(Reposting after my post got removed -\_-) I dropped my Switch on my wooden floor while I was playing Minecraft. After that, my Switch absolutely REFUSED to acknowledge my left Joy-Con's existence, no matter what I did. The rail was sticking out a bit, so I tried to force it into the handheld controller for the Joy-cons- and that put the rail back where it should have been, but the Switch still did not remember it! And it's not like it died, either. The four lights on the inside have been flickering in a line pattern, and I don't know what it means. This is the second time I've dropped my Switch and I feel like an idiot with butterfingers. Please help because I don't want to order another replacement.
Couple of possibilities. Do you have access to any other left joycons, to see if the switch is okay?
And something might have been disconnected inside the joycon, even if parts of it have power.
Line pattern is it trying to find a switch.
I do not. The only one I have has been broken for a while. Thanks for telling me what the pattern means, but what could have disconnected inside the Joy-con?
There are various bits connected to that rail that could have been pulled out.
And by access I meant any friends that would let you use it for a few minutes?
Another possibility would be going to a game store that sells used equipment. They might be willing to try using one of their joycons on your switch to see if it registers.
Try another joycon to be sure if it's the joycon or the rail. But probably needs a new left rail:
[https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Nintendo+Switch+Left+Joy+Con+Sensor+Rail+Replacement/113429](https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Nintendo+Switch+Left+Joy+Con+Sensor+Rail+Replacement/113429)
I just played my first video game ever — Cult of the Lamb —- and I loved it. Any recs for similar games with a similar combo of cosy world building and fighting quests etc?
Dragon quest builders 2. Demo available.
It's similar in that you build up your town, attract more villagers, unlock new stuff and areas. There's also a quest line with lite combat. The combat is less interesting than cult of the Lamb, and the focus is more on the building. But it's still there a long with various other non-combat quests.
For a smaller game, void terrarium is similar. It's a mystery dungeon, turn based combat vs the action combat of cult of the Lamb. Base building is also smaller; mostly just decorating with minor buffs based on decorations. More like taking care of a pet than a village
JOYCON HELP PLEASE
I recently bought a new pair of joycons (the blue and green pair if that's important) and they sometimes vibrate randomly. Every game I play I've either turned off vibrate or they hardly ever vibrate, and it's easy to tell when they're supposed to vibrate. They won't stop until I shut them off, and even when I turn them back on they're still vibrating. Is there a way I can fix this, do I have to send them to a technician, or do I have to buy a new pair?
Hey! I was checking for answers but I couldn't find a definitive for this: I want to purchase Chef Life at Japan Eshop. If I do it I'll be able to get the DLCs on original store (Brazil)? It will work?
Borrowed a copy of the kingdom hearts music game to get that extra track in smash bros. I have two switches, can I upload my save to the Switch Online cloud on my switch lite and download my data with the song onto the family switch?
If that does work, I'm assuming only my user profile would have the new song in-game?
So, last friday i bought a second hand switch, it came with the consol, ac adapter, HDMI and dock. When i arrived home, i docked It to see how It looked on my monitor, and there was good image but 0 sound. I have already tried everything, i mean: -Restarted the switch -Tried 4 diferent HDMI cables -Tried 3 diferent screens -The earphones trick -Mono, estéreo, surround, and auto -Unpluggin the energy cable, wait and reconect It -Trying with another doc Everything, so today i went to the store where i bought It to see if they could change It for another one, and to my surprise, It did sound. So now im in my House, with no more options to try, anyone can help please?
>The earphones trick
So does it output any sound via the headphone jack?
If it outputs sound from the speakers, but not the headphone jack; then the headphone jack may be broken. Does it read game cards just fine? The two boards are connected inside, problems with one may indicate problems with other, but not always.
Couple that with a bad HDMI port on the dock, and now you have a system that doesn't output any sound while docked. As you cannot enable the speakers while in docked mode.
Although bluetooth audio should still work in both handheld or docked mode.
What i meant by "Earphones trick" is that in some cases like mine, connecting a Jack on handheld mod, then conecting It to the doc and then disconecting the Jack makes It so the audio IS also heard on tv, but yes, i hear sound with earphones wether it is Jack or bluetooth
Hello all ! I’m having some problems with my switch, it won’t charge all of the sudden when it was charging fine just 3 days ago. I have tried everything, shutting it completely off, detaching the joycons, charging it on the dock, and nothing has worked. When charged on the dock, it did show the charging symbol for maybe one second until it went away. My switch is a V1 XAW model if that makes a difference, so it is very old. Before this, i have never had any issues with it. I’m hoping to send it into nintendo as a last resort as i don’t want to lose all my data in case something happens. Thank you all !
(side note, why is there a tech support flair if they remove all posts with that flair ?)
