nintendo has pledged to fix faulty switch joycon controllers in more territories including the uk even if they are outofwarrantyin an update on the official nintendo support page thanks nintendo life the company says nintendo takes great pride in creating highquality and durable products and is continuously making improvements to them therefore and until further notice nintendo offers to consumers who purchased the respective product in the eea uk and switzerland that repairs for responsiveness syndrome relating to control sticks will be conducted at no charge by official nintendo repair centreswhat nintendo refers to as responsiveness syndrome is better known as drifting and is when a joycon detects a directional input when the joysticks arent being used nintendo says this offer applies even if the issue is caused by wear and tear and the 24month manufacturers warranty has expired however the company reserves the right to refuse free repairs if the joycon drift has been caused by accidental damage unreasonable use modification or use with products not suppliedthough not usually gamebreaking joycon drift is an annoying defect thats been a problem for many switch players so its good to see nintendo rolling out hasslefree repairs at no cost to more territories this is already offered in some regions including north america earlier this year a federal judge dismissed a joycon drift classaction lawsuit because players signed up to nintendos end user agreement meanwhile in the uk consumer group which published a report which claims switchs joycon drift is on nintendo not consumers as the issue is down to a design flawswitch fans will want their controllers in full working order when the legend of zelda tears of the kingdom launches on may 12 last week we got another look at the highly anticipated followup with a gameplay trailer that showcased new traversal and abilities for link on top of that nintendo has revealed a stunning tears of the kingdomthemed nintendo switch oled console that will arrive shortly before the game on april 28 and retails for 35999check out our upcoming switch games guide for all the great titles coming to nintendos latest console