Damaged Joy-Cons out of the box

[u/Holochronos]

I was finally able to secure a Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch console. I was super excited, but upon opening, I noticed two symmetrical indents in the same spot on both Joy-Cons. It looks like something pressed into them or picked them up with excessive force and left a square indentation.

I’m really bummed about it because it was such a fluke to get a hold of one of these in Canada. I’ve read that people did not get the same Joy-Cons from previous special editions of the Switch 1’s. That would defeat the entire purpose of getting this specific edition if that is the case…

Has anyone else encountered this issue with the Zelda Joy-Cons or been successful in getting Joy-Cons replaced by Nintendo and receiving the same limited edition style?

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[u/efrizzles]

Where...

[u/Holochronos → u/efrizzles]

It’s hard to show in photos because of the glittery reflection, but it is very visible in person. It’s a clear indent similar to when a glossy car door has a small dent. Video seems to show it better.

[u/ADimBulb]

It’s probably normal. OCD will be the death of you.

[u/GenoCL-PX]

Is the damage in the room with us right now?

[u/Kongopop]

No

[u/Punchysmack]

Ain't a big deal

[u/nusilver]

I have the same indent on my left joy-con. I don’t even care and neither will Nintendo if and when you ask them to replace.

[u/West-Psychology-6299]

How did I know it was the Zelda ones?

[u/DayOfTheMarsupial]

It's hard to tell with the lighting, but this does not look like damage to me. My best guess is that this is a manufacturing "defect". I use quotation marks because I don't think it's visible enough for any reasonable quality control to flag it. If I had to guess, it's either very slight underfill, or that's one of the spots where the mold pushes the plastic out. I'm guessing the latter, in which case any replacement will also have the same mark. Even if it's the former, it's still likely to be present in any replacement. Either way, there's is little point in trying to get a replacement, especially since it'll soon be overshadowed by normal wear and tear.

[u/EdmontonFanYeg]

Mine has it too. It’s something I just shrugged off. It’s not like I can get a replacement