How I Solved my Joycon's Drifting Problem
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2024
- This is how I've got my joycon's working properly again.
Subtitles are available in English and Portuguese.
Legendas em português disponíveis.
Thanks for watching, leave a comment for any questions about this problem or the solution, I'll try to answer as soon as possible.
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Honestly, the best solution is warranty repair / replacement. You'll have to live without your controller for a week or two, but it's a guaranteed fix for free, so long as you're still under warranty
PhazonEnhanced I agree
I had this problem for two of my Joy-Con pairs and my Pro. I was going to have to pay, but I literally had to call Nintendo 8 times, across the span of a WHOLE week, so they ended up wiping the price. My service wasn't that great, but in the end I got replacements!
honestly, this shouldn't even be a problem in the first place. These things are expensive as all hell.
Had this issue with my right JoyCon, got it shipped first time I called em. Took 2.5 weeks to see it again, no issues so far since Tuesday
and how do i do this?
Thanks for the info homes. Nintendo should be making official videos about this stuff. Their controllers are literally the most expensive on the market and have a pretty big flaw. It's pretty unprofessional.
ian hadlock I agree this sux
Lol
Never apologize for your accent. You be you man.
Good to know my $80 controller can be completely killed by dust
XD
$150.54 right here
It really does suck.. for the price of this device.. you shoouldnt have to go through these issues. In 2018 this really is a smack in the face. Smh
Switch Lord88 true
Ya gotta remember every controller has a pseudo 3D Touch on the buttons, motion controls, full Bluetooth and an infrared / distance sensor.
Tomas Vanegas yeah then it should work properly because of dust
HEll my PS1 analog controller still works.
@@tomasvanegas2515 Yeah, it's amazing it has all that technology but can easily be killed by small amounts of dust. My gamecube controller is almost two decades old and still works flawlessly
80 dollar controller that gets ruined by dust
@xTheRealZnrGx not dust tho it graphine from the joy con
It's not dust its the metal pins on the Joy Stick that is not balanced inside. Popup your joy stick from up down left right & do a popup rotation in a 360 movement to even the pins out.
There's always something with nintendo. I remember when my original ds snapped a month after a got it. (No i didn't break I take of my things)
Really? I’ve had my DS lite for almost 10 years and it’s still in perfect condition.
I know 😹
You don't have to apologize for your accent
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Caden Gunn yeah Brazilian Portuguese is one of the most beautiful languages on Earth. It’s like singing.
Boris Müller coolio😊👍
I agree
This happenes with every joycon idk why. It’s fixable but it will just end up happening again
Rigby it can be because of the protective rubber part on the analog stick, while it makes easier for dust to get in, it also makes it easier to clean.
No big youtubers talk about is so they must be in on the scheme
We all need a free updated joycon design with no problems at all. Like joystick drifting, all those hd rumble problems, crappy joysticks that are really cheap, and joycon that come off without the button being pressed
Rigby i bought new analogs sticks on ebay made sure they weren't from Nintendo cuhz i sent mine in and both times the "new" analogs started driting agian but with the ones on ebay they have been great no drifting but you may have to calibrate because of possible dead zones but after that they worked perfectly fine.
What a very Rigby thing to say.
I bought a Pro controller and i had this problem. I went back to where I bought it and traded it for a new one, one week goes by and i have the same problem again. So again i went back and gave the pro controller one last try. I returned the defective one and got the new one. Ive had the controller for 3 weeks now and it has been working great now. I feel like Nintendo is more worried about Quantity over Quality. Hopefully they adress these issues.
Ruben if your playing fortnite it will drift due to how hard you press on the thumbsticks
@@deeznuts771 that happen to me dude.
And to think they're really expensive as f.
Hey man, thanks for the video. I just wanted to say: your English and accent is just fine. It wasn’t too thick to understand at all. Kudos to you for doing a video in a non-native language to help people like me. Happy New Year! Feliz Ano Novo!
