07-28-2019, 07:53 AM
Free Joy-Con Drift Repairs Extended To Latin America
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<p>After a class action lawsuit was filed against Nintendo of America for its Switch Joy-Con “drifting” issues <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/07/class_action_lawsuit_officially_filed_against_nintendo_for_switch_joy-con_drifting_issues">last week</a>, the video game giant <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/07/nintendo_will_reportedly_fix_joy-con_drift_for_free_and_refund_customers_who_paid">reportedly</a> instructed support service representatives within this region to repair the controllers for free and refund customers who had previously paid.</p>
<p>A day later, we found out this free fix didn’t necessarily apply to <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/07/rumour_free_joy-con_drift_repairs_might_be_limited_to_certain_regions1">certain regions</a> outside of North America. Now, though, there’s a minor update for Latin America. It’s been reportedly confirmed by a Nintendo repair shop located in Costa Rica, that <em>all</em> Switch users in Latin America with faulty Joy-Con are able to get free repairs.</p>
<p>ResetEra user Atheerios further clarified:</p>
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<p>“Nintendo has communicated every authorized distributor in LATAM to offer free repairs.”</p>
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<p>If you’re located in Latin America and have a Switch Joy-Con with drift issues, visit <a class="external" href="https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/repair/es_la/repair.jsp">Nintendo.com</a> to find details for an authorised repair shop in your area.</p>
<p>Alternatively, you can try and resolve the problem yourself with our handy <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/07/guide_how_to_fix_a_drifting_nintendo_switch_joy-con_analogue_stick">step-by-step guide</a> and <a href="https://youtu.be/rUTuOOZlX9w">video</a>.</p>
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<p>After a class action lawsuit was filed against Nintendo of America for its Switch Joy-Con “drifting” issues <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/07/class_action_lawsuit_officially_filed_against_nintendo_for_switch_joy-con_drifting_issues">last week</a>, the video game giant <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/07/nintendo_will_reportedly_fix_joy-con_drift_for_free_and_refund_customers_who_paid">reportedly</a> instructed support service representatives within this region to repair the controllers for free and refund customers who had previously paid.</p>
<p>A day later, we found out this free fix didn’t necessarily apply to <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/07/rumour_free_joy-con_drift_repairs_might_be_limited_to_certain_regions1">certain regions</a> outside of North America. Now, though, there’s a minor update for Latin America. It’s been reportedly confirmed by a Nintendo repair shop located in Costa Rica, that <em>all</em> Switch users in Latin America with faulty Joy-Con are able to get free repairs.</p>
<p>ResetEra user Atheerios further clarified:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>“Nintendo has communicated every authorized distributor in LATAM to offer free repairs.”</p>
</blockquote>
<p>If you’re located in Latin America and have a Switch Joy-Con with drift issues, visit <a class="external" href="https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/repair/es_la/repair.jsp">Nintendo.com</a> to find details for an authorised repair shop in your area.</p>
<p>Alternatively, you can try and resolve the problem yourself with our handy <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/07/guide_how_to_fix_a_drifting_nintendo_switch_joy-con_analogue_stick">step-by-step guide</a> and <a href="https://youtu.be/rUTuOOZlX9w">video</a>.</p>
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