Nintendo’s newest system is already showing issues that owners of the extremely successfulSwitchsystem have already been experiencing for some time. The new Switch Lite finally hit store shelves on Friday, and while most customers are ecstatic to have the system in their hands, at an affordable price drop from the original, some are noticing a troubling problem with the hardware.
Some users of the newSwitch Lite have been reporting Joy-Con drift, an issue that had many customers worried about the quality of the Joy-Con controllers used to play on the system. In the case of the Switch Lite, there is an added wrinkle in the fact that the Joy-Cons come attached to the system and cannot be removed or replaced. When this issue occurred for owners of the original Switch, it could mean having to by a new set of Joy-Cons, but for the Switch Lite it means replacing the entire system.
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In the past, Nintendo has come out about theJoy-Con drift issues with older hardware, offering options for fixing what has ultimately been accepted to be a defect in the product, as opposed to a fault of care on the part of owners. This early into the system’s life, it’s hard to say what the company will do in response to the Joy-Con drift cropping up in its latest release. Considering how it approached the defect last time, it’s safe to assume that Nintendo will most likely reach out with some options for repairs or replacements for their fans if it proves to be a widespread issue.
Nintendo has a long history of being one of the more accountable companies in the gaming industry, having already taken responsibility for Joy-Con drift when it appeared on the original system, as well as offering to update customers who bought the original system within a few months of a version with a larger battery being announced. While not everyone might be as forgiving of a company that clearly has the resources to avoid such a fundamental issue, Nintendo does have a reputation for focusing on their fans first.
