UPDATE: EC confirms it will now consider potential action. Updated on 28 January 2021
UPDATE 28/1/21: The European Commission has released a statement outlining its potential next steps regarding Nintendo Switch Joy-Con drift, prompted by calls for it to act from its own European Consumer Organisation (BEUC).
The matter is now in the EC s hands, and it will now decide how to investigate further and potentially coordinate action against Nintendo in line with Consumer protection cooperation (CPC) regulation, which enforces consumer rights consistently across the Single Market. Early obsolescence is a growing concern for all consumers, an EC spokesperson told Eurogamer. The Commission is determined to act against such trends and to empower consumers in the green transition. We are preparing a new legislative initiative aiming to provide consumers with better information on products sustainability, including durability, and better protection