Possible FIXES for Loose Joy-Con on the Nintendo Switch
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2024
- Hi, this video shows you 5 possible Fixes for Loose Joy Cons on the Nintendo Switch. I didn't realise this problem was so widespread but after making the previous video on 3 annoying faults on the Nintendo Switch I had lots of comments from viewers with loose Joy-Cons.
I had lots of suggestions on possible fixes so I have made a video on some of the ones that work. Thanks to all the people that gave in the suggestions.
If you have any better fixes please add them to the comments to help other people out.
In my opinion the best fixes are the easiest ones so I like 'Solution No.2' and 'Solution No.4'.
Many thanks Vince - Навчання та стиль
Does anyone else love the snap sound it makes when you put the joycons in the switch because I do
YEEEEEEEES!
They completely refuse to allow you to have the joy-cons connected in TV mode. On the home menu, it just makes this "you can't do that" click and when you connect them it doesn't make the snap sound, and it puts the controller sync screen up if you're in a game
Les King ok
Yes its so satisfying
good o'l me plant yes I always Pull mine off and on and off and on and off and on... you k ow what I mean
The thumbnail could be a meme format.
Oh shit
U right
Ralsei with a gun hi
its was at that moment when vince knew，he f**ked up
To be continue...
Am I the only one that takes care of their switch like if it was its child? 😂😂
I've dropped mine so many times
I do too xD
I do but I've dropped mine once and it hit my metal bed post and screwed up the joycon, just glad the system itself is ok
SplatoonFan [吹奏楽
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Eh.. I've wanted new joy-cons anyway..
*cries in poor*
I dont even have a switch and I'm watching this video
Cries in even more poor
WaluigiGames i have a switch with red blue joy cons but I wanted black joy cons
*cries in poor*
I don't have a light switch
*Cries in homeless*
I have a switch but dont have the animal crossing version...
*cries in poor and regret*
I have to buy new joycons AND I HAVE TO REPLACE 2 JOYCON SETS
handheld joycons are a waste of money and my original joycons are loose and will not charge
Send it in to Nintendo for repair. I did that and they fixed it free of charge!
Stephen Elías Coffman But that's far less entertaining and it feels less of yours.
How long did it take for them to send it back? I’m thinking about sending in my switch for repair but I want it to be back by the launch of Super Mario Odyssey.
BLEK YODA SWAG same emailed nintendo askin that no reply😪
Dani You can either go online and set up a repair en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/contact or call 1-800-255-3700 and set up a repair that way.
They didnt for me so the store just gavw me their demo joycon
Dude, you're literally one of the most helpful UA-camrs ever, any time I've had a question about my Switch I just check your channel and you almost always a video with a very easy to understand answer. Keep up the great work.
Yeah,those people who try to make all of technology working should follow this amazing youtuber's guidedance!
The tape hack really helped with the problem of my switch, thank you for making this video!
keep up the good work!
Thank you very much! The super glue one worked perfectly, I did multiple layers, than placed it in it place and slide it a few times, gave it the form and it felt like new, Love you
Am I the only one watching this without a switch
AnnoyingRains games no
AnnoyingRains games no
No
AnnoyingRains games no
No
Nice video! I’m using the tape method for 4-5 months now.. my joycons were loose. They didn’t go off easally, but they were a bit wobbly. Tape works really well.
How often do you need to replace the tape?
Maxwell Webster not often. I changed it out once, becaus ei wanted new tape, but you don’t really have to change it out much.
Okay thanks, I will buy some tape tomorrow. Any specific recommendations? or the kind used in the video?
What's the tape you used? I can't hear the name of the first tape
Damn, good detective work. This is like a definitive guide on this issue. Comprehensive. Great work. Subscribed.
Thank you so much dude! I just got my switch a few weeks ago and this issue happened just this morning. I was scrambling to find a solution but all of them involved taking it apart. I didn’t want to risk that so I kept on looking. You tape idea was genius! It worked 4 me thank you so much dude
Thanks for uploading this video. I somewhat had this problem and needed a fix.
I feel like I'm the only one that's had ZERO problems with my Switch so far
Loki Shooter well you see the only reason why there's a lot of people that are having problems with their Nintendo switch is because they buy it on a day it's released that's why it smart to probably wait for a few months
I bought the Switch ASAP (meaning in a few months), and I treated it with care, but I play ARMS and Super Mario Odyssey a lot, so I use the straps a lot, which wear down the locking mechanism. The design of the Joy-Con has not changed since the Switch was released.