Im so mad that new controlers are 69 dollars thats more than a first party nintendo title game.
donimator 2266 get a SN30 pro, they're 30 bucks, I was thinking about getting another joycon set but now I'm gonna get 2 SN30 pros, it is still cheaper than one set of joycons with pro controller functionality
But will they have the same problems as my current joycon?
donimator 2266 😂 lol
Spencer Black I’ve got a xenoblade pro controller and have already had it replaced by Nintendo.. holding up on the left stick it would drift back to center.. I would still recommend them though they are excellent controllers
$99 plus tax in canada
No need to apologise for your accent dude, it's who you are. Thanks for the video. Hopefully I can get Nintendo to fix mine :(
Thank you! I’ve been having this problem for months now. I was afraid I would have to buy new joycons but definitely can’t afford to do that. Not only did I not know that almost everybody has this problem, but that the solution was so easy. You saved me $80 and I’m very grateful! So happy to not be falling off cliffs anymore in botw
This generation of game consoles have such weak controllers. My PS4 sticks have had issues as well. I never had any problems with my 360 or PS3 controllers.
My PS4 controller also is broken lol
The L3 or R3 buttons right?
@@IIIPankraz Yup exactly
@@flaco510 In your experience does that method fix drifting?
Thanks so much for this. I tried blowing and brushing my joy-con like everyone else said but when I twisted my joy-con cap it suddenly just worked again. Maybe it was loose or in a wrong position but this was super helpful.
your accent is nothing to apologize for! it’s perfectly coherent and easily understandable.
FINALLY I FOUND A VIDEO ABOUT THIS
Savage Ralts same haha
Sorry but we all need are pints of alcohol form time to time
Screw you >:(
Kinda disappointed with the joy con. My Wii U controller still works just fine as do all the of the original nunchucks from the my old Wii. Hell...I still have functioning controllers, zapper, and power pad from the mid 80s from my NES. However my expensive joy con didn't even last a year. Fix the issue Nintendo. Other than that the switch the switch was worth waiting in line for 3 hours in below freezing temps on march 3rd 2017.
The build quality are really huge. Joycons couldnt compete
Thank you so much for this video! The solution for me wound up being to press the sticks in (maybe they got loose over time) It's like they never acted up in the first place. Thanks again for the help!
Thanks man, I didn't have to resort to your method at the end, but brushing it and then pulling the analog stick a bit solved the issue.
Thanks blowing into the open flap really helps it not fully because I had a horrible drift but it helped it a lot
Edit: IT WORKED THIS VIDEO WAS THE RIGHT ONE FOR ME TO FIND THANK YOU!
I own 2 pairs of joycons and both of them have the wandering issue. It's so dumb, I've tried everything and it won't get fixed. This shouldn't be an issue for something being $80!
My two cents (from Australia)
I had drift problems with both blue and red controllers. I blew on the exposed section (lifting the rubber skirt below the knob of the joystick, sounds wrong maybe, but whatever), Turned the controller upside down and rubbed with a toothbrush, updated the Switch, updated the controllers and callibrated and recallibrated and it did absolutley NOTHING.
Watched a video about using a non conductive contact cleaner. So I went to Bunnings and got a WD40 Specialist Fast Drying Contact Cleaner "penetrates quickly and leaves no residue. For use on electrical equipment, contacts plastic & rubber" Cost about $17. Didn't know it would work, but thought I take the risk before forking out $120 for a new pair of controllers.
With the help of another, I lifted the skirting of the red joystick using a large pin and shot on two sides of the joystick using the cleaner, which came with a long yellow straw for precision application.
Incredibly, almost magically the red controller worked good as new after first letting it dry (to air) for about 10 minutes.
I tried the blue controller and found it more troublesome. It consistently drifted north. I tried it once, twice and no change On the third try I applied the spray ot the east and west sides of the joystick and after reconnecting and a quick rotation, it also now works good as new.
I can't say this will work for you. But thought I'd share my experience in case you're at wits end and thinking about ordering new controllers. Good luck.
skeletorrobo
Is this a cooypasta?
@@MiiUTheFirst Don't know. Can you define that word?
@@skeletorrobo
Sorry, I meant copypasta. I've seen the exact same comment on a different but similar video, by a different user, so I thought it was a thing going around.
@@MiiUTheFirst hi I have copied this comment to several videos but only with the same user account. Maybe someone else took it. Oh well.
@@skeletorrobo ah.
Did exactly what you said and I ended up with a controller that felt new, thanks man
Thank you for this video, a lot of people have said the same thing you did but your video is much clearer
Didn't solve the full problem, but worked very well. Thank you!
