Joy-Con drift has long been a known issue plaguing the Nintendo Switch family of home consoles. While games like Among Us sell in record numbers for the Switch, drifting Joy-Cons remain a thorn in the company's side that won't go away.
Recently, another customer has sued Nintendo over Joy-Con drift. This time the suit comes from a Canadian agency working on behalf of a client who claims to have sent multiple defective Joy-Cons into Nintendo's factory for repair only to have the same problem pop up once again. The suit filed by Lambert Avocat Inc. argues the problem constitutes a hidden defect that Nintendo neglected to share with the public, and that goes against the Consumer Protection Act of Quebec.
The suit goes on to say the consumer would not have purchased the Nintendo Switch had they been aware that their system would have a shortened lifespan and that the defect prevents the console from performing its main functions. The proposed class of the suit aims to cover the Switch and Switch Lite consoles, as well as the Joy-Con and Nintendo Switch pro controllers. Nintendo has publicly acknowledged the issue in the past, and even adopted several measures to try to correct drifting Joy-Cons, but the problem keeps persisting.
In order to curb customer complaints about the issue in 2019, Nintendo offered free Joy-Con repairs. Since then, however, they have been faced with several more lawsuits from all around the world. While many who own Nintendo Switches never run into the issue of drifting Joy-Cons, it seems those that do are often vocal about the problem.
It isn't unheard of for issues to afflict the first run release of a new console, usually such problems are ironed out fairly early on in console's lifespan. With rumors of a Nintendo Switch Pro on the horizon and the two different versions of the console that exist already on top of the Switch pro controller, Nintendo fans are hoping an in-house solution is found for the problem soon.
Many big releases are in development for the Nintendo Switch, such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2, and fans don't want to be battling their controllers when they are trying to take down that next boss or grab that elusive heart piece. Many of the suits brought against Nintendo for Joy-Con drift in the last few years have been successful, though only time will tell whether this current suit succeeds or fails.
Source: Lambert Avocat Inc.
