I have my switch in my lap as I type this because I had to look up if there's a quick way to fix because Link just yeeted himself off of a cliff while trying to get to Rito village...for the 100th time, might I add...
you actually can still recalibrate it by holding the analog stick in the middle, tricking the Switch into believing that you let go of it. but if ur at this point then it honestly wouldn't help recalibrating anyway.
Yup sounds about right. I play Air Conflicts and I tend to push up to point the nose of my plane down and it goes fraught down and I have no means of pulling it back up
Hey! If you have the drift, and don't have the cleaner and you don't want to deconstruct your joycon, I would recommend just getting a regular plastic straw. Try to put it under the plastic that's on the joystic, and then blow through it. Repeat this for a while and the dust under the stick should disappear. It's actually really simple and it helped me to fix my drift, so I hope this helps!
The weird thing is that when I'm watching RUclips nothing happens but the second I start playing smash my right joy con moves up, down,and walks to the left
Mario normally: *trying his best to not die and save Peach* Mario when there is a joy con drift: *I have a sudden urge to walk into this pool of lava.*
been there done that, moral of the story kids is to make sure you can't go anywhere and nothing can get to you in minecraft XD I've only died in lava from this the one time, lesson learned
A friend borrowed his switch. And just now i played Fire Emblem 3H. When i about to save my game this blue joycon suddenly "i can do some Tokyo Drift shit rite now" and voila i replace my friend saved data. Somebody kill me. Hence that's explain why I'm currently watching this video
Same here, I don't care if my switch's screen is slightly dirty and scratched I just want to play Mario Maker without my Joy Con moving the screen to the other side of the level.
Dominic Mallano because they are made in China poorly, on top of that Nintendo suck at analogue stick design. Nintendo 64 sticks had grinding issue where it would then wobble after it grinded into powder.
😂 I’ve never had the joy con drift yet. I update it and callerbrate them a lot 😂. But this is a great way to explain to my parents how my joy con killed Mario.
Not to be a PS4 fanboy but none of my Dualshock 4s have been damaged due to an accident. The most accidental damage I have witnessed was when the left stick of my first controller was slightly less precise after intense panicking in fights and generally going ham on the left stick because I can't build that well.
You are blessed with 17 joy-con than don’t drift. But my problem isn’t realy drifting. My problem is that when I let go of the joy-con, the circle gets slowly back to the middle.
Yep I'm dying right now, and mine got drift right when quarintine started, which was also the day I was supposed to pick up my pre-order of acnh at GameStop. I cri
@@MelonHere20 mine too!! make sure to file a ticket with nintendo customer service for the joy-con repair! even though repairs are delayed, you'll still have a spot for when they start back up
Protip: Petroleum based anal lube works as well. And since I'm sure you all have at least a gallon bottle under your bed you won't need to buy anything to fix
I worked at a call center under Nintendo as seasonal work, and almost all of my calls as system support were about joycon drift. This was last year's Christmas into January.
For Method 1. When you are the calibrate screen. Don't just take that cross as saying its fine. Flick the control a few times around and let it rest without you touching it and see if the cross stays. Also note that a "contact cleaner" you may have already in your house is isopropyl alcohol. Use 99% pure stuff though.
Lol, I can relate, I was on the last one with the Lynel about to shoot it with my last ancient arrow and it said “yeet!” And I missed. I had to do it again. 😭
My drift got so extremely bad that i got desperate and couldn't wait, so i used a LCD screen cleaner and sprayed that, and it dead ass worked. its been 10 minutes and so far its working without drift EDIT: Spoke too soon, the drift came back, maybe i didn't clean it enough, i did 1 spray and let it dry EDIT: IT WORKS EDIT: Dont do what I did, joycon stopped working, im an idiot AHAHAH was worth the try
From now on when cleaning your electronics it's much safer to use isopropyl alcohol or IPA for short. A 90% concentration will evaporate quickly and do a fine job of removing stuck on dirt and grime.
and the fact that switch is like 4 years old, and they haven't even tried to do something with the drifts, I'm starting to believe that it was intended
Making a video about repairing a joycon with contact cleaner: -I don't have a broken joycon -I don't have contact cleaner EDIT: for the record, the video itself is good, it helped me.
I've gotten so used to drifting in Spoon 2 and Zelda it felt weird when I got a pro controller and I didn't have to fight to aim or controll the camera
7:49 and 8:01 are optional for those who don't want to remove a lot of ribbon cables, but it does limit your movement during the analog stick replacement so just be extra careful.
Another method is to simply put some thick paper under the stick to provide the potentiometers with better contact with the plates Nothing over 1.5mm though as that could cause more damage
*Me playing Pokémon Sword with only a few badges.* Character: (Walks slowly to the right.) Also Character: (Sprints to the right and runs into a level 40 Corviknight.)
