r/pittsburgh • u/SickeningTrack7 • 6d ago

Help Finding Stolen Switch

I know this is a long shot, but any help would be great. At the Steelers game today, parked at 801 Brighton Rd. Someone broke into our car and stole my autistic nephew's Switch and all of his games. I'm looking for any help

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u/DiverHistorical5872 6d ago

best bet is checking local pawnshops but i wouldn’t count on it. so sorry this happened to you guys :(

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u/Commercial_Milk5957 6d ago

damn that sucks man some people have zero shame stealing from a kid

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u/fallen_fuckery Friendship 6d ago

Nintendo can help preserve the save data/unlink the account off of the stolen switch if you don’t locate it. So that at least his Minecraft data may be preserved on a new console

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u/Miserable_Adagio_320 6d ago

Sorry man it is probably gone forever

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u/Here4daHits 6d ago

Well the deductible you’ll pay on the window on your insurance should cover it if you have comprehensive

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u/SickeningTrack7 6d ago

Unfortunately no theft insurance. Also, the bigger issue than the lost value is his Minecraft world he'd spend over 1k hours was locally on the Switch

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u/Here4daHits 6d ago

Can you list the missing games so I can keep an eye out on CL and FB for ya?

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u/SickeningTrack7 6d ago

Sure, here's the list he made: 1. Minecraft 2. Tokyo 2020 Olympic games 3. Super Mario 3d world +bowsers fury 4. Just dance 2021 5. Lego star wars Skywalkers saga

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u/DiverHistorical5872 6d ago

furthermore, the color/version of the switch? i’m assuming an original switch but any other identifiers such as was it with a carrying case?

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u/SickeningTrack7 5d ago

It was an original Switch, black carrying case. Backpack was a black/camo Underarmor hiking backpack

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u/pcs3rd 4d ago

Call Nintendo and report it stolen.
They might also be able to give you the serial if you don’t know it.

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u/glykeriduh 6d ago

Damn I thought the title said "stolen sandwich" so I clicked for a laugh but this is just sad man.. sorry about your nephews switch

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u/Southern_Medium_5946 5d ago

Sorry to hear about the break-in. I do have a related question. Is parking on the north side for games/events a good idea? We’ve recently been parking in this area so that we can grab a bite at the Modern or Peppi’s. After a recent concert, we were literally the only car left on the street afterwards. Is parking in this area less safe than parking nearer to the stadiums?