For most of the Nintendo Switch‘s life, Nintendo has been plagued by lawsuits relating to Joy-Con drifting. It was resulted in Nintendo offering Joy-Con repairs for free, even if they are no longer in warranty. Meanwhile, the company patented some “Smart Fluid” joystick technology last fall, which may be Nintendo’s plan to put a stop to Joy-Con drift in the future.
As for the lawsuits, 2 major ones are coming to an end. It has been confirmed that, as of last week, the plaintiffs of the 2 cases and Nintendo have reached an agreement to dismiss both cases. One lawsuit was originally filed in 2019, and the other in 2020. You can see a tweet relaying the news down below.
I still don’t understand why drifting is such an issue with the Switch. All of my joy-cons started drifting to the point where I gave up and play docked with a pro controller now. Meanwhile the controllers that I’ve used on my N64 as a toddler still serve me well. Whatever happened to when Nintendo actually cared about the quality of their hardware and controllers?
I still think the size has something to do with it. Joy Con, joysticks and the parts seem to be smaller than the ones for Pro Controller and many joy sticks in the past. 3DS had the circle pad that was small but that was a different design.
Not quite sure Nintendo cares much about quality of Nintendo Switch hardware. I’m praying that the drifting won’t continue or be affected on Nintendo’s next machine. Otherwise, I’m out!
Bummer, the joycon are probably going down as the worst videogame controllers ever made, 70 dollars for absolutely awful pieces of shits that are going to break in months, they better found a solution for the next system
I don’t know what you do with your joy con but we never had any problems me and my family… And it’s been 7 years since we had our first Switch
It took 5 years for my first pair to drift, then the drift started affecting my other pairs. They’re a ticking time bomb.
No matter how many times we try to get the dust out, the drift will continue non-stop. It’s like a car engine that has broken down in the highway. I only have one Joy-Cons that didn’t drift yet.
Oh here we go with the “IT DIDN’T HAPPEN TO ME SO YOU PROBABLY USE YOUR JOYCON WHILE EATING DORITOS!!!” Please look around you, see how many people complain about it, please stop defending a multibillion company that sold overpriced controllers that broke almost to anyone just because yours are doing fine, for the love of god.
The strangest part for me is that I’ve had joy con begin to drift only to later stop drifting. So I know it’s a widespread issue, but I’ve personally not been affected by it too much
Who would have thought that if a multi billion dollar company with endless funds, dragged out court cases against the little man, that they would eventually be dismissed? 😐
Joy-Cons are pieces of garbage. Way too small, uncomfortable to hold, poor control sticks, buttons and triggers. That’s some going, for Nintendo’s most expensive ever controller.
If I were in your shoes, I would have already given up on the Nintendo brand instead of squealing because it’s a billion dollar company that doesn’t make the products that I and only I want.
BTW, I agree that Joy cons are not quality products.
Now instead of actually dismissing these cases, the District Court should “accidentally” let them drift into another court.
They would’ve had more of a case if Nintendo hadn’t decided to offer free repairs. Probably would’ve been a slam dunk at that point.
But this whole thing was such a disaster, you can expect they’ll want to avoid it at all costs with their next platform.
Meanwhile, the Switch Pro controller is one of their best designs ever. Shame the same can’t be said with the joy-cons.
It’s interesting to see how these class action lawsuits are evolving. For anyone wanting more detailed information on similar cases, the https://vanderburghcountycourts.org can be a useful resource. Staying updated on court procedures helps people understand how decisions like this come about. Hopefully, future cases will be handled with more clarity and transparency.