Ikr. My left joycon drifts up and it’s really annoying. I just got frustrated and bought a pro controller since it’s cheaper and better. Plus I only need the joycons for motion control and multiplayer (of course I’ll give the broken one to someone I dislike lol)
Anonymous yes, all controllers have that issue but the joy-cons are smaller, different, and poorly designed leading to a much greater chance of drifting. Edit: I’d also would much rather have a pro controller over the small joycons since it’s way more comfortable
The amount of times I've had to deal with joycon drifting is ridiculous, but Nintendo at least replaced the first two ones with the built-in, year-long warranty.
I used 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙧 because I listened to the video without watching it. Turns out there’s a totally different thing called 𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙧 that he used.
@@Snurrt thx for the advice. I watched a video before that said the joycons drift because of a problem with the controller itself so i appreciate your help. I'll look into it later cuz $80 a pair is a bit much
Thank you so much. My son broke the stick, watched this video 2 days ago. Kit just came in the mail from Amazon. And we're up in running in about 15 minutes
Easy solution. Buy PS4 controllers. Now he'll be jealous of how good of a condition they are in. No offense but Switch controllers are not so reliable. Older Nintendo controllers and consoles are better. I've had a few accidents with my 3DS and the only thing that could damage it was water. I don't think I had accidents with my wii remotes but they look stronger than joy-cons.
@@موسى_7 very Tru I have 2 really nice PS4 controllers already but I once had a co-worker tell me that her boyfriend was playing on the switch he took off one of the joycons and he tripped and it completely shattered downstairs..
I had this problem for 2 years. After warranty had run out I booked it in with nintendo for a repair and they did it for free had it back within a few days!
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@@PixelSP I'm lucky to have PS4 since I keep having accidents (despite the fact that I am very protective of them [ironic]) with my DS4s and they are still in perfect condition.
I’ve actually never heard of the contact cleaner thing before. Only compressed air. I’m gonna try that. Also, I’ve seen some videos of people disassembling joycons before, and this video is really good and FAR more entertaining - which obviously is a plus.
Same, I literally can't crouch or run. Also as a side note don't make Mario Maker levels with Drifting Joy Cons, it's like catching a giant fish except that fish is the screen.
Mine just flat our refuses to go down. It'll drift in every other direction but when I want to make my character walk down it doesn't work???? Like what even I have to walk in zig zags now
Bought a repair kit on amazon for £10 (which has the replacement part and all the screwdrivers you need) and followed this video and I'm now fixed! Thanks so much. It was very fiddily to put things back but I kept trying!
Dug my ps4 controller out of a bin to play a new game (I’m not much of a gamer) and that thing was so dusty and sticky that it grossed me out. Still worked perfectly!
@@McNasty_619 "out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin" now get it?
Thank you for giving me the confidence to fix it myself. Both of my original ones had this issue, and I bought two new ones, but really wanted all 4 for Mario Party. the Nuclear Option fixed it, cost me only 15 bucks for the kit and both thumb stick replacement pieces.
Nintendo usually (and i assume still do) have warranty on the lifetime of all their products, you even hear of game and watch and NES systems still being sent to them for repairs. If you haven't pulled it apart or your afraid to you can always contact them for help or to send your controller to them for repair. I've done that recently with a wii remote and a first gen 3ds (wii remote buttons stopped working and the 3ds battery had fully died beyond charging) and they were more than happy for me to send to them to fix for a small fee. (this is Nintendo of Australia mind, I live nearby thier factory offices so i could drop off and pick up my repaired items. Unsure about Nintendo in other countries besides here and Japan, but I'd assume its world wide)
Link: *standing by a cliff*
Me: *does absolutely nothing*
Link: I have decided that I want to die.
Same. Especially if that cliff is next to lava
i lost my fire sword because of that
Same
*Me just trying to sneak up on a lynel* my joycons: let us run
I have my switch in my lap as I type this because I had to look up if there's a quick way to fix because Link just yeeted himself off of a cliff while trying to get to Rito village...for the 100th time, might I add...
The fact that Nintendo let this massive oversight flaw to happen is just so unacceptable.
And the fact that they KNEW it's an issue with the switch and didn't fix it when releasing the lite versiob is just??
James I agree
they should’ve made the skirt on the joy-con glued down so it isnt easy to lift or else no dirt would get it
@@feralpossum2089 they want money. They can profits from joy con
@@Ryanlexz they dont profit from it breaking they give free repairs but for me anyway the fix didn't last long
My drift is literally so bad that I can’t even recalibrate it.
Andrew Cunningham sane idk what to do
Same
Touch screen?
you actually can still recalibrate it by holding the analog stick in the middle, tricking the Switch into believing that you let go of it. but if ur at this point then it honestly wouldn't help recalibrating anyway.
Mine too but it worked with second method
Me: Trying to name my Pokémon
Controller: *WHEEL of FORTUNE*
Is ur pfp a yandev "demon"?
@@Pablo_Martin_aa yes
Pokémon's name: cuertbofivremgjan3b9
*Camijjrs has been added to your pokedex*
ik right
Nintendo Life: *has a gazillion joy cons*
All of them work fine
Me: *has 2 pairs of joy cons*
All of them drift
EXACTLY
Yep. Life is good
I have 3, they all drift and don't connect well in handheld mode
When you have many then you probably dont use them that much.
