Switch: following the unlucky Joy-Con Drift, the UFC-Que Choisir information a grievance towards Nintendo

In November 2019, Nintendo obtained its ft within the carpet following the accusation of UFC Que Choisir: the affiliation accused the producer of programmed obsolescence on its Switch consoles, normal as Lite, due to the well-known Joy-Con Drift. As a reminder, this frankly annoying drawback was the results of a malfunction of the joysticks, the latter reacting in any manner for a lot of customers and making the game nearly not possible generally.

Although Big N in January 2020 determined to do “restore controllers freed from cost even out of guarantee”, new circumstances have arisen and, shock: after a exact research, UFC Que Choisir affirms that “modifications have been made by Nintendo of their design however not on the issue inflicting the failures”. In different phrases, the group nonetheless accuses the Japanese agency of rigging its pads and, greater than denouncing remarks, it has taken motion.

So, the group has simply filed a grievance with the Public Prosecutor of Nanterre; the affiliation Halte à l’Obsolescence Programmée, for its half, needs an “exemplary condemnation” of the Japanese firm. The case will subsequently go to the aspect of Justice, will definitely take time and won’t essentially result in a sanction … however will permit UFC Que Choisir to make its voice heard and that of the clientele heard. To be continued within the subsequent episode.