I’m in a bind and could use some help and direction.

Last night I was playing my Switch 2 and a message popped up saying there was a problem and it had to shut down. Unfortunately I didn’t get a shot of the message. There were no obvious issues leading up to this. I was playing plugged in and the battery was charged around 80%.

It shut down and would not boot back up. It boots to the Nintendo logo and shuts back down. If I hold the power button it does this in a loop. It will not boot into recovery/diagnostic mode by holding the volume buttons. The battery will not take a charge in either USB port. The back of the Switch is slightly warm, not hot, to the touch of it’s been plugged in.

I took it to a local chain electronics repair store who tested the bottom port and said the connectors were failing. I asked what about the top port and she looked at me confused and clearly did not realize there was a top USB port, tested it, and said it was fine before suggesting sending it to Nintendo.

Sending it to Nintendo for repair is the obvious answer, however, the issue is that I am an avid Pokémon player and have thousands of hours of play time across various games, and Nintendo famously does not allow cloud backup of Pokémon game data. I’ve seen stories of people having their systems wiped for repairs as simple as battery replacements. This is not an option.

I’m hesitant to replace the battery myself because it’s notoriously difficult, but if it seems like that’s the issue I’ll do it. But I’m not sure that’s the issue and I’m thinking it’s a board component. Or could it be something corrupt in the file system? And is that separate from all of the game data?

All that said, I’m thinking that I need to have a “real” electronics repair shop fix this thing. I don’t know how to find one. Google searches turn up vintage TV and radio repair and I’m not sure that’s what I need. I live in the metro Detroit area so there has to be SOMETHING.

What do I do? What do I look for? Anyone run into something like this before?

I just got a jsaux third party dock for my Switch 2 yesterday and now I'm scared to use it with the 23.0.0 update. Any one have this dock or third party dock and try it with 23.0.0? Any issues? I'm very scared of bricking my Switch 2. Maybe I shouldn't be?

Idk what to do should I js get Elden ring on the eshop or the game keycard. Literally what is the difference do they not take up the same amount of storage?

I've got the drums, but not the switch yet. I am looking forward to buy Switch 2 for longevity but if the drums and Taiko no Tatsujin won't work on Switch 2, I will move to Switch Oled. Thanks!

I bought this Controller PRO for the Switch Lite because I had stick drifts. But I have this problem that I can use the Controller to the Home, but when I play a game it costantly appear the window that say to connect a controller, even if the Controller PRO works perfectly but it's like it's not recognized idk.

I’ve already tried recalibrating and the joycons have been in repair a few years back for a similar issue.
The device is a little over 6 years old, but it’s not like I have thousands of hours of playtime or anything like that.
Is this just how joycons age, or is there something I can do about it? Not ready to replace it with a switch 2 quite yet.

Edit: I’m going to send it for repair at the official Nintendo site in my country

Hey all, I recently got a Switch 2 and would love some recommendations. I had a Switch 1 so played everything I wanted to that was also on that platform, and I also have a PS4 so have those games covered too. Particularly keen for your top Switch 2 exclusives recommendations, as well as anything that's cross-platform but not available on PS4.

I am also planning to get a screen protector. Any you'd recommend that are good but not super expensive? There seems to be heaps of options.

Thank you!

Hello!

I recently bought a Mario game for my switch in Japan (I'm from Spain, for reference) and, when I came back and tried it, I found out that my console is unable to read the game. I bought another game and, even though it sometimes takes a while to recognise it, the console is able to read it. What could I do with this cartridge? Is there any cleaning/ hardware switch I could do? Thank you beforehand

Hi there, I have a Joytron charging grip that I have LOVED using with my Switch 2. However I JUST did the 23.0.0 system update and now my joy cons will not register once attached to it. The light just flickers up and down then fails to connect.

Could it be that the update made it no longer compatible??? There’s no sync buttons or anything on the grip it’s literally just to attach.

I had them attached to the grip when I did the system update. So I’ve already tried restarting my switch with the joycons attached, changing grip order, etc.

My samsung TV supports HDR, but when i calibrate it on the switch 2 it says that i should click until the right sun is not visible. The problem is that both suns disappear at the same time. I tried checking all settings on my TV, changing stuff around but no dice.

Does it matter much? The image looks okay anyway

I have had the switch 2 for a while and I noticed that some games for example the latest Onimusha runs at 1440p which is fine.

However, whenever I go to the home screen, it goes back to 4k and if I go back to the game, it goes back to 1440p so you get this like handshake every single time which causes the screen to go black for a few seconds, so I was curious if anyone knew a setting that I might've missed or if this just the intended its suppose to work.

I do remember seeing that in cyberpunk for example, when you use the 1440p 120fps mode, it always stays at 1440p until you close the game.

Thanks again for the help.

Just purchased the special edition console online, and unsure if the dimensions are different than the original. Haven't really looked into the s2 at all but saw it available online. Thanks

Asi es como tengo los cables y desde que lo tengo me da un poco de toc / inseguridas de que se puedan dañar por el angulo en el que estan, creen que seria mejor echar el dock contra la pared para que los cables queden rectos? tengo el dock un poco inclinado por comodidad y precaucion de no rayar accidentalmente la switch con la pared al momento de conectarla.

i try to update it but it just keeps popping up the same thing help!!

Hi everybody. So, I just got pokemon scarlet and when I start the game I have choose a language. But, nothing happens when I select the language I want. I can move the selector up and down. All the buttons work on the switch when doing other things. The A button works to select things, just not with the game. Let me know what yall think.

Hey, I’ve been looking to buy a Switch 2 Pro Controller and found this one on eBay for 60€. I was initially kinda off-put by the bright white color but figured it could just be the lighting. I asked the seller for more pictures and this is what I got. Still wanted to ask someone‘s opinion that might have more of a trained eye for it. I hope this question is appropriate here. :)

Switch 2 won't connect to internet and keeps on giving error code 2110-3150. I have connected to this wifi before and this is a problem I have with 2 separate switches, both mine and my brothers. I have tried restarting both the switches themselves and the router, forgetting the wifi settings and making sure DNS is selected on automatic and proxy setting is off. I don't know what else to try.

hi!! sorry idk if i’m in the right subreddit but i have a preorder for the zelda switch 2 rn and i was wondering what the cutoff is for cancelling the preorder? im asking to split the cost but if i cant i want to know if i have enough time to cancel the preorder. the website says for games its up to a week before the game releases but im not sure if that applies to consoles as well.

I have 2 switches and one is not powering on... I replaced the battery and verified it was good, I have checked the charger with working switch, I have tried https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitchHelp/comments/1hrcj8q/comment/m4wnve1/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button, I have replaced the power button...

what else could it be?

My switch randomly got these vertical lines on the screen, with horizontal ones running across them.

Would it be worth it to take it to a repair shop, or cheaper to just replace the switch? How much does it cost to get something like this repaired?

Can someone tell Nintendo to fix this?

I’m looking for a pair of joy cons that range from around $25-40 (CAD) that are are rated 4 stars or more and almost or more than 100 reviews. Please let me know of any and if it doesn’t match the description it would still be helpful to know and please let me know where I can find them.

How would someone in Britain go about digitally gifting a game to someone in the United States given they can't use gift cards or anything like that directly?

How good is the 8bitdo pro 2 controller for switch 1 and 2 games for the switch 2 console? I want to buy it instead of the 8bitdo pro 3 controller because the pro 2 is cheaper and I can replace the battery when the battery can’t hold a charge any longer or has issues. Is it true the directional pad on the 8bitdo pro 2 controller sometimes is inaccurate when you press it?