Since the Nintendo Switch launched back in 2017, it has been marred by reports of'Joy-Con drift', where the detachable controllers register movements without the users touching them. The bug can make video games unplayable and has left many consumers out of pocket having to buy expensive replacement controllers, which can cost around £70. Now, an experiment by Which? has tested faulty controllers, revealing a crucial design flaw that is to blame. Based on the findings, Which? is calling on Nintendo to act urgently to fix the issues. Since the Nintendo Switch launched back in 2017, it has been marred by reports of'Joy-Con drift', where the detachable controllers register movements without the users touching them Gamers who use the Nintendo Switch have complained of a defect in their controllers dubbed'Joy-Con Drift.' 'Drift' is an infuriating flaw which causes video game characters to move about on screen or cameras to zoom out awkwardly without the player even touching the control stick. It first surfaced as a problem soon after the console was launched in 2017.

Owners of the popular Nintendo Switch games console have been left footing hefty bills to replace faulty Joy-Con controllers because of a flaw in the technology, according to a new report. Since the Nintendo Switch was launched in 2017, there have been many reports of'Joy-Con drift', where the console registers movement even when players are not touching the controllers. Now a survey by Which? has revealed that one in five Nintendo Switch Classic owners in the UK have experienced the problem. The consumer watchdog is calling on Nintendo to commission an independent investigation into the issue, and is urging the gaming giant to make the findings of any investigation public. Nintendo says the issue has only affected a small number of devices.

You'll often hear PC enthusiasts--including yours truly--say that the Nintendo Switch is the perfect companion console for your gaming rig, thanks to its handheld mode for on-the-go gaming, deep indie library, and access to Nintendo-exclusive games. The stickiness of that last benefit will soon be put to the test, as Valve's newly announced Steam Deck handheld PC mimes the Switch form factor but revolves around your existing Steam account...and all the games already in it. In the battle of the Steam Deck vs. the Nintendo Switch, who comes out on top? We'll take it to the tape below, but first let's talk about what matters most: the games, and why the Steam Deck and Nintendo Switch might not even be true competitors at all. The $399 Steam Deck and $299 Nintendo Switch have two totally different gaming philosophies.

"Splatoon 3," the newest edition of the colorful family-friendly combat game, is in development for a 2022 release, the game maker announced during its 50-minute Nintendo Direct reveal on YouTube Wednesday. While Switch players must wait for that one, there's plenty of other games in the Switch pipeline. New items are coming to "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the release of "Super Mario Bros." You can get Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach costumes. You can also order the Super Mushroom and Question Block as furniture and install a pair of Warp Pipes to travel between locations on your island.

This year marks the 35th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda, and Nintendo naturally has a few things planned. There's no word on the Breath of the Wild sequel yet, but Nintendo is releasing The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD for the Switch on July 16th. As the title gives away, it's been remastered in HD, and Nintendo has totally revamped the control scheme, as well. The original game was designed for the Wii and relied extensively on motion controls that Nintendo recreated with the Switch's Joy-Con controllers. But for those using a Switch Lite (or people who just don't want to deal with the finicky nature of motion control), Nintendo remapped the controls to the Switch's standard control scheme.

Nintendo's got a winner on its hands with the Nintendo Switch, there's no denying it. The hybrid console, whether connected to your TV at home or in your hands while you're on the go, has revitalized the company, helped spawn an indie game revival, and successfully introduced a new audience to both the company's most iconic characters as well as its newer, more experimental titles. But like the ship of Theseus, how much of the Switch can you change, replace, or remove before it becomes something else? And is the Switch Lite, Nintendo's new handheld-only version of the Switch, truly worthy of the name? I mean, come on, it doesn't even do any switching!

The Nintendo Switch game console. If you're reading, chances are you already own the Nintendo Switch ($299) or are thinking of picking one up. As you likely know, Nintendo Switch is a unique hybrid console that's both a portable gaming system, like a Nintendo 3DS, as well as a home console, which snaps into a docking station (included) to connect to your television. There are several exclusive games for the platform -- including best-sellers like "Super Mario Odyssey," "Diablo 3: Eternal Collection," "Mario Rabbids: Kingdom Battle," and "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" – which you can buy in cartridge form or download digitally from the Nintendo eShop online store. Underneath the console's kickstand on the back, you can snap in a microSD memory card to store more downloaded content, should the 32GB of internal storage not be enough for you.

Nintendo's ingenious upcoming release for its Switch console uses augmented reality to make working cars, pianos and full-body robot suits – teaching coding and engineering principles through play Wed 17 Jan 2018 17.10 EST Last modified on Wed 17 Jan 2018 17.42 EST Nintendo has introduced a new product for its Switch games console: Nintendo Labo, an innovative augmented-reality game that turns cardboard models into fully functioning toys. Inside the Nintendo Labo box are 25 sheets of thick, brown, branded cardboard, and a little cartridge that pops into a Nintendo Switch console. Following Lego-like instructions on the Switch screen, you punch out the cardboard pieces and assemble them into contraptions of varying complexity. The first project, which takes maybe 15 minutes, is a simple little bug-like radio-controlled car; slot the Joy-Con controllers into its cardboard sides, pull up the controls on the Switch's screen, and the vibrations send it juddering across a flat surface with surprising speed. The more complex constructions are a telescopic fishing rod with a working reel, attached to a base with elastic bands and string for realistic tension; a cardboard model of a piano with springy keys; an abstract motorbike, with handles and a pedal; a little house.

Nintendo's Switch console is under a lot of pressure to perform. With new announcements just on the horizon at the E3 video game expo in Los Angeles next week, players want to know whether Nintendo can buck off the weaknesses of its past releases -- *cough,* the Wii U -- and address some of the concerns that have plagued the company for years. Expect Nintendo to face questions about whether it relies too heavily on older characters from its heyday, why it hasn't fully embraced online multiplayer formats and whether it got too caught up in the (sometimes gimmicky) motion-gaming trend it started with the Wii. Nintendo has made some headway counteracting those narratives in the past couple of years, but it needs to show it can keep it up. That makes Arms -- Nintendo's completely new multiplayer, motion-controlled game -- perhaps the most important Switch launch so far.

After the Wii U failed to ignite the imaginations of anyone but the most devout Nintendo loyalists, a lot rides on its successor. The Switch itself is the very tablet you hold, rather than a beast left tethered to your TV. It offers a pixel-dense 1280x720 screen with capacitive multi-touch features, but this is far from a Nintendo-branded iPad – slide it into its dock at home and it offers a 1080p output on the main screen. In either state, the real wonders are the two Joy-Con controllers, which are as revolutionary as the Wii Remote was a decade ago. When slid on to the side of the Switch (or the included grip frame), they deliver the easy familiarity and detailed input afforded by any traditional controller.