Anyone who owns a Nintendo Switch will know about Joy-Con stick drift. It’s when the Joy-Con Control Sticks stop responding correctly, or suffer from "drifting." Complaints about Joy-Con drift were so ...

A patent for a new Nintendo controller, published by the United States Patent Office on September 7, indicates the Super Mario developer is at least considering how to permanently shake its Joy-Con ...

While Nintendo rushed to get the Nintendo Switch 2 out the door before tariffs, it appears the console once again suffers from the infamous “Joy-Con Drift” that plagued the controllers of its ...

Nintendo has announced it will repair all Nintendo Switch Joy-Con controllers that have Joy-Con drift even if the warranty has expired in the European Economic Area (EEA), UK, and Switzerland. This ...

In a nutshell: Nintendo quietly expanded its free Joy-Con drift repair program across Europe. The change recently appeared on a support page on "responsiveness syndrome"---Nintendo's term for Joy-Con ...

We all certainly hope Nintendo can find more reliable parts for the Switch 2’s Joy-Cons. Two of the longest running Joy-Con drift lawsuits have just ended, with a whimper. As reported by GoNintendo, ...

Nintendo has now promised to repair Joy-Con controllers for Nintendo Switch consoles for those in select territories. Over the past few years, Joy-Con “drifting” with thumbsticks on the Switch’s ...

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I'm on my third set since launch. The pack in ones lasted about a year and half. The left stick gradually got worse over the course around six months; it drifted a little every few days until it was ...

Drifting Joy-Cons have been the bane of many a Switch players' existence for years now. If you're located in Europe, we have good news--Nintendo will now repair broken or faulty Joy-Cons for free in a ...

Nintendo has agreed to offer free lifetime repairs of Nintendo Switch controllers experiencing the dreaded “Joy-Con drift” to consumers across the European Union. The move comes in response to years ...