Same but I had almost did it on purpose cause I put joy con bakwords so I didn't do it well
The only problem I have is while my joycon in handheld sometimes it think it not in switch
Loki Shooter You're lucky.
This is really helpful,because when it first happened to me,I got really worried because I didn't know what was happening with my switch
I bought the same handheld case. It is fantastic. Love the grips.
I realize it "saves money for Nintendo" but did they really not think this through as a bigger problem? Of course Nintendo is going to sell lots of units to adults but I'm sure there's an extremely giant mass of these going to kids.. why not use metal so the constant use wouldn't do this? I'm hoping they end up changing the JoyCons in the future to use metal instead. I take good care of mine but generally kids are going to be kids.
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When i get mine i will treat it like a baby
9snaker Maybe it's partially the console too and not just the controller
Metal is more expensive to use during manufacture in contrast to plastic. Nintendo rather use cheaper materials than premium material and sell the console at a loss.
I dont knoe what you all guys are doing. I have no problems at all! I even took it to freaking italy and it works perfectly and doesnt lag at all.
HOW? Just how???
“Or you put the strap on wrong” Yep well that explains it.
i did that when i got my switch, i know that fell. threw the straps in the trash.
This is happening to me and I put on my straps correctly. My friend put it on wrong to mess with me, (one time).
Battleofawesome idiot
Nino if you actually don't know how to put straps on you're a fucking idiot
A Real Meme like you
My joy cons had this issue. I got new ones for my birthday, but I still wanted to find out if there was a way to fix my old pair. Lowe and behold, the tape method detailed in this video worked like magic! (I used the normal clear tape instead of fancy reinforced and electrical tape but it still worked). You just earned a sub and a like.
“Ill make sure the button can still be depressed” 12:27
XP
Depression
The button has crippling depression 🤣
That’s why it’s not working
I should've been a button..
mine were just slightly loose. more so on the left one. i used the tape method and it worked PERFECTLY! just a single tiny square of black electric tape tightened them up nice & snug. THANK YOU!!! thumbs up & subscribed.
Well done, thanks for the Sub :-)
Thank you so much My Mate VINCE because I have one Loose Joy-Con controller and it's the Left Joy-Con, so I had the problem since 2017 I thought I wasn't able to find a video about the Loose Joy-Con problem...so thanks so much for fixing my Left Joy-Con!
Kinda late, but the switch came out in early 2018 :/
Slimey *eham* im late to but eeehm the switch came out march 3 2017
tbh your such a nice guy, thanks for making these videos mate, really appreciate your help and effort
The tape one seems solid, great video mate thanks for the help!
Well hopefully someone makes a metal version of that part because I don't want to replace my joycons or have some weird way to fix it but thanks for the tips (also your voice is pleasing)
its not the joy cons that are doing it its the switch is like he said.
raidel morejon its the joy cons failing not the swtich
MoogleAntwon my dad fricking broke it because he beat me in a game and he pushed me into the dock hdmi cable and it dropped and he’s fricking cussing at me for what he did
The part on the joy-con is plastic so that it won't wear away at the console. Things like this are designed to fail in this way because its better to repair or replace the cheaper part. USB cables are also designed in this way because it's easier to replace the cable than the port on the device
there is a metal one of the part. I found it on aliexpress
Am I the only one that realizes how rough he's being with the joy con and switch. He's putting them on too fast and hitting the switch.
Same
I was thinking this the whole time. I mean, no wonder your joy cons are broken. He was rough even with the new ones. Sheesh.
Alexandro Adriano ok but, he is literally breaking the system mire
Alexandro Adriano plus your literally 7
Galactic VR dude the switch is made for kids so it’s pretty though so it’s okay
Thank you so much for the Sphinx I use the type option and it works really good but also my right would have still kind of loose like on yours but my left one is really tight so thank you
My joycons were getting a tad loose and one of them slides out very easily. Did two layers of the black electrical tape and they feel so solid!! Thank you for this tip, will save me buying a new pair straight away!! :)
"You're going to have to do a lot of flicking to get that off"
The thumbnail, for some reason, seems hilarious to me.
A combination of the tape + glue methods with the addition of you being very careful about applying / removing the Joycons seems like it would be pretty stable and would last a while. I'd go that route if I couldn't afford new Joycons as I also lack access to a 3D printer. I'm very careful about these sorts of things though, unless a product is naturally prone to wear that you can't avoid I really don't have these issues.
