My original Nintendo Switch is looking more than a little worse for wear now. It’s been through several thousand hours’ worth of use, numerous trips, and almost daily use since I bought it back in 2017. I'm awaiting the first Switch 2 direct, even as I'm not ready to say goodbye to it.
I’ve had a longer relationship with it than I have with my spouse, but there’s a key difference to note. They have an excellent sense of direction, while my Switch just seems to veer off to the left or right inexplicably at every opportunity.
Yes, like a lot of long-time Switch users, I’ve been a victim of Joy-Con drift several times. My Switch unit itself might be an original launch model, but it’s been through at least half-a-dozen Joy-Con changes over the years.
As much as Nintendo has enjoyed trying to sell us on a whole garish range of color options, official Joy-Cons are expensive, and third-party ones just haven’t compared for me. I’ve certainly never dared to buy a Switch Lite, despite the fact that I’m a gremlin who likes to game in bed in the dark, because I couldn’t trust...
