Nintendo now required by law to fix all joy-cons with drift problems in Europe free of charge, even when out of warranty
Nintendo now required by law to fix all joy-cons with drift problems in Europe free of charge, even when out of warranty
by shnarfelberry
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doodoohappens
Good.
ShadowCross32
Victory
EurofighterLover
W
DietCokeGamer
Been seeing everywhere headlines saying “Nintendo now offers free Joy-Con repair in Europe!”
Well that’s mighty nice of them. I wonder what took them so long when it’s been a thing in NA for years now?
Then I finally find this here post with the headline.
“Required by law”
Ah. There it is.
aehsonairb
any one in the UK mind if i ship them my joycons to repair? i’ll pay shipping.
oldschoolrobot
As an American, I miss consumer protection.
inteliboy
Why haven’t Nintendo released an updated joy on version?
YouPeopleAreGarbage
If Iwata was still around, Nintendo would’ve fixed it ages ago. Furukawa has been disappointing.
DemonDerek
EU does what Nintendon’t
billium12
Lol Americans over here just hoping Nintendo sticks to their word
cabezatuck
Better get them fixed before Tears of the Kingdom comes out.
hek_qwerr
don’t be surprised when nintendo starts raising its prices on games and consoles
selah1994
Man, the EU has been ON POINT when it comes to big tech and consumer electronics recently.
tigersmhs07
Are they still free in US? I bought a pair in 2017 and now they drift as of a month ago
Jotalma
How do I do it?
chanslam
Now do america
Edit: apparently it is available in America and I’m behind
astrol17
would this apply if i bought my switch back in the US but now im living in Europe??
With_Hands_And_Paper
Too little too late, I already fixed mine by buying a 3rd party joystick and proceeded to rip out the ribbon connecting the side LEDs and R/L buttons in the process…
dufdufdufduf
Love Nintendo but those joy cons are garbage.
Notxtwhiledrive
Common European W
Veltrum
If you’re not aware NOA is doing free repairs too. I’ve sent in 2 in the last 12 months – 1 in June 2022, and 1 in February 2023,
gadgetclockwork
I love how everyone is railing against NOA without even knowing that they have offered free repairs for defective joy-con in the US for years now, and their customer service is exremely friendly and helpful. Give them a call and ask if you want to fix your drift issues.
Spare-Craft1152
Next, Microsoft and their 250$ elite stick drift pro
BluntMachinerist
Maybe this will be enough for the next gen of controllers to switch away from these terrible fucking joysticks. I keep buying new ps4 controllers and they are useless less than a year later. My pro controller is totally fucked and I’ve already replaced the joysticks in my joycons once.
TheLizKing
What about fixing them for free in the USA?
zaptrac
I mean they’ve been doing that in the US already. I’ve sent me joy cons in while they were 5 years old and they fixed them no questions asked
Kingkrool1994
It’s a step in the right direction, they’re still really anti-consumer but it’s progress.
bubbagumpskrimp
Hey Americans. Lets all pick our own fellowship of noble heroes to bring the rest of our joy-cons to Europe to be fixed!
Positive-Pil
ITT: ignorant Americans
Faelysis
I’m still waiting for my joycon to start drifting since 2018
deepthroatmybitcoin
Why can’t America do nice things like this for the people
MelissaLeiaOrgana
USA next?
matteoarts
Now if maybe we can get Sony to do the same, that’d be swell. I’ve had two controllers die due to stick drift.
OoT-TheBest
I have 6 that drift!
woodenspoonboy
Fuck around and find out Nintendo
icanthearohwell
Good fuck em
saul2015
based union power
yokohamadc
I am in the USA, I sent mine for repair last year 2022, fast turnaround but the drift is returning very slowly. I am going to have to send them in again.
BigBird36
I don’t know what everybody’s complaining about. I live in NA and sent in 4 defective joycons outside of warranty. They repaired them quickly without a word. Got them back 2 weeks later, good as new.
ImportantDoubt6434
You get what you fucking deserve
RedditUsingBot
Can’t wait for this to never happen in America because we love capitalism too much to fix anything.
monzelle612
Someone do the math on how many broken American joycons I need to take to Europe to pay the trip and stay. Electronics repair tourism industry is born
dickie96
based Af
xxxfirefart
Switch has been out for like 6-7 years now.. how have they not had a joycon revision by now that doesn’t drift?