My biggest issue with the whole case cover is think of the long term effect of the joycons having pressure applied of pushing and pulling on them when you put case on and take off
Good on you for giving that smaller youtube channel t hy w credit he deserves.
I ordered a switch case on Amazon I'm really looking forward to it hopefully the joycons will seem a little more secure when I play in hand-held
What was the case called it has also been 2 years sence you’ve ordered it so if you could can you tell me any problems that really bugged you when you had that case?
It worked a little better with the case it was more sturdier And I did what the video told me to It's to put tape on my Is joycon rail So that worked a little I forget what the case was called though But now I have an OLED and I'm trying to be more careful with it
Nice one, dude you've solved a problem for my boy's Switch.
This is exactly what I needed thanks so much
I took a little piece of a Needle, heat it up and push it through the plastic cut it and Glue it, and it works as a wall for the part the plastic that cheap in the joycoms, only problem you have to open the joycoms and take them apart I will maybe upload a video for it
mbison7combo please do so!
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That's my favorite solution to fix my loose Joy-Con Lock 😃
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Alex Vitek he has a stroke
I just got the new switch oled and one of the controllers was loose after applying some black tape sturdy as a rock! Thanks!!
Thank you so much!!! Solved the problem by using the tape!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
This comes from the joy con straps. I think since they fit on so tight and feel like they're gonna break the joy con when you take them off, which is kind of a sign why the joy cons stop fitting on tight. They get a chip in the locking mechanic ( it breaks part of it off), that's why. So just stop putting on the joy con straps
@Techtronis hah! I had that same thought when I bought my OLED yet here I am. I’ve never once even used the straps. I baby my Switch too and yet hardly a year after purchase, I have very loose joycons somehow. The only thing I can figure is that maybe it’s bc I use my Switch in handheld mode 99% of time. I hope you have better luck than me with your OLED.
@Techtronis I do the same however I think from the joycons slipping off when gripping too hard during intense gaming sessions, (lol) they’ve just loosened over time. Really should be able to handle that considering it’s a gaming console intended for kids primarily.
Rebuild the worn out parts with epoxy. It's how I fix loose N64 Control Sticks.
Extra Deluxe Really? That's extremely impressive if true.
Gimme ur N64
The tipp with the tape was the best and cheapest way thank you
tape worked fine for me thanks and my joycon is also pairing in handheld mode thanks again
At school my teacher is isn't too strict about the 3D printer. We just need to know how to do it, which I do. 🤔 Good thing he likes me.
Lennon Wagner, how the fuck does this comment have anything to do with this video?
TheDubstepBoss
Everything. The man in the video suggested 3d printing a replacement of the joycon lock.
TheDubstepBoss dumb
he said it`s great some one could 3d print metal locks in the video, and to a lesser degree sell them on ebay
Battleofawesome don't use metal. That will also damage the console. Things like this are designed so the easy to replace part will break before the hard to replace part, and using metal can wear away at the metal rail on the console. Also, I don't think metal can be 3D printed, it has to be molded or machined
I think having the hinge made of metal could damage the switch itself instead of just the joycon if dropped... I guess that's why they're plastic
Adri Vaquero or to keep it cheap lol.
the rails are made of metal
Exactly. They're designed to fail in a manner that is easier to repair. It's easier to repair or replace the joy-con than the console. USB cables are the same, it's easier to replace a cable than to open a phone and replace the connector
thank you, I just try the tape method and it work perfect
Super thank you it is so helpfully
I dont have this problem
Because I dont have a switch ._.
Same
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I like turtles lol
@@mau.rdzzzz hahhahhahaha
@@John-ez6rc shut the fuck up it ain't funny
@matt why dont you shut the fuck up. In these difficult moments its good to laugh once in a while, so if you dont have anything nice to say, DONT SAY ANYTHING
4:00
WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?!?
DON'T SHAKE THE BABY!! 😱
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Your baby 😃🤣😂🤣😂🤣
@@BrodgttiProductions OMG ITS BRODGTTI!
@@deadacclol5061 hello
@@BrodgttiProductions I am a B I G fan!
This is a great video, thank you for the tips
#2 saved my life! thank you
You make good NS videos :D!
Yogo Cipher
Dats true.
