Nintendo has handled a number of lawsuits over the past few years, addressing the problem of the Joy-Con diversion from Switch. Every few months, it seems that the world-renowned game developer is faced with another lawsuit to deal with. Now, as we enter 2021, if you thought that this trend would finally end, you were wrong.
Another lawsuit against Nintendo was recently filed in Quebec, Canada, for, what else, but issues of derivation Joy-Con. The case is being handled by a law firm in the region called Lambert Avocat, who is representing a client who allegedly had derivation problems with his Switch controllers since 2018. The lawsuit is specifically class-action and Lambert is said to be looking for “Compensation for all Quebec consumers who purchased the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite game systems, as well as the Joy-Con and Nintendo Switch Pro controls”.
As for the other specifics of this case, Lambert says that his client started having problems with his Joy-Cons bypass about 11 months after obtaining the switch. At first, they contacted Nintendo about the problem and ended up sending the controller to be repaired. Two months after receiving the Joy-Con back, they started having the same problem with the opposite hand device. This deviation then affected another pair of Joy-Cons that were purchased in addition to a Pro controller that was also being used.
Lambert is looking for any other switch owner who has purchased the console since August 1, 2017 and has also had the same problems getting into the process. At the moment, the case needs more approval from a judge before it can move forward, but there is a reasonable chance that it will continue to gain momentum.
If there is an important development in this newest lawsuit against Nintendo, we will notify you in the future. In the meantime, if you want to follow all of our future coverage of the Switch, you can find it here.
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[H/T GamesIndustry.biz]