Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con drift is already a problem: How to ‘fix’ it

The Nintendo Switch 2 is already a huge success. Nintendo is selling more units than it can manufacture, and it’s likely the high demand will hold for quite a while. The original Switch (and the upgraded versions) sold incredibly well, so Nintendo has a massive user base ready to upgrade to a more powerful version that can handle much more complex games.

Still, it’s not all good news. Now that the Switch 2 is in the hands of millions of users, some gamers have discovered that Nintendo hasn’t really fixed one of the worst things about the first model. The new Joy-Con controllers can experience the infamous drift, and at least one user encountered the problem just days after buying the Switch 2.

The same “fix” applies. You have to send your Joy-Cons to Nintendo, and the company will repair them for free. But that doesn’t guarantee your next controller won’t experience drifting.

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