Nintendo prez discusses Switch docks and left Joy-Con issues

Engadget editors have let you know how we feel after extended time with the Nintendo Switch, and in an interview with Time, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime gave us some updates from within the company. Through its first five days on sale, the Switch continued to be Nintendo’s fastest-selling console ever in the US, […]

How to stop the Nintendo Switch’s Joy-Con from losing sync

It seems as if your left Nintendo Switch Joy-Con hasn’t lost sync with the console yet, it’s only a matter of time before that could happen. As we saw in iFixit’s teardown of the console, the pair are almost identical save for a few things like antenna placement. And that’s where the problem resides according […]

Fix your left Joy-Con connectivity issues and void your warranty in one fell swoop

The Switch has only been out for a couple of days, but the left Joy-Con controller on the new console is already infamous for random connectivity issues. And while Nintendo has recommended a fix that users try and avoid having obstacles between the controller and the console, others have opted to just crack open the […]

Nintendo Advises Switch Owners With Joy-Con Connectivity Issues To Avoid Bundles Of Wires, Aquariums

In its first detailed acknowledgment of connectivity issues that some gamers are having with its new console’s controllers, Nintendo has offered suggestions—some of them incredible—about how to alleviate the problem. Advertisement Nintendo advises that people don’t put the Switch behind a TV, near an aquarium or “within three to four feet of another wireless device, […]

Nintendo kindly advises Switch owners not use their Joy-Con near aquariums

If Ross Miller’s review of the Nintendo Switch is any indication, this is a great device to take with you everywhere and anywhere…. except to an aquarium, evidently. Addressing some known connectivity issues with the Switch’s Joy-Con controllers, Nintendo cautioned that nearby wireless devices may cause interference, preventing the Joy-Con from pairing to the main […]

Switch Owners Are Still Reporting Joy-Con Connectivity Issues 

[Image: Kotaku] Some Nintendo Switch owners continue to say the console’s left Joy-Con controller has sync problems. Even after the console’s first system update, they’re left wondering what they can do for a fix. The issue appears to occur while playing in TV mode and when the controller’s signal is interrupted, such as when another […]