r/NintendoSwitchHelp

Hi! I have this Switch cartridge that looks like the one in the photo. The console recognizes it intermittently—sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Can it be saved?

He bought a couple years back. Is there anywhere I can get a replacement part or joycon?? Our 5-year-olds gets to play Minecraft 20 minutes a day and he was trying to get the joy-con out of the controller and a completely snapped. I was in the same room it just happened so fast!

I cannot connect the joy-cons to my switch 2. I have sent the console to a repair shop and the first thing that did was reset the console which put us on this screen and Nintendo will not repair because it's from the USA. When joy-cons are attached the sides flash gray followed by the joy con colour. I have also charged it for a while with the joy-cons on and it didn't help. Any tips? 🤔

Has this ever happened to anyone? I know the battery tends to get worse over time, and my Switch is as old as its launch day. But I've never seen this happen before. Last time, I had to drain out the battery and recharge it to recalibrate its percentage count. At that time, it would die after 15%.

But now, it does this. I'm trying to do the same thing by letting the battery drain out on its own, recharge it, and seeing if it fixes the issue. I can still use the Switch, but I do have to turn off the annoying "Battery Low. Please recharge, or it will fall asleep." message from spamming every time.

If there are any other issues I should be concerned about, do let me know. It's been a while since I used my Switch, and my friends wanted to add me so we can plan a game session one day. I'm also wondering if leaving it on the charger and letting it collect dust might be the problem. If so, I'm leaving it off to avoid overcharging. As well as cleaning it off.

If the problem persists, do you think I should get a new battery? And if so, could it be cheaper than buying a new console? Not like I planned on buying a new one or a Switch 2 any time soon. But any other feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

So I took my switch lite (and another regular switch) to a Ubreakifix, and they told me it had severe water damage and wasn’t repairable so I lost my deposit on that.
But I have never had it near any water ever and I had just recently used before taking it in. I didn’t use it for a couple days while I was out of town working, came back and it wouldn’t turn on. I thought it was dead so I tried to charge it, didn’t work, watched some YouTube videos to see about resetting it - still didn’t work. So I made an appointment at Ubreakifix and took it in.
The regular switch was fixed, but I was truly bewildered at them saying it was severely water damaged- so much so I watched my upstairs ring cameras to see if somehow something had happened to it while I was gone. Nothing there. I ended up buying the correct screwdriver to take it apart myself, I notice they cracked the plastic in a couple areas where they pry it apart. No biggie, it’s a minor cosmetic issue.
But I see no evidence whatsoever of water damage.
Do I call them and ask for proof of damage? I want a refund and or a second opinion since I don’t trust them at all now. I’m trying to give them the benefit of doubt and hope they mixed mine up with someone else’s, but I feel kind of scammed.

I’d appreciate any thoughts from others in case I am missing something.

Hi hello excuse my English

My switch screen won't turn on on hand held mode but it works totally fine for tv mode. Idk if you can hear the sounds but the switch itself works totally fine, I think i even booted up a game on accident.

My theory is that somehow the screen display thing detached itself from some like wires ? You can see that the screen is not holding in place, i can even push it down a little.

Does anyone know what would cause this and potentially how much it would cost to repair that ? I know i can send it to nintendo to repair it for 100€ but i also know a video game store that offers repair services for consoles and controllers too that could be a little cheaper.

Thanks for your help !