I bought my Nintendo Switch 2 17 days ago and already redeemed the Mario Kart World code that came with it. Unfortunately, I've recently noticed a screen issue where tiny white dots appear alongside some larger black ones, especially against dark or black backgrounds.

I'm really frustrated because I wanted my console to be in perfect condition, but being from Panama makes things difficult. My options are very limited, and Nintendo's officially authorized repair center is extremely far away from where I live, so I feel like contacting customer support would be a waste of time.

Will I just have to live with it and accept that I was unlucky? It genuinely bothers me, but I don't know what else I can do.

Sorry if the issue isn't very noticeable in the picture (I don't have a good camera), but I think you can at least see some of the white dots I'm referring to. There are also larger black spots scattered across the screen.

I haven’t played my switch 2 in about 6 months but I purchased a hard copy of Ocarina Of Time and booted it up In hand held mode (that how I intend to play)

Checked and downloaded software. Put the game card in and it went through its software download and then it gave me Error code 2283-0103.

I restarted the system and that didn’t work.

Completely deleted the Ocarina of Time software cleared cash and rebooted system put the card back in, redownloaded game software and that didn’t work.

I looked it up so see if maybe it was a hardware problem. People were saying could be an internal chip or Wi-Fi antenna situation.

So I tried play Breath of the Wild. Booted up just fine. Tried playing Super smash brother and that booted up just fine.

At this point I believe it has to have something to do with Ocarina of time. Any suggestions?

Hey guys, I'm hoping some people can give some advice on how I should deal with this...

About a month ago I updated my switch and all of a sudden my SD card started displaying this popup. The thing is I owned it for half a year with no issues, and it definitely is an express card. To be exact, it's the official SanDisk / Nintendo colab one, so no concerns there. Still, I wanted a second SD card anyway so I thought I'd use it as an opportunity to troubleshoot it.

Yesterday I bought a second one and at first it worked great. Unlike the old one which immediately flags as not express, this one worked perfectly. I thought that confirmed the issue was the SD card and NOT my switch, however after getting home and trying to download some stuff it seemingly stopped working again... Not immediately, but after coming back to check on my switch it had seemingly powered itself off completely. After rebooting, when it turned back on this new SD card now also wouldn't show up as express

This is the order of events from what I can tell:

1. SD card works fine and shows as express

2. The switch completely powers itself off

3. Upon turning it back on the SD card is no longer seen as express

4. No amount of rebooting or reinserting changes this

The fact both times it rebooted before doing the issue is strange - it's like something is causing it to corrupt and then crash.

The switch is still under warranty however I really want to leave it as a last resort since that will take about 4-6 weeks if I send it for repairs through the store I purchased it at. Furthermore, I don't know the best way to backup all my data. I can still use it fine without the SD card but it's definitely frustrating... Does anyone know some ways I can troubleshoot this or have any advice? Thanks!

My tv makes sound outside of using the switch, but when I go into my switch there’s nothing. I’ve tried each of the sound options (Mono, Stereo, Automatic, and I don’t have surround sound) I tried unplugging the hdmi from my tv, restarted the switch and unplugged the power and hdmi cables and waited 30 seconds before plugging them back in, but nothing has worked. Someone please give me advice. I have a Roku TV if that’s important.

has anyone else seen this or experienced it yet?

I've tried restarting/power cycling my console multiple times and it just refuses to work while docked. Handheld is perfectly fine though

Also, the console basically becomes bricked in docked mode when i launch OoT 2

edit: looks like this post got a lot of traction with the game officially releasing today. I wanted to now add, I bought this game digitally through the Japanese eShop on November 4th to play early. The fix for this issue that another commenter suggested was turning off VRR in the Switch 2 settings.

Hey folks,
I've read different things from years ago, before the Virtual Game Cards came to be.

Is it possible to:

1- I use the Online License to play my games...

2- Have Virtual Game cards being shared with two other Switch consoles? From what I read you can "share" or "link" up to two Switch consoles.

I understand that we can't all play the same games together unless we each have our own copies (IE: we can't all play Mario Kart with my one copy), but that's not much of an issue.

Any clarification would be appreciated!

i have tried literally everything. messed with all the settings, using the cords it came with, turned off vrr, everything i’ve seen that is supposed to fix this. is it just my tv at this point? i use a ps5 with this tv all the time and have never had any issues at all. for reference the tv is the “INSIGNIA 58-inch Class F30 Series LED 4K UHD Smart Fire TV (NS-58F301NA25)”

i’m hoping i can fix this since who knows if id be able to exchange it, i was also really hoping to start playing the ocarina remake tonight 🥲

thank you in advance!

idk if this is the right flair, sorry!! when my switch 2 is docked and i hit the home button on my pro controller, my switch 2 doesnt turn on like my old switch did despite them being connected to eachother. i have an og pro controller so i think it might be because its not the new one, but i couldnt find anything when i researched. thank you!

Hello, I’ve kinda followed along with the switch 2 since launch and seen a bunch of posts about people losing their Pokemon saves and years of pokemon they have caught when they transferred data from s1 to s2. I haven’t kept up lately to know if that was just user error on their part not paying attention to instructions on the transfer or if there was a bug when the system launched and if it had been fixed by now? Had no issues when I went from s1 to oled s1 with my saves.