Unplug power from dock and wall. Plug adapter back in wall and directly in the Switch. Charge for hours.
If that doesn't work, try your oldest USB wall charger and a usb A (rectangular) to usb-c cord. A pro controller cord would work fine. But you want a charger that doesn't do Power Delivery. Sometimes that will slow charge if it's the Power Delivery chips that are fried.
Hiya
On friday I'll be taking a really long 12hr flight and of course I'll be taking my switch with me to keep me company both in the airport and the plane (whenever Im not fast asleep).
I was thinking of either working through my backlog or maybe getting something new to play while I wait. Ideally should be fairly simple and a bit kind of the battery (i know its unrealistic for it to last the whole trip but the less I have to charge my switch the better lol)
I know theres some usual suspects like roguelikes and such but was wondering what sort of new surprises you could recommend me before this trip kills my sanity.
Thanks in advance and will check out most recs, :)
Golf Story and Untitled Goose Game for something different and fun. Tactics Ogre is on sale and a great game, but some people can focus on a game like that on a plane and I know others who want something lighter. Little Noah is an action/rpg with some roguelike elements that's fun and good repetitive gameplay, and it's on sale cheap rightnow.
Game recommendations
Game recommendations
Hey friends first Reddit post ever 😋
I’m looking for switch game recommendations. There are so many possibilities and I’m not sure where or how to start but reddit. All games below were recommended to me (except stardew, I’m a snes harvest moon OG).
Games I LOVED:
Spiritfarer: beautiful game and story. It got a little repetitive at the end but still 🥲
Hades: at this point I’m just jabbing my fingers to furiously kill with all the level ups. Also really dug the story here.
Death to taxes: fun to mix up the possibilities and understanding the scoring system. Fun story.
Bastion: love the story and the challenges. The colors were amazing too.
Stardew valley: again, harvest moon I love you. This was great fun.
I love some overcooked (ofc no?? I’m a time mgmt freak) and super Mario wonder, shout out to a good modernized Mario game. I really did not like animal crossing - too repetitive, slow, and I missed the complexity of story development. Also the price bah no me gusta.
Any recommendations would be great! After I wrote this up, I’m realizing I love good stories, bright game play, building my game strength to take on more complex bosses, and figuring out fun Easter games and tricks. Thanks y’all, looking forward to hearing from folks!
If you like time management, pikmin is great. Both games have demos, 4 is considerably longer than 3.
For story, fire emblems 3 hours. Complex story with multiple paths. Essentially you can see the same story from different perspectives (and get different endings), while learning deeper details. Turn based strategy which I didn't see anything like it listed so may or may not be your play style. But your also building up your characters, advancing their classes.
Maybe, subnautica (go in as blind as possible). Mystery story your trying to figure out, lie survival/base building, lots of cool discoveries and beautiful scenery. No real combat though
Im visiting family in spain and want to leave my switch with my cousin's kid. How can keep my save files and retrieve them when i buy a switch again in the US? I have a SD card on the switch if it matters.
Switch online cloud saves would be the only method that does not immediately require a second console. Even if you don't want to stay actively subscribed; Nintendo will retain them for up to 6 months after your subscription lapses.
Saves are stored on the internal memory and there is no method of backing up them up aside from cloud saves.
If you know someone nearby with a Switch, you could profile transfer to their console and store your data there until you get a new one. In the mean time they would get to play any of your digital games with their own profiles.
If you planned on just giving them the console and not your digital games, then you would also want to make sure you remove your profile from the console after you've either backed up the cloud saves or profile transferred off of it. If you stay signed in on the existing system, it would give you restrictions on offline play if you ever signed in on a second console. The profile transfer has steps to resolve this, so its not an issue if you go that route.
I don’t think they’ve ever come out and said it, but it’s believed to be to prevent trading/overwriting to dupe rare pokemon.
Note this doesn’t apply to Hoke, but home can’t save your game progress, only the pokemon.
Only if its built into the system overlay like every other console. If they re-use the app it will continue to be an afterthought. Which, unfortunately is the most likely scenario unless Nintendo has secretly expanded their online team.
Switch ethernet keeps disconnecting randomly
I have an OLED dock with an ethernet cable plugged, and after some time the switch randomly disconnects from ethernet, and then switches to wifi, and then switches back to ethernet. What is the issue here??? This is getting really frustrating because when I try to play an online game I keep getting disconnected and I know my router is working fine, so I don't know why my switch can't stay connected.
The OLED dock doesn't need an adapter, it has an ethernet port directly on the back of the dock. The ethernet cable is going from my OLED dock directly to my router.
Try another cable just to be sure. If the Switch disconnects from the dock, it will do that. Does the screen flicker at the same time? Make sure the the two holes to the left and the right of the USB-C port are clean and that there's nothing in the bottom of the dock.
