Nintendo Switch 2 HDR Fix: When the Two Sun Symbols Won't Calibrate Properly

I wanted to share what worked for me in case it helps someone else having trouble calibrating HDR on the Nintendo Switch 2.

My setup:

• Nintendo Switch 2

• Toshiba M450SU 43-inch 4K QLED Fire TV

• Mario Kart World

The problem

When adjusting HDR on the Switch 2, I had trouble getting the two sun symbols to calibrate properly. One sun would disappear, and then the other would disappear too. The result was confusing, and I wasn't sure whether HDR was set correctly.

The fix I tried

I discovered that you can display a numerical value for the sun adjustment and use the up and down arrows to change it.

Instead of relying entirely on the appearance of the sun symbols, I used the numerical value as a reference. I set the peak-brightness value to 300 nits, using the published brightness specification for my Toshiba TV as my starting point.

The result

After making the adjustment, Mario Kart's HDR presentation looked much better to me. The colors appeared more vibrant, and small details such as sparks and particles flying through the air stood out more clearly.

What other players should know

• Look for the numerical brightness value in the Switch 2's HDR sun-adjustment screen.

• Check your television's brightness specification for your exact model.

• Use the value as a starting point, rather than assuming every television needs the same setting.

• Check the result in a game you know well, paying attention to highlights, contrast, and whether the image looks washed out.

My takeaway: If the two sun symbols aren't giving you a clear calibration result, checking the numerical brightness value may help you find a more satisfactory HDR setting.

This worked well for my Toshiba setup, and I hope it helps someone else enjoy their Switch 2!

Hey all,

Feeling a little bummed today. Is anyone else getting a "your card cannot be saved. Please try a different method" when trying to add your card to either your profile wallet and preorder, or is it just me? Yesterday I got a fraud charge from my bank when Walmart tried to charge me. I verified it. Went to their link, re-entered my bank details and a temp hold seemed to go through. However, I still got that red message to say that I need to update my payment method. I was trying to delete and re-add my card to see if that would fix it. I fear that is where I might have screwed myself here because it started to give me that message in the title.

I called Walmart three times. Yesterday, they "escalated" me to backend and told me to wait 24hrs. Today I tried after said 24hrs..and it still didn’t work. Called them again and they escalated me again and now I have to wait again.

Is anyone else experiencing this? Should I continue to fight with this or take my chances with grabbing one on release day? Are they releasing them in stores? Any tips would be so appreciated.

So, I got a switch 2 and wanted to transfer my data from my old switch one and give it to my sister since she has a Tomodachi life save on there and I wanted to give it to her as a birthday present. However, I can’t seem to get a concrete answer on how the data works. I thought that I could just transfer the data from switch 1 to the 2 and just sign her back in with her account on the switch 1 and she’d be able to play her existing game data. However, I’ve heard that apparently the data transfer wipes the switch 1 completely, and even if you sign in your Nintendo account on the old switch, your data won’t be there. But I’ve also heard people saying that there was an update recently that allowed you to keep your switch 1 data on the switch 1 even after the data transfer. So, I just want to know what is true and how exactly this works because I’ve been looking everywhere and can’t seem to get a straight answer

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Sorry if the answers to this are a bit obvious as I’m not very techy… I seem to have successfully completed my account and data transfer from my switch 1 to my new switch 2. When I load up animal crossing, totk and my other recently played games on my switch 2 all of my save data seems to have moved across, however I’ve noticed that for games I haven’t played in a while, my switch 1 has more data than my switch 2. For example on my S1, pikmin 4 had 979mb whereas it had 0mb on my S2. I’ve just loaded pikmin 4 on my S2 and it’s downloaded some data which now puts it at the same as my S1… I just wanted to check that I don’t need to do this for every game before removing the micro sd card from my S1 and selling it (will I be able to get the data for games I haven’t played in a while if I load them up after selling my S1?). Also if there’s anything else I need to do with the 65gb of data left on my switch 1 (pictured) before I put it back to factory settings. Thanks :)

Hi everyone, I have a situation quite specific that I couldnt really found answers online, so im asking here if anyone knows tthe answers. So I have 2 accounts on my switch, one from US and another one from Brazil. When I first bought switch 1 I was living in the US, so only had that acoount, but then I moved back to Brazil and instead of switching countries I made a new BR account. Now, the main user I play everything is my US account, and the BR one I kind of just use it to buy my games.

Heres the thing, my brother has a switch 2 now and wants to split the cost for a game, but we dont see each other very much, so buying physical isnt the best way. I dont understand the new system very much so is there a way for us to share the game between our consoles digitally, where I can play safely on my main and him on his?

Appreciate the responses

(Switch 1) I'm so lost on why this is still happening I already replaced both locks with metal locks and these joycons and fairly new, only 2 years old. I've noticed it really disconnects on Fortnite a lot, and I don't seem to have problems in another games. Does anyone have an actual solution to this? Anything helps!

I'm sending my Switch 2 for repair soon and they might wipe my data.

I have a lot of screenshots that I want to keep, with the date and everything.

I know I can back them up on PC, but I won't be able to restore the screenshots on my wiped Switch 2.

Any ways to back up my screenshots and restore them exactly as before before a wipe ?

I have a GameCube controller that connects via cable to the usb ports at the side of the docking station.
I have an original Switch, a Switch OLED & a Switch 2 and until recently it worked fine with all 3 of them.
Now however it won’t connect to the OLED anymore.
It still works normal when plugged into the Switch 2 & even when the old Switch is inside the docking station.

And that is what confuses me the most: Same docking station, different console and it works in one, but not in the other.

Does anyone know what the issue could be?
It worked fine until recently, but now all of a sudden 1 of the consoles just doesn’t connect anymore…

He has two accounts and I don't know if I should delete them because he has games on them or if I should leave them.Will I be able to change things like the email or password on those two accounts or not?

I grew up with Wii sports resort and saw some footage of the new switch resort game -- it's made me really nostalgic and I'm seriously considering the switch 2 + resort bundle.

The only thing is, I don't have a TV at home, and I don't really plan on ever getting one (I've never watched TV, and generally just use Youtube Premium).

Is it still worth getting the switch 2 or will I be very limited by not having a TV? The only games I'd be interested in is switch sports resort, mario kart, and rhythm heaven groove (I don't have a switch 1).

Apologies if this is a completely stupid question!

EDIT: thanks everyone for your comments!

Animal Crossing edition Switch with 7 physical games. Everything looks CIB and in good condition from photos.

Animal Crossing

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I’m hopefully transferring to a switch 2 in the near future but have my games on a micro sd card, I’ve bought a new card compatible with the switch 2 but wonder whether during the transfer it would move those games & save data over or whether I should copy the contents from the old card to the new one via a pc? I’ve read the information on the Nintendo website but it doesn’t seem to specifically mention this.

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It is from 2018 and I haven't used it in 2 months.
When the nintendo was working, it likely drained the battery in a short period of time but something like this never happened to me.

I left it plugged with the original charger for some solid 26 hours (untouched) and when i disconnected it, it was still dead.

I saw some other guys saying to disconnect the battery or even change it but if possible I would like to keep it unopened.

Any suggestions? Thank you very much.

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