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Nintendo to Pay €35 Million Fine to French Authorities Over Joy-Con Drift Issues on Original Switch

French consumer authorities announced that Nintendo has agreed to pay approximately €35 million (around 6.4–6.5 billion yen) to settle a case related to Joy-Con drift problems affecting the original Nintendo Switch. Regulators determined that Nintendo was slow to communicate information about the defect to consumers after becoming aware of it, and classified the company's conduct as misleading. The settlement was accepted by Nintendo's European subsidiary.

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Game*Spark cited the fine as approximately 65 billion yen while Automaton and 4Gamer reported approximately 64 billion yen, reflecting minor rounding differences in the yen conversion of €35 million.

What we know

  • French authorities ruled that Nintendo failed to adequately inform consumers about the known Joy-Con drift defect in a timely manner.
  • The conduct was categorized as misleading by French regulators, citing insufficient disclosure after the defect was identified.
  • Nintendo's European entity agreed to pay approximately €35 million (roughly 6.4–6.5 billion yen) as a settlement.
  • The case centers on the original Nintendo Switch model and its Joy-Con controllers' notorious analog stick drift issue.