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Nintendo will pay a $40 million fine for faulty Joy-Cons (www.engadget.com)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 12 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I've wasted a ton of money on joycons at this point and frankly I don't mind not getting reimbursed if the fines actually stopped companies from shit practices. I don't think this is a big enough fine to stop Nintendo from charging a stupid amount for something that is known not to last.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Look into hall effect Joy con stick replacements. They use a different mechanism that doesn’t have the same drift issues, and aren’t that hard to install.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago

    It is very easy to replace, considering the size, but having to replace the joysticks on a $90 controller soured me on Nintendo forever. Even after years of knowing the problem exists they still dgaf. And so, neither do I. The switch 2 is the first console in the history of the company, that I don't own.

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