Gustavo Colombini IKR
Me aiming up in a shooter:
My joy-con: WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Josiah Narisma lmao underrated comment
Ikr when I play fortnite every time I aim it just looks down
Yup sounds about right. I play Air Conflicts and I tend to push up to point the nose of my plane down and it goes fraught down and I have no means of pulling it back up
isaiah Thomas YEAAAA THATS WHAT HAPPENS TO EM
Splatoon?
Don’t trust this man he doesn’t use dark mode
Underrated comment
Yas, it’s Switch time. He sounds like Muselk
Lol my eyes die when I turn it back for my friends
Lmaoo agreed
kinda true
me: trying to catch a scorpion in acnh
my left joycon: *cha cha real smooth*
Happend to me too
Nice
@@RetroPillowcase not nice
I swear it’s always the left one
Mine isn’t that bad but it’s still really annoying
"Joy-Con Drift" sounds like a racing game.
Yep
Worst racing game ever
DEJA VU
And your kart just randomly goes backwards some times
Nintendo just called, they said they're offering you a job
Hey! If you have the drift, and don't have the cleaner and you don't want to deconstruct your joycon, I would recommend just getting a regular plastic straw. Try to put it under the plastic that's on the joystic, and then blow through it. Repeat this for a while and the dust under the stick should disappear. It's actually really simple and it helped me to fix my drift, so I hope this helps!
That One Hater you are a saint
That One Hater OMFG THANK YOU SO FUCKIN MUCH DUUDEEE YOURE ABLIFE SAVER OMGGG
That One Hater I ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOU DUDE IVE BEEN TRYING EVERY METHOD FOR MONTHS AND NONE WORKED BUT YOURS DID HAAAAAA IM SO HAPPY THANK UOUUU
Oh my god, it works!!! Thanks a lot dude
this actually work!
Did all of this but turned out my controller never had a problem. I was just bad at the game.
OOF
I wish I was bad at the game in that case
Lmao.
Fart Knocker 77 what game you play?
F
Me, playing smash: Ok, we gotta recover
My joy con: oh! Let me help by *going to the blast zone*
The weird thing is that when I'm watching RUclips nothing happens but the second I start playing smash my right joy con moves up, down,and walks to the left
@@flagman5045 konami cons
You playing smash with joy cons is the real issue here.
@@lloydmcallister8559 I
@@lloydmcallister8559 wait your not supposed to do that…
Me: *turns on switch*
Switch: *YOU SPIN ME RIGHT ROUND BABY RIGHT ROUND*
Mo Animations LOL
my right joycon: *"THEN WE GO DOWN DOWN~"*
😂😂😂😂
TO THE LEFT TO THE LEFT
RIGHT STICK UP
LEFT STICK SLIDE
LEFT STICK UP
RIGHT STICK SLIDE
Me: aiming with a sniper ready to shoot
Left joy con: *lets start walking*
Right joy con: *lets look at the floor*
Oh my god my right joycon does the same exact shit dawg
ayee same profile icon
I’m the 69th like NOICE
deadass
LMAO
1:35 First Method - Calibration and Update
2:58 Second Method - Cleaning
5:08 Third Method - Taking it Apart
Thank you shoto
Very cool
Thank you. This guy rambles way too fucking much
The hero we needed, not the hero we deserved
Yeah, the first and second didn't work. Um... I think I'll pass the third.
Me: *trying to select a fighter in smash*
My left Joycon: slide to the left, slide to the right, criss cross, criss cross, cha cha real smooth
Joycon: Pichu it is
My left Joy-Con makes me wanna commit sudoku
Magma YT Why are we still here? Just to suffer?
@@retrogamer64007 we live to love: to create friendships, and art, and help those who are suffering with our own experience and resources...
Maggie Ent lol why tf would I help someone
@@axliyah9276 well, it might make the person feel better, or at least lift their burden
I HaPEN TO lIKe sODuKo
The analogue sticks as soon as the warranty is over: "now it's time to get funky"
To the left! (Which is exactly what mine is doing)
*TO THE RIGHT*
*TAKE IT BACK NOW YALL*
*ONE HOP THIS TIME!* (like my joycon"
boom boom *TWO HOPS THIS TIME*
"No one wants to spend 45 quid on a new Joy-Con"
*shows 8 different Joy-Cons*
“You have become the very thing you swore to destroy”
facking true
Tf 45 quid over here it’s £79.99
@@joshskiii236 One. The 80 should be two then. But if it's only one then boi you gotta problem
@@rubenjanse3065 in the UK it is cheaper to by a new set of joycons in a store than it is to buy used ones from a store
Mario normally: *trying his best to not die and save Peach*
Mario when there is a joy con drift: *I have a sudden urge to walk into this pool of lava.*
Me: (playing minecraft) I'm right next to lava, I'll just set my switch down for a sec.
