Nintendo has been dealing with a series of lawsuits over the past few years dealing with the issue of Switch’s Joy-Con drift. Every few months, it seems that the world-renowned game developer is in another case before the court. Now, as we enter 2021, if you thought this trend would finally end, you would be wrong.
Another lawsuit against Nintendo was recently introduced in Quebec, Canada, for what else but the joys of Joy-Con. The case is run by a local law firm called Lambert Avocat, which is a client said to have had derivation issues with Switch controllers since 2018. The lawsuit is specifically from the variety of class action lawsuits and Lambert is said to have to seek “compensation for all consumers in Quebec who have purchased Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite gaming systems, as well as Joy-Con and Nintendo Switch Pro controllers.”
As for the other features of this case, Lambert says that their client began to face problems with derivation with Joy-Cons about 11 months after first obtaining the Switch. At first, they contacted Nintendo about this problem and ended up sending the controller for repair. Within two months of recovering Joy-Con, they began to have the same problem with their opposite portable device. This derivation then affected another pair of Joy-Cons that were purchased in addition to a Pro controller that was also used.
Lambert is looking for other Switch owners who purchased the console on August 1, 2017 and also had the same issues joining the process. At the moment, the case needs further approval from a judge before he can go any further, but there is a decent chance that this will continue to gain attention.
If there are major developments with this new process aimed at Nintendo, we will let you know in the future. In the meantime, if you want to keep up with our future coverage on Switch, you can find it right here.
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[H/T GamesIndustry.biz]