NS = Nationalsozialismus which means nazis
INK Lenny here’s an example of an intellectual.
lara hehe
@@lennyjjba NS= NINTENDO SWITCH
the big problem is Nintendo doesn't have support in my country ;..(
Me too I'm in Egypt
I'm in Virginia
Me Too I Am Indian But Still I Can Buy It In Some Shops
Me too I’m in Jordan 🇯🇴
I’m in indonesia,
us eshop is expensive af
The tape solution worked!!!
Thank you so much😊
Thank you buddy this helped me
I’m SOO excited! My mom said if I gave her some of my savings ($200) than she will give me one for Christmas, so I gave her the money. Now I just need to save up for a game or two.
Smartie 72 good luck...... best to buy one now ... during Christmas they will ALL be gone because parents buy their children the switch for Christmas .. you have no idea how many times i hear parents saying they are getting their kid a switch during christmas... its going to be a very sad Christmas for a lot of kids...
Death March I know, I keep telling my mom that, I’ll tell her again, maybe I can get her to purchase it 5-10 days before Christmas.
Smartie 72 bro, you are gonna need to buy it earlier than that. You might be lucky to find a switch cause of Mario Oddesey and some other games.
Smartie 72 try before next Friday (Odysseys realease)
Do you have any problems with the switch?
could you do one of why is my joycons moving by itself
Dude I thought UA-cam will never have these type of videos thank u:)
Thanks for the tips
Well try not slamming it into your console like you do at 1:40 that might help lol
XD that`s pretty funny but that is also not the problem.
But it does cause the loose joycon problem
frs some people just dont take good care of theyre consoles
People are far more abusive to consoles and this issue happens with even the most protective users
I think you mean 1:39
Yours are loose but mine are like glued or something I need to have a whole SWAT team to get them off
thanks for the tips 😇 .That's very useful
The tape solution works especially with double sided tape thanks for the help,here's the sub
My mate vince invented the Nintendo switch lite
“Buy new joycons”
“Spends 60 bucks on drifting joycons
I agree buy new ones dont rig themu
In game stop you can go to buy new ones and get a discount if they break you can get new ones for 10$ both
Shush weeb
@@meee6584 wow calm down jamal
really good ideas!
MAAAAN, what a lifesaver, the spuer glue techinque was the best for me only downside is that now i dont hear one of the orgasmic clics
The case would suck for odyssey *THIS IS ONLY MY OPINION*
omg an opinion on the internet somebody call the police
I love how he has to tell us its a opinion. Its like his opinion is the only correct opionion.
thatRaGe thanks!
well... would only suck if you can't use tabletop mode. i use it either in handheld mode while commuting or as tabletop with the pro controller, using handheld mode works great for odyssey if you don't have to use the few special moves (that i don't really use)
thatRaGe whats an opioion
I would get a new set of joycons, but i have the splatoon2 edition and am not willing to get a new pair of them
Yeah cut they cheap
They sell joycons the same color as the splatoon2 editon joycons
Nice advice!i learned something from this
This tips helped me thanks
What about when the joy stick moves on its own
Mine sligjtly moves up
And when i try to move it up it doesnt move
Or it moves way too much
The one And only it’s called joy con drift it’s common with old joy cons or joy cons that have been used a lot
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You’re welcome
Here I am, playing the Nintendo switch at the bridge. Oh wait, take a picture of me! **stretches out arms**
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luckily nowadays there are metal replacements I'll get some soon for my loose ones (just had my bro the drift fixed on my left joycon I wanted to do both the locks on both joycons and the left stick at the same time but luckily mine aren't that loose and my bro want's to try building joycons from scratch with metal locks anyway)
Thanks tape works really well
12:27 make shire the button can still be depressed
BoyMeetsPug23 lol don’t copy comments
@@africancouscous all they are doing is repeating what he said😐
@@Blue93737 yeah it’s really annoying seeing people copy it too many times
My little annoying ass cousin broke my joy cons... I hope this video can fix it
Holy Orange that's why I don't let people use my electronics Unless you're a good friend who isn't rough you can gtfo
Holy Orange Fix the cousin?
Oh, in English that joke doesn't have sense, bc you said „it”…
Me too my cousin broke my left joy-con ... but he 's not an ass annoying cousin :(
i have an 8 year old cousin, and I let him play with me but I would never let him borrow it
That's why I keep my switch away from lil kids family members lol.
