Topic: The Nintendo Switch Thread

@NEStalgia It may not look it in the picture I provided, but it is just worn. First it got soft, then the raised circle part got worn off, then the tops and bottoms came off due to pressure which gives it that melted look, and dirt starts collecting in parts I can't reach.

Here's a couple more screenshots that show what I'm talking about. On the left is the joystick in question, and on the right is the other (right) joystick, which has the same corrosion to a much less degree.

At any rate, I'm glad @Vee_Flames can relate. Maybe it's a white model thing. They're much rarer after all. Maybe in order to get that color, they have to use a different material.

@Vee_Flames I'm no fan of lotion, but I'm a french horn player, and I therefore get a fresh coat of metal on my hand whenever I play for a long time, since metal erodes with sweat. Perhaps the metal on my hand reacts to the material on the joystick? That would certainly make my situation unique.

I had the laqcuer coating stripped from my horn made out of nickel sometime in 2014, and then in early 2015, I upgraded to a brass (copper and zinc) model, and have had that for two years since. Not sure what those materials do to whatever the joysticks are made out of.

@Vee_Flames Never understood why people do that... Regardless, it won't affect the plastic, it will only make it dirty.

@NEStalgia I do appreciate the response but it really isn't the desync issue.

For example, I play very close to the actual console. Never had a desync, I even tested it with all kinds things in between like you said.
It only happens when I push the analog stick upwards. Not with other directions, so it can't be the desync.

Do you think the warranty covers this?

Again, thx for responding anyway

@Nicolaison LOL, I just took a quick look at my nunchuk's sticks... and yeah, they really don't look great. I've used them for very long... but still. My black GamePad's sticks still look lovely. After nearly 5 years of use (let's not mention that I use the GamePad for games like Smash and Mario Kart 8 (off-TV)).
Well, let this be a lesson that black sticks > white sticks. At least when it comes to Nintendo

Well, I don't think I handle metal before playing with the GamePad or nunchuk (well, maybe I do.. after I finish eating with a spoon, fork, etc).. so I'm not sure coats of metal might be the issue.
If it is, however... you can try wearing gloves.

My girlfriend just told me her theory: all of y'all eat nothing but Doritos and Mountain Dew, and it only happens to me cuz I'm the only one with a normal diet. That comment made my day 😂

@Nicolaison Joke's on her. I don't even touch those things

@Nicolaison Well, veggie wheat thins and flavored water...

@Nicolaison You need to actively avoid showers and touching things with your hands if you want the trace metals on your hands to corrode (note: not erode). Controllers are made of regular old ABS polymer that's quite resistant to chemical reactions, hence why it's used in most household products. Looking at those images, it's clear that the bromine in the ABS is the main cause. Bromine is often added to plastics for its flame retardant properties (in case of fire, they bind with free radicals to decrease the combustion rate; i.e. for safety purposes). Bromine has two side effects; It also binds with the oxygen at the surface level over time, causing discolouration (although I believe white plastics also tend to discolour on their own over time, but don't quote me on that), and the presence of bromine causes the polymer to absorb more UV-light which affects the plastic itself and turns it brittle over time. This is also true for applying heat. My best explanation is that your controller has been exposed to a lot of UV-light or heat (also heat from your hands, could also be the result of pressure), causing the plastic to yellow and deform over time. I'm not sure what the exact composition of the control sticks is, but I imagine they mix some kind of soft, pliable polymer into the mixture, when the ABS breaks down, the entire material becomes more ''plastic''/soft.

Colour doesn't affect the process, but the yellowing is hard to notice on coloured plastics. It's the reason why my GameCube controller still looks absolutely fine, while my Wii Remote turned to a light shade of yellow over the years.

@Octane Quite a lot of metal gets on my hands when I play, enough to turn it black. But you're probably right.

@Spanjard can you go into the test panel (controls, calibrate sticks) and see if you see it dropping out in there? Just ruling out a game problem instead of hardware problem.

If it's dropping out there to I'm pretty sure you can get warranty repair. You'll want to call Nintendo, though i don't know if they'll want they whole console our just the joycon. @Jaxonh returned his to noa for repair and they sent a box to send just the joycon in.

@Ralizah you party animal!

@octane if it's down to uv and heat a the only possible options that thing had to have been strapped to the roof

@NEStalgia This is pretty much my theme song

GameStop changed the estimated date to this Friday. owo

@Ralizah lol, and wonderfully retro to boot!

@Joeynator3000 That's awesome! The UPS tracking, if not tonight, tomorrow morning should display the expected date that's more or less definite. Fingers crossed, that would be great!

Yeah, more Arms time, and I can finally play Thumper. xp

@Joeynator3000 but you have a 3 day mandatory update to dl! 😝

...It doesn't take that long. >.> lol

That's if you have quick internet,I've heard that for some it can take 5 or 6 days.