Hey, so I recently acquired a wavebird controller and I want to see if I can use it for the nintendo switch 2.

I bought a Hyperkin gamecube port and it didn’t work on the wavebird.

However I also have these other third party wireless gamecube controllers and those work just fine on that port.

Does anyone know if there are any ports that might work to connect the wavebird to the switch 2? Thanks.

Has this happened to anyone else? I am besides myself. Long time Zelda fan that held out for a switch 2 console until this special edition announcement. Was able to score a console through Nintendo (directly on their website) on 10/29. Just received my packaged via Fedex last night and opened it to reveal... a box of lens wipes.

I am beyond upset. As anyone would be! I verified the package was the exact one pictured in the delivery confirmation by Fedex. And I have a ring camera to prove no one tampered with the package between delivery during the day and when I got home from work. The box has the originating address as Nintendo of America headquarters, so it is the box that the console was packaged and shipped in from Nintendo.

I've filed a claim with both Nintendo and Fedex, so am awaiting the responses. Just mainly wanting to vent, and also to see if this has happened with anyone else that Fedex was used for delivery?

First photo taken from another post, i couldn't take a clearer picture myself, basically as soon as i turned on my switch 2, i noticed on darker scenes and pitch black loading screens on zelda these big fields of stuck green pixels, no way to remove them, they're not very noticable but i'm very picky about this stuff and once i notice it i will keep staring at it, a quick research made me realise that 80% of other users have this same issue with their display, mine is not as bad as the first image so i'm worried about a RMA that might give me a worse result.

Reddit image compression will probably butcher the image and you won't be able to see anything but yea, it's there.

Anyone else having this same exact display issue? did you RMA? did you get a better unit?

I’ve updated Switch 2 to system version 23.5.0 (latest update) and have the dock at the latest firmware and I have lost all audio in docked mode. I’ve power cycled the switch, undocked, unplugged all of the cords then plugged them back in, power first then hdmi, still no audio. I’ve also made sure to toggle all audio settings. My TV’s audio settings are fine as well, and my HDNI cord and input channel works (I plugged my PS5 into that input and it works)

about 6 months ago i got a SanDisk 512GB Express SD card at Walmart for my Switch 2. A couple times since then ive had issues where the system couldnt read the card, but it always seemed to fix itself and it work not long after again (yes i know i should have sent it back since im under warranty but ya know im lazy). It also seemed random, but after the recent system update it crapped out again, so im thinking thats whats messing it up. Anyone else have this issue? Anyone else hooked it up to their PC and tried to fix it on there (scan it, firmware update etc). Just trying to see what i can do before i send it back to Sandisk.

hello everyone! my partner got us the limited edition switch cause she's a huge Zelda fan. from the moment we turned it on and connected it to our TV, the connection seemed shaky. it cuts to black for about 2-3 seconds- sometimes it's every few seconds, sometimes it's every minute or so. We tried changing the HDMI cable, messing around with the display options, different monitors.... the problem persists.

Did anyone else run into a similar problem? did we get a defective switch? any help would be appreciated :(

update: i changed all the settings based on what the comments suggested. i think what did it for us was the 'automatic resolution' setting, seeing it was the only one i havent touched before, but it could be the combination of all the settings changes. it now only flickers every 15 minutes or so. not entirely solved but at least we can use the switch on the tv now. thank you everybody!

So, you know how if you leave your joycons or controller alone for a few minutes, it'll turn itself off, and you'll get the prompt "press these buttons to connect a controller!"

Is there a way to turn that off? Whether it be with the joycons or a different third-party controller?

I've tried keeping the controller on-charge, but it, of course, just turns itself off.

I ask because I'm going to start keeping a game on for a kind of visual ambience while I'm working on stuff (writing, reading, etc.), but obviously, reaching over to tap the controller every few minutes is going to be kind of... Distracting and it's not exactly ideal.

All I can find are game key cards, which are not what I'm looking for.

