Nintendo says Stop Using Alcohol to Clean Your Joy-Cons

Yoyou may hear that there is now a global epidemic going on. As a result you may be using thIngs such as alcohol and disinfecting to clean your stuff, including your Switch. Nintendo says no, at least if your priority doesn't hurt to end the system. For many, it probably isn't.

"Recently, customers have been asking if they can get rid of Nintendo switches and Joy-Cons with alcohol," said Nintendo Service Customers wrote on Twitter yesterday

based on a translation by Kotaku. "We're sorry to say please do not use alcohol because it could cause the plastic parts to disappear in color or become deformed."

But not just alcohol. The company went on to say that other water purifiers could be dangerous too. "We would also not recommend using sheets that do not contain alcohol, depending on the ingredients, which can damage the plastic parts," Nintendo wrote.

This is no surprise news at all for anyone who has ever tried to convert their Joy-Con or have used strange chemicals to clean it in the past. Completion is very difficult and easy to get rid of. The prevalence of covid-19 but, seriously, and I want to keep your electronics from the potential carriers of the virus she is smart, especially everyone who regularly shares their switch with roommates or loved ones.

“Be Clean AND kill germs frequently affected areas every day, ”the CDC said. "These include tables, work boats, light switches, countertops, handles, desks, phones, keyboard, toiletries, dryers and sinks." So far, Apple updated its iPhone support page last month

telling users that, unlike its previous recommendations, it was ready to "wipe" their machines a bit with some hacking and Clorox-based bugs.

So what can you use to clear your Joy-Con? “For the purpose of cleaning, please use a dry cloth,” wrote the company, advice you should ignore if you are concerned that your switch may be contaminated. No one will have prizes for the pristine-looking Joy-Con prizes once all this is over.

Nintendo did not immediately respond to a request for comment.