My joy-con: YALL MIND IF I *D R I F T*
a spai jokes on u I had keep inventory
70th like btw
been there done that, moral of the story kids is to make sure you can't go anywhere and nothing can get to you in minecraft XD I've only died in lava from this the one time, lesson learned
Just happened to me. Of course i was loaded with goods. Needed to smoke afterwards...
A friend borrowed his switch. And just now i played Fire Emblem 3H. When i about to save my game this blue joycon suddenly "i can do some Tokyo Drift shit rite now" and voila i replace my friend saved data. Somebody kill me. Hence that's explain why I'm currently watching this video
Nobody:
My left joycon when I'm playing ACNH:
⬆⬇➡↗↖↙↔↩↪↕⤵⬆➡⬇➡⤴🔁🔁🔀⤴
Solarity i’m sorry happy it’s not just me i thought i’d have to get a whole new one
Samantha Bialecki me too! Luckily, I was able to recalibrate it easily by updating it. Which is super lucky, since I’m rubbish at DIY 😂
MegTheEmotionalMess that’s amazing but i had to end up buying new ones
Oml sammeeeeee
SAMEEE 😭😭
I feel like throwing my switch at the wall sometimes
and somehow reason thru that doing so will fix the drifting problem
So same I hate drafting
9 out of 10 Switches hate when you do that.
Arjun Vibez I feel like smashing it on my knee with my two hands
Your Anime Sucks ikr
Me: "Okay, I need to ever so carefully and slowly get across this clif"
My Joycon: "COWABUNGA IT IS!!!!"
When you type something with drift controls, it suddenly turns into a gambling game like wheel of fortune
OMG YESSSSS I’ll be trying to type hi or something and it ends up look like “aq ”
ive resorted to using the dpad its more reliable
IKR
i literally can’t even select anything anymore
Cat u can use rubbing alcohol it worst rlly good
The switch came out in 2017. I love the switch, but joy con drift is a problem that shouldn’t exist
Same here, I don't care if my switch's screen is slightly dirty and scratched I just want to play Mario Maker without my Joy Con moving the screen to the other side of the level.
Lockpicking in Skyrim is a pain in the arse with drifting.
Patrick Roy someone who also knows my pain XD
I feel like Nintendo did it on purpose so you would have to buy more controllers
@@galactic_clashx4056 I feel like they didn't intend it at first but once they knew, they didn't do anything so they could get more sales.
Why do $80 controllers drift?
Exactly, they’re cheaply made yet sell for tons. Absurd
Dominic Mallano because they are made in China poorly, on top of that Nintendo suck at analogue stick design. Nintendo 64 sticks had grinding issue where it would then wobble after it grinded into powder.
@@jelqmaster *_Eviltendo,_* eh?
Because nintendo has shitstain quality control
It's that expensive because of the amiibo function, great motion controls and HD Rumble.
Me: *leaves switch on homescreen*
My switch: YA YEET! *scrolls sideways through all my apps*
When I try to hit rocks in acnh, my character just goes in circles
Angelic or you make a hole in the ground and then nothing comes out of the rock anymore :(
the most depressing thing ever :'(
Or trying to run away from a spider and then your character turns around to run straight into him 😭😭😭
SAME
it’s literally annoying when you’re terraforming
When your switch controller drifts and God like "I got you homie" : this video
Recon God is like “don’t go back or you’ll die”
@@piletpig124 oh crap I didn't mean to make that a reply
Q
I just upvoted 798 your welcome like 800
Trutth
My ACNH character when pressing DOWN:
*slowly walks down.....yyyeeaah NOPE let me go this way
*walks up at normal speed
UndoingRuin420 fuckin same 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
Exactly whats happening to me....
istg it’s annoying
Same
SAME UGH
in breath of the wild I like to stand on cliffs and gaze at the beautiful wilderness around me. And then i fall off the cliff
Me: has joycons.
Gravity: Exists
Me: Drops joycons
Drifting: Allow me to introduce myself
I never dropped and I took my switch with instructions,caution and care and the drifting still arrives
@@KenjiWasUnseen I struggle to build my courses in Mario Maker 2 with my joy-cons, let alone play them.
@@The_Vible ikr
😂 I’ve never had the joy con drift yet. I update it and callerbrate them a lot 😂. But this is a great way to explain to my parents how my joy con killed Mario.
Just blame gravity. Its simple really
You're telling me you have 17 out of 17 working joycons while 70% of all joycons I've encountered have drifting issues.
He probably doesn't use most of them, so they don't have issues.
Mine were drifting so I replaced them, and not 1 week after I took this new pair home, the left started drifting. Whoopdy freakin doo.
Not to be a PS4 fanboy but none of my Dualshock 4s have been damaged due to an accident.
The most accidental damage I have witnessed was when the left stick of my first controller was slightly less precise after intense panicking in fights and generally going ham on the left stick because I can't build that well.
I fixed mine once, but it happened again.
wait if he has 17 where is the odd 1 out
You are blessed with 17 joy-con than don’t drift.
But my problem isn’t realy drifting. My problem is that when I let go of the joy-con, the circle gets slowly back to the middle.
