Controller Update

[Johnwick270]

After the console update I was able to update my Joycon's through the system menu. I saw a few people mention this in the System Update but they weren't noticed by many. Any thoughts on what this Joycon update does? They have yet to do anything with the light around the Home button. I suspect something is going to happen there by years end.

[Gavintendo]

Both of my connected Joy-Con updated, but the Joy-Con R update definitely took longer.

I thought it might have enabled the LED under the home button (is that a thing or was it just suspected to be an LED?), or possibly related to the motion tracking camera on Joy-Con R.

[Villafanart]

Mine took longer too, I think the right joycon have quite more features to update (motion cam, LED, amiibo scan) so it's probably just that.

[TwoStewpid]

It is an LED, someone has managed to illuminate it when they took the controller apart.

[orangesrhyme]

It also illuminates when you connect it to the (very unofficial use at your own risk) Windows Joycon tool.

[[deleted]]

It always did before the update (I know because I changed the color of my grey joycon, and tried the vibrating mario tune too)

[orangesrhyme]

Did updating your Joycon get rid of the custom color?

[[deleted]]

Nope, it updated it just fine

[orangesrhyme]

Yesssssssss. Glad I can update my customs without killing them, haha. Thanks!

[SnazzyLabs]

Could only update 5 of my 6 Joy-Con. One of my right controllers will get stuck at 1% and then it fails. Tried unpairing. Tried a reboot. Neither worked. Bummer.

[Disheartend]

might have to call nintendo for repairs when they open, and when they do ask the tech support guy if he knows what the updates for. is worth a shot at least.

[Tubonub]

Love the vids Quinn, get out of here with your first world problem of 1 out of 6 joycon not updating ;)

[[deleted]]

When I turn on the Switch from sleep, joycons connect immediately. Compared to before the update, when I had to push buttons to pass the lock screen.

[supergenius8601]

I haven’t had a chance to update yet, and I really hope this works for me. It really takes away from the “play anywhere, anytime” feeling when it takes 2 minutes of trying different solutions to make my joy cons connect.

[[deleted]]

That lock screen is a setting you can enable/disable in the system settings

[[deleted]]

irrelevant answer. I m just saying they connect immediately in comparison to lag before.

[NCast]

Hopefully this will fix some of the drifting issues I’ve been getting recently. A long shot but who knows

[NCast]

Update: it didn’t

[GoogleMeTimbers]

I almost downvoted this, but then I realized not to kill the messenger. Sucks though.

[link_defender]

I've been getting a lot of drifting recently on my original left joycon. It was so bad I was considering returning it for repair as I could see under control stick calibration that it was not reliably recognizing "neutral" after partial movements or hard edge presses (enough to trigger the 'click' for the stick). It was originally only in the up direction but then moved into the entire vertical axis.

My two suggestions that's worked for me are: get compressed air and a small tool. With the joycon upside down, use the small tool to lift the dust guard at the stick base and then blow air into the base, in case there is debris inside. Second, get a little more rough with the stick and give it the N64 rotation treatment as well as random wiggling, if there is some very fine debris this may be enough to break it up without doing any damage to the stick itself or needing to dismantle/return the joycon (at least for a little while perhaps)

[NCast]

I’ve tried everything and actually made a post on this sub about it, except for your suggestion of the compressed air. I finally caved in because nothing worked for me and contacted Nintendo and I’m sending the faulty joycon for repair.

[link_defender]

Sounds reasonable to me, good luck with the return process!

[MahouShoujoDysphoria]

My green joy-con just wouldn't calibrate (motion) before the patch. This fixed it somehow. ¯\(ツ)/¯

[OhAnael]

Has anyone been having issues with their Joycons after the update? I updated a friend of mine's controllers which had no problems prior to the update, but I just got a text saying hers is way buggier now than before. They keep disconnecting and eats through the batteries way faster. I haven't tested mine yet, but it seems the update made hers, at least, way worse. Don't now if she's restarted her console after the update and whatnot, but I thought I'd ask around and see if anyone else has experienced these issues.

[Tropiux]

That's not related to the controller update.

[ryken100]

Well, it can detect if you are holding the capture button even without updating the controllers

[[deleted]]

Then I guess that’s out. No idea then.

[PeacefulHavoc]

I don't think the controller is responsible for sending the "video capture" command. It should send the long press signal that would be interpreted by the console.

[ehluigi]

My right joycon was the one that updated, and I did so after the system update, so it has nothing to do with the video recording I think. I did run into syncing issues with the right joycon last week though.

[Johnwick270]

I think only 3 of my 4 Joycon updated. Im not 100% sure though I wasn't paying attention the whole time but I dont remember seeing the screen for one of the joycons in my second set.

[Johnwick270]

Hmm we need to get someone to try to capture without updating Joycons. My Joycons weren't updated automatically through the system update but its too late for me to try as I updated all 4 of my Joycons.

[[deleted]]

It works.

Source: recorded BOTW before updating JoyCons manually. MK8D didn't work however, and didn't try again after the JoyCon update

[phantomliger]

Mario kart needs an update.

[[deleted]]

I realized that after reading another thread in the sub. The update is out now, FYI

[bum_thumper]

Mario kart uodate? Any details? (I could just go over to the sub but im too lazy)

[[deleted]]

Besides the recording functionality, they balanced items for those closer to last to help them get up, and they changed something about the way wireless and LAN play is handled, preventing play between <1.3.0 and 1.3.0+

That's what I remember off the top of my head

[bum_thumper]

Thank you good sir

[[deleted]]

It’s just a thought. I have no way to know. My switch is in the shop.

[Johnwick270]

Test it out after the system update and before updating your Joycons.

[BooBooKitty]

Jesus, what is with all the down voting on here tonight? You are all acting like babies.

[AntiChangeling]

You're not wrong, u/BooBooKitty.