Not long after the release of the Nintendo Switch last year, many users began noticing connection issues with the left Joy-Con controller. As found in a new filing with the Federal Communications Commission, it appears as though Nintendo is finally addressing the issue by releasing an entirely new iteration of the Joy-Con controller.
Nintendo has been working on a fix for the Joy-Con for some time now, with a variety of software fixes through numerous firmware updates. However, the issue itself mainly concerns the placement of the antenna housed inside of the left Joy-Con controller. That said, there's only so much that software updates can do to help. So an internal redesign of the Joy-Con appears to be Nintendo's best bet for an actual fix.
Details on when we'll see this new Joy-Con replacement remain sparse, but it's still nice to know that Nintendo is finally working on a resolution for this famously longlasting issue that's been plaguing the Switch. Nintendo's official response to the outcry of complaints which began back in March of last year reads as follows:
"The number is not significant. The total number of repair or replacement requests for Nintendo Switch, including for Joy-Con, is consistent with what we’ve seen for any new hardware Nintendo has launched."
Naturally, the amount of complaints has risen significantly as the Switch user install base continues to increase, and Nintendo looks to be taking them all very seriously with this new initiative.
IGN has reached out to Nintendo for comment regarding the report and will update this story when the company responds.
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Filip Miucin is IGN's Nintendo Editor. Find him on Twitter @filipmiucin and every Friday on Nintendo Voice Chat.
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