By updating your official WebNintendo confirms that Switch Joy-Cons that suffer from drifting They can be repaired completely free of charge. According to the company, this measure would apply to the United Kingdom, Switzerland and the rest of the countries of the European Economic Area.
Nintendo strives to make the highest quality, long-lasting products possible, and to continually improve them. For this reason, and until further notice, Nintendo offers consumers who have purchased the applicable product within the European Economic Area (which includes the European Union, Iceland, and Norway), the United Kingdom, or Switzerland free repair at an official Nintendo repair center of the control levers due to the problem of reaction capacity In addition, they emphasize that This new rule applies even if the 24-month warranty has passed. that the company offers for its products.
This new policy is not limited to hybrid versions of the Nintendo Switch. Users who own the Lite version of the console will also be able to send it to the company’s repair centers for analysis and further repair.
Yes indeed, the company reserves the right to refuse repair. This applies for those cases in which the failure is due to an unofficial modification of any part of the Nintendo Switch. This same reservation in its policies extends to failures caused by factors unrelated to the defect of the Joy-Con. However, if you are experiencing a common problem in one of these territories, you will have the opportunity to fix it without spending a penny.
He drifting of the Joy-Con, a problem without a solution on the Nintendo Switch
Nintendo has faced a lot of criticism, from regulators and users alike, and the reason lies in the widespread problem of drifting between your consoles. The latter does not seem to have a solution after more than six years of having launched the Switch to the international market.
Until now, Switch users in the European Union -with the exception of France- and the United Kingdom they had been able to send their Joy-Con in for repair within the first 24 months of guarantee. After this time, there was no way to access a free option to remedy the problem, even though Nintendo is primarily responsible for it.
He drifting It is such a widespread problem that many users on the Internet have found alternative ways to solve it without spending money. Unfortunately, these solutions are usually too complicated for an average userand if you don’t know what you’re doing, you could totally kill the controller.