Tokyo Drift Part 2
It took almost three years, but my two original Joy-Con sets started to drift: it’s time to put it on the pasture. It would seem that the controllers are taking so long to be dysfunctional, as Nintendo has been plagued with multiple class actions over the past few years; some of them started in earnest shortly after launch.
Now we can add another one to the stack. The Canadian law firm Lambert Avocat Inc., filed on January 15 this year, is currently applying to bring this class action lawsuit to a higher court in Quebec.
Here is the main argument presented by the firm:
“In November 2017, our client purchased a Nintendo Switch gaming system. After 11 months of using it, she noticed that her left Joy-Con ™ controller was defective. Her character would move in a direction without her input, a problem known as the Joy-Con Drift.She notes that the problem persists in other games as well as in the main menu.
Our customer then contacted Nintendo and sent her left controller to Nintendo’s factory for repair. However, two months after receiving it, she noticed the same problem with the right controller, then with the second pair of Joy-Con controllers she purchased, as well as her Nintendo Switch Pro controller.
Our client finds that this defect seriously jeopardizes the basic function of the controllers and prevents her from using her game system correctly. “
The firm mentions the law on the protection of consumers in the submission and notes that ‘goods purchased must be suitable for the purposes for which such goods are normally used, and that they must normally be expensive for a reasonable time, with taking into account their price and the conditions of use. “
If you remember, Nintendo has been questioned several times by journalists, fans and even investors about the situation: and generally refuses to comment, in part because of the ongoing nature of lawsuits like this. It seems like the time for Nintendo is over: they’ll probably have to respond seriously at a corporate level sometime this year, outside of the current repair site.
Class action against Nintendo [Lambert Avocat Inc] Thanks Jeff!
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