Today, journalists published their early impression of the Nintendo Switch. While most things seemed pretty positive, there was one issue that we all might need to take note of: Joy-Con issues. Certain publications have reported problems with the left Joy-Con. According to their reports, the controller will de-synch occasionally when not attached to the Nintendo Switch.
Here’s what Polygon’s James Bareham said in his preview:
“The biggest current issue with the Switch is one of basic reliability. Over the course of my time with Breath of the Wild, I’ve had repeated problems with the left Joy-Con controller partially or even completely losing sync from the Switch console while docked and connected to my television. This is a pain in the ass at best, but has also resulted in several deaths playing Breath of the Wild.”
Meanwhile, Kotaku’s Jason Schreier echoed these complaints, adding that he’s switched to the pro controller because of how frequently the problem pops up:
https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/834807083551846405
Over on NeoGAF, GameZone also experienced problems with their Switch units, stating that their left Joy-Con is having trouble staying synced to the console, and sometimes the Switch doesn’t charge all the way when docked:
“During one part we do bring up two technical issues I have with the Switch, which I’m really hoping are just isolated to our console. One is with the battery not charging all the way even when it’s docked, and the other with some issues of input lag in rare cases when the Joy-Con are detached from the console itself.”
With these being pre-release units and a big day-one update on the way, we’re hoping this won’t be a problem come next Friday. However, if the problem persists, you can expect to hear it from us.