™ and Nintendo Switch ™ Lite game systems, as well as Joy-Con ™ and Nintendo Switch Pro controllers. “
The company says that this deviation – which sees Joy-Cons recording the movement of the analog stick, even if it is not being touched – represents “an important, serious and hidden defect” that was not properly revealed by Nintendo. Lambert Avocat now asks Québec residents to register as part of the process at their on the Internet network.The issue of Joy-Con drift has been emerging since the launch of the Switch in 2017 – last year, we considered this a disaster for Nintendo. It has become such a widespread problem that Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa has formally apologized for the problem.
This last class action process is just one of a series of potential problems for the company around the defect. Nintendo is facing at least four cases of drift in the United States, with class actions in Illinois, California, and two in Washington. Two of these lawsuits are now in arbitration, with a judge in the previous Washington case refusing Nintendo’s request to reject it.
In Europe, Nintendo is being sued by a French consumer organization over potential planned obsolescence, compounded by Nintendo’s ongoing Joy-Cons repairs, although they do not provide a more permanent solution. This was followed by a joint investigation by 9 organizations based in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Greece, Norway, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia. The findings of this investigation may lead to further action. On a smaller scale in the UK, a single customer recently took Nintendo to a small claims court and recovered the cost of its defective Joy-Cons and its legal fees.
Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser said recently that Nintendo is “focusing” on existing Switch models, rather than the much talked about Switch Pro model. Bowser addressed the Joy-Con trend in this discussion, but made no promises about it. a more permanent solution to the ongoing problem, saying, “We are always looking at what is being sent and for what reasons, and understanding it better. And without going into details, it always gives us the opportunity to make improvements as we go along. . “
While not 100% effective, we have a guide on how to fix the Joy-Con bypass in some situations, as well as a list of known Switch and Joy-Con issues that can help you diagnose problems.
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