Nintendo has been handling a number of lawsuits over Switch’s Joy-Con drive issue over the past few years. Every few months, it seems like the world-renowned game developer is finding another court case to deal with. If you now think that the trend would finally end, as we started in 2021, you would be wrong.
Another lawsuit against Nintendo was recently filed in Quebec, Canada, for, what other, but Joy-Con drift issues. The case is being handled by a law firm in the region called Lambert Avocat, which represents a client who allegedly had problems with their Switch controllers from 2018. The case is specific to the group action and Lambert is said to be looking for “ compensation for all Quebec consumers who purchased the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite gaming systems, as well as Joy-Con and Nintendo Switch Pro controllers. ”
As for the other details of this case, Lambert says that their customer only started experiencing drift issues with their Joy-Cons about 11 months after they received their Switch. Initially, they contacted Nintendo about the problem and eventually sent the controller in for repair. Within two months of getting the Joy-Con back, they had the same problem with their opposite handset. This then affected some Joy-Cons that were purchased, in addition to a Pro controller that was also used.
Lambert is looking for any other Switch owners who have purchased the console since August 1, 2017 and also had the same issues joining the lawsuit. At the moment, it is necessary for the case to be further approved by the judge before it can proceed further, but the chances are high that it will continue.
If there are major developments with the latest lawsuit against Nintendo, we’ll let you know in the future. In the meantime, if you want to keep up with all our upcoming coverage on the Switch, you can find it here.
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[H/T GamesIndustry.biz]