{"id":24991,"date":"2022-12-21T12:11:15","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T12:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/21\/nintendo-still-faces-calls-to-fix-joy-con-drift\/"},"modified":"2022-12-21T12:11:15","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T12:11:15","slug":"nintendo-still-faces-calls-to-fix-joy-con-drift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/21\/nintendo-still-faces-calls-to-fix-joy-con-drift\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo still faces calls to fix Joy-Con drift"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In context:<\/strong> The Nintendo Switch has been notorious for stick drift problems since 2017 and this issue continues to affect users. A UK watchdog has renewed calls for Nintendo to fix the situation, claiming the company’s current customer service policy doesn’t suffice. <\/p>\n

British consumer group Which? has called<\/a> for Nintendo to do more to resolve stick drift which continues to plague the Switch’s Joy-Con controllers. The group’s independent lab results suggest a design flaw affects the joysticks in a significant portion of Switch controllers. This isn’t the first time an investigation uncovered such defects.<\/p>\n

Stick drift, where analog sticks detect input even while receiving none, has impacted the controllers for Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft’s game consoles in recent years. Which? published a report in June claiming that 40 percent of UK Joy-Con owners experienced stick drift.<\/p>\n

The group’s recent testing revealed that the controller’s design causes wear and tear, eventually resulting in drift. In response to the findings, Nintendo claimed that only a small percentage of its users reported experiencing the problem.<\/p>\n

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The watchdog’s demands include that the company conducts an independent inquiry into stick drift, offer free repairs for affected Joy-Cons, and compensate users who’ve paid to replace their controllers. Which? is only the latest in a series of consumer groups that have brought complaints forward about defective analog sticks.<\/p>\n

Consumers have opened multiple lawsuits against Nintendo over the problem, including a class-action lawsuit. A European Union watchdog called for an investigation<\/a> into stick drift last year, and one outsourced Joy-Con repair center reported<\/a> being constantly overwhelmed.<\/p>\n

Although Nintendo has taken most of the heat for stick drift, it stems from a design flaw in all modern game controllers. Microsoft’s Xbox controllers came<\/a> under a lawsuit for the same issue, and iFixit’s teardown of a PlayStation 5 controller uncovered<\/a> a possible cause for stick drift in all gamepads.<\/p>\n

The PS5 controller analysis found that a company that manufactures components for Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft pads uses a part for the analog sticks with a limited lifespan. The console manufacturers likely chose it to save costs, making stick drift a tough problem to solve. iFixit suggests that manufacturers treat sticks as disposable parts and design controllers to make them easily replaceable. Valve, on the other hand, solved<\/a> stick drift in its Steam Deck handheld through a software patch.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n