Nintendo has encountered lawsuits all over the world over the issue of Joy-Con drift.Picture: Flip from the Nintendo Switch Facebook page
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Switch’s problem with the drift of its Joy con handles has continued since its listing for more than three years. Recently, another Canadian law firm intends to file a class action lawsuit against Nintendo. At present, three lawsuits against Nintendo’s Joy con drift have entered trial proceedings in the United States. In addition, including Canada, France and Europe, Nintendo is facing Joy con drift related lawsuits.
The Nintendo Switch console has been very popular since its launch in 2017, but the drift problem of its Joy con handles has always plagued consumers. Many consumers find that the part of the joystick responsible for moving their Joy con handles after a period of normal use will An abnormality occurred and the wrong direction signal was issued in a static state, which caused the operation to fail to complete normally. Even if it was handed over to Nintendo for repair and replacement, a large number of players still encountered the same situation again, and the same situation occurred on the Switch Lite console where the handle cannot be removed. occur. Since last year, Nintendo has encountered lawsuits in many places, alleging that Responsible Paradise has committed false advertisements and fraudulent acts, demanding compensation to consumers.
Joy con uses a metal gasket to contact a soft carbon electrode to generate a signal. Picture: Retrieved from Tousley Brain Stephens PLLC
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The debris generated by the metal gasket scraping the soft carbon electrode is accumulated between the gasket and the electrode, causing drift. Picture: Retrieved from Tousley Brain Stephens PLLC
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According to information from the law firm, experts believe that the drift phenomenon of Joy con is due to the poor design of Joy con itself. There are metal washers corresponding to the X-axis and Y-axis inside the Joy con rocker. When the rocker is pushed, it will push these metal washers back and forth to contact the soft carbon electrode to send out a signal. However, due to the soft material strength of the soft carbon electrode, after long-term use, the electrode will begin to be shaved by the metal gasket, and the shaved carbon fragments will accumulate between the metal gasket and the electrode, causing the Joy con to issue an incorrect signal. , And cause drift. In other words, under normal use conditions, as long as the frequency of use is frequent enough, Joy con will almost certainly drift.
At present, three law firms in the United States have filed a class action lawsuit against Nintendo of the United States on behalf of consumers. The content of the lawsuit includes unfair, deceptive, or fraudulent business practices by Nintendo of the United States against consumers. Allegations that Responsible Paradise had already been before the listing of Switch Aware of the problem, but deliberately conceal the situation from consumers. In January, another Canadian law firm filed a complaint that Nintendo violated the country’s Consumer Protection Act. In addition, consumer protection organizations in France and Europe are also calling on consumers to provide them with evidence of Joy con drift. Said that it will decide what action to take against European Nintendo after collecting the evidence.
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