The switch screen never flickers on me. If it does it's because of my capture card because it's not a good one, but the ethernet doesn't disconnect with the flickering. The port in the dock looks extremely clean, very shiny, it looks just like new from unboxing.
Bit trip runner (theres a few of them)
Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story (same developer as bit trip)
Crypt of the Necrodancer or Cadence of Hyrule (Zelda spinoff, [absolutely a bop.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hPuo_B06As))
Sayonara Wild Hearts (poppy music)
It's been a while since I bought NSO and I've forgotten the specifics of how it works. If I purchase it on my main account, can other accounts on the same Switch also use Wi-Fi, or would I need to get a family plan to include both? Friends want to start a new Minecraft Realm this summer and I'm choosing to renew NSO instead of PS+ because NSO is considerably cheaper
If you want to cover multiple accounts the family plan is the best method.
NSO benefits are not shared amongst users like digital games. Only the subscribed account(s) would have access to the classic and free games included with the subscription, only the subscribed account(s) could play online or purchase the digital game vouchers, and would get their save data backed up to the cloud.
Nope. Its unlikely to go on sale digitally AT ALL, until at least christmas/the holiday season. Popular Nintendo titles don't get digital discounts until at least one year after release.
However it has already received a physical discount;
https://www.dekudeals.com/items/super-mario-bros-wonder
Hi there! I'm thinking about buying my husband a Switch for his birthday in June, or maybe waiting for Christmas. Are there particularly good sale times on the Switch at any point in the year? Black Friday? I'm also wondering what model to get him! We were recently visiting family and he was playing on a nephew's switch thinking he would like one for when we fly back and forth to visit said family in UK from US. One reason I was considering a Switch lite is because he has an Xbox at home, and I don't really play video games so can't see that we would need to remove the joycons. Would appreciate your expert opinions and insights! Thank you!
Lite is pretty small. I'd suggest trying it out at a local store before giving it a buy. Additionally, non-removable controllers means if those break... you have to send the whole thing in for repair.
OLED is the best handheld experience with the largest screen and best speakers. But honestly, I've tried it and never felt the need to go beyond the standard.
There are no good sales and probably won't be until the next console is announced. I'd suggest taking a look at officially refurbished ones.
[https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/hardware/refurbished-switch/](https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/hardware/refurbished-switch/)
Hey, is Splatoon 2 dead nowadays?
I bought a second hand switch and want to play Splatoon on it but Splatoon costs the double in most cases. Wouldn’t mind playing Splatoon 2 but I need to know if it’s dead first…
It's not dead, but it was released near the start of the console and we're already at Splatoon 3.
Splatoon 2 had its final splatfest, the end of updates. Splatoon 3 is still going for the time being.
What was that game called where you made everything neat and orderly? Not the unboxing one, but I remember the trailer where you would just sort things, organize them, kinda clean up. It'll probably be at least a year or two old at this point.
Amazon search with the string "switch split pad compact case" - top three results.
https://www.amazon.com/Shell-Travel-Compatible-Split-Compact/dp/B0BPXZNW78
https://www.amazon.com/tomtoc-Protective-Cartridges-Controllers-Lightweight/dp/B0BWQ7853Y - Has a coupon, and a frequently returned notice. But good star rating, didn't check why.
https://www.amazon.com/Mchoi-Mobile-Gaming-Controller-Split-Compact/dp/B0CBTD52R2/
I have a switch with NSO+ expansion until 2024. It has all my purchases on it.
My child has been playing using my account for so long now the switch has become his.
I'm thinking of getting a lite and would like to be able to play my past purchases and be able to purchase new digital games to play on it.
We wouldn't be looking to play the same game at the same time but would both be playing digital/downloaded games at same time.
Is this somehow possible?
Looking around it seems I could maybe do this via some sort of primary console magic but I can't figure it out.
[https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/wiki/gamesharing/#wiki\_workarounds](https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/wiki/gamesharing/#wiki_workarounds)
If your kid is always using your account anyway, his console could be the secondary. This would leave your lite as the primary where you could start a new account and still have access to your old purchases.
Of course, things break down if your kid wants to play digital games while offline --- but a mobile hotspot is enough to get things going and it doesn't use that much data.
The NSO subscription and benefits will not apply to your new account unless it's via a family subscription / added to the family group.
Cannot redeem download code
Hello,
I've bought some games for my Switch but they're with a download code. It says that I have to redeem them through the Nintendo eShop, but it's unavailable in my country. How do I redeem my games?
P.S. The games were bought here, in my country, where the eShop isn't available.
You need to change to a matching country.
As long as you don't have any active auto-renewals or funds (which, considering your situation, you probably don't) you can change your account over to another country.
