Nintendo arguing that Joy-Con drift “isn’t a real problem or hasn’t caused anyone any inconvenience”, U.S. law firm says
Posted on October 2, 2020 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch
A class action lawsuit has been brewing with Nintendo over Joy-Con drift since last July. With many system owners complaining about faulty controllers, the hope is that the issues will be properly addressed.
A verdict hasn’t been reached and there hasn’t been much to report on, but there was an interesting development this week. U.S. law firm Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith (CSK&D), who is handling the lawsuit, is now reaching out to consumers who previously complained about Joy-Con drift to provide a short “describing your experience with the Joy-Con drift on your controllers.” This is after Nintendo apparently argued that it “isn’t a real problem or hasn’t caused anyone any inconvenience”.
The email states:
“Thank you for contacting our law firm about the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Drift litigation. We are working on putting together a montage of video clips from Nintendo Switch owners such as yourself as a way to give voice to the Joy-Con drift issues you’ve experienced. This will be helpful to us in responding to Nintendo’s arguments about how this isn’t a real problem or hasn’t caused anyone any inconvenience.
In an effort to humanize and demonstrate these issues and their impact on consumers, it would be helpful to our prosecution of the case if you would submit a short (90 seconds or less) video to us describing your experience with the Joy-Con drift on your controllers.”
Videos sent to CSK&D will be shared with Nintendo’s attorneys and representatives. As for the case’s status, the last official update came in March after Nintendo’s move to compel the case to arbitration was approved, but its request to dismiss the case was rejected.
