Controller Glitch In Mario 8 Deluxe

[Graham Carter]

My daughter recently got Mario 8 deluxe for her switch and started complaining that occasionally the racer would slow down.

On closer inspection she was correct and on letting go of acceleration the racer would then reverse automatically!

 

OBSEERVATIONS

• Only happening when using the native switch controllers either docked or undocked

• Doesn't happen when using a pro controller for example

• Enabling airplane mode has no effect, still glitches

 

 

TROUBLESHOOTING

• Restarted the switch

• Powered off and on the switch

• Re-calibrated the. controllers

• Activated airplane mode

• Installed latest switch software update

• Installed latest game update

We noted when re-calibration the controller that on releasing the directional control stick, that the dot wouldn't always return to centre

 

After the controller re-calibration the glitch would not rear its head, but after extended gameplay would start slowing / auto reversing

 

Its a hard problem to track down to be honest, as it could be...

• Faulty controllers

• Faulty device itself

• Interference from wifi, other bluetooth devices etc

Am considering contacting Nintendo and getting either replacement controllers or a complete replacement under warranty, but not before some good old fashioned research / troubleshooting.

[Graham Carter]

Update: The glitches were getting progressively worse in all games... So we contacted the store where we purchased from and they said they had had a lot of returns for the same problem...

 

Apparently the 1st gen controllers suffered a lot with glitches.

The staff just handed over a second gen brand new pair of controllers and job done.. One happy daughter ?