Nintendo's lawyers are sure to be busy as we head into the holiday season as a class-action lawsuit over Joy-Con drifting has just been extended to include the Switch Lite.

The lawsuit was filed back in July following multiple cases of the Joy-Con controllers registering movement without any user input. This is known as drifting, and it's more than a little annoying for gamers. The lawsuit claims the Joy-Cons are defective and backs it up with pages of examples from Switch owners as to why it's unacceptable.

As Engadget reports, the class-action has now been extended to include the newly released Switch Lite. We reported last week that Lite owners were already experiencing similar drift problems just a couple of days after the launch, so it's right the Lite should be included in this action.

For Nintendo, it's a major failing on the part of the hardware design team, but also in regards to listening to feedback and investigating reported problems. Nintendo knew about the drift problem, but decided to launch the Switch Lite without fixing it. Why take the risk?

The consequences for Nintendo are potentially very costly, not only in terms of money, but also reputation. The lawsuit is demanding a jury trial, financial penalties, and "further relief" while at the same time Nintendo is risking the Switch being branded faulty, which could seriously impact sales. Free repairs are quietly being offered, but Switch Lite owners won't appreciate losing their handheld for several days, especially as they've only owned it for a few days/weeks and can't be sure the fixed Lite they get back won't break again.