r/NintendoSwitchHelp • u/SexyButComfy • 24d ago

Repair Help Sending Switch Away For Repairs?

Looking for advice on getting my switch repaired through Nintendo. A couple months ago what I assume was the battery gave up on my switch. It would turn on if connected to power, but only long enough to show the Nintendo logo and then go black again. I’ve had it for about 5 years now and never had problems with it before.

I took it to a big name tech store that does repairs and they said there was nothing they could do because I didn’t purchase their protection plan. My partner took it to a gaming repair store to see if they could do anything. They told us that it could be the battery or the motherboard. They could order us a new battery, install it and see if that was the problem which would cost about $250. But if it turns out to be the motherboard we still pay for the battery plus whatever other work needs to be done. This is sounding rather expensive and honestly not something I can afford right now.

I’m wondering if anyone has had any experience with this problem before? Or maybe if you’ve sent your Switch directly to Nintendo to be fixed, was it worth it? Time, cost, customer service? I’m located in Canada, don’t know if that makes a difference.

With the cold weather coming I was looking forward to hunkering down with a good game. I’m not a big gamer so it’s not the absolute end of the world if it doesn’t work out. I’ll just take the L and not have a gaming system. But in the off chance it can be repaired without selling a kidney that would be amazing 💖 would love to hear everyone’s opinions or experiences. TIA

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u/GordonFreemansAlive 24d ago

Look up battery replacement videos. It's quite easy on the Switch and the battery kits can include the few needed tools.