[Actualización] Nintendo Spain confirmed that, indeed, the new policy Joy-Con Drift repair without warranty is also valid in Spain. A few hours ago, the support website has been updated also in our region, which shows the following:

Nintendo strives to make products of the highest quality and longevity, and to continually improve them. For this reason, and until further notice, Nintendo is offering free repairs to consumers who have purchased products valid in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom or Switzerland at Nintendo Authorized Repair Centers for joysticks due to reaction capacity issues. . This action applies even if the responsiveness problem is caused by wear and tear on the product, and even if the 36-month manufacturer’s warranty provided by Nintendo has expired.* A manufacturer’s warranty does not affect any rights you may legally have as a purchaser of consumer goods. The rights described herein are in addition to those provided by law.

If you want to know how to send your Joy-Con to Nintendo to fix drifts for free thanks to this new size, then we leave you with a step by step guide:

[Noticia original] For years, Drift Joy-Con This has been an issue that affects many Nintendo Switch users and has led to debates, lawsuits and all kinds of investigations. After seeing changes benefiting consumers in several regions, the most positive new company policies have just been revealed in the European region. Nintendo is fixing the free-floating Joy-Con in Europe even if they are unsecured.

portal nintendolife echo the new policy that appeared in Nintendo UK support websitemore precisely in Replace the controller problem section. Now, the first point indicates the following:

A matter of reaction capacity, the official name is Joy-Con Drift

He “reactivity problem” what the company is talking about is Floating Joy-Con that we’ve seen over the years. The company, however, is entitled to apply fees for repair if it is detected that the problem is caused by manual modification of the remote control, use of unauthorized accessories, or other causes unrelated to the nature of the failure.

This action put an end to one of the major problems that Switch users have been facing. Although Nintendo has updated the controller design from time to time, the Joy-Con drift issue has always been present and, now, the players will be able to breathe easierwithout the need to use a no-swept repair kit.

For its part, it is website from Spanish Nintendo Not yet updated with this new policy, it is hoped that it will also follow the same pattern when joining the European Economic Area. At Nintendúo we have contacted the company to find out more about it.

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