Nintendo Now Offers Free Repairs for Switch Drift Joy-Cons in Europe and the UK
Nintendo Now Offers Free Repairs for Switch Drift Joy-Cons in Europe and the UK
by iuriawg
32 Comments
Adamaneve
Is this the first time they’ve formally acknowledged Joy-Con drift? They do the repairs in NA as well, but I don’t think they directly mention the issue like this.
ThisOneTimeAtLolCamp
As somebody who had one repaired and still have the Nintendo box it came back in, it already was free in the UK.
rose636
I didn’t realise Brexit meant we left the continent too.
a_guy_called_m
Oh sweet! Do they still charge for postage or anything else or is it like 100% free?
pocusrhythm
The UK is part of Europe
leviathab13186
Aka, they send you a refurbished pair. Still better than nothing, but if you’re sentimental, it’s better to repair yourself just in case.
UraniumKnight13
Make new joy-cons nintendo.
Kizaing
It’s relatively easy to fix yourself, but this is great for anyone not willing or comfortable to crack open their own joycons. That said, do yourself a favour and get the Gulikit hall effect sticks and you won’t have to worry about that problem anymore
intxisu
You need to provide a receipt rigth? I got a second hand switch that started drifting recently but no receipt
hollowknight696
About time. I’m in Belgium.
First pair was under warranty and was repaired free of charge.
Second pair was no longer under warranty and Nintendo wanted to charge me 50€ for the repair. I did not proceed with it.
But now I will !
BigV_Invest
Me who has severe procrastination issues: Neat, just in time to fix my launch day switch
itsastart_to
If anyone has done it, was it a hard process and how long did it take?
Postoli_
I had to pay for mine in Australia 😣
haydar1994
Since owning my switch (about 5 years now) I have sent nintendo my joycons a total of 6 times to repair for drift.
Everytime they fixed it for free with no requirement of a reicpt or proof of purchase.
They did however complete the job at wildly different time scales. I once got my normal joycons back in 3 days and one time around 3 weeks.
XDitto
Can I send my 2 pro controllers too?
jacobooooo
does it cover switch lites?
Capiguava
Best solution: Gulikit Hall sensor Joy-Con NS40 replacement joysticks
Insane96MCP
They took 22€ a few months back, and just after 1 month the joycons started drift again. My collegue ordered the repair kit and repaired them for free and they still don’t drifr
Virt_McPolygon
It’s always been free. I’ve returned 4 or 5 times and they’ve always fixed and returned for free in a couple of days. One time I got a free Amiibo in the box when it came back.
recluseMeteor
*laughs in Third World country*
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razorwiregoatlick877
If you own a switch lite you are screwed apparently.
B0ogi3m4n
Piece of shit controllers
eXePyrowolf
That’s nice. But as far as I know, this doesn’t extend to the pro controller, and that’s the only one I bought that got any drift after all this time.
Banapple247
Perfect, right at the end of the console’s lifecycle
LordanTroi
When sending them for repairs, do I include the switch serial number or the joy-cons serial number?
Bruce_Ring-sting
Ooooh good for you! Goood for YOU!
detectivemario
How about in all places where you fucking sell the Switch, Nintendo?
(BTW European Economic Area, not Europe, so I’m out of luck)
MasterDimentio90
The Switch came out on March 3, 2017. How is this STILL a thing? Does Nintendo have even the slightest clue about what Joycon Drift is, or how to fix it?
Honestly, they probably messed up the Joycons on purpose to make consumers have to buy new ones till said consumer gets a working pair without Joycon drift. Given a pair of Joycon’s cost $80 (Not sure about in other countries), Nintendo will be making bank off of a move like that. Nintendo also knows the consumers will just deal with it, because it’s Nintendo.
Kind of how like Nintendo knows as much as people are complaining about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom being $80, we’re still gonna buy it anyways because it’s Zelda.