Welp, probably method 3 or get a new one
The cleaner(or even just blowing on it) should still work on that. It is still slightly drifting and the cause is still likely just dust
That means that it's got sticky stuff on the stick somewhere
Have you been eating while playing thats the problem
Similar concept. The same methods could fix it
Joycon calibration: press the stick down to start calibrating!
Joycon: how bout no?
Mine keeps drifting down ive been stuck on the circle on for a while
what does it mean when my character's spinning but i aint touching the joystick and it isnt responding when i touch it ;-;
@@tamari1910 issa ghost XD no but seriously its probably just stuck slightly tilted in one direction
@@lunarwolf4156 oh oke, my sister's too lazy to fix it (she owns the switch not me) atleast we have another set lol
Mine worked when recalibrating
Edit: it didn’t get the message
Ah yes, the duality of having joycon drift but not being able to get them repaired because of coronavirus
😭
Yep I'm dying right now, and mine got drift right when quarintine started, which was also the day I was supposed to pick up my pre-order of acnh at GameStop. I cri
@@MelonHere20 mine too!! make sure to file a ticket with nintendo customer service for the joy-con repair! even though repairs are delayed, you'll still have a spot for when they start back up
@@kibblesona I'll make sure to do that thanks ^-^
@@kibblesona my warranty will expire on June and I've just got drifting :(
Step number 2 works 98.9% of the time and if not you used white lithium grease
It's contact CLEANER! 😂
or.... just use the white lithium grease one to get the 100% successful rate!
/s
Michael Pruden I guess I'm part of the 1.1% of people
Protip: Petroleum based anal lube works as well. And since I'm sure you all have at least a gallon bottle under your bed you won't need to buy anything to fix
John Madden CONTACT CLEANER!!!!!!!!!!!
My joycons dont drift. Am I treating bokoblins too politely?
You must absolutely o b l i t e r a t e them
Nah that just means you don’t play enough Mario kart or Smash
I got my controller infected with the drifting plague when i played minecraft at 3AM the night it came out for switch
Hah
Are you still playing Zelda yess 😁 how far are you 😁👌🏾
Me aiming at a guy in a shooter
My joy-con: I've decided I want go for a spin
Me trying to shoot:⬆️↗️➡️↘️⬇️⬅️↘️↕️➡️↕️➡️⬆️⬆️↔️↩↪⤴️🔃🔄↘️↕️
Splatoon 💀💀💀
Fortnight to
I worked at a call center under Nintendo as seasonal work, and almost all of my calls as system support were about joycon drift. This was last year's Christmas into January.
Yikes.
Evan Atherton recall them!
Be ready to hear my call on December 25
They stopped doing repairs for controllers because of Virus THANKS GOD!
Me on the edge of a cliff getting a good pic of a Lynel
Link: LEEEEEEEROOOOOY JENKIIINS
For Method 1. When you are the calibrate screen. Don't just take that cross as saying its fine. Flick the control a few times around and let it rest without you touching it and see if the cross stays.
Also note that a "contact cleaner" you may have already in your house is isopropyl alcohol. Use 99% pure stuff though.
Any character of any game while I’m playing switch: “You know what? I am gonna leave.” ➡️
*Playing BOTW and doing the master trials while hiding in a tree*
Link: “What’s that over there?” *starts walking left*
Lol, I can relate, I was on the last one with the Lynel about to shoot it with my last ancient arrow and it said “yeet!” And I missed. I had to do it again. 😭
LINk IM TrYiNg To AiM hERE
This is why I gave up lmao
My drift got so extremely bad that i got desperate and couldn't wait, so i used a LCD screen cleaner and sprayed that, and it dead ass worked. its been 10 minutes and so far its working without drift
EDIT: Spoke too soon, the drift came back, maybe i didn't clean it enough, i did 1 spray and let it dry
EDIT: IT WORKS
EDIT: Dont do what I did, joycon stopped working, im an idiot AHAHAH was worth the try
Lol thanks for the warning
This post was a rollercoaster
Why would you put any form of liquid on the stick??
*people get desperate my dood*
From now on when cleaning your electronics it's much safer to use isopropyl alcohol or IPA for short. A 90% concentration will evaporate quickly and do a fine job of removing stuck on dirt and grime.
Gotta love how quickly these controllers break
and the fact that switch is like 4 years old, and they haven't even tried to do something with the drifts, I'm starting to believe that it was intended
Honestly I’m thinking about buying an Xbox because Microsoft doesn’t make their controllers out of cheap Chinese plastic
@@ericandre5060 i have like 3 or 4 xbox one controllers that drift
Me: does anything on my switch
My joy con: Are you really in charged here?
*charge
@@ammondmilk5567 why the hell would someone *right* charged here
@@pretzel3779 Idk, ask the person who made the comment. Also, you meant to say write, not right.
@@ammondmilk5567 oh shut up
If i tried the third method the anxiety would kill me
Same I don't trust myself lol
Yes I very agree
do it right before buying replacements. if u mess up then get new ones like u would've anyway, if u don't then u just saved urself $80.
