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YouTuber Spawn Wave has taken apart the Joy-Con controllers and identified a probable reason for the apparent connectivity issues with the left controller.
The Joy-Con tear down reveals the right controller has a wireless antenna attached via a cable, whereas the left controller’s antenna is built into the circuit board. This in itself isn’t necessarily an issue, but the inability to move the antenna away from a metal plate could well be a big problem.
Check the video below to see for yourself. You can tune in from around 20:30 for the antenna stuff.
Spawn Wave has managed to extend the antenna in the left controller, resulting in a more reliable connection up to 40 feet. He’ll be posting a video of the mod soon.
Its still not perfect, but way better than before. The left Joycon now out ranges my right joycon.
— Spawn Wave (@SpawnWaveMedia) March 6, 2017
If all this proves to be correct Nintendo could be facing a pretty large early adopter backlash, possibly even a product recall.
Source: Spawn Wave
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