Nintendo Switch Lite users affected by Joy-Con drift join class-action lawsuit

American players experiencing issues with Joy-Cons on the newly released Nintendo Switch Lite have joined a class-action lawsuit suing Nintendo for defective thumbsticks.

According to Polygon, the lawsuit has been expanded to include those affected by Joy-Con drift on the recently released Lite, with some alleging the Joy-Cons on their new devices started “drifting” within just a few hours of use.

The lawsuit alleges Joy-Con controllers are “defective” because, after time, they can begin “drifting” – causing movement from an analogue stick even if the user is not controlling it at the time – and alleges fraud and breach of warranty, plus violations of state consumer protection laws.

“I can’t believe it, my Nintendo Switch Lite is already drifting,” said one complaint. “I was playing BOTW and the camera kept moving without touching the analogue stick. I tried to calibrate and update the controllers but it was still the same.”