no idea. They have to fix them. Insist and tell them that warranties are 2 year long per EU laws: https://europa.eu/youreurope/busine...s-guarantees/consumer-guarantees/index_en.htm
Of course, after Brexit that could change, but I don't think the UK has changed it yet?
Anyway, Microsoft breaking the law doesn't excuse what Nintendo is doing, either.
Still waiting for mine back from Nintendo Uk.
I brought up the 6 year rule saying by law that products should be made to last for at least 6 years, in some cases a bit shorer but not much.
When i told Nintendo this they said they would repair and reinforce the joycons so this would not happen again!
They are due back in around 2 weeks at the most so i will let you all know what they are like since being repaired. I did hear that Nintendo was *retiring* the blue red grey and neon yellow so what colours does that leave? and those other colours which are left did they have better robust components on the joycons?
I brought up the 6 year rule saying by law that products should be made to last for at least 6 years, in some cases a bit shorer but not much.
When i told Nintendo this they said they would repair and reinforce the joycons so this would not happen again!
They are due back in around 2 weeks at the most so i will let you all know what they are like since being repaired. I did hear that Nintendo was *retiring* the blue red grey and neon yellow so what colours does that leave? and those other colours which are left did they have better robust components on the joycons?
My left green joycon was drifting left REALLY bad to the point where it was unplayable. I sent it into Nintendo after trying a bunch of home remedies that failed. Thankfully I haven't had an issue since but I notice when I move to the left there's a slight click under the stick that doesn't occur when moving in any other direction. It certainly doesn't feel right, but it works.
I bought split pad pros as well and use those with games where the rumble or gyro isn't very important. I kinda hate the joycons. I have a Pro controller too, which is great, but the d-pad is trash. Considering getting an 8bitdo controller next and trying that out.
I bought split pad pros as well and use those with games where the rumble or gyro isn't very important. I kinda hate the joycons. I have a Pro controller too, which is great, but the d-pad is trash. Considering getting an 8bitdo controller next and trying that out.
Joycons are the most non-tendo thing ever. Drift and both poor physical connection into the main unit and iffy wireless connection. That it's gone on so long and been consolidated into other hardware is just mind-blowing.
Mine has started drifting really badly during all the time I've spent with Animal Crossing. It really sucks. I want to buy a set with better colors, but I'm not going to drop $80 on these things when they have this problem. I'd send it in to Nintendo, but it appears their repair center is closed right now.
Hach... thats so often wrong.
The manufacturer can give you a voluntary warranty, like the 90 days etc.
The seller has to give you a waranty for 2 years, where in the first 6 months the seller has to prove that the defect was not because the product is faulty,
and after the first 6 months the buyer has the burden of proof. (Usually sellers dont expect that, they just send it to the producer for a repair (special contracts) or replace it with aäquivalent product)
In other words: nintendo CAN give you 12 months waranty, and you buy the switch from amazon, so amazon HAS to give you 2 years. In the short run nintendo can repair your stuff and will do faster and better than amazon. Afters the first year, nintendo will do nothing, and you need to go to amazon for your claim.
If the seller == manufacturer , then he can say he gives you a 12 month waranty... but he CAN'T give you LESS than the legaly mandated.
On the other hand, he CAN give you a BETTER deal then mandated.
Its a bit easyer in german, since its 2 different words: garantie/gewährleistung. The part with 6Months and who has to the burdon of proof could be a unique aspect of german/austrian law, but the law is an implementation of the EU directive. States can generally implement laws that are in favor of consumers, but now ones that are weaker than the eu directives.
It's worldly or common issue? I've joy-cons since launch and they're working fine expect left one doesn't lock on switch when inserted and caused charging issue
I think it does too, but I was referring to the faulty dpad.
Wait for a sale, I know the pro controller was on sale recently. Even thought I haven't had joycon drift issues, I bought pro controller 3 years ago. My favorite controller ever, and still going strong, and the battery lasts forever. I actually don't like my ps4 controller, i have to charge battery constantly.
you can tell the joycons aren't up to Nintendo old quality build. Nintendo should of quietly updated the quality of the joycons to their usual standard.
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I bought new controllers for Christmas cause i was sick of my base one drifting while playing Pokemon and making me miss click moves. Now the new one is starting to drift. I feel like a dumbass rewarding this kind of bullshit from Nintendo.
technically every controller with a stick can start to drift, and does at some points, the problem with the joy cons is the shere amount of people that have the problem. It drifts earlyer, more often, more sever, with less use.
Yeah, everybody says the controller holds a battery forever, but i have to charge it after 10-15 hours.Wait for a sale, I know the pro controller was on sale recently. Even thought I haven't had joycon drift issues, I bought pro controller 3 years ago. My favorite controller ever, and still going strong, and the battery lasts forever. I actually don't like my ps4 controller, i have to charge battery constantly.
you can tell the joycons aren't up to Nintendo old quality build. Nintendo should of quietly updated the quality of the joycons to their usual standard.