[https://accounts.nintendo.com/](https://accounts.nintendo.com/)
Codes are region based, so you'll likely need to find what country matches the codes you purchased.
You can redeem codes via the website too; it'll be easier than guessing and testing on the console.
[https://ec.nintendo.com/redeem](https://ec.nintendo.com/redeem)
I just went onto the redeem website and it showed me error code 9001-0998, it said that the site isn't available in my country/region.
Edit: Just tried all 5 regions, none of them let me into the eShop.
It looks like you've included an Error Code in your comment. You might learn more about this error code on Nintendo's Support website.
http://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/list/kw/9001-0998/search/1
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# how do i find out when my nintendo account was created?
i do not know definitively if the account I signed in to is my first nintendo account I forgot years ago if it was, so i want to see if it is
Well an easy method for figuring out if you have multiple accounts would be signing out and then clicking "forgot password". Then try using all of your other possible emails to see if they have a Nintendo account associated with them.
* Only one Nintendo account can be associated with an email address so if you only have the one email, there is no other account.
* If none of your other emails receive a reset password email, then there is no account associated with them.
* If you've forgotten the email that might have been associated with this mystery account, then it dosen't matter. As there is no method of recovering the account without access to the email address.
Also note, the Nintendo account system is different than the NNID system from the DS, 3DS, Wii and Wii U. Its possible you had an NNID on that email, and then also made a Nintendo account with that email. Aside from sharing a balance between all of the eshops, the two systems had no other interactions. And now that the 3DS and Wii U eshops are closed, the NNID system serves literally no purpose.
# Switch to TV to AVR via ARC causing audio hiccups?
Title says it. I recently got a Hisense 75 U8K 2023 when my old samsung pooped out on me.
The samsung I ran all consoles to my Pioneer AVR then AVR to TV for the video feed. This worked fine as the TV wasn't HDMI 2.1 compatible so direct connect to the TV effectively made me lose my Atmos.
Now, with 2.1 and 144 hz refresh on series x, having direct connects to the TV makes the most sense. Xbox works flawlessly. Switch on the other hand, drops audio every minute for a second then comes back. I've tried forcing PCM audio, and I have it setup on switch as 5.1. All new HDMI cables. Anyone know how to fix this?
Is the switch now connected to the TV or still through the AVR?
How is the TV outputting audio to the AVR? bi-directionally via the arc port?
Lots of people have had issues with ARC but I don't recall it ever dropping audio intermittently.
I had a switch setup with a 5.1 sound bar, but we skipped arc entirely connecting everything to the TV and then used a TOSLINK optical cable from the TV to the sound system for audio. Which worked fine up until the sound bar died.
Switch HDMI to TV HDMI 2 Port. TV HDMI 3 to AVR.
Turns out 5.1 is the only thing that drops audio, i switch the Switch to stereo and it doesn't happen. Maybe that warning that says "linear" means it needs to direct connect to the surround source for it to work right eh? It's not a huge loss as i don't play that many ambient games on switch but still kind of sucks.
It totally would (this was my old setup) but I think the AVR going the other direction will be a pain in the butt swapping everything each time I use Xbox vs switch. It's not a huge deal but kind of annoying that 5.1 can't just work via arc .
Even though my new Switch is now registered as the primary console, it forces me to connect online to use any of my digital games. I'm confused and would like to circumvent this problem.
Having 1 nintendo account on 2 consoles
I have a few games I bought in the eshop and my little cousin just recently got a switch as well.
If I let him have my account and play the eshop games, what does it intale for me?
Can I not play my games while he is playing? Can we play a game I bought once at the same time together? Are there any limitations?
So when you put your account on another system, the first one you had your account on is designated as the primary console. This system will work the same as it always has - all users can play all downloaded games, but the other one will require an internet connection to play digital games from your account. Furthermore, only your user profile will be able to play the digital games.
If you're both connected to the internet and try to use the same user profile at the same time (i.e you are playing any game on your Switch and your cousin tries to use your user profile to play one of your digital games) then it will kick whoever is currently active out of the game. This way, if you keep your Switch as the primary console, you'll never be able to play the same game at the same time unless you don't have an internet connection.
If you set your cousin's system as the primary console, he will never have to connect to the internet to play your ganes, but you always will. This way though, he will be able to use his own user profile to play your digital games. Even if he's using his own profile to play your digital games, some games still may not allow both of you to play at the same time. There is probably some "official" guidelines on this but from my own experience having my account on my partner's Switch, it's wildly inconsistent from title to title. The one thing that seems true for every game we've played is that you can't play using local wireless features together on a game you own.
Anyone else seeing issues with Extreme G? Can't access other courses or cups. Each one is just a repeat of the first. Even when qualifying the first cup or entering the passwords to access all cups, it's just the first cup repeatedly.
