Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

The Switch Lite was my first Switch ever. I've always wanted one, and when the Lite was announced for 100 dollars less than the OG model, I knew it was finally time to bite the bullet. I pre-ordered it, got it on Day 1, and played it... a lot. And you know what? It was amazing. Everything positive you hear about these little guys is 100% correct. However, weird stuff started happening in my games after a few days. My character in Mario Kart would randomly turn right, and my fighters in Smash Ultimate would do the same. I did some Googling to see what the problem was... and you probably already know what I'm going to say next. I had it. The infamous "Joy-Con Drift". I had it on my left analog stick 5 days after receiving my Lite. (Background info: "Joy-Con Drift" is a pervasive issue that exists with current Switch controllers, where the analog sticks will start moving things in game by themselves, even without any input from the player. This is due to a fundamental problem with the components inside every analog stick. Unfortunately, every Joy-Con has the potential to drift, sooner or later. And as many tear-down videos on Youtube will demonstrate, the Switch Lite analog sticks are made from the exact same parts as the Switch OG analog sticks) You have no idea how disappointed I am. I know I can return and exchange my Lite for another one, but do I really want to? It's very likely that my next unit will develop the same problem. Maybe I'll be luckier and NOT have it happen in the first week of play, but it is likely to happen a few months, or a year down the line. When that happens, I won't have Amazon's return policy to serve as a parachute, and I'll have to send the entire thing to Nintendo directly. It's just a huge headache. But you know what? I really loved the Switch over the 5 days that I had it. I think that speaks volumes about the quality of the platform and the games, and I don't want to stop playing. In the end, I decided to return my Lite and get an "new-and-improved" regular Switch. Now, I know it's just as susceptible to the Joy-Con issue, but it's a lot easier to send a single Joy-Con than an entire Switch Lite, and Nintendo have already announced that they will repair Joy-Cons completely for free. That being said (and it breaks my heart to say this), I can't recommend the Switch Lite to anyone while the Joy-Con Drift issue remains unresolved. As a bonus, I included a video of my drift in action. I have a few of these saved on my phone, but this one is my personal favorite, since you can see the in game cursor moving to the right EVEN AS I'M HOLDING THE STICK TO THE LEFT. QQ.