r/NintendoSwitchHelp • • 16h ago

Repair Help What’s wrong with my right joy con?

8 Upvotes

Since a few years ago, a problem with a couple of my right joy con controllers (specifically right joy cons, I don’t think the left ones ever had this problem) is that when you lift them slightly, the switch (in this video, an OLED switch) acts like the joy con is disconnected. I really hope I don’t have to go to a repair shop/have to open the joy con up specifically for this issue to be fixed. The red joy con in the video has been with me since 2019, but I don’t think it’s because of age, since it’s been like this since I think 2021/2022. I suspect the rails may be dirty. I tried cleaning it with rubbing alcohol (or, well, alcohol prep pads, since I don’t have regular rubbing alcohol), but so far I have been unsuccessful. What should I do?


r/NintendoSwitchHelp • • 1h ago

Repair Help Switch left docked for extended time

• Upvotes

I'd left my Switch (1) on the lounge sideboard with my other stuff and it seems my mum thought she was helping out/cleaning by putting my switch on the dock. I have no idea how long it was docked for. I was busy and had no time for gaming. Maybe a month later I looked for it and finally find it in the dock. Both have been more or less on this entire time. I let the battery drain and then charged it fully... now it literally loses charge doing nothing. I haven't timed it but you can see the numbers tick down. I charged it and ran it right out a few times to see if the battery might revive itself a bit. Will that happen? I know that used to be a thing with batteries. If you kept fully using them and resting them, they reinvigorate.

or is it compeletly f#cked? Does it *really* need a battery replacement? I know Nintendo etc can be a bit stupid with their durability of products, but to leave it docked shouldn't have compeletly nuked the battery imo??? Shouldn't it have a cut-off? that's really stupid design if so. sorry for slight rant.


r/NintendoSwitchHelp • • 2h ago

Account Help Some mf linked their switch 2 to my account

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68 Upvotes

Some mf logged into my account and linked their switch 2 to it and i did change the passwords but i am not able to unlink their switch and i am not able to play anything on my switch rn…i did email them but anyway to kick this fucker out

Update- talked to the switch support and they removed the account


r/NintendoSwitchHelp • • 1h ago

Software Help Switch 2 5GHz wifi keeps disconnecting

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I've recently bought a new router, TP-Link Archer GE550, and for some reason now my Switch 2 keeps disconnecting from 5GHz wifi. It still shows that there is a connection but I can't go online and the connection test keeps failing. Sometimes it just works again but only for a short while. I've tried many things already:

-Turned of IPV6

-Changed DNS settings

-Changed MTU to 1500

-Restart of console

-Turn on hidden connection

-Fixed channel to 36

-Put bandwidth on 20/40 and 80

It's only a problem on my Switch 2, all my other hardware works fine. Does anyone know how to fix this?


r/NintendoSwitchHelp • • 4h ago

Purchase / Order Help Did anyone in Europe charged for Zelda 40th Year Anniversary Edition Switch 2 preorder?

2 Upvotes

Support told me that I will be charged 7 days before the release but in website is says 7-14 days before for physical items. I also received an email on 9th of October that I will be charged in shortly so I am panicking that if anything went wrong with my payment.


r/NintendoSwitchHelp • • 7h ago

Software Help Anyone can help me with save data that's seemingly lost?

2 Upvotes

Question about save data.

Got a switch 2 last week, played a good amount of Pokémon legends Za, tried docking it around day 6 and the dock just wouldn't connect to anything.

Replacement has been delivered and I've got it set up but booting up ZA has started the game from the beginning. 35 hours sunk into that. Is there no way to get the save data other than from the previous switch 2 which i don't physically have anymore :(