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Paul Lilly - Wed, Jan 22, 2025
Nintendo teased some design elements of its upcoming handheld console refresh during a recent 'first-look' Switch 2 showcase trailer, one of which includes a closer look at the retooled Joy-Con controllers. They're physically bigger...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Dec 03, 2024
There are three certainties in life—death, taxes, and rumors surrounding Nintendo's next game console. We want no part of the first too, but regarding the latter, the latest leak purportedly offers up a first glimpse of Nintendo's upcoming...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Feb 06, 2023
A federal judge for the Northern District of California has dismissed an amended complaint against Nintendo of America alleging that a Joy-Con drift issue has grown worse over time, to the point where Switch "consoles became unusable." The...
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Lane Babuder - Tue, Dec 20, 2022
The Nintendo Switch may be one of the best-selling consoles of all time but it is not without its problems. Some people feel the console is underpowered and complain that it still is only uses a 720p resolution display. Far and away...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Jul 14, 2021
If there is a knock to be had against the Nintendo Switch, it is that reports of drift issues affecting the Joy-Con controllers have been a persistent problem. We have even experienced this ourselves, prompting us to send them off for...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Jul 01, 2020
When the Nintendo Switch arrived, some wondered if the hybrid game console would fall flat because of its comparatively under-powered hardware (to the Xbox One and PlayStation 4). Instead, it sold like gangbusters, and continues to pull in...
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Shane McGlaun - Thu, Jul 25, 2019
Some Nintendo Switch owners have been having a hard time with their Joy-Con controllers due to an issue described as "controller drift." The drift phenomena is where the controllers sense movement, and make characters on-screen move, even...
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Shane McGlaun - Tue, Jul 23, 2019
Nintendo was hit with a class-action lawsuit recently that focuses on the issues that have surfaced with the Joy-Con controllers that some Switch gamers have suffered through since the console launched. Joy-Con drift is when the thumb...
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Brandon Hill - Wed, Mar 22, 2017
If you have a Nintendo Switch and have been afflicted with Joy-Con controller connectivity issues, help is on the way. We originally reported on the issue back in early March shortly after the Nintendo Switch launch, and it relates to a...
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