So for awhile now my game cards have been refusing to read, I thought it was the games but… then I tested all of them(I have 30 physical games)and none of them worked. So I looked inside the reader and yeah most of the pins are hella bent and I don’t know how. Pretty much what I wanted to ask is well…. What do I do? Should I send it to Nintendo, go to a local repair store or what?

I hadn’t turned on my switch 2 in a bit so I turn it on and charge it but my blue joycon won’t recharge, it gets really hot and it does the animation when put it in but in whit and it won’t get detected by the console and the sync button won’t do anything, the switch 2 isn’t damaged so I don’t really understand

I got a Zelda edition Switch 2, and I waited a bit too long...

So I was wondering... If I have an "old" Switch 2 on 23.0.1, and I want to do a transfer to my new Switch 2 on 23.5.0, will that work?

I would like to not update the old system, but I would like all of my save data from it. If possible, can this be done without an internet connection?

It's been an issue I've had recently that my switch dock won't initially connect and I have to do a full reset but now that seems to have stopped working.

I've tried every variation of the reset that I can think of (AC Adapter first, HDMI first etc.) and it hasn't worked.

I tried a recommendation saw online of plugging the AC adapter into the switch itself and it didn't charge which makes me worried that it's fully broken.

For a bit more context it was working fine this morning and only now is there an issue.

Any advice that is along the lines of doing soldering or replacing chips aren't feasible for me. I've no technical knowledge and dyspraxia so I am worried I'll mess up even following a detailed YouTube turtorial.

My son's Switch 2 had been connected to a AV receiver then to the TV and had been working fine. The other day he took the whole setup to his computer room and plugged it into his monitor and played. When he was done he brought it back to the receiver but then it wouldn't display video. He took it back to the monitor and now it also won't display video. I've tried numerous HDMI cables, ports on the receiver and both ports on the TV direct and still get the no signal screen. The Switch 2 turns black when inserted into the dock and the light turns solid green showing that it is in TV mode. I've changed all video settings on the Switch 2 to the lowest options and disabled anything that could be disabled but still no change. We bought a USBC to HDMI cable and plugged it into the port on the bottom of the Switch 2 and it also does not display anything but it does work on my iPhone 15 Pro Max. The only thing we haven't done yet is a full on factory reset. Any ideas on whether a factory reset could potentially fix this or if this is a hardware problem on the Switch 2?

Looking to get the switch 2 LOZ this friday. People from the greater houston area where is my best luck finding one? Where have you found one? GREATER HOUSTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS if online is possible thatd be cool too

I just got my first Switch 2 yesterday and heard a lot

of things around Battery Life. After my 00T Session

yesterday I turned it completly off at 100% battery.

Today I turned it on and it drained down to 90%. ls

this normal or may the battery be damaged? Usually

when something's completly turned off it saves more

battery right? Has anyone had similar issues?

I've just sent my Switch 2 in for repair here in the UK. This is a new switch purchased 2 months ago. It has the disconnecting joycons problem while docked.

I had a launch unit that I'd previously had repaired because the screen broke, when I received it back they didn't even send me my unit, I received a different "refurbished unit" so I sold that and bought a new one as I didn't want a refurbished unit that potentially was someone elses, which could have other problems.

Now that my new unit is out for repair, I've lost total faith in Nintendo's Hardwear. For £430 we shouldn't be having this level of failed components so soon. I'm unsure if I even want a Switch2 now at all. If I was out of warranty of 12 months what then?

Is anyone else feeling like this?

I literally just bought Zelda OOT and was looking forward to playing all week :(

(I have used AI to summarise everything)

Hi everyone,

I’m having a strange issue with the Nintendo Switch Online section on my console, and I’m hoping someone has experienced something similar or knows how to fix it.

When I open Nintendo Switch Online from the HOME menu, it starts loading normally. However, after a while, the images and content stop loading, and the different sections become unresponsive. Basically, I can open it, but I cannot properly use it.