Sweet I have a cr-10 and m3d flex (literally indestructible filament) my kid was playing with my switch and now I have this problem easy fix. Thanks for the info
THANKS VERY MUCH I NEEDED THIS
8:24 close your eyes and listen to Vince putting his fingers in there
Why am I watching this? I don't even have a Switch!
Maddy Bays same here I just have a wii u
Then don’t post a fucking comment
That was a month ago I do now
Maddy Bays me too
Lol
The tape seems to have fixed my problem, at least for now.
I was getting constant disconnect issues when playing games that didn't require a lot of fast inputs, like JRPGs and strategy games, so I wasn't moving the controllers a whole lot. But after putting tome electrical tape, voila! I managed to play 5 Smash matches in a row and no connection issues whatsoever. The right Joy-con (the one with the issues) can still be removed without pressing the buttons and it still disconects if I move it up a bit, but it's tight enough that even more intense play sessions don't provide enough force to do so.
What I'm worried is that the tape is getting a bit wrinkled due to how tight it is, so I might need to replace it from time to time. Not a huge issue to replace it, but I don't want to damage my console or controllers because of this.
Thanks for the tip anyways!
Thanks for the help
I sent my joycon too nintendo about 2 months ago... they sent it back explayning they didn't fix it and couldn't find the problem.
I sendt it a second time after calling them peronaly and I'm waiting for it too come back
I'll say in the comments if its repeared when I get it back
Not to be rude but you have many mistakes in this comment
no worries. I'm french and my english spelling kind of sucks
Eeveekyu alright good luck i have the same problem
hey got it back! its repared and better than ever
Eeveekyu Ok man.Great to hear. Hope Your enjoy your switch better now!
Οh man..I thought I was doing such a good job at taking care of my switch when I apparently wasn't..Where I live we don't have a nintendo support centre so..I'm screwed..Here goes another 65$ I guess..
the main point here is not to wack it off or wack it on. good video my man
I bought a yellow set of joycons and it helped Thanks vince :)
Why am I watching this I haven't got a switch lol
is it me or his switch looks like its bend
I highly recommend that everyone that is weary about this issue to press the button down hard when you are pulling them off AND putting them on. The reason the joycons click(the non-artificle click) is because the locking mechanism scrapes the side of the switch. If you press the button down when placing the joy cons ON the switch then it doesn't scrape the lock. If you get into the habit of doing this then you can fix the joy con issue. I have the two matte red joy cons and i would hate to get this problem. Remember to hold down on the button when taking them off and on.
Love Your Videos !!!
I got a switch from Santa and I loved it today one of the joy cons kept coming of I cried and cried then I realised I didn't click it on properly!😂😂
Santa doesn't get me presents anymore🙃
NeatoN he/she is just a kid so let him/her be a kid
The Pkmn Channel I feel bad about posting that and was going to delete it but I forgot the video
You really don't like your switch do you
I personally would recommend putting tape on the Joy-Con, rather than the Switch, so that if you get new Joy-Con at some point in the future, it slides off easily when the button is pressed. You can probably find some [insert Joy-Con color here] tape so that it doesn't stand out, or cut black tape to the same width as the Joy-Con rail so that it looks natural.
I love this video dude ❤️❤️
Love that thumbail
Golden Gaming xD
Víctor-Kun Did you just *E C K S D E E?*
Why am I even here I don’t even have a switch
KrutasTM same
same but I'll have one at Christmas
If your warranty has expired, I think the best thing to do is to buy a metal replacement for the lock buckle pieces (which are quite cheap) or perhaps 3D print one out of a stronger material. With that said, an quick, easy and cheap solution that I thought of while watching the video that could potentially work is adding a velcro strand to either the actual Switch unit or the Joy Cons (I'd say, probably in the middle of each piece).
While adding the velcro strand on both parts of the unit would definitely make a solid connection, I doubt the Joy Cons would slide very smoothly and it could be more on a hassle than anything else, in the end (could still work, though). However, by putting one half of a velcro stand (either the "hairy side" or the "hook side") on the Joy Cons or the Screen unit, it could reduce the friction considerably, being somewhat thick and offering a rugged surface. It would probably be a snugger fit, too. The concept is very similar to the "tape solution" but a bit more durable and efficient... in theory. Note that as I'm writing this, I haven't tried it myself but I'd say it's worth a shot.
**Edit:* Maybe putting the same side of a Velcro stand (again, it could be either side) on each part of the Switch would work even better.
Alonzo
tape method works the best for me thanks!