At the end of the day, let people cancel their pre-orders prematurely if they want to (if they even actually had one), because that's just more stock for the rest of us who couldn't get a pre-order in.
Multiple reports of joycon connectivity issues in Switch previews
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At the end of the day, let people cancel their pre-orders prematurely if they want to (if they even actually had one), because that's just more stock for the rest of us who couldn't get a pre-order in.
Skittzo0413
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Well yeah people can do whatever the hell they want but I can still call it out as an overreaction.
But maybe that's me being selfish since I already have my pre-order.
UncleSporky
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why
ViolentP
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I can appreciate the creative thinking but the bad far outweighs the good in such a scenario.
Dark Cloud
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Yeah...might as well let people talk I guess lol. If Stealth is right Nintendo will have it fixed. Nintendo should come out and just say it themselves though.
TLZ
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You guys really are the perfect fans Nintendo love. Throw anything at you and you'll love it
serenewarfare
Banned
They could opt to not recall and instead just replace though. It's not as if these JoyCon are completely unusable or unreliable in a majority of situations.
Like set up a system where you enter your console serial number on Nintendo's website and they check you off a list and ship you a new and improved set of JoyCon.
Still not cheap, as they lose out on sales, but not as expensive as a recall.
SinCityAssassin
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Anything from overseas about this?
ViolentP
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Something as small as making a statement acknowledging the issue and their promise to resolve would make all the difference in the world.
OrbitalBeard
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Of course they knew about it. GameXplain replicated the issue incredibly quickly. There's no way this is some revelation to Nintendo.
sir_bumble_bee
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When should we expect a press statement considering we're already hearing it'll be fixes in a timely manner?
Dark Cloud
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I know. Maybe Nintendo wants to prepare a proper statement and it took them the whole day to get it figured out.
They could've said "we're looking into it". I'm hoping tomorrow they say something or atleast tell IGN or one of the big media guys everything will be fine.
TheGreatMightyPoo
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Probably in the next few days.
Skittzo0413
Member
You guys really are the perfect fans Nintendo love. Throw anything at you and you'll love it
...did you miss the part where I said if this is not resolved by March 1st I'll start to get very worried?
Not necessarily, we still don't know if this happens on every unit.
Uhhh, no, we're not hearing that...unless you count random twitter posts as fact.
d_escudero
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TheGamingBox
Banned
replace and recall would be best, since nintendo could probably easily fix the joy cons with the weak signal and sell them as refurbished
TheGreatMightyPoo
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You know who you're replying to.
Maybe they dont know what to say yet.
serenewarfare
Banned
If the problem is the BT radio, they'd have to do so much work to fix the current JoyCon that I'm not sure it'd be worth it to them as opposed to just eating the cost and giving away new ones.
ViolentP
Member
Even a "we're looking into it" would be amazingly helpful. But every news outlet that says something before Nintendo does inadvertently makes Nintendo slow to react.
Just let us know you know. That's really all it takes. It will do much to build confidence in the userbase.
Skittzo0413
Member
Actually I turned off avatars in fear of Zelda spoilers so I didn't realize it at first.
Anyway, some confirmation on whether or not this is affecting all of the review units would greatly help us understand what's going on.
If there's one thing that Nintendo is consistently horrible at, it's messaging and PR.
serenewarfare
Banned
The good thing for me personally is that my distance to the console will be pretty short, so that Jeff Gerstmann tweet about his experience assures me I most likely won't have an issue with it.
Still an incredibly shitty issue.
Still an incredibly shitty issue.
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Deleted member 465307
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It's possible that in matters of hardware and software, NoA can't really say much without guidance from NCL. At least, that's what I would guess. If they were willing to release a statement on the stolen Switchs over the weekend, I wouldn't be surprised if they do the same for this.
IdreamofHIME
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Agreed. Out of millions of non defective units it's just bad luck the press got a majority of the defective ones.
I mean it's actually good news for consumers because there's less defective ones out there!
TheGamingBox
Banned
is the issues also affecting the neon joycons or is it just the grey
Both.
Skittzo0413
Member
Basically the theory is that some of the electronics present in games journalists' offices (like recording equipment, other consoles, PCs) could be causing some wireless interference which is greatly exacerbated when you obstruct the joycon or move too far away.
ViolentP
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I sincerely believe an issue like this would have been caught in QA were it widespread. That means one of two things:
1. This is not affecting every unit
2. There is an idea room layout to allow proper performance
Both of these scenarios have their proper solution so at the very least, we can believe no one will be left permanently with bad controls.
1. This is not affecting every unit
2. There is an idea room layout to allow proper performance
Both of these scenarios have their proper solution so at the very least, we can believe no one will be left permanently with bad controls.
BlastProcessing
Member
Ideally, Nintendo would only want to release one statement on this. So they are going to wait until they know exactly what they are dealing with. I would guess that we will hear something tomorrow afternoon-ish.
wild wild rice
Member
This is tricky from a PR standpoint. Tomorrow is supposed to be the big Zelda preview day.
Previews have been generally positive. That would not be possible if it were as widespread as some on gaf would like to believe.
Dark Cloud
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I was thinking in my head they could be waiting for NCL.
shadow2810
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They have no reason to when the system isn't official released yet.
ViolentP
Member
Sure. But now is a good a time as any to start being good at it.
Here's the thing. Let's say lighting has a lot to do with this performance issue we're seeing. Previews are generally done in a well-lit area which could potentially circumvent the issue. Now, I'm not saying this is at all the case, I'm just saying that none of us really know yet. It really could be anything at this point and as the old saying goes, hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
Skittzo0413
Member
7.8, too much blue?
They needed to start being good at it 10 years ago and yeah, now would be nice too but no one should expect a very timely response given their history.
Neuromancer
Member
I'm trying to get caught up... Does this issue affect the Joycons when they're attached to the Switch or only when they're a few feet or more away?
SinCityAssassin
Member
Only when detached and more that 8 to 10 feet away from the console itself.
It won't affect the joycons in handheld mode at all. Only when its docked or in tablet mode.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Seems to be a non-issue when attached.
Only when detached. Distance and obstruction are issues. When attached, both variables are non-existent, so it's fine.
PadWarrior
Member
Has anything like this ever been fixed by an patch update?
ViolentP
Member
I don't expect it. I certainly don't forgive it either.
Sure. Something physical is also an option as was the Wiimote strap.
Someone in the Gamexplain thread who has a Switch had it happen around 5 feet or so.
if I ever get a Switch I'll be playing 95% in portable mode so I guess this isn't a big deal for me...
Neuromancer
Member
Ok thanks everyone. I plan to either be playing entirely in handheld mode or on TV with a Pro controller so I think I'll be ok.