It gets worse with Switch lite.... and even worse For the right joycon.
I did it and it didnt work, so maybe its best you dont
Making a video about repairing a joycon with contact cleaner:
-I don't have a broken joycon
-I don't have contact cleaner
EDIT: for the record, the video itself is good, it helped me.
smh
I've gotten so used to drifting in Spoon 2 and Zelda it felt weird when I got a pro controller and I didn't have to fight to aim or controll the camera
Spoon 2?
@Ralsei with a gun Thank you for telling me about this game. It really is the best.
@Ralsei with a gun I prefer the spinoff series, Fork
@@linus6718 and don´t forget the prequel Knife
What about Spatula 3?
7:49 and 8:01 are optional for those who don't want to remove a lot of ribbon cables, but it does limit your movement during the analog stick replacement so just be extra careful.
Another method is to simply put some thick paper under the stick to provide the potentiometers with better contact with the plates
Nothing over 1.5mm though as that could cause more damage
Talk about backward... This man is looking for a broken joycon.. Thats the oposite of a problem
That made me unhappy because I'll have to replace mine...
@@supersecret4899 F
I'm pretty sure broken machinery counts as a problem.
my stick drift is insane in the calibration it goes to the bottom in about 2 seconds
Same bro
Mine goes to the left and gets stuck there
Mine goes to the left
goes to top for me
Same here, I can't play Mario Maker because my controller keeps moving the screen
This video burns my eyes half the time because he doesn’t use dark mode
Hershey11 K
Same here
Me: *playing Smash* Go back up!
Kirby: Lol no, I'll die instead.
*Me playing Pokémon Sword with only a few badges.*
Character: (Walks slowly to the right.)
Also Character: (Sprints to the right and runs into a level 40 Corviknight.)
That’s rough
You couldn’t get away
that’s just sad
That happened to me
I beat the game
The joycons have amazing stuff inside, ir camera, hd rumble, nfc reader, but WHY, WHY IS IT SO FRAGILE SO IT CAN DRIFT EASILY
Ikr. My left joycon drifts up and it’s really annoying. I just got frustrated and bought a pro controller since it’s cheaper and better. Plus I only need the joycons for motion control and multiplayer (of course I’ll give the broken one to someone I dislike lol)
Anonymous yes, all controllers have that issue but the joy-cons are smaller, different, and poorly designed leading to a much greater chance of drifting.
Edit: I’d also would much rather have a pro controller over the small joycons since it’s way more comfortable
@Anonymous they really nailed the pro controller drifting on it is a very small chance
Because they wasted money on filling it with said shit instead of acutal quality.
The amount of times I've had to deal with joycon drifting is ridiculous, but Nintendo at least replaced the first two ones with the built-in, year-long warranty.
“Green circle will be hovering to one side or the other”
Either I’m colorblind or he’s colorblind and I don’t know who to trust
Lightning Man he has contrast colors theme
Just a quick note, if you open the switch or any of its controllers, your warranty will be voided.
Thanks,noted
Imagine someone used lithium grease because they muted the video and had captions off
I used 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙧 because I listened to the video without watching it.
Turns out there’s a totally different thing called 𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙧 that he used.
@@priestchatback YOU DID *NOT*
@@Takador i dont understand
I did
No ur controller doesn't have eyes NO
Me in Botw: Aims using motion controls
Drift:oh look grass
Im not even able to complete the calibration
Carb0xyde same for me, the circle didn’t even move toward the triangle, it stayed a plus in the middle
Me too, when I spin it in a circle its just keeps moving up or left
Yeah well when I do nothing changes I just blew into the stick after pushing in all directions and it helped
Same
Jesus
Me fighting genocide undyne: oh arrows coming from the right, I’ll just turn right
joycon: haha shield go up
Me looking at method 3..... goes to gamestop and buys new joycon.
Hmm, that’s a good idea.
PWNalityTV If you like wasting money go for it.
@@BogusLettuce not wasting money, if I try to do the 3rd method I'm going to end up breaking them more
Just take it to a repair shop, theyre cheaper than outright buying a new one
I would do the same thing I might break the joy con if I do method 3 instead of purchasing a new one
You’re so lucky that none of your 17 JOYCONS drift, haha. I had two pairs and both left ones started drifting
Same my 2nd just started to drift today ☹️
Same but 2nd one isn't as bad.
Same 2nd one isn't as bad but both also stick and drift forward.
I cant play games without walking forward
Why always the left???
This video appeared exactly as my joy stick started drifting...
H M M . . .
NiallStrainTheLazyName LMAO
NiallStrainTheLazyName mine too
FBI! OPEN UP!
NiallStrainTheLazyName
Same
r/thathappened
Just did the stick switch method using your video as a guide. Successful surgery - the patient is now drift-free! Thank you!
*playing Zelda Breath of the wild*
*leaves*
*Joycon Drifts to a lynel*
RIP
LOL right??