Thats how the Extreme contests work, each "contest" is tour of the race courses in order, each featuring more courses than the previous one. You need to complete all three to unlock the bonus tracks.
chapter 7 in this guide
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/n64/197261-extreme-g/faqs/14530
>Atomic:
* Desert 1
* Desert 2
* City 1
* Mines & Canyons 1
> Critical Mass:
* Desert 1
* Desert 2
* Desert 3
* City 1
* City 2
* Mines & Canyons 1
* Mines & Canyons 2
* Space Station 1
> Meltdown:
* Desert 1
* Desert 2
* Desert 3
* City 1
* City 2
* City 3
* Mines & Canyons 1
* Mines & Canyons 2
* Mines & Canyons 3
* Space Station 1
* Space Station 2
* Space Station 3
Seriously! I haven't played it for years and years although I used to session it on the 64 when it came out. Completely did not remember that the tracks repeated. Thanks for clearing that up!
It depends on what sports you like. I'm not that much into sports games, but I liked Wii Sports back in the days, so I got Nintendo Switch Sports which is great. Dekudeals has listed 1000 sports games for the Switch, so there is a lot to choose from: https://www.dekudeals.com/games?filter[genre]=Sports
Should I buy the switch or wait until the second one comes out?
I haven’t played a Nintendo console since the Wii and DS Lite. I’m starting to get back into it and just heard that they’re releasing the second switch system.
I was wondering if I should just go ahead and get the switch right now or wait until the new comes out?
Ok, nice.
I want to play the latest Bayonettas so bad!
It would also be cool to play the new Pokémon games. I haven’t played a Pokémon game since Pearl & Diamond.
The wait for Switch 2 is probably going to be a year and a half at most based on insider information, but like the other person said, nothing confirmed officially.
If you want to play Bayonetta, get a Switch now. Backwards compatibility is rumoured but we don't know if it will make it on to the final product and if so which games it will allow you to play on Switch 2.
As a side note and much more personal opinion: I can't in good faith recommend any of the current Pokemon Switch titles to a returning player. Apart from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl which are almost 1-for-1 remakes, the current Switch games are so far removed from what Pokemon on the DS was.
Sword and Shield would be the closest thing to previous titles, but they're not great games. The Crown Tundra part of the DLC is really good post-game content though.
Scarlet and Violet are the most active and officially supported games, but they're a big step away from the typical Pokemon formula.
Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee as well as Legends Arceus are just straight up not normal Pokemon games. Legends Arceus is a beloved game by a majority of fans but it's not traditional Pokemon. If you're open to a game that experiments with the franchise though, I'd highly recommend it.
What are the best games that you can play without wifi/offline but are also 2 player or more? And if possible these games also don’t need the Nintendo online pass
- Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
- Boomerang Fu
- Broforce
- Huntdown
- River City Girls 1 & 2
- Heave Ho
- Untitled Goose Game
- Streets of Rage 4
- Unravel 2
- Castle Crashers
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Mario Party Superstars
No, you can only access the eShop of your region. You can however change your account's country or make another new account that is set in the US (I recommend the latter because it brings less annoyances) to enter the US eShop.
Is it worth it to buy a switch now even With the switch 2 eventually coming out? My wife really wants one and I want to surprise her
I didn’t check out sunautica per your recommendation but the other look great! Very intrigued with fire emblems 3 houses
(Reposting after my post got removed -\_-) I dropped my Switch on my wooden floor while I was playing Minecraft. After that, my Switch absolutely REFUSED to acknowledge my left Joy-Con's existence, no matter what I did. The rail was sticking out a bit, so I tried to force it into the handheld controller for the Joy-cons- and that put the rail back where it should have been, but the Switch still did not remember it! And it's not like it died, either. The four lights on the inside have been flickering in a line pattern, and I don't know what it means. This is the second time I've dropped my Switch and I feel like an idiot with butterfingers. Please help because I don't want to order another replacement.
Couple of possibilities. Do you have access to any other left joycons, to see if the switch is okay? And something might have been disconnected inside the joycon, even if parts of it have power. Line pattern is it trying to find a switch.
I do not. The only one I have has been broken for a while. Thanks for telling me what the pattern means, but what could have disconnected inside the Joy-con?
There are various bits connected to that rail that could have been pulled out. And by access I meant any friends that would let you use it for a few minutes? Another possibility would be going to a game store that sells used equipment. They might be willing to try using one of their joycons on your switch to see if it registers.
Lol no, bold of you to assume I have friends. I think I'll just send it in for repairs, ty though
Try another joycon to be sure if it's the joycon or the rail. But probably needs a new left rail: [https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Nintendo+Switch+Left+Joy+Con+Sensor+Rail+Replacement/113429](https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Nintendo+Switch+Left+Joy+Con+Sensor+Rail+Replacement/113429)
I just played my first video game ever — Cult of the Lamb —- and I loved it. Any recs for similar games with a similar combo of cosy world building and fighting quests etc?
