Nintendo has handled several lawsuits in the past two years to address the issue of Switch’s Joy-Con drift. Every few months, it seems as if the world-renowned game developer comes across another court case to deal with. Now that we’ve entered 2021, if you thought this trend would finally end, you’d be wrong.
Another lawsuit has recently been filed against Nintendo in Quebec, Canada, for what, but for issues arising from Joy-Con. The case is being led by a law firm in the region called Lambert Avocat, which represents a client who is said to have had drifting problems with its switching controllers dating back to 2018. The lawsuit is specifically from the variety of collective resource and Lambert is said to be seeking “compensation for all Quebec consumers who purchased the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite gaming systems, as well as the Joy-Con and Nintendo Switch Pro controllers.”
As for the rest of the details of this case, Lambert says his client began experiencing drift issues with his Joy-Cons about 11 months after getting his Switch. At first, they contacted Nintendo about the problem and ended up sending the driver for repair. Two months after recovering the Joy-Con, they began to have the same problem with the opposite handheld device. This drift affected another pair of Joy-Cons that were purchased in addition to a Pro driver that was also used.
Lambert is looking for any other Switch owner who has purchased the console since August 1, 2017 and who has had these same issues to join the lawsuit. At the present time, the case needs a new approval from a judge in order to move even further, but there is a good chance that this will continue to gain strength.
If there is any major news with this new demand for Nintendo, we will let you know in the future. In the meantime, if you want to keep up to date with all of our upcoming Switch coverage, you can find it right here.
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[H/T GamesIndustry.biz]