SL and SR button failure can render a Joy-Con unusable. Remapping the SL and SR buttons can save an otherwise functional Joy-Con. The fix isn't ideal, but it's good enough to save buying a replacement ...

Since its release in 2017, the Nintendo Switch is one of the most popular consoles of the last few generations. Thanks to a combination of accessibility and portability, casual and hardcore gamers ...

Tears of the Kingdom FOMO got me. I rarely rush out to buy — or these days, download at midnight — a game on release day. It's not that I don't like The Legend of Zelda or anything. I just don't enjoy ...

We show you how to fix one of the most annoying problems to afflict the Nintendo Switch and Switch Lite -- even Nintendo knows it's an issue. As Managing Editor, I lead CNET's mobile team, covering ...

There are a few ways to fix Joy-Con drift on your Nintendo Switch without sending them in for repairs. Joy-Con drift is an issue where the Joy-Con's control stick thinks it's moving, even when it's ...

With a D-pad, better ergonomics, and programmable rear buttons, and no joystick drift (so far), the Split Pad Pro is almost the perfect cure for the Nintendo Switch’s Joy-Con drift. The Split Pad Pro ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The company has started offering free repairs for Joy-Cons inflicted with stick drift in the UK, Switzerland, and ...

The repair center would receive “thousands” of Joy-Cons on a weekly basis The repair center would receive “thousands” of Joy-Cons on a weekly basis is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, ...

A Nintendo Switch repair center shares how the rising Joy-Con drift fix demand is affecting the performance of their staff. An employee walks past a logo of Japan's Nintendo Co. at a Nintendo store in ...

Nintendo Switch Joy-Con stick drift is an issue that has been there since the device's release. Even though Nintendo has claimed to have made changes to the Joy-Con to fix the issue, many users still ...

Joy-Con drift is an issue where your thumbstick will move without you touching it. The physical stick won’t move, but the Switch will pick up an input. Even the most minor drifting issues are ...