Far from the aproximately 40 hours, and worse then my joy cons... also with the d pad problem, but my joy cons drift so extreme that they are unusable...
im really not happy with nintendos controller quality this gen, and wont buy another one till they fix at least something...
"Joy-con are still a broken, disastrous embarrassment".
Damn straight they are. I have no more words for how shit Nintendo is for continuing to sell these self-destructing pieces of $80 shit.
Happy to see IGN put some focus on how shitty Nintendo is for not having done anything about this issue yet.
Damn straight they are. I have no more words for how shit Nintendo is for continuing to sell these self-destructing pieces of $80 shit.
Happy to see IGN put some focus on how shitty Nintendo is for not having done anything about this issue yet.
It's terrible, my original pair drifts like crazy and here in Europe Nintendo doesn't repair them for free when they are out of warranty which basically means "you are better off buying new ones, which will also drift at some point".
I received another pair as a gift but I'm very nervous about them drifting aswell in the future, my girlfriend has the Animal Crossing Switch LE and it will be horrible when her not-replaceable limited ones will inevitably self destruct aswell.
Nintendo has been handling this whole thing horribly here and deserves to be to be criticized for it, not redesigning them after two new Switch models and riding it out like everything is fine anyway years later makes it even worse.
I received another pair as a gift but I'm very nervous about them drifting aswell in the future, my girlfriend has the Animal Crossing Switch LE and it will be horrible when her not-replaceable limited ones will inevitably self destruct aswell.
Nintendo has been handling this whole thing horribly here and deserves to be to be criticized for it, not redesigning them after two new Switch models and riding it out like everything is fine anyway years later makes it even worse.
10-15 Hrs?? I havent timed it but I think pro control battery lasts close to 40 hrs. i cant Remember the last time I charged my pro controller, maybe 2 weeks ago.
Yes, shure, it should. i have the feeling that it it doesnt shut down the connection when its not used.
Im more or less still okay, since its that ieasy to just connect it to a usb c cable next to me, and it diesnt disrupt my gamign session (+ after 20 minutes its full for 1-2 hours, so no problem)
yet still, its just bad quality control.
I send the service a question how much it would be...
well... i have to send it in (on my costs) for an estimate how much it would cost.
In other words: i have to pay 10€ just to get the answer how much it would be, and if its to much
(lets say aditional 30, then where at 57% of new joy cons...)
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How's the Hori Split Pad Pro for you? Are the sticks any good? Also, how's the D pad and what games have you played with them? Sorry for asking too many questions lol.
I'm in Canada and never bothered to do anything about my launch Joycons.
What are my options this late into the game? Thanks.
What are my options this late into the game? Thanks.
I've said it in other Joy-Con drift threads and I'll say it again, the Joy-Cons are by far the worst controllers to ever be bundled with a major console. No previous Nintendo, Sega, MS, and Sony console had a controller this awful. I've had 3 Joy-Cons and every single one has had drift issues or some other issue. The QC for the Switch in general is bad, what happened to "Nintendium"? Ever since the DS, the durability and quality of their products have gotten worse and worse.
I bought an 8BitDo SN30 Pro+ and that's all I use now, but it's not as convenient for portable use. How the fuck did we get to the point where 3rd party controllers are better than the official one?
I bought an 8BitDo SN30 Pro+ and that's all I use now, but it's not as convenient for portable use. How the fuck did we get to the point where 3rd party controllers are better than the official one?
Amen (as I deal with two drifting joycons).
I'm playing Wild Guns Reloaded atm, and it's unplayable in handheld mode. I'm running in to bullets when I'm not supposed to, or I'm to running to the right, but stop dead in my tracks due to the controller drifting to the left. It's so frustrating for the amount of money these things cost. And even if you do buy a new set, there's no guarantee that the new controllers won't have the same problem.
I've sprayed some contact cleaner, but it only lasted for around a week this time for some reason.
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Not a drifting problem but my right joycon won't connect at all. Tried to find a fix but found nothing. Anyone ever had same problem?
Had to replace the thumbstick on my right joycon during this pandemic because I couldn't send it in. Was very easy. Hopefully the left joycon stays strong.
I just figure out my problem. My right joycon's 'SR' button doesn't work, so that's why I'm unable to sync and play co-op with the joycons. I've tried to troubleshoot it, but it looks like it's broken.
So that's four separate things that are faulty/defective with my joycons.
The left joycon literally started drifting yesterday and then I see this thread. Just ordered some WD-40 electrical contact spray, I'm hoping it works. I really don't want to order a new controller and I want to be able to play xenoblade portable without these issues.
My Pro Controller just started drifting today :/
My joy cons have been drifting from a year after launch.
These controllers are shit. Gonna get contact cleaner and we'll see how she goes.