It wouldn’t be the first time Nintendo has pulled business practices like the above. Back when Amiibos were the hot new thing, Nintendo would purposely send a small amount of the newest Amiibo to give the consumer a scare of a fake scarcity. That way, when it finally does go on sale again, said consumer will buy it immediately out of fear of missing their chance again. They also pulled that stuff with the Nintendo Switch upon release.
supernatlove
Do they fix them in the US yet?
thehunter699
Fuck Oceania, am I right?
kerelenko
Only in countries with strong consumer protection laws
32 Comments
Is this the first time they’ve formally acknowledged Joy-Con drift? They do the repairs in NA as well, but I don’t think they directly mention the issue like this.
As somebody who had one repaired and still have the Nintendo box it came back in, it already was free in the UK.
I didn’t realise Brexit meant we left the continent too.
Oh sweet! Do they still charge for postage or anything else or is it like 100% free?
The UK is part of Europe
Aka, they send you a refurbished pair. Still better than nothing, but if you’re sentimental, it’s better to repair yourself just in case.
Make new joy-cons nintendo.
It’s relatively easy to fix yourself, but this is great for anyone not willing or comfortable to crack open their own joycons. That said, do yourself a favour and get the Gulikit hall effect sticks and you won’t have to worry about that problem anymore
You need to provide a receipt rigth? I got a second hand switch that started drifting recently but no receipt
About time. I’m in Belgium.
First pair was under warranty and was repaired free of charge.
Second pair was no longer under warranty and Nintendo wanted to charge me 50€ for the repair. I did not proceed with it.
But now I will !
Me who has severe procrastination issues: Neat, just in time to fix my launch day switch
If anyone has done it, was it a hard process and how long did it take?
I had to pay for mine in Australia 😣
Since owning my switch (about 5 years now) I have sent nintendo my joycons a total of 6 times to repair for drift.
Everytime they fixed it for free with no requirement of a reicpt or proof of purchase.
They did however complete the job at wildly different time scales. I once got my normal joycons back in 3 days and one time around 3 weeks.
Can I send my 2 pro controllers too?
does it cover switch lites?
Best solution: Gulikit Hall sensor Joy-Con NS40 replacement joysticks
They took 22€ a few months back, and just after 1 month the joycons started drift again. My collegue ordered the repair kit and repaired them for free and they still don’t drifr
It’s always been free. I’ve returned 4 or 5 times and they’ve always fixed and returned for free in a couple of days. One time I got a free Amiibo in the box when it came back.
*laughs in Third World country*
[deleted]
If you own a switch lite you are screwed apparently.
Piece of shit controllers
That’s nice. But as far as I know, this doesn’t extend to the pro controller, and that’s the only one I bought that got any drift after all this time.
Perfect, right at the end of the console’s lifecycle
When sending them for repairs, do I include the switch serial number or the joy-cons serial number?
Ooooh good for you! Goood for YOU!
How about in all places where you fucking sell the Switch, Nintendo?
(BTW European Economic Area, not Europe, so I’m out of luck)
The Switch came out on March 3, 2017. How is this STILL a thing? Does Nintendo have even the slightest clue about what Joycon Drift is, or how to fix it?
Honestly, they probably messed up the Joycons on purpose to make consumers have to buy new ones till said consumer gets a working pair without Joycon drift. Given a pair of Joycon’s cost $80 (Not sure about in other countries), Nintendo will be making bank off of a move like that. Nintendo also knows the consumers will just deal with it, because it’s Nintendo.
Kind of how like Nintendo knows as much as people are complaining about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom being $80, we’re still gonna buy it anyways because it’s Zelda.
It wouldn’t be the first time Nintendo has pulled business practices like the above. Back when Amiibos were the hot new thing, Nintendo would purposely send a small amount of the newest Amiibo to give the consumer a scare of a fake scarcity. That way, when it finally does go on sale again, said consumer will buy it immediately out of fear of missing their chance again. They also pulled that stuff with the Nintendo Switch upon release.
Do they fix them in the US yet?
Fuck Oceania, am I right?
Only in countries with strong consumer protection laws