Tears of the Kingdom FOMO got me. I rarely rush out to buy — or these days, download at midnight — a game on release day. It's not that I don't like The Legend of Zelda or anything. I just don't enjoy ...

While Nintendo rushed to get the Nintendo Switch 2 out the door before tariffs, it appears the console once again suffers from the infamous “Joy-Con Drift” that plagued the controllers of its ...

In a nutshell: Nintendo quietly expanded its free Joy-Con drift repair program across Europe. The change recently appeared on a support page on "responsiveness syndrome"---Nintendo's term for Joy-Con ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Nintendo has now promised to repair Joy-Con controllers for Nintendo Switch consoles for those in ...

Nintendo is not legally obligated to offer the free repairs, but it seems to have covered any regulatory or legal concerns with the issue. Nintendo has now revealed that they will continue to repair ...

There is no doubt the Nintendo Switch is one of the most popular gaming consoles ever. Its games are great, and the portability is a plus, but it’s controllers...well. Controller failure—dubbed ...

A patent for a new Nintendo controller, published by the United States Patent Office on September 7, indicates the Super Mario developer is at least considering how to permanently shake its Joy-Con ...

Nintendo Europe are now offering free Joy-Con repairs if they’re experiencing “drift” issues. This new policy applies to all countries within the European Economic Area (EEA), UK and Switzerland.

Nintendo has pledged to fix faulty Switch Joy-Con controllers in more territories, including the UK, even if they are out-of-warranty. In an update on the official Nintendo Support page (thanks, ...

Nintendo says the Switch 2 Joy-Cons were rebuilt from the ground up, but early hardware breakdowns suggest they're quite similar to the originals under the hood, and comparably prone to the analog ...

This Amazon Prime Day deal on replacement Nintendo Switch Joy-Con thumbsticks promises to make your anxiety over drifting controllers a thing of the past. All you need is a little technical know-how ...

If you've ever played a Nintendo Switch for any length of time, you may have experienced the dreaded plague of Joy-Con drift. Like a gamer spirit using your controller as its own personal Ouija board, ...