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directions even if you haven\u2019t physically pushed them that way, you may be experiencing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2019\/7\/22\/20706144\/nintendo-switch-joy-con-drift-problem-explained\">\u201cJoy-Con Drift.\u201d<\/a> And though Nintendo hasn\u2019t officially admitted to a defect, the company is now quietly repairing the controllers free of charge, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/8xzzva\/internal-nintendo-memo-instructs-customer-service-to-fix-joy-con-drift-for-free\">according to <em>Vice News<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Vice <\/em>says it\u2019s obtained an internal Nintendo memo that not only instructs the company\u2019s customer service division to repair those controllers for free, but even issue refunds for previous repairs, all without needing to prove that you actually purchased a Switch and have a valid warranty. <\/p>\n<aside>\n<div data-anthem-component=\"readmore\" data-anthem-component-data='{\"stories\":[{\"title\":\"The 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