This is a brand new console.

I might have docked it to quickly

I just bought a switch 2, but I still have a lot of switch 1 games left, I bought this console with the intention of finishing all the switch 1 games that I have left over. However, a few of them haven't been used in maybe 9 years or less. I keep all the cartridges in their game cases in a drawer.

One example is Breath of the wild. I bought it in 2018 and played it on and off for the next year, but I got distracted with other things. I had planned to start a new game for a while, and now with the switch 2 upgrade I thought it was finally time.

I haven't played it yet, I thought I should ask here first. Can the cartridges accumulate any dust or smudges or damage over time staying in the box, not being touched for years? And should I be doing anything special to preserve them?

I don't know if it's the right subreddit, but I'll try anyway..

My Nintendo switch 2 arrived today and I decided to postpone transferring data from my old switch 1, due to it being unavailable right now.

Anyway, I decided to redeem MKW since it was part of the bundle. But now I'm wondering if, when I eventually transfer my old switch data, it'll disappear forever?!!! Or is it connected to my Nintendo account?

Please help!!

I've been researching 3rd party docks and seen that the Genki Covert Dock 3 and JSAUX Omnicentro are both confirmed to have audio drops with HDR enabled.

Are there any other docks that are confirmed to not have this issue?

I also have a JSAUX Steam Deck dock I haven't tested yet. Has anyone tried one with a usb extension cable and the Switch 2 without issue?

There are some games I want on switch 2 that only have key card versions as the closest thing to a proper physical release. The whole discourse surrounding these things makes my head spin, so I figured I’d get my answer directly. Comments for further info are welcome. Thanks

As you can hear my Joy-Con 2 is super crunchy. I’ve done what I can with a toothbrush and used a Q-Tip but I am concerned with damaging it. Can anyone recommend anything? Is this really something I have to send in to Nintendo to fix? I’ll also attach another photo so you can see what I assume is the affected area.

I have a lot of blue lines on my Switch 2 which im assuming is caused by heat, but Im not 100% sure. The lines are affected by the color of the screen.

Help! Bought a second Switch 2 to use in my office on 32 inch Alienware QD-OLED AW3225QF and it is washed out. I cannot get proper HDR no matter the settings.

I troubleshot the issue using my LG C4 65 inch in the living room and the moment I put the thing in the dock the HDR is absolutely perfect with zero adjustments. Then I take it back to my Alienware monitor and it looks like absolute garbage. Even the resolution looks lower.

If anybody can help me with this, I would be indebted to you forever. I bought the second system because my kid is autistic and he destroys things so I wanted my own and now it’s not working for me.

This issue persists whether or not I select 120 Hz output within the system, or I designate a specific output resolution like 4K. No matter what I do it just looks absolutely washed out.

See the photos for reference.

So this might sound weird but i have been using my joycons with a protective case on the charging grip, my joycons feel woobly compared to my sisters switch, now im not sure if i damaged them or sometimes they are more woobly than others...

Pd: when i locked them in the grip it didnt feel natural but it wasnt super forced either, now i took the protection off and It feels natural...help the obssesion is killing me

I no longer have my Switch1 and just set up my Switch2. I was trying to download games I purchased digitally on my S1, but the S2 says I need to have the S1 near by. Is there a way to do this without the S1? I don’t care about save data just want the games that I already paid for.

Hey guys do you think that after the price hike, nintendo will restock the choose your own game bundle? I thought it was super cool they did that and hope they continue. I was one of the few who decided to procrastinate and buy it late as it sold out😅😅

Hey racers! I can't find a solution anywhere. I'm playing on a Nintendo Switch 2, and after every mission in single-player, I get a network error. The subscription is paid, I tried reinstalling the game several times, nothing helps.

I was playing Tears of the Kingdom this morning on my Switch OLED model when I was suddenly stuck on a loading screen. The loading animation was still working, and I was still able to press A to see the next tip, but the progress bar had stopped advancing completely for quite a few minutes. I was also unable to use the home button to return to home page and force quit the game.

So I decided to manually restart the Switch by holding power button then press it again. This procedure worked out fine and I was soon back on my home page. However, I made the stupid mistake of opening Tears of the Kingdom again, thinking I had fixed the problem.

This prompted an error message immediately, saying an error had occurred and I should restart my Switch again by holding the power button.

As soon as I started holding the power button, my Switch got stuck into a black screen and refuses to be turned on again. The battery is not drained as my Switch still has battery when the game crashed (it was not at a high level, but not too low either; no low battery warning). No charging logo appeared when plugging in/docking the Switch.

I have tried:

1. Hard restart by holding the power button, waiting a few second, press power button again. It never worked. I have tried this both with the Switch plugged in and unplugged.

   1. Going into maintenance mode by holding volume +/- buttons and power button. Did not work after multiple tries.

2. Repeated the above steps with both Tears of the Kingdom cartridge and MicroSD card removed. Did not work.

3. Tried to see if the Switch is actually turned on, but stuck on black screen (though I did not observe visible backlight). I tested this by docking my switch and trying to see if I can wirelessly connect my Joy-con. I could not.

I am now wondering if this problem is fixable, whether it reflected hardware/more severe damage, or if I should just opt for a Switch 2. My Switch was running perfectly fine before all this happened and still felt very new.

Been playing Skyrim AE on my Switch 2 since the upgrade recently went on sale. Aside from learning that you can't bounce back and forth in the same save between Switch 1 and 2, it's been working great.

Yesterday, I noticed the controller vibrations began acting differently than they had over the last few days. The bow draw vibration felt harsher (or grainy?) in contrast to the smooth, even vibration it had before.