I have one better on top of hateno tower having to go get front door cue link walking off the thing and falling to his death on his own
GonGames nope the lynel is even worse
Underrated asf 😂
Didnt have to flex that hard with your joycons 🤩😫😱
@@Snurrt cute face. Pretty name.
@@Snurrt well i bought 4 pairs of joycons because all kept drifting. Wish i knew it was fixable. So much money wasted
@@Snurrt thx for the advice. I watched a video before that said the joycons drift because of a problem with the controller itself so i appreciate your help. I'll look into it later cuz $80 a pair is a bit much
@@Snurrt 😍😍😍
@@VegitoBlackityBlack Weirdos...
Electronic contact cleaner. Fixed my left stick in seconds. It had cost $5 from Walmart (it's found in the automotive section).
eXtremeAzure wait how do you apply it?
@@harharharyan7747 Spray it underneath the dust cover of the stick.
eXtremeAzure hmm
@TPG64 so did it? 🤔
I might have to give that a try. Was working fine before smash Ultimate came out.
me: trying to play splatoon 2
my right joy con: *lets look at the floor!!*
Ok, got it. Alex is telling me to coat my entire switch with WD-40.
So how did it go?
Just fill a tub with it and DROP it into the tub. Do not place it in the tub, DROP it in the tub
...and then light it...🔥 😛
Question: I put WD 40 in my switch and now it's on fire, please help I wanna keep playing Yoshis island
Which part was the "question"?
Yoshi's island isn't on Switch
@@cheer_io it is on nso
@@cloud5464 no, it's not
@@cheer_io I'm pretty sure he is taking about crafted world
Me: *is fighting Undyne the Undying*
My joycons: You are not my Master.
Yeah and the puzzles become a pain too because of the drift
XD oh my god
Fighting against a normal Snowdrake suddenly escalates into the end of Sans’s boss fight
I once thought Joy con drift... Was one of Error's Au's
Oof
Thank you so much. My son broke the stick, watched this video 2 days ago. Kit just came in the mail from Amazon. And we're up in running in about 15 minutes
19 joycons and none of them drift? 3 of my 4 have drift issues
Malus Excelsis 4 out of 4 of mine drift :(
4 out of 6!!!!
4 out of 8
2 out of 2 for me!
1 out of 5
I'm so jealous that all 18 (including your fiancee's) joycon are drift free!!!! I just have 2 sets and both left joycons drift to the left
Same
Easy solution. Buy PS4 controllers. Now he'll be jealous of how good of a condition they are in.
No offense but Switch controllers are not so reliable. Older Nintendo controllers and consoles are better. I've had a few accidents with my 3DS and the only thing that could damage it was water.
I don't think I had accidents with my wii remotes but they look stronger than joy-cons.
@@موسى_7 very Tru I have 2 really nice PS4 controllers already but I once had a co-worker tell me that her boyfriend was playing on the switch he took off one of the joycons and he tripped and it completely shattered downstairs..
Exactly!!!
Both of my sticks drift down
how are you supposed to spin it when calibrating when IT WON'T GO IN A CIRCLE
Carolyn Sanders I am raging because it won’t make a circle..I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! HELPPPP MEEEEEE!!!!!!!Please.
Carolyn Sanders I FINALLY MADE THE CIRCLE.Tho,sadly it didn’t work..
Carolyn Sanders I FINALLY MADE THE CIRCLE.Tho,sadly it didn’t work..
I had this problem for 2 years. After warranty had run out I booked it in with nintendo for a repair and they did it for free had it back within a few days!
My mom kept throwing my switch trying to get my attention so here I am.
Oof
Jesus Christ!
You need a new mom.
Some dude commenting Like i don't upload anymore
Are you okay? Do you seriously doubt this person? Because news flash, abusive parents exist. This isn’t a fucking world where people have happy fucking lives all the time. And just because somebody makes a comment about it doesn’t mean it’s not fucking real. You, sir, are ignorant as hell and need to get the FUCK off of Reddit for a day in your life.
Some dude commenting Like i don't upload anymore
There is literally nothing to misunderstand. Also, I’m 16, so get your facts straight and don’t assume. I cuss a lot when upset, as many others do. The fact of the matter is, you left a rude, ignorant comment and tried to turn that against me when I called you out for it.
You clearly have no clue how intense abuse is. Nobody, and I mean nobody, asked for you to leave such a comment.
Also, the fact you left two comments in response to my one comment shows that you, clearly, feel as though you need to prove your “dominance” online, though, all you’ve proved is that you are disrespectful, full of assumptions, and truly need some time off of the internet.
Thank you, and have a nice day. Perhaps one day, you will realise the idiocy that was the comment you left. Until then, I wish you good luck.
