About this service
The Joy-Con 2 sticks are contact based, the same basic design that caused drift on the original Switch. A wiper rubs against a track every time you move the stick, the track wears down, and the console starts reading movement while your thumb is off the stick. We replace the whole stick module. There is no soldering, the stick connects to the board through a ribbon cable, though the shell is held by hidden screws under a glued strip and takes patience to open properly. Every repair is calibrated and tested on console before it goes back.
The price is $90 per Joy-Con, since most people only have one bad side. The replacement is a standard module, the same contact based design Nintendo uses, so the stick feels new again but can wear the same way over time. Allow around an hour on the bench for each Joy-Con.
If your Switch 2 is still inside its 12 month Nintendo warranty, contact Nintendo first, because opening the controller ends that cover. We are here for out of warranty controllers.
What is covered: the replacement stick module and labour, backed by our 3 month warranty.
Not covered: water or physical damage, and faults unrelated to the repair we performed.