France fines Nintendo millions over undisclosed Joy-Con drift defect
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Summary
Nintendo has been fined by French authorities for knowingly selling Switch Joy-Con controllers with a defect that causes drift, without informing consumers. The French Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DGCCRF) imposed a fine of several million euros. The investigation found that Nintendo was aware of the drift issue but continued selling the controllers without warning customers, violating French consumer protection laws. The fine comes as Nintendo transitions to the Switch 2, but the company is still dealing with the fallout from the original Switch's controller problems.
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· 3 pulledNintendo was aware of the defect but continued to sell the controllers without informing consumers.
The DGCCRF investigation found that Nintendo violated French consumer protection laws by not disclosing the known issue.
Though Nintendo has moved on to Switch 2, it is still dealing with the consequences of an old Joy-Con controller issue for the first console.
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