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Jasmine Mannan

How to fix Nintendo Switch Joycon drift for free – even if you're out of warranty

If you're faced with the dreaded Nintendo Switch Joy-Con drift issue, here's how you can contact Nintendo Support for a free repair.

One of the only downsides of owning a Nintendo Switch is the issues surrounding Joy-Cons, whether this is drifting, the controllers not responding at all, or not being able to connect them to the console. However, Nintendo has recently committed to offering free Joy-Con repairs for everyone in the UK, the European Economic Area and Switzerland. This means that regardless of your warranty, if your controller has a fault, Nintendo will fix it.

If you send out your parts for repair, Nintendo won't charge you, instead, they determine what's wrong and then inform you how much it will cost to fix if it's something which isn't covered by this lifetime coverage. If you don't want to pay the amount they decide on then they send the product back to you all for free.

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