Then I picked a lock. Normally on a novice lock, there are just a handful of clicks between each end of the lock, two of them standing out from the others. But yesterday, it's almost feels like you're dragging the pick across a rough surface. The more pronounced clicks also seem to be illusive or even change locations as I'm trying to figure out where to place the pick.

Posting in case anyone else may have seen this before or has any ideas outside of what I've tried. Here are my notes:

-Had Skyrim cart for Switch 1, was playing between the two using the cloud to go between devices.
-Bought the AE upgrade on Switch 1 and then loaded AE on Switch 2.
-Controller vibrations/haptics working the same between consoles until yesterday.

Troubleshooting:
-Disabled vibration in game menu, exited, confirmed off, enabled, same behavior
-Disabled/enabled vibration in Switch settings as above
-Toggled between Visual and Performance modes
-Disabled gestures, mouse, and aim serttings
-Confirmed it's happening in handheld mode with both attached and detached joycons. Also console mode with joycons and pro controller
-Confirmed vibrations seem normal in other games, BOTW, TOTK, as well as the non-AE Skyrim using the cart on the Switch 2
-Checked Skyrim AE on Switch 1 and that's working fine too.
-Tried pulling up old saves and using different characters
-Tried launching it from other profiles, created new characters, still persists.
-Did a full reset of the console to see if memory needed clearing and did the in-game settings changes mentioned earlier.
-Deleted and redownloaded the app and tried settings changes again.

Since it's just Skyrim AE and only on my Switch 2, could it have been some update that made the haptics go wonky? Anyone have any other ideas?

I lost my Nintendo switch original charger and I am currently using an iPhone 15 charger. Will it ruin my switch? I bought the switch in the US and brought it to the Philippines, I dont know if that information is useful. Ive seen people on the internet say that using a different/unoriginal charger will ruin the battery and potentially break the switch. Please help me out, my mom will end me.

I have read conflicting information about this, so please let me know if you have the NS2 edition game + DLC.

I already made a post a few days ago asking for help, I've since let my switch (switch 1, about 5 yrs old) charge for more than 2 days but it still doesn't show any signs of life. I've used my phone charger, the switch charger (I do want to also ask if it makes a difference if the charger is a switch 2 one, I couldn't find a switch 1 charger so had to use that one), I've tried turning it on by holding the power button for 30 secs, I've removed the joycons for charging,...

My only hope now is to go to a repair shop and change the battery, I'll go in a few days to ask for it to be replaced, but I'm asking here first to see if It's worth it/will make a difference.

I just want it working again, I have a bunch of shiny pokemon that I haven't transferred to home including some event exclusives like the 4 treasures of ruin legendaries and I really don't wanna loose everything

I did have online at some point but idk if pokemon violet (that's the only game I really really care about not loosing) is backup up so that's a gamble if I choose to get a new switch :/

The left joycon won't connect I tried updating the joycons and cleaning were it connects it doesn't work connected or wireless and like I said the since button won't work at all ever idrk how this stuff works but I spent hours making a mii and haven't saved yet so im really desperate

There isn't anything indicating damage

Recently decided to charge my switch 1 again after having not played on it in years. I had to update it because of the virtual game card stuff.

A day or two ago, My little brother wanted to play the Stanley parable. I had to redownload the game to get the game card to work but after doing that it worked perfectly fine. It still works now in fact.

But today, I tried to start T.A.B.S and Persona 4 Golden. The virtual game cards loaded in completely fine. But every time I try to start the games I keep getting the same error.

I don't know what's wrong.

I just noticed it and as you can see,it isnt budging

A lo mejor soy descuidado, pero, no se. No quiero comprar un nuevo par de Joy-Cons. Al menos no le surgió Drift o algo así.

Picked up the Turtle Beach Afterglow Wave controller at Best Buy today, I'm a sucker for rainbow lights and it was the cheapest option.

However I was only able to use it for a few minutes before packaging it back up because the buttons were so goddamn loud, it was driving me insane! It also felt a bit small in my hands. The PS5 controller fits in my hands perfectly, and I like holding the joycons, but the pro controller I got felt like it was forcing my hands at an uncomfortable angle.

I was poking around people talking about pro controllers and saw others mention "clicky" buttons. Does anyone have a recommendation for a pro controller that has QUIET buttons (the level of noise the joycons make is fine), fits in the hands more like a ps5 controller, and ideally (but i know this is a long shot) has rgb lights...? Trying to research myself but I get overwhelmed quickly by so much info so thought I'd ask

The TLDR: my switch 2 no longer recognizes game cartridges or physically connected joy cons. No drops. No damage. No unlicensed nintendo products or software ever used.

I bought a Switch 2 on release day from Target. I haven’t bought a new console since ps3 and NEVER bought one on release day.
I barely played my Switch 2 even in the beginning when i got Mario Kart World. I went a couple months without playing. Then I got Legends ZA, then I got the Fire Red port. I played nothing insane, a couple of days a week. Some weeks none. I haven’t ever dropped this thing. I take care of it. Screen protector, and all!
I was playing on Wednesday, then on Thursday, as I turn the game on, the screen reads that the game cartridge no longer is being read. I take the game out, try another game. Same message.
On top of that, the joy cons aren’t reading. Even when physically connected to the console.
I do all the trouble shooting options last night and nothing works. Then i chat with them this morning and do THE EXACT same trouble shooting and it doesn’t work.
They say I need to pay $179 to send it in and work on it.
ON TOP of sending it in, they can’t guarantee all my saved data will be saved. They can’t even guarantee I’d get my console back.
On top of that, I am 2 months out of manufacturer’s warranty.
I have had xboxs and playstations and gameboy advances and nintendo DSs that have lasted 10-15, even 20 years. This Nintendo Switch 2 can’t last 1.
What do I do?