NEVER apologize for your accent, and great video!
Thanks for the help mate. Just wanted to say you shouldn't feel you have to apologise for your accent. Your english is flawless and I could understand your just fine. Dont put yourself down my man.
Thanks man, very helpful, didn’t work for me as I have a pro controller (meaning everything is plastic so I can’t get inside), but I got to try some new tactics. Also you should be very proud of yourself for figuring this out in a country where there isn’t sufficient services😭👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Wtf how the pro controller didn't even drift once on me
Thank you nintendo for doing quality Hardware, now I have to buy a Pressed air can and make my life more complicated
is it working?
Use an air conditioner,or 91% ispsryeol alcohol
I have a similar problem but it's different. Everytime I try and move my character to the right he keeps on stopping and he keeps going to the left everytime I try to move to the right. Is it just dust or is my analog stick broken?
Immanboy420 Nam hey, thanks for commenting
It may be a calibration problem, is this also present on the home menu? If it is present then it probably is (it does seem like it). Try calibrating your controller first on the calibration menu. If it doesn't, try blowing it with air as I explained.
Feel free to ask any further questions, I'll answer them the best I can.
Gustavo Ramos Thanks for the response. I bought a new toothbrush just today and I brush the bottom part and when I test it out it seems to work a little but the slight problems I'm having is that it keeps doing the same thing When I put the cap on the analog stick. I'll try to see what I can do and maybe try and brush the bottom daily and see if it helps.
Immanboy420 Nam what brushing it around the analog stick and under that rubber protective part does is cleaning superficially, I don't think that may make much of a difference. I do reccomend you try blowing air into it from the direction it keeps pulling to, just as testing means. I used that party balloon pump, any pump that blows clean ambient air into it may work (the best/safest is a compressed air can as i said in the video) , the first time I used a hair drier (in cold mode), it made somewhat of a difference, but it doesn't really have much pressure into it. Remember to lift the rubber part so if there is really dust inside it gets out with the air you blow into it.
Same thing but on my right analog stick I try to look up and it looks me straight down
Immanboy420 Nam you might be on inverted view
Thanks dude. I fixed mine by using a cotton swab and rubbing alcohol under the joystick, but may not be 100%. I'll try your way as well.
worked?
Iwazo better, but I ended up opening the joy con and heavy duty cleaning the joystick
What I did was clean it with a tooth brush and it still wouldn't stop drifting so I beating the center of it with my nuckle and beating it with my phone the opposite way that it was drifiting, and to my surprise, I work. Not even joking
Litライト wow, that's surprising. How exactly did you do this? It sounds aggressive but we might even get another method of solving the drifting problem through this
I also did the same thing, I pressed the direction that my left joycon goes to (up) really hard like really hard, and it fixed it 80% it doesnt drift that much but it seems being a bit violent or doing it the american way fixes it temporarily lol
Litライト. I once dropped my Switch, only once. The LEDS and the SL and SR buttons of my right joy con stopped working. I used a tri-wing screwdriver to open the joy con and it was just the flex that somehow got disconnected. I may assume your problem is the same and you didn't break anything
David Navarrete Thanks for Info!
Bro I need help with dis DESPERATELY because I try to play fortnite It keeps on moving and when I try to play fortnite know I want to bash my head with the joycons because it's so frustrating
Best tutorial I've found about it. Awesome job!
Thank you so much for this now I don’t have to worry about my joy con having a mind of its own
After it didn’t work I decided to check a few comments and apparently bashing the joystick was the best option, it actually really worked! It wasn’t perfect but was very close to being perfect, raging is a good option for some things haha
You officially got you hundred subscriber, and also thx for the video it will really help with my future switch
Isaac Djabaté WOW, THANK YOU! HAHAHA
I actually had only 6 or so before doing this video
Gustavo Ramos your welcome, can you do gameplay video plz, it would be cool. Lol
To those without problems keep your Switch INSIDE a switch case. When it need to be charged put it inside the case again but leave the charger slot out so it can get charged. That might be a way to keep them clean because it helped me.
idk why but I can understand him perfectly clear
Lol i was hella insecure about my accent because this was my first time freely speaking in english
oh ok well good job
Great Job, my dude!
Couldn't have been more clear!
Yes
Bruh y u so mean lol sarcasm
Fun For Kids!
yes?