Its the main reason I stopped using mine. Ive went through 4 pairs of joycons, every single one of them started drifting. I don’t even think I’m rough with them or anything.
p4ttl1992
Next should be Sony, my first controller purchased in December 2021 drifting just after the first year. Purchased a new one in February and its started drifting this week less than 2 months later ffs.
Now I have to sort my joy con’s out and a new playstation control🤬
BabySealOfDoom
Let’s take all the broken joycons, and ship them to the EU!
47 Comments
[deleted]
Good.
Victory
W
Been seeing everywhere headlines saying “Nintendo now offers free Joy-Con repair in Europe!”
Well that’s mighty nice of them. I wonder what took them so long when it’s been a thing in NA for years now?
Then I finally find this here post with the headline.
“Required by law”
Ah. There it is.
any one in the UK mind if i ship them my joycons to repair? i’ll pay shipping.
As an American, I miss consumer protection.
Why haven’t Nintendo released an updated joy on version?
If Iwata was still around, Nintendo would’ve fixed it ages ago. Furukawa has been disappointing.
EU does what Nintendon’t
Lol Americans over here just hoping Nintendo sticks to their word
Better get them fixed before Tears of the Kingdom comes out.
don’t be surprised when nintendo starts raising its prices on games and consoles
Man, the EU has been ON POINT when it comes to big tech and consumer electronics recently.
Are they still free in US? I bought a pair in 2017 and now they drift as of a month ago
How do I do it?
Now do america
Edit: apparently it is available in America and I’m behind
would this apply if i bought my switch back in the US but now im living in Europe??
Too little too late, I already fixed mine by buying a 3rd party joystick and proceeded to rip out the ribbon connecting the side LEDs and R/L buttons in the process…
Love Nintendo but those joy cons are garbage.
Common European W
If you’re not aware NOA is doing free repairs too. I’ve sent in 2 in the last 12 months – 1 in June 2022, and 1 in February 2023,
I love how everyone is railing against NOA without even knowing that they have offered free repairs for defective joy-con in the US for years now, and their customer service is exremely friendly and helpful. Give them a call and ask if you want to fix your drift issues.
Next, Microsoft and their 250$ elite stick drift pro
Maybe this will be enough for the next gen of controllers to switch away from these terrible fucking joysticks. I keep buying new ps4 controllers and they are useless less than a year later. My pro controller is totally fucked and I’ve already replaced the joysticks in my joycons once.
What about fixing them for free in the USA?
I mean they’ve been doing that in the US already. I’ve sent me joy cons in while they were 5 years old and they fixed them no questions asked
It’s a step in the right direction, they’re still really anti-consumer but it’s progress.
Hey Americans. Lets all pick our own fellowship of noble heroes to bring the rest of our joy-cons to Europe to be fixed!
ITT: ignorant Americans
I’m still waiting for my joycon to start drifting since 2018
Why can’t America do nice things like this for the people
USA next?
Now if maybe we can get Sony to do the same, that’d be swell. I’ve had two controllers die due to stick drift.
I have 6 that drift!
Fuck around and find out Nintendo
Good fuck em
based union power
I am in the USA, I sent mine for repair last year 2022, fast turnaround but the drift is returning very slowly. I am going to have to send them in again.
I don’t know what everybody’s complaining about. I live in NA and sent in 4 defective joycons outside of warranty. They repaired them quickly without a word. Got them back 2 weeks later, good as new.
You get what you fucking deserve
Can’t wait for this to never happen in America because we love capitalism too much to fix anything.
Someone do the math on how many broken American joycons I need to take to Europe to pay the trip and stay. Electronics repair tourism industry is born
based Af
Switch has been out for like 6-7 years now.. how have they not had a joycon revision by now that doesn’t drift?
Its the main reason I stopped using mine. Ive went through 4 pairs of joycons, every single one of them started drifting. I don’t even think I’m rough with them or anything.
Next should be Sony, my first controller purchased in December 2021 drifting just after the first year. Purchased a new one in February and its started drifting this week less than 2 months later ffs.
Now I have to sort my joy con’s out and a new playstation control🤬
Let’s take all the broken joycons, and ship them to the EU!