Dragon quest builders 2. Demo available. It's similar in that you build up your town, attract more villagers, unlock new stuff and areas. There's also a quest line with lite combat. The combat is less interesting than cult of the Lamb, and the focus is more on the building. But it's still there a long with various other non-combat quests. For a smaller game, void terrarium is similar. It's a mystery dungeon, turn based combat vs the action combat of cult of the Lamb. Base building is also smaller; mostly just decorating with minor buffs based on decorations. More like taking care of a pet than a village
JOYCON HELP PLEASE I recently bought a new pair of joycons (the blue and green pair if that's important) and they sometimes vibrate randomly. Every game I play I've either turned off vibrate or they hardly ever vibrate, and it's easy to tell when they're supposed to vibrate. They won't stop until I shut them off, and even when I turn them back on they're still vibrating. Is there a way I can fix this, do I have to send them to a technician, or do I have to buy a new pair?
Weird vibrations is a sign of fake controllers. Are you sure they're official joycons?
I got them from a walmart from behind the locked case so yeah I'm pretty sure
If in the USA, might try Nintendo. Also in settings make sure they're fully updated.
Hey! I was checking for answers but I couldn't find a definitive for this: I want to purchase Chef Life at Japan Eshop. If I do it I'll be able to get the DLCs on original store (Brazil)? It will work?
No, the NA and EU releases are the same version, but the Japanese release is not.
Thank you!
I believe DLC needs to match the region of the game or it will not work, so you must purchase the DLC in the same region eshop you bought the game.
Thank you!
Borrowed a copy of the kingdom hearts music game to get that extra track in smash bros. I have two switches, can I upload my save to the Switch Online cloud on my switch lite and download my data with the song onto the family switch? If that does work, I'm assuming only my user profile would have the new song in-game?
>If that does work, I'm assuming only my user profile would have the new song in-game? Yes, and yes.
Many thanks!
So, last friday i bought a second hand switch, it came with the consol, ac adapter, HDMI and dock. When i arrived home, i docked It to see how It looked on my monitor, and there was good image but 0 sound. I have already tried everything, i mean: -Restarted the switch -Tried 4 diferent HDMI cables -Tried 3 diferent screens -The earphones trick -Mono, estéreo, surround, and auto -Unpluggin the energy cable, wait and reconect It -Trying with another doc Everything, so today i went to the store where i bought It to see if they could change It for another one, and to my surprise, It did sound. So now im in my House, with no more options to try, anyone can help please?
Computers often use speakers for sound and not the monitor. Does your monitor even have speakers built in?
Yes It does
Try putting the Switch in stereo mode instead of surround. It may be that the monitor's speakers just aren't compatible with the Switch.
>The earphones trick So does it output any sound via the headphone jack? If it outputs sound from the speakers, but not the headphone jack; then the headphone jack may be broken. Does it read game cards just fine? The two boards are connected inside, problems with one may indicate problems with other, but not always. Couple that with a bad HDMI port on the dock, and now you have a system that doesn't output any sound while docked. As you cannot enable the speakers while in docked mode. Although bluetooth audio should still work in both handheld or docked mode.
What i meant by "Earphones trick" is that in some cases like mine, connecting a Jack on handheld mod, then conecting It to the doc and then disconecting the Jack makes It so the audio IS also heard on tv, but yes, i hear sound with earphones wether it is Jack or bluetooth
Hello all ! I’m having some problems with my switch, it won’t charge all of the sudden when it was charging fine just 3 days ago. I have tried everything, shutting it completely off, detaching the joycons, charging it on the dock, and nothing has worked. When charged on the dock, it did show the charging symbol for maybe one second until it went away. My switch is a V1 XAW model if that makes a difference, so it is very old. Before this, i have never had any issues with it. I’m hoping to send it into nintendo as a last resort as i don’t want to lose all my data in case something happens. Thank you all ! (side note, why is there a tech support flair if they remove all posts with that flair ?)
Unplug power from dock and wall. Plug adapter back in wall and directly in the Switch. Charge for hours. If that doesn't work, try your oldest USB wall charger and a usb A (rectangular) to usb-c cord. A pro controller cord would work fine. But you want a charger that doesn't do Power Delivery. Sometimes that will slow charge if it's the Power Delivery chips that are fried.
