r/NintendoSwitchHelp

This is probably a dumb question but I have never owned a switch. I want to buy a switch 2 for my daughter for xmas but I have heard the switch 2 library is underwhelming. I know switch 2 can play switch 1 games but is the switch 1 library of digital games available for purchase on switch 2?

I would rather buy her physical games but for now I do not trust that she would not lose the games.

On multiple switches we have parental controls set up but the email that’s set up with the parent account dosent exist due to it being an old work email. With my son buying his switch with his own money I thought I’d let him take off the controls but we have no way to. We also don’t know the pin to the switch. Every time we ask Nintendo for help they say we need to find old bank statements to prove our identity but our bank dosent have any of them for some reason.

I haven't used my switch 1 for about a week while on vacation, now i'm trying to charge it but every time it's plugged in it just show an icon in the top left for a second, turns off and then turns on to show the same icon, leading to a loop.

I've removed the sd card, game cartridge and when i force reset by holding the power button it just goes to the nintendo logo and then goes back to the loop.

Edit: more info, the switch has been charching for a while but it's not taking any charge in, my charger is the official switch 2 charger and it also is working normally with my switch 2, i also need to get it to turn on because my ssbu virtual cart is in there with my dlc.

Hi I was playing fortnite and my switch has never done this before so I’m really confused Before this happened I couldn’t look around in the game for a brief moment then it went back to normal and now it has entirely frozen and will not turn off or go to the home screen
Has this happened to anyone else? if so how did you fix it?

I think theres no stock. I ordered mine yesterday but the page dont give me a date to when is gonna arrive. It only says that check my email when they send me the switch 2

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Has anyone else got dead/stuck pixel issues on a brand new Switch 2? I’m just checking if it’s a widespread issue? I recently bought a brand new Switch 2 from Argos UK and when I got it home and powered it on there were 3 stuck pixels on the screen. As far as I know they were stuck as they displayed white on a black background. I went and took it back to swap it but the model they brought out also had a couple of stuck pixels on. This happened a few days ago. I recently went back today and asked the manager if I could inspect one to see if another model had the same issue and unfortunately it did. That’s three out of three switches that I’ve looked at that all had at least one or two stuck pixels. Is this a widespread issue? Or is it common? as I really want to buy the console. I know stuck pixels aren’t the end of the world but for a brand new device the pixel would annoy me. Once you see them you can’t unseen them. Tried to post this in the Nintendo Switch 2 sub but it got removed and directed here.

Hi guys! I just got a switch 2 for my birthday (yeepee) and I’d like to transfer SOME games and leave the rest on my switch 1 for my sister! How does this work? On the switch one we have multiple Nintendo accounts. So when I set up the switch 2 what can I do to only select some games and leave the rest on the 1?

Thanks for the help you guys are always super helpful!💜

my internet is always good on my switch 1 until i boot up pokemon home. i cant boot up Pokémon home, it keeps giving me this 2123 0308 error code, and now my internet connection test says it "fails" to connect. What do i do?

Summary: Getting my USB C port replaced after liquid damage, will I be still have all saved data, or how will I need to retrieve it?

Edit: It's a Switch OLED btw

Quite a while ago now my Switch randomly stopped charging. It was still running and everything was working fine except it wouldn't charge (did all the troubleshooting, tried charging with the dock etc) I couldn't get it to charge and it inevitably died.

I then sent it off to Nintendo as it was still within warranty, they said my USB C had liquid damage (not sure how or when that happened as I never split anything on it) They said thay voided the warranty so it would cost £200 to repair (they would just replace the whole thing with a refurbished)

I thought that was a little steep considering the issue is localised to the USB C port, so I've now handed it over to a local repair/refurbishment company to replace the port (for £40)

I'm just wondering whether all my saved data will be okay? I assumed it would as the Switch was still working just not charging. I'm just not sure how it all works with game cards and accounts. I'm mainly hoping my animal crossing island will be there. I had Nintendo Online at the time, and that backs everything up right? So if I reinstate my online membership it should all be okay? However when I login on the website it shows my games and prior subscription but it says I have no consoles linked to my account, is that because my Switch has been powered off for quite a few months?

Any insight/advice would be greatly appreciated (I'm a just girl praying her much loved animal crossing island is okay 😔)

I obviously didn't cancel the service request. I wouldn't have dropped it off at UPS. So what do I do? What happens to my joy con? I know they won't do any repairs, but does Nintendo ship it back for free? I don't exactly have the money for a new joy con right now.