Hardware I fixed my L Joycon the weirdest way

[Aldoria]

The left joystick was drifting a lot since a month, and 10 minutes ago it was just unusable I was super mad. I just threw it on the ground and after that the joystick was working just fine

 

[Matt7402]

just sent mine back to nintendo since its still under warranty. Pretty easy process.

 

[Aldoria]

just sent mine back to nintendo since its still under warranty. Pretty easy process.

I could try that, last time the website was under maintenance

 

[Matt7402]

just call them. told them it was drifting up really bad, that i tried recalibrating and updating the controller but no help. They give you a tracking number to track it online, send you shipping label, and you just ship it back. I'll have to let you know how well it goes. Just dropped mine off at UPS this morning.

 

[Aldoria]

just call them. told them it was drifting up really bad, that i tried recalibrating and updating the controller but no help. They give you a tracking number to track it online, send you shipping label, and you just ship it back. I'll have to let you know how well it goes. Just dropped mine off at UPS this morning.

that's nice, i'll try that because the waranty will be done soon

 

[mikefor20]

It's easy. Don't bother with a ton of packaging. Ninty will send it back in a bubble envelope. I sent mine in for the same thing and they LOST IT! LOL. Wound up sending me a brand new one.

 

[OperationNT]

My left joycon slitly drifts to the left sometime (I can notice it in BotW when I release the L joystick, Link slowly walks on his left before stopping). I tried to use some compressed air spray but it doesn't seems to have a lot of effect.
Can the problem goes worst later?
I don't wish to send back the entire console whether I use the warranty (I don't want it to be updated, or worst, get an ipatched one). Will they only ask me to send back the joycon?
Thank you for your help!

 

[Aldoria]

My left joycon slitly drifts to the left sometime (I can notice it in BotW when I release the L joystick, Link slowly walks on his left before stopping). I tried to use some compressed air spray but it doesn't seems to have a lot of effect.
Can the problem goes worst later?
I don't wish to send back the entire console whether I use the warranty (I don't want it to be updated, or worst, get an ipatched one). Will they only ask me to send back the joycon?
Thank you for your help!

Just send your joycon, not the entire console

 

[andeers]

just sent mine back to nintendo since its still under warranty. Pretty easy process.

Nintendo throws Joy-cons to the floor. OP discovered the technique.

 

[Aldoria]

Nintendo throws Joy-cons to the floor. OP discovered the technique.

Isn't that how we fix stuff in general ?

 

[Vieela]

I literally do the same with my 3DS. Sometimes the R shoulder button simply doesn't click back, and it gets super mushy and hard to press, i just hit it on the ground 6~8 times and it goes back into working lol

 

[Aldoria]

I literally do the same with my 3DS. Sometimes the R shoulder button simply doesn't click back, and it gets super mushy and hard to press, i just hit it on the ground 6~8 times and it goes back into working lol

ahah we should do that everytime something won't work

 

[Illuminaticy]

Lol reminds me of one of my old 360's. I would literally have to beat the shit out of the disk tray for it to read the disk. Whenever I had a friend over they would always be freaking out cause I would really fuck it up, but it always worked, and probably will still work to this day. Also has worked with R button on DS.

But then I met the joycon, little shit started drifting playing BOTW. I tired hitting, throwing, atomic elbow, nothing worked. Waiting on Nintendo to ship it back, hopefully they fix it, cause it's killing me.

Seems like left joycons mess up more then right, weird.

 

[Tomy Sakazaki]

Nintendo throws Joy-cons to the floor. OP discovered the technique.

Isn't that how we fix stuff in general ?

https://en-americas-support.nintend...wii-remote-is-not-accurately-detecting-motion
"Check the motion sensor functionality by holding the Wii Remote with the button side down. Without using much force, tap the button side of the remote against the palm of your other hand. Doing this does not take a lot of force, so be sure not to tap the Wii Remote very hard."
Actually had to do it once, with a bit of force.

 

[Aldoria]

https://en-americas-support.nintend...wii-remote-is-not-accurately-detecting-motion
"Check the motion sensor functionality by holding the Wii Remote with the button side down. Without using much force, tap the button side of the remote against the palm of your other hand. Doing this does not take a lot of force, so be sure not to tap the Wii Remote very hard."
Actually had to do it once, with a bit of force.

Lmao what

 

[ut2k4master]

just sent mine back to nintendo since its still under warranty. Pretty easy process.

sent mine in today too

 

[tbb043]

The left joystick was drifting a lot since a month, and 10 minutes ago it was just unusable I was super mad. I just threw it on the ground and after that the joystick was working just fine

Anger, the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.

My NES carts wouldn't stay down without wedging something in there to it couldn't pop up. Then mad at losing a life in some game I slapped the top of the system, hard. That fixed it, and to this day, 30 something years later, the cart mechanism in the same NES still works fine.

 

[Tomy Sakazaki]

Lmao what

Hitting the controllers is an official troubleshooting in Nintendo site for a long time.

 

[aykay55]

Damn if I knew that I wouldn't have wasted 3 weeks for my Joy Con to be repaired

 

[Aldoria]

Damn if I knew that I wouldn't have wasted 3 weeks for my Joy Con to be repaired

ahah rip