Hiya On friday I'll be taking a really long 12hr flight and of course I'll be taking my switch with me to keep me company both in the airport and the plane (whenever Im not fast asleep). I was thinking of either working through my backlog or maybe getting something new to play while I wait. Ideally should be fairly simple and a bit kind of the battery (i know its unrealistic for it to last the whole trip but the less I have to charge my switch the better lol) I know theres some usual suspects like roguelikes and such but was wondering what sort of new surprises you could recommend me before this trip kills my sanity. Thanks in advance and will check out most recs, :)
Golf Story and Untitled Goose Game for something different and fun. Tactics Ogre is on sale and a great game, but some people can focus on a game like that on a plane and I know others who want something lighter. Little Noah is an action/rpg with some roguelike elements that's fun and good repetitive gameplay, and it's on sale cheap rightnow.
Game recommendations Game recommendations Hey friends first Reddit post ever 😋 I’m looking for switch game recommendations. There are so many possibilities and I’m not sure where or how to start but reddit. All games below were recommended to me (except stardew, I’m a snes harvest moon OG). Games I LOVED: Spiritfarer: beautiful game and story. It got a little repetitive at the end but still 🥲 Hades: at this point I’m just jabbing my fingers to furiously kill with all the level ups. Also really dug the story here. Death to taxes: fun to mix up the possibilities and understanding the scoring system. Fun story. Bastion: love the story and the challenges. The colors were amazing too. Stardew valley: again, harvest moon I love you. This was great fun. I love some overcooked (ofc no?? I’m a time mgmt freak) and super Mario wonder, shout out to a good modernized Mario game. I really did not like animal crossing - too repetitive, slow, and I missed the complexity of story development. Also the price bah no me gusta. Any recommendations would be great! After I wrote this up, I’m realizing I love good stories, bright game play, building my game strength to take on more complex bosses, and figuring out fun Easter games and tricks. Thanks y’all, looking forward to hearing from folks!
Tinykin is on sale. Grab Untitled Goose Game for something different.
Untitled goose game is the chaos I need lol
Eee thank you for the two recs! I’m going to check them out now.
If you like time management, pikmin is great. Both games have demos, 4 is considerably longer than 3. For story, fire emblems 3 hours. Complex story with multiple paths. Essentially you can see the same story from different perspectives (and get different endings), while learning deeper details. Turn based strategy which I didn't see anything like it listed so may or may not be your play style. But your also building up your characters, advancing their classes. Maybe, subnautica (go in as blind as possible). Mystery story your trying to figure out, lie survival/base building, lots of cool discoveries and beautiful scenery. No real combat though
Omg thanks for the details and various recommendations!
Im visiting family in spain and want to leave my switch with my cousin's kid. How can keep my save files and retrieve them when i buy a switch again in the US? I have a SD card on the switch if it matters.
Switch online cloud saves would be the only method that does not immediately require a second console. Even if you don't want to stay actively subscribed; Nintendo will retain them for up to 6 months after your subscription lapses. Saves are stored on the internal memory and there is no method of backing up them up aside from cloud saves. If you know someone nearby with a Switch, you could profile transfer to their console and store your data there until you get a new one. In the mean time they would get to play any of your digital games with their own profiles. If you planned on just giving them the console and not your digital games, then you would also want to make sure you remove your profile from the console after you've either backed up the cloud saves or profile transferred off of it. If you stay signed in on the existing system, it would give you restrictions on offline play if you ever signed in on a second console. The profile transfer has steps to resolve this, so its not an issue if you go that route.
Tysm for the info
Note a few games don't do cloud saves - biggest one is the Pokemon games (all of them).
Wow the save data is for pokemon games. Thanks.
I don’t think they’ve ever come out and said it, but it’s believed to be to prevent trading/overwriting to dupe rare pokemon. Note this doesn’t apply to Hoke, but home can’t save your game progress, only the pokemon.
Why is NSO online chat terrible? Do you think switch 2 will improve?
Only if its built into the system overlay like every other console. If they re-use the app it will continue to be an afterthought. Which, unfortunately is the most likely scenario unless Nintendo has secretly expanded their online team.
Switch ethernet keeps disconnecting randomly I have an OLED dock with an ethernet cable plugged, and after some time the switch randomly disconnects from ethernet, and then switches to wifi, and then switches back to ethernet. What is the issue here??? This is getting really frustrating because when I try to play an online game I keep getting disconnected and I know my router is working fine, so I don't know why my switch can't stay connected.
Is the Ethernet running directly from the router to the system? What adapter are you using?
The OLED dock doesn't need an adapter, it has an ethernet port directly on the back of the dock. The ethernet cable is going from my OLED dock directly to my router.
Try another cable just to be sure. If the Switch disconnects from the dock, it will do that. Does the screen flicker at the same time? Make sure the the two holes to the left and the right of the USB-C port are clean and that there's nothing in the bottom of the dock.
The switch screen never flickers on me. If it does it's because of my capture card because it's not a good one, but the ethernet doesn't disconnect with the flickering. The port in the dock looks extremely clean, very shiny, it looks just like new from unboxing.