Cara, Valeu mesmo! Usei a dica da escova de dentes e resolveu o problema!
I am your 300th subscriber.
I understood everything you said just fine. Thanks dude.
Thanks for the help, it didn't fix the problem completely but it work a little bit.
Thanks dude, you're the best man!
Liked and Subscribed.
Omg I have the same problem, but mine goes down instead of to the right
Same problem, same solution, just blow safe compressed air into it, might work better blowing from the direction it pulls to :)
On mine it was like 3 months ago on the left blue joycon that sometimes goes up..
Mine too
Same
Mine happens to drift at any direction except for upwards
I took mine apart and replaced the analog sticks and shell of the entire system...problem solved.
Doug Life
So every time it happens u r going to replace it over and over? Thats a waste of money
red crimson102 , that depends on the person, I suppose. Maybe you might want a different color for your console down the road. It happens, in fact I did it twice. It's not that expensive if you know what your doing. You could also just replace the analog which is also pretty cheap.
Doug Life Its not a waste of money , Its very cheap
This shouldn’t even be a problem, and at the very least it should be fixed for free, warranty or not.
Fortunately, they're doing it right now, even for Latin America. We usually don't get those issues addressed by Nintendo, but they're even doing it for free. I hope they don't just fix/replace the analogs, but also come up with a way to avoid this happening again.
Vlw mano, bem intuitivo
O meu joy com direito tá com esse problema de uma forma mt intenso e irritante.
And your english is very good, no need to worry dude!
Dude, I love your shirt. For that you get my subscribe!!
Bro you just saved my controller, THANKS A LOT, haved the same problem but with the Power A Wired Pro controller for Switch it started drifting up the left stick, then i used the same method as you lifting the plastic of the left stick blow it up just a little and then with a metal paper clip scratched just a little to see if it got dust in the inside and then it worked as new, you just got one sub :)
Thanks man, it ended up I just needed to fidget with my joycon a little bit, it would randomly go to the middle while I have it going to the side and would try to fight itself, but it works now.
Nani?!!! Joycon a drifto?!!!
*DEJAVU INTENSIFIES*
Yall are actually fucking weebs lmao
If I was a true weeb, the whole sentence would be in caps.
Boi Iob now what's wrong with being a weeb😂😂😂
@@boiiob9191 You make it sound like a bad thing.
Thank you it actually worked just by pressing the Button and moving it around and it actually worked :P
Boa. Engraçado que eu não estava procurando a solução, mas como eu tenho um Joy com esse problema entrei pra ver. Tomara que dê certo, vou tentar.
Obrigado pela dica.
Marcos Vinicius L. de Paula espero que ajude
Segundo as estatísticas do vídeo mais de 60 por cento dos views são da página de recomendados, só 15 por cento são de gente que estava realmente procurando
I just did it to the pro controller and it worked. Thanks.
Thank you, far away cousin hahahaha your recommendations and the comments section really helped me.
Bro..... i'm from Latin America and I want to subscribe to you channel. Thanks bro this metod is the original
LooL_HD azx
Method*
Don't worry about your accent! It's cool to hear something not completely american every now and again!
Thanks I’ve been having this problem for about a week and for now it’s fixed
My problem is the left stick won't make complete steady rotations in calibration mode. The green dot tends to bounce around. This is my third set of joycons and they all end up doing this.
If that's not the case and calibrating doesn't work, just think back to the ps2 and GameCube. The analog or thumb sticks got stuck and drifted because of dust build up right on the edges of the controller inside the thumb stick. You need to open your control and clean it, first use air duster and then wipe the remaining stuff off with a Q tip. Worked for me, they haven't drifted since. I can play Mario kart, and breath of the wild no problem now.
supernes-1 any videos you can recommend on dismantling the controller?
My dad just blew into the joycons and it started working again. I have a feeling it’ll be temporary, but I guess this is good enough
Hey I'm your 200th sub congrats
Oh wow, thank you!
Mano, vou chorar! Ahsunaka Se eu tivesse achado seu vídeo uma semana antes... eu tinha achado um que falava que podia soprar com a boca e soprei! SAFADOS! E realmente, só piorou e agr não tá dando conserto mesmo 😭 Jeito vai ser comprar outro... Ótimo vídeo! Vlw aí!
