The Nintendo Switch Joy-Con showed us we deserve more from joysticks
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Fix Joy-Con drift with DIY replacement for $33
No matter what kind of controller you use, joystick drift is an inevitable annoyance that will knock on your door at least once per a controller’s life.…
These Nintendo Switch joystick replacements could end Joy-Con drift
After years of dealing with Joy-Con drift and no satisfactory answers from Nintendo, we may finally have our solution. A company called Gulikit created a set…
Consumer report blames Nintendo Switch Joy-Con drift on ‘design flaw’
A report from consumer choice publication Which? shares findings that could prove your Joy-Con drift is down to a “design flaw” in manufacturing, not…
Nintendo Switch Joy-Con controllers are $25 off for today only
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I seriously hope Nintendo’s official Joy-Con repair service comes to the West
Nintendo finally has a solution to fixing dreaded Joy-Con drift by way of a staggeringly cheap repairs service.The new Nintendo Switch repair service,…
iOS 16 to Include Native Support for Nintendo Joy-Con, Switch Pro Controller: Report
Apple unveiled its next-generation operating system for the iPhone, iOS 16, on Monday during the ongoing Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2022. Now,…
iOS 16 supports Nintendo’s Switch Pro and Joy-Con controllers
Apple is adding native support for the Nintendo Switch Pro and Joy-Con controllers in iOS 16. Riley Testut, one of the iOS developers behind AltStore,…
Nintendo Switch Joy-Con fiasco was even worse than we thought, report reveals
Shortly after launch, the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con controllers developed a reputation for being prone to hardware failures – the most prominent of which was…
Workers at Nintendo’s third-party repair partner were reportedly overwhelmed with Joy-Con repairs
Workers at Nintendo’s third-party repair facility reportedly faced a “very stressful” work environment caused by a deluge of Switches sent in for issues…