Nintendo Company Ltd. NTDOY has announced the Nintendo Switch repair subscription service will no longer be available in Japan after a mere year of operation.
The company revealed that new subscription contracts and renewals will cease as of Aug. 31, 2023, according to IGN.
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Nevertheless, existing customers will still be able to enjoy the benefits of their current repair subscriptions until their contracts expire.
Priced at 200 yen (approximately $1.38) per month, the service granted subscribers access to up to six repairs annually, including two hardware repair incidents.
Nintendo users in North America and Europe were hoping a similar offering would arrive in their regions, but this news removes the possibility.
The popularity of the service among fans stemmed partly from persistent issues plaguing the Nintendo Switch's Joy-Con controllers. While the console itself has proven to be relatively robust, Joy-Con drift has become a notorious problem.
Back in 2019, Nintendo made an announcement regarding a complimentary repair service for the Joy-Con drift issue. The repair centers were reportedly inundated with such a high volume of requests that errors occurred during the repair process.
The problem of Joy-Con malfunctions has persisted to such an extent that Nintendo has found itself entangled in numerous lawsuits as a direct consequence.
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