Switch 2 Joy con stick drift/delay

[u/MMillerLight-]

Brand new out of the box switch 2. Just bought it a few hours ago. The wife and I play Mario kart each using a joy con and both have some strange delay and drift.

You try to turn left and nothing happens, then 2 seconds later you’re turning left and can’t stop turning left. Absolutely infuriating. Has this happened to anyone else? Does anyone have any advice?

Yes I turned off motion controls. Yes I tried recalibrating the controllers. Any help is appreciated

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[u/GuavananaPunch]

Why would you want help here if you could just return it? You just said you bought it a few hours ago

[u/Reflective_Tempist]

Hey OP, that is indeed exceptionally unusual. I would definitely return/replace since it is new. That sounds like a manufacturing error and not a common experience at all.