Instructions unclear, choked on ceiling fan
Darth Mauldin wtf
Supreme Master I think you get it
Same happened to me now I can’t figure out how to come back to life a video about that would be helpful
Just bought animal crossing a week or two ago and i cant even move out of the corner of my house because of this
Lol mood
Same
Lmao rip
Lmao happened to me so I sprayed rubbing alcohol in the stick and works almost like brand new hope this helps
@@gachapotato9590 pussy
That intro with the joy cons falling gave me more anxiety than a federally required test
Just imagine the Minecraft Server players
*Teleporting in 5 seconds, don't move*
2:43 "As instructed!" *Rotates the stick the wrong way...*
I thought mine were drifting it was just my pro controller connected in my bag
Cashzone5000 tragic XD
I actually was playing Smash 5 and my sister got to my other Joycons and I thought that they were drifting so bad that I wasn't able to move
Mine is drifting, but I’ve had this issue before. 😂
That happened to me yesterday, but it wasnt my personal switch (it's shared by a lot of people) and the pro controller was my friend's LMAO
Really relateable
Nobody:
My right joycon: Sliiiiide to the right
Mine sliiiide to the... wait are these the correct lyrics alright whatever sliiiide to the d-down?
thank god I bought a pro controller.
*wait a minute*
*runs to his room*
Yeah, drifting happens on my Pro Controller. Nintendo should really get their stuff together.
@@PixelSP I'm lucky to have PS4 since I keep having accidents (despite the fact that I am very protective of them [ironic]) with my DS4s and they are still in perfect condition.
Moses Alazzawi
Sony- 10
Nintendo- 1
drifting sucks now I can’t play smash ultimate anymore :(
ive had the drift issue on every single Nintendo product with a stick that I've owned
I’ve actually never heard of the contact cleaner thing before. Only compressed air. I’m gonna try that.
Also, I’ve seen some videos of people disassembling joycons before, and this video is really good and FAR more entertaining - which obviously is a plus.
Did it ever work
Yeah,
I’ve tried compressed air over and over again and never does anything
my left joycon always goes down and i just wanna play smash in peace
I know, when i play Splatoon the joy con goes down and doesn't let me spalt my opponent
DiePenutButter yep, me too, i also stole my dads credit card
Same, I literally can't crouch or run. Also as a side note don't make Mario Maker levels with Drifting Joy Cons, it's like catching a giant fish except that fish is the screen.
Mine always goes up 😭
Mine just flat our refuses to go down. It'll drift in every other direction but when I want to make my character walk down it doesn't work???? Like what even I have to walk in zig zags now
Bought a repair kit on amazon for £10 (which has the replacement part and all the screwdrivers you need) and followed this video and I'm now fixed! Thanks so much. It was very fiddily to put things back but I kept trying!
Everyone: DuSt
Me: my ps4 Controller is dusty and it's not drifting
Dug my ps4 controller out of a bin to play a new game (I’m not much of a gamer) and that thing was so dusty and sticky that it grossed me out. Still worked perfectly!
@@lucawren3338 Wtf were you last doing with your controller that it was so "sticky"?! 🤔🎮💦
@@McNasty_619 "out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin"out of the bin" now get it?
@@McNasty_619 ah yes, cursed comments
Thats because the ps4 controller is one of the best controllers on the market, just behind the gamecube controller
Me: *plays splatoon 2*
Drifting: “Let me help u with ur gameplay”
Me: WTF! I’m not...oooo...argh...COME ON!!!!
Ivy Grace
me: about to to clutch for my team
Drifting: “hey look at the ceiling cool amirite”
me: (: kill me
Joy con drifting makes it IMPOSSIBLE to choose any gear unless you want to play a randomization game which I despise
Bro so relatable
@@LateNlght Me: **Plays ranked**
My left joycon: **Has mental breakdown**
Thank you for giving me the confidence to fix it myself. Both of my original ones had this issue, and I bought two new ones, but really wanted all 4 for Mario Party. the Nuclear Option fixed it, cost me only 15 bucks for the kit and both thumb stick replacement pieces.
I honestly wasn't expecting this video to be as entertaining as it was informative. Nice work!
I just made it to elite smash with Diddy Kong and Joycon Drift...
Zero would be proud of ya
Same Thing but With bowser
2:36 Follow the instructions, they really are very simple.
PROCEEDS TO ROTATE COUNTERCLOCKWISE AND TRIGGER MY OCD
I don't have OCD but boy i noticed it and it's starting to annoy me
Glad to see this video come out! The switch already has a warranty, but for most people, it’s most likely up by now! Thanks for this, Alex!
Nintendo usually (and i assume still do) have warranty on the lifetime of all their products, you even hear of game and watch and NES systems still being sent to them for repairs. If you haven't pulled it apart or your afraid to you can always contact them for help or to send your controller to them for repair. I've done that recently with a wii remote and a first gen 3ds (wii remote buttons stopped working and the 3ds battery had fully died beyond charging) and they were more than happy for me to send to them to fix for a small fee. (this is Nintendo of Australia mind, I live nearby thier factory offices so i could drop off and pick up my repaired items. Unsure about Nintendo in other countries besides here and Japan, but I'd assume its world wide)
Vsauce Puppet
It happened to me the literal day after my warranty expired. RIP I guess
You everywhere
Thanks dude! My controllers now work again perfectly thanks to the contact cleaner, I would never have know this method if you didn’t inform us!