How to Fix Nintendo Switch Pro Damaged by Stick
Players feel awkward when playing, there are a number of Nintendo Switch Pro problems, it turns out that many have experienced the same thing. Initially, there was a strong suspicion that the main cause was engine failure.
However, after investigation, not a few Nintendo Switch Pro controllers were factory damaged or malfunctioned. If your in-game character moves when not touching the left stick, or playtime shots are slow and limited in one or more directions.
Your Nintendo Switch Pro stick may be damaged, something called ‘stick drift‘ or just ‘drifting‘. This is when something is missing on the controller’s analog stick and it’s not working as it should.
Drifting is an undeniably common problem in Joy-Con Switch Pro, Lite or regular, so it can also affect the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller.
That doesn’t mean Nintendo’s products are cheap or universally bad, though; drift is an issue that can affect any controller on the market – even the powerful Xbox One Series X & PS5 controllers are not free from this problem.
We already have a guide on how to fix a broken Nintendo Switch Pro stick if you need it in a more complete previous discussion, but the same rules don’t fully apply to the Switch Pro Controller. Because the topic refers more to the regular Switch (non-Lite/Pro).
Although the detailed steps are simple and not very challenging, we must state that you follow the guide at your own risk, we cannot be held responsible for any errors that may occur.
Nintendo Switch Pro Stick Calibration
First things first, and we know this may seem obvious to some, but it’s only obvious if you know too.
Buddy tinhhal go into the settings menu of the Switch Pro and recalibrate the broken stick – usually the left but we’re not here to judge. Open the Home Menu, navigate to System Settings, scroll down to the bottom left menu and select Controllers and Sensors.
Scroll down to the right of the screen and select Calibrate Control Sticks because here we plan to calibrate. A small popup menu will notify you that any button mapping changes you may have made/customized will be temporarily disabled; just select OK.
Next you have to click on the problematic stick. Well, you will then be presented with a screen showing how the Switch Pro interprets the movement of the stick, rotate the stick on its axis, flick it around, generally get a feel for how it behaves.
Don’t forget to also make sure to leave it alone for a while. If the analog moves without your friend doing anything (however small), and can’t make a clean, smooth 360 rotation, or if it doesn’t even want to move all the way to the edge in some areas, then the Nintendo Switch Pro stick has a problem.
Luckily now you are in the right place to solve it. Press the X button to enter calibration and follow the on-screen instructions as best you can. Once that’s done, run through the same tests we mentioned earlier like flicking the stick and rotating it.
If the problem no longer presents itself, you are one of the very lucky ones, and there is nothing else to do. Then successfully repair the damaged Nintendo Switch Pro caused by this problematic controller.
If you gamers are still unsure about repairing a damaged Nintendo Switch Pro caused by this controller, it’s a good idea to go to the nearest Switch service place.
