CapnAmaricrunch
Banned
wtf nintendo?! I dont understand how they are priced so high considering they will be drifting within 8 months. Go on amazon and look at the prices of these turd controllers.
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Joycons still drift, Joycons are insanely priced
- Thread starter CapnAmaricrunch
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justiceiro
Marlboro: Other M
The public know about this issue and still buy in droves. Nintendo probably think nobody cares, so no reason for them to drop the price.
CapnAmaricrunch
Banned
Sad, i'd put up with it if they didnt cost 70 bucks a pop.
Cert.in.Death
Member
Zadom
Member
I too was suprised to see the price of the controllers. My sons left stick stopped registering to the left. Of course they only sell in pairs. There were some 3rd party controllers I could try but I did not know if they would fit his case so I just bit the bullet. Look forward to the day he just wants to play PlayStation with me.
ShinobiWan1
Member
Has anyone tried that paper fix? I've been meaning to try it, but I'm not very handy with things like that.
Captain Toad
Banned
Price is where supply meets demand. People buy them for that price, therefore they are not cheaper.wtf nintendo?! I dont understand how they are priced so high considering they will be drifting within 8 months. Go on amazon and look at the prices of these turd controllers.
Impotaku
Member
No they don't you can buy either the left or right joycon separate, not all colours are available to buy individually but you can buy the red & blue neon ones individual.
jigglet
Banned
Not everywhere. In Australia they used to sell them separately but they stopped a while ago.
Porcile
Member
Ah, yes. That indestructible material known as paper. Definitely a permanent fix lol
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CapnAmaricrunch
Banned
Say what you want about the wiiu, the controller never gave me an issue
Also I like inserting gifs every chance I get
Also I like inserting gifs every chance I get
MadchesterManc
Member
Just spend a fiver for a set and 20 minutes to replace the sticks. Bada boom bada bing. Cheap & cheerful fix without the need to buy whole new joycons 
Not a permanent fix no, but worth losing out on a couple of cups of coffee a year instead.
Not a permanent fix no, but worth losing out on a couple of cups of coffee a year instead.
Zadom
Member
I see them individually at Walmart, I only looked on Amazon. Sheesh, my fault then. Again, I am my own worst enemy. In fact, I just ordered the wrong refrigerator on the internet. Got it installed and put groceries in it before I noticed it had no dispenser on the door like my wife wanted. I thought, those idiots sent me the wrong refrigerator. I double checked and no, I ordered the wrong one. My wife has not been too harsh on me. Over the years she’s got used to my “funny quirks”.
TLZ
Banned
Yes it works. All you need is 1mm business card thickness and you're good. You can use pads if you have. Gotta be 1mm though.
kunonabi
Member
Nintendo's QC from the previous gens is leagues above what they're doing now. The dock and joy-con issues are completely unacceptable.Say what you want about the wiiu, the controller never gave me an issue
Also I like inserting gifs every chance I get
ShinobiWan1
Member
I wish I bought the upgraded battery for my Wii U gamepad when it was still available from Nintendo.Say what you want about the wiiu, the controller never gave me an issue
Also I like inserting gifs every chance I get
ThatStupidLion
Member
ive actively avoided buying replacement joycons because of this.
used to be 100% handheld switch user, then my joycons got a little wonky, so I switched to only gaming on the tv with a pro controller. needless to say my active switch play time and game buying has significantly reduced due to constrained tv time.
used to be 100% handheld switch user, then my joycons got a little wonky, so I switched to only gaming on the tv with a pro controller. needless to say my active switch play time and game buying has significantly reduced due to constrained tv time.
MrHydra933BR
Member
As long as there are suckers who pay for it, the price won't change.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
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NO PAIN TRANCE CONTINUE
Anyways yeah shit sucks. And i don't trust these *fix your drift using your farts from this specific dish! (Includes paid promotion)" clickbait YouTube videos.
From N/SNES and GC controller to this..
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PleaseDontBanMe
Banned
So are the Quest 2 elite straps
they break in 2 weeks and cost 50 bux
they break in 2 weeks and cost 50 bux
22:22:22
NO PAIN TRANCE CONTINUE
It's all fun and games until they break loose and your latest crush runs away straight to the authorities.. Boy I've been lucky; they mostly beg to come back halfway their attempt. Yes, I'm THAT good.. (at cooking..)