Omg it worked 😱
Thank you !!!!! 😍❤
I had this problem for the longest time thank you
which method worked?
I noticed that you are brazilian
Great video btw
Continue com o bom trabalho
I used a little paint brush , while holding the rubber skirt up with tweezers
Thank you very much! You helped me with my problem. :)
Nintendo had mine back within one week! replacement was free because it is a
serious problem with the left blue on certain models sold at the
beginning of 2018. Please reach out and get yours replaced before your
one year warranty runs out!
Your accent is really good. Greetings from London.
Nintendo 2: Joy-Con drift
I think Nintendo should finally adress this. Had the problem with almost 3 joy cons now and one has been replaced for 39 euros. When i used these tricks it fixed the analog sticks for a while... still im afraid to make it even worse!
You don’t need to apologize for your accent, is the way you were born. It’s like someone with no legs apologizing for not having the ability to walk.
I just pressed both of my joycons for a certain amount of time then started to hit the joycon in the center. And it worked for some reason. But you have to do it everytime the joycon goes crazy :/
Thanks for solving the problem.
So like this problem is usually caused by crumbs of ass that get jammed in the mechanism that reads the direction the stick is being pushed. Pro tip, the EASIEST way to solve this problem is just to fold back the gasket at the base of the problem stick and blast the area underneath with some canned air. Tweezers and such are def not recommended as you could just cause more damage. When you push the stick in and roll it around like that, all your doing is smashing the debris around and eventually it will find its way back.
Edit: Big N says use a toothbrush, and while thats more than perfectly acceptable, canned air is the way to go-- if you have access to it. Just either way, remember to fold back the rubber flap at the base of the stick so that you can see part of the mechanism. You might need a pen or some really long fingernails or something to get to it.
You made me feel bad when you apologized I wanted to cry
Sometimes the best solution if your switch is not out in the open is to move it. I had this problem with fortnite, and my switch was on a shelf. I moved it out onto a desk and it works perfectly
Alot of people thinks it takes 2 months for your joycon to be repaired, but when i did it, it only took like 2 weeks.. So i recommend you ship off your joycon(s) to be repaired
It bugs me so much when someone feels they need to apologize for having an accent.
Thank you. I want to send my joy con to Nintendo Service, but you help me with my problem.
Okay I recommend buying the replacement part on Amazon it's fairly easy to replace the anolog stick if it's too much for you just buy another pair of controllers
Thank you i have this problem to much I keep dying in most games I hope this works
Mine did this so I did the toothbrush thing then rotated it in a full circle whilst being pressed in and that worked. 👍
Thanks my thing works better now
Um my thing started to do the thing again got any suggestions
Thank you so much
It worked for me perfectly
Me in fortnite : not the joy con drift again!!!
My skin : watching floor is cool
THANK YOU SO MUCH IT WORKED FOR ME I LIKED THE VIDEO
Thank you so mutch! You solved my problem!
NEM ACREDITO, UM BR COM SWITCH ALÉM DE MIM? A propósito valeu pela explicação!
Thank u so much it really helped me
I dont even have a switch im watching for advice of what might happen when I get one
your accent is fine dude keep up the videos !
Thank toi sooo much it worked , the drifting is still present but its very minimal now
I bought my switch used. So I don’t have a warranty. This is good to know since I’ve been having controller issues. my right joycon constantly drifts. So later I will be trying someone this to fix it.
Tried both and it didnt work.
Yeah ive never thrown my switch before and ive dropped my controller a few times, but was thay seriously enough to break my left joycon joystick
TissueBomb only if the controller lands facing down, but I don't really know how fragile it is. Sorry to hear it didn't work :c
If you find out another way, please let me know, so I can revisit this problem and make another video to include any new possible solutions
Gustavo Ramos i usually just scrape around the pad in the middle, that solves it temporarily
TissueBomb wow, that's weird, you scrape it as the Nintendo Support reccomends you to do? If so, then it could be a problem with the rubber protection on the analog stick. I'm not sure if it is, but it could be.
Try looking at it up close with a flashlight, and under it by lifting it gently (you don't wanna end up damaging this rubber part). If you find any nub or bump on or under it, let me know, there may be even more causes to this problems than we know.
Nintendo, I've been with you for a long time, but at this rate I'm going for Sega.