Nintendo will repair faulty Joy-Cons for free in more parts of Europe
by Emma Roth from The Verge - All Posts on (#6AEFP)
Image: James Bareham / The Verge Nintendo has started offering free repairs for faulty Joy-Cons in more parts of Europe, regardless of warranty status, as first reported by Nintendo Life. On a support page on Nintendo's UK website, the company says it will fix Joy-Cons inflicted with the dreaded stick drift at no charge" in the UK, Switzerland, and the European Economic Area (EEA) - even if the company's two-year warranty has expired.
Although Nintendo has offered free repairs for out-of-warranty Joy-Cons in North America, Latin America, and France, it never extended the policy to the UK, Switzerland, and all of the EEA until now. The company previously only repaired faulty Joy-Cons in these countries for free if they had an active warranty, and it's unclear how long...