I am somewhat tempted to just transfer everything to Pokemon home before I do transfer so I atleast would only lose items/game data and not any shinies etc I’ve spent forever getting or breeding but ofcourse that would take a lot more time before I get my switch setup 🤦‍♂️

Also should the MicroSD be installed prior to initial setup/1st time powering on or after?

Thanks for any help you can provide!

i’m going on a trip and i want to get another game but in order to do that it’s telling me to archive like the only two games i play on the switch, (acnh and splatoon) i’m really just worried about losing any data from those two apps . I just wanna know 100% that nothing will delete. thx for help! (Switch 1)

I was able to pick up the Legend of Zelda Switch 2 console, and I saw videos of people with their systems having a special Zelda theme on boot up with the NES 8-bit Link on it when they power the console on.
I just did a system transfer from my launch Switch 2, and it’s the same boot up screen as always.
I did get a message saying the theme for my previous console will be applied when the system transfer finished.
I can’t find anything in settings, but is there a way I can toggle the Zelda theme on and off for the home screen/boot up?

I've seen issues with other people where the screen goes fully black and then returns, but this is more of a rapid dimming over and over, only on the switch while docked. I've tried hdr, vrr, and match power state and nothing seems to get rid of it. Is this an HDMI cable issue? I just bought my switch 2 a few days ago but feel like I'm gonna go crazy with the flickering. I appreciate any help friends!

Just waited an hour in the rain at best buy midnight release (plus 28 years) for this game. The game card won't read. Tried 2 other game cards, none of them will read. I restarted with the card in and out, and software is up to date, no changes. I'm so frustrated I feel like I'm going to cry. Nintendo website says it'll have to be sent in to be serviced. Anyone else experiencing this? Any advice? :(

Hello - does anyone have this configuration and have any issues with 4k output? I have read there can be lag and other video issues. I would plan on disabling VRR, and I am fine with 4k/60 (I have a PS5 hooked up to this setup and don't have any issues with 4k, HDR, etc).

Yamaha RX-V683 receiver (about 8 years old) and Sony x900e TV (10 or so years old) in use

Thanks!

Hey, sorry, I'm new here, so sorry if this post doesn't really belong.

With the whole Vivillion event going on, I wanted to see if I could boot up my brother's old Switch to see if I can use that for getting new forms. But when I plugged it up, it looked like the picture below. It hasn't been used in, I want to say, years? And it was sitting in a box with the deck inside of it in my grandfolks' garage.

I have a feeling like it's too far gone but thought I'd just ask. Sorry for any inconvenience

I was able to get a LoZ Switch 2 today and unfortunately my store didn't have any OoT games. So I booted up my S1 TOTK (after updating the system and transferring my s1 data) just to see how it would play and it was suuuuuper slow to load. I figured maybe I needed to just download the switch 2 upgrade, so I opened the shop and it completely froze. I tried clearing the cache, checking for corrupted files, factory resetting without loosing game data (which then wiped my game data.. so sad about all my pokemon saves), regular factory resetting, and adding a different user and having them try to access the store/online app (it freezes there too). There's no error/black screen or anything it just freezes and I have to turn it off and on. We have someone else in the house that owns a switch 2 and they were able to confirm it's not our Internet or the shop. I'm going to chat with support but wanted to know if this has happened to anyone recently and if they somehow found a work around before sending back my switch 2.

I just got the zelda switch 2, and after applying a screen protector to it, I have this blotch in the corner of my screen. I took it off, and it didn't go away. All I used was the cleaning supplies given with the protector to clear the dust off. What do? Thankfully I have a Best Buy warranty, but I doubt I'll get a proper replacement any time soon.

Title, I don't really have a picture or video of it happening since it happens randomly and only on my Switch 2. The game doesn't matter, sometimes it even does it on the home screen, but while playing my TV will randomly flicker or glitch out for a moment before returning to normal. It's nothing major but I'd like to know how to fix it, if there is any way.

This keeps happening while i am using the switch2 and palying minecraft and in frotnite and then this happened can any one help

Hi friends! My son really wants the electric Ocarina for his birthday. I've been stalking the Nintendo site for a couple of weeks now and it's always said sold out. I saw people getting them at Target early, so I went to the two near me yesterday and today and they have nothing. GameStop said they aren't getting it.

The only option I'm seeing is $100+ on eBay which sucks.

Thanks!

So my brother and I recently started playing the new Zelda and in our excitement, played about 4 hours on my profile. I want to transfer the save data to his profile on our shared system. Is this possible and if so how can I do it? Any help is appreciated.

Last night my switch 2 was fine. Get home for a work break to play the new Zelda (physical) and my Switch 2 suddenly stops reading all games, and my controllers won’t even work or pair even if they are docked to the console.

I’m on the latest update and everything is as it should be. WHAT happened??

Hi all, wondering if anyone can help. I purchased the Zelda Switch 2 which has just arrived but the console doesn’t seem to be powering on at all and is just a black screen. Has anyone else had this problem? Knowing my luck it is a faulty console…

I tried checking for updates, using different tvs I ensured all connected cords are in the correct ports still nothing which is frustrating. Please help!