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Jumpin said:
tsogud said:

Agreed. If anybody's experiencing this issue, they should start with the easiest solution first. Sometimes it is just dirt. But the manufacturing flaw is still present so that's why you should look into replacing it if cleaning it doesn't work.

For me it DID take some time cleaning it, I had to be fairly thorough: not just 20-30 seconds, but about 5-10 minutes. But I have had no issues since.

There is definitely some kind of flaw, the sticks shouldn't behave this way from dirt. The point I am trying to make is that it's easily fixable for about the equivalent of 0.05 USD.

Yeah I understand and I totally agree, it is easily fixable if your problem is just dirt. The underlying issue is how the Joy-Cons function and manufactured. There's a mechanical flaw that every Joy-Con stick has and until Nintendo fixes it with a different stick configuration there will be no end to this issue.

Depending on your hours of play, how aggressive you are with the sticks and whether or not you even use the sticks often in games and other factors all determine whether or not you're going to have the issue and how bad the issue will be for you. Some people might not have it simply because they don't really play that often or they're gentle with it, but the flaw is still there for every Joy-Con and overtime it will become apparent.