American judge dismisses Joycon-drift lawsuit based on the user's acceptance of the EULA
The lawsuit, which has been going on since 2020, was made by the patents with the statement that the minor's Switch console had the infamous drift, causing by the faulty Joycons making the console unusable, summed up with the lack of response or action from Nintendo regarding the Joycon drift, which many users have encountered even after getting their console serviced through warranty, with many users even getting the drift just a few moments from receiving the console back from service.
In November, 2022, the case came to a close, with the summed up conclusion of the case being that the minors at hand are not the ones who directly purchased the console, and therefore are not the ones who suffered directly by the issue, and secondly, that the minors do not have any kind of pursue claims standing, since they are the ones who agreed to the EULA.
The following is the exact excerpt from the lawsuit's conclusion section:
CONCLUSION:
Minors failed to affirmatively demonstrate that the amended complaint corrects
deficiencies identified in the September 2022 order, namely, that minors have sufficiently alleged
the “constitutional minimum of standing.” This order, therefore, finds the amendment futile and
subject to dismissal. Accordingly, minors’ motion for leave to file second amended complaint is
DENIED. Judgment will be entered accordingly.