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ResurrectedContrarian
Suffers with mild autism
All controllers are too expensive today... our second PS5 controller cost us the same as a pair of Joycons. And I don't have a problem with their overall design--which is solid, and works great for splitting in half for special uses (motion, labo, etc) or for 2-players on the go. The only problem I have is with their failure rate, which is indeed horrible. Ours have died due to busted shoulder buttons, and I took it apart to find that the fragile shoulder button connection can snap right off the board, nearly impossible to fix.
We still have our original (heavily abused by my son in his toddler days) Wii U gamepad working flawlessly, and a ton of WIimotes, which have never broken. I don't get what happened with quality control on the Joycons.
We still have our original (heavily abused by my son in his toddler days) Wii U gamepad working flawlessly, and a ton of WIimotes, which have never broken. I don't get what happened with quality control on the Joycons.
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UsualNoise
Member
I'm a big Nintendo fan and have been all my life, but I agree that the Joy-Cons are their most poorly-designed controllers. Not from a functionality / gameplay standpoint (although some do have an issue with that too), but with the durability of the joysticks. I taught myself (thanks Youtube!) how to replace the sticks and shells so it's not a big deal to fix drift but for most people it's a huge headache.
Even worse, my Pro Controller joystick started drifting TWICE. I fixed it by replacing an internal part, it happened again, I fixed it again.
Yeah, this generation of controllers is way subpar by Nintendo's normal standards. Heck, my launch GameCube controller is still in active use with zero issues. I miss the old days.
Even worse, my Pro Controller joystick started drifting TWICE. I fixed it by replacing an internal part, it happened again, I fixed it again.
Yeah, this generation of controllers is way subpar by Nintendo's normal standards. Heck, my launch GameCube controller is still in active use with zero issues. I miss the old days.
TheGodfather07
Member
its a shit controller overall. first thing i did was buy the 8bitdo adapter and started using my dualshock 4 instead.
Bonfires Down
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Pagusas
Elden Member
StateofMajora
Banned
We went from the glorious wii mote which Nintendo abandoned to these pieces of crap.
lucius
Member
I was able to buy single replacements for each it wasn’t so easy to find, protip though you will end up replacing both anyway so you might as well buy the pair because I had to and they are both gonna drift baby drift. Nintendo will replace them also if you call but in the US of A. The Fortnite color ones look sweet, I want a blue/ blue but with a d-pad. All these 3rd party joycons have at least one issue I didn’t like, no rumble, no gyro, only in docked mode, didn’t charge on Switch etc. Joycons own all of us until the Switch dies may the joy con be with u. Does ifixit sell a joycon fix kit yet that would seem like best option after you buy 4. That cardboard fix seems temp.
lucius
Member
I should probably buy a pro controller just to put less strain on my joy cons, I have been eyeing some 8bitdo controllers though so I can use it also with PC and my classic system. I always liked playing split joycons even docked something freeing about it.
Dr Bass
Member
Well yeah of course, it allows one to sit there and put zero effort into even holding oneself in a vertical position on the couch and still play any game you want!
Well, that’s certainly one perspective.
Noboru Wataya
Banned
Thankfully I have had no drift on any of my joy cons, but the sync dropout is fucking annoying.
ArtemisClydeFrog
Banned
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
I sometimes chuckle when I see tons of statements like this and yet in general an attitude that government should not step in ever and laws should not restrict corporations in any way if possible. Not saying you are stating that in particular, not singling you out.
Business
Member
Had they been a bit cheaper I’d have just got new ones when I got drift, but I felt too ripped off.
Repaired them with new sticks and so far so good, but recently I started to have this other issue of them popping off the console when playing portable, without me pressing the back button. Gonna have to 3D print the new parts and eventually will be fine, but Joycon’s quality really does leave a lot to be desired.
Repaired them with new sticks and so far so good, but recently I started to have this other issue of them popping off the console when playing portable, without me pressing the back button. Gonna have to 3D print the new parts and eventually will be fine, but Joycon’s quality really does leave a lot to be desired.
kiphalfton
Member
I don't think the public necessarily knows. I think Nintendo owners are probably some of the most obvious console owners, due to how many people buy this for their kid, forget about, their kid "breaks" the controller (or so the parent thinks), then they go buy a new controller.
I also think it's outside the skillet of most people, or out of laziness, so again people will just buy another.
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Yes and after a while of that, even if in times it doesn't happen a lot, it plants a seed of unreliability in your subconscious that in my case gives it an association with a Chinese knockoff product henceforth driving me away of seeing it as a first choice of use.
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