Nintendo Shares Tips On How To Keep Your Switch And Joy-Con Germ-Free

I have ppl clean their hands before touching my stuff. And have them dry completely.

Sooo... Are the germs causing my joy cons to drift?

So basically, just use a screen wipe. Got it.

Comment Section Shares Tips On How To Keep Your Switch And Joy-Con Drift-Free

Was going to get in before someone mention drift, but alas................

@okeribok i do the same, i dont know where your hands have been. You wash them.

I keep them clean by not using them at all.

Hey make a video about germs but look the other way around about D R I F T I N G ..... thanks Nintendo ... So much great

• If the device breaks down without observing these precautions, you may be charged for repair.

Ohhh.... Nintendo.... why are you such a lovely entity? F u
Really, it’s the first time I wish Nintendo is sued up their ass for being such a***oles.
Worst consumer friendly product ever.

@RickD : The top 1% wipe their butts with money.

The top 0.0001% wipe their butts with Joy-Con.

Cool. Now fix joycon drift nintendo? No? Oh okay.

Now how do I make it drift free?

these things feel so delicate. im always on the edge of my seat worried that this is gonna be my 3rd pair that drifts

Can someone give nintendo tips how to keep it drift free?

Are they taking the Michael or what.
Compensate all of us for our joy cons. They keep thinking it will just go away but it wont. Its utter arrogance on their part for giving us a defective piece of kit and then pretending it doesn't exist. When the switch pro comes out I guarantee it will come with joy con pros as well which will be like the pro controller sticks.

I leave mine on the floor and let the dogs clean them

Weird they didn’t issue this advice 8 months ago

"If the device breaks down without observing these precautions, you may be charged for repair."

Also, we will charge you for repair even if you observe these precautions. Especially if it is Joy-Con drift.

Interestingly this is similar to how I currently clean the switch.

And the joycon drift and flimsy r and l triggers?

I need drift free! Not germs free.

One reason why I always use my own controller when playing against anyone is in general most people seem to not clean their controllers all that much in general and are often thick with dirt in many areas. When I have purchased used retro controllers over the years the first think I tend to do is dismantle them and scrub them clean. Modern ones I tend to avoid buying used since some are really fiddly to reassemble.

just lock yourself away in basement avoid all human contact job done. if the wifi worked in the nuclear shelter down their id move in to get peace from the kids

Am I the only one that finds these kinds of tips patronising? 🤔

@Liam_Doolan

“Earlier this year, as you might recall, Nintendo told users to stop using products containing alcohol on Switch hardware and accessories as it "may cause the plastic parts to fade in colour or deform" - so it's obviously changed its tune since then.”

Was the previous tune mentioned here, perchance, this one?

The comments this morning are a true delight. Please continue!

My old PSP "3000" is dirtier than my Switch Lite. I clean my PSP with a wet wash cloth to keep it clean but the PSP still gets grody because of dust etc floating around in my house anyway.

So my Nintendo Switch Lite will have to suffer being dirty like my PSP

@okeribok

Yep, me and my Cousin are handling it that Way since we we're eight.
Just can't comprehend People using their Devices with gross disgusting Hands.
I have to clean up my Controllers like once a Year, they just don't cant that dirty.

Never cleaned a controller in my life. Also, I never clean my steering wheel on my car and never my door handles neither.

I just put the Switch with joycons attached in the dishwasher twice a week. I've kept it squeeky clean for almost 4 years this way.

Edit: just be careful not to use high heat as it might damage the plastic

@Rhaoulos In the dishwasher?! You 're joking right?

I never use it because it has drift, both of them.

@RickD And that's how Nintendo earns money, by selling us soon to be nonfunctional products then leaving us with no options but to buy a new pair.

Just spray a bit of a flammable substance on them and light it ablaze! Nothing will survive that! (Please no one actually do this I am joking)

your videogame handheld gaming systems will still get dirty/grody even if you clean them up. Your hands along with house dust/dead skin cells will still get your handhelds dirty.

Deal with it

I was always the only one in my house who cleans devices anways. When l tell my sister to clean the joycons after using them, she never does it.

Looks like I was right about cleaning my Joy-Con's stick gently with a Clorox wipe. If I do ever get another Switch for Christmas with the detachable Joy-Con, I will continue to disinfect it, as this will be our "new normal" for a long time

@Mr_Persona That's a little gross, do you think?

I don’t bother because I wash my hands before playing and wipe it down after a session, plus it’s only me using the system

cheetos controllers! Yummy

@KingBowser it is really with her. Since she eats food with her hands and hardly cleans them before using the controller. I gag

@urrutiap unless you put it in a box and close it off. Because when l do that, l get no dust in my box and none on the console. But it is true the console will still get dirty if it sits out in the opening for too long.

@Mr_Persona I would gag too. Ugh

And how do we stop Joy Con drift?

@Mountain_man you stole my line i was gonna say Thanks nintendo can that help with drift..

That’s all I ever use on electronics.