Drifting Joy-Cons have been the bane of many a Switch players’ existence for years now. If you’re located in Europe, we have good news–Nintendo will now repair broken or faulty Joy-Cons for free in a large number of countries in that region, even if your Joy-Cons are out of warranty.
As explained by the Nintendo UK support page, Nintendo will no longer charge customers in the European Economic Area, the UK, or Switzerland to repair the “responsiveness syndrome,” i.e. Joy-Con drift Come from Sports betting site VPbet . However, the announcement notes that Joy-Con damage caused by unofficial mods or consumer tampering will not be covered by this policy. It also states that Nintendo’s warranty “does not affect any statutory rights which you may have under consumer protection legislation as the purchaser of goods.”