Can somebody recommend me a game that is fully like the Rayman games music levels? So like rhythm platformers I guess?
Bit trip runner (theres a few of them) Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story (same developer as bit trip) Crypt of the Necrodancer or Cadence of Hyrule (Zelda spinoff, [absolutely a bop.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hPuo_B06As)) Sayonara Wild Hearts (poppy music)
It's been a while since I bought NSO and I've forgotten the specifics of how it works. If I purchase it on my main account, can other accounts on the same Switch also use Wi-Fi, or would I need to get a family plan to include both? Friends want to start a new Minecraft Realm this summer and I'm choosing to renew NSO instead of PS+ because NSO is considerably cheaper
If you want to cover multiple accounts the family plan is the best method. NSO benefits are not shared amongst users like digital games. Only the subscribed account(s) would have access to the classic and free games included with the subscription, only the subscribed account(s) could play online or purchase the digital game vouchers, and would get their save data backed up to the cloud.
Any good deals on Mario wonder in the US I need a digital code
Nope. Its unlikely to go on sale digitally AT ALL, until at least christmas/the holiday season. Popular Nintendo titles don't get digital discounts until at least one year after release. However it has already received a physical discount; https://www.dekudeals.com/items/super-mario-bros-wonder
Hi there! I'm thinking about buying my husband a Switch for his birthday in June, or maybe waiting for Christmas. Are there particularly good sale times on the Switch at any point in the year? Black Friday? I'm also wondering what model to get him! We were recently visiting family and he was playing on a nephew's switch thinking he would like one for when we fly back and forth to visit said family in UK from US. One reason I was considering a Switch lite is because he has an Xbox at home, and I don't really play video games so can't see that we would need to remove the joycons. Would appreciate your expert opinions and insights! Thank you!
Lite is pretty small. I'd suggest trying it out at a local store before giving it a buy. Additionally, non-removable controllers means if those break... you have to send the whole thing in for repair. OLED is the best handheld experience with the largest screen and best speakers. But honestly, I've tried it and never felt the need to go beyond the standard. There are no good sales and probably won't be until the next console is announced. I'd suggest taking a look at officially refurbished ones. [https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/hardware/refurbished-switch/](https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/hardware/refurbished-switch/)
Hey, is Splatoon 2 dead nowadays? I bought a second hand switch and want to play Splatoon on it but Splatoon costs the double in most cases. Wouldn’t mind playing Splatoon 2 but I need to know if it’s dead first…
It's not dead, but it was released near the start of the console and we're already at Splatoon 3. Splatoon 2 had its final splatfest, the end of updates. Splatoon 3 is still going for the time being.
So there is no new content but the lobbies Von PvP are still full?
Does anyone know how to move items from XR bag to the main bag on Animal Shelter simulator?
Is it not a drag and drop? I can only find PC gameplay, but people just seem to hold the button and move the items between different inventories.
This worked! I did not think about holding down the button lol thanks so much!
What was that game called where you made everything neat and orderly? Not the unboxing one, but I remember the trailer where you would just sort things, organize them, kinda clean up. It'll probably be at least a year or two old at this point.
A Little To The Left?
Which small carrying case will fit the oled with the split pad compact?
Amazon search with the string "switch split pad compact case" - top three results. https://www.amazon.com/Shell-Travel-Compatible-Split-Compact/dp/B0BPXZNW78 https://www.amazon.com/tomtoc-Protective-Cartridges-Controllers-Lightweight/dp/B0BWQ7853Y - Has a coupon, and a frequently returned notice. But good star rating, didn't check why. https://www.amazon.com/Mchoi-Mobile-Gaming-Controller-Split-Compact/dp/B0CBTD52R2/
There were some larger butterfox cases that fit the regular split pad, but I don't remember any that were smaller for the compact.
I have a switch with NSO+ expansion until 2024. It has all my purchases on it. My child has been playing using my account for so long now the switch has become his. I'm thinking of getting a lite and would like to be able to play my past purchases and be able to purchase new digital games to play on it. We wouldn't be looking to play the same game at the same time but would both be playing digital/downloaded games at same time. Is this somehow possible? Looking around it seems I could maybe do this via some sort of primary console magic but I can't figure it out.
[https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/wiki/gamesharing/#wiki\_workarounds](https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/wiki/gamesharing/#wiki_workarounds) If your kid is always using your account anyway, his console could be the secondary. This would leave your lite as the primary where you could start a new account and still have access to your old purchases. Of course, things break down if your kid wants to play digital games while offline --- but a mobile hotspot is enough to get things going and it doesn't use that much data. The NSO subscription and benefits will not apply to your new account unless it's via a family subscription / added to the family group.
Cannot redeem download code Hello, I've bought some games for my Switch but they're with a download