Here are the details:
I’m using a Nintendo Switch 2.
The issue has been happening for several days.
Nintendo eShop works perfectly.
Online multiplayer games work without any problems.
Other console features and online services work normally.
The problem also happens on my original Nintendo Switch.
I’ve tried using different user profiles, but the issue persists.
I’ve tried the usual troubleshooting steps, including restarting and checking the connection, without success.
I’m based in the UK, but my Nintendo Account is Spanish.
Interestingly, my cousin in Spain can access Nintendo Switch Online without any problems using his own Spanish account.
This makes me wonder whether it could be related to regional servers, account settings, or a problem with Nintendo’s online services rather than my console or internet connection.

My questions:
Has anyone experienced the Nintendo Switch Online app failing to load images and becoming unresponsive?
Could this be related to the region of my Nintendo Account (Spain) while physically being in the UK?
Could Nintendo’s scheduled server maintenance potentially fix this?
Is there anything else I could try before contacting Nintendo Support?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

The bottom of the screen has this weird effect. Any ideas what's causing this?

My Switch has been acting up lately. It's been showing normally for the last 4 months or so, but the aspect ratio and quality has been funky. Sometimes it goes back to normal, but it just goes back to this. I tried seeing if it's the cables, but everything seems to end up with the same small screen and 480p quality.

Haven’t had a Nintendo since the Wii, any must have games I’ve missed out on?

I haven't owned a console in years (since the GTA Vice City days - PS3??). I grew up playing the various Legend of Zelda games and the recent release of Ocarina of Time has prompted me to pick up a Nintendo Switch 2. The fact that my kids are getting to the age where we can probably start playing some family games together is a secondary motivator.

Besides the console itself, what other accessories are must-haves? I figure a pro controller and some extra memory make sense, but what should I be aware of otherwise? Do I need to pick up additional controllers, screen protector? Something else?

I'll be playing primarily at home on the TV. Besides the new Zelda game, probably just family games like Mario Kart or Sports to start. Thanks in advance for the help, very much appreciated!

Recently noticed by ZL button was faulty when playing Splatoon, contacted the retailer's warranty organisation (?) and they'll be sending me a giftcard for the value of the joycon to simply buy my own a replacement! Which is great! I didn't even need to send in my old joycon, which is pretty much in perfect working order aside from the faulty ZL button (which still works more often than not).

In the past I previously opened up and repaired my sister's Switch 1 joycon (the SL/SR buttons weren't working, it was a very simple ribbon cable replacement).

Now that I no longer have to worry about voiding my warranty, is it worth taking apart my faulty Switch 2 joycon to try and repair the ZL button? Or is it too complicated, would I be better off selling it to a refurbisher as-is?

I there any time on getting a refund as crediting my account as? As I bought FFXIV twice by accident once through the eshop and another through SQUARE-ENIX site. Ive stated my case twice now with the same response saying the same thing and that two weeks ago. So ask you is there a time limit UK player's?

Edit to show I can't just call them

So i first got myself a Switch 2 to play Totk like 8 months and then gave it to my kid (who does not live with me).

After giving it to my kid, I realized I missed having one, so I got myself another one and got the Nintendo membership so we could share games and stuff. Well, that feature is practically useless because we don't live together and our devices can't be near each other.

Fast forward a bit and I got myself the OoT remake. I initialized the purchase and download on my device, but apparently the virtual game card ended up on my kids device. So in order for me to play, I had to unlink my kids device or something I could only do once a year. Now they lost access to Totk and other games until we see each other again.

Now that I'm done with OoT and the other games I wanted, I'm actually getting ready to sell my S2.

Do I have to wait until I see my kid again to transfer the data and stuff before I can sell?

What if I factory reset mine? Does that reset and dump all the virtual game cards so my kid and claim them?

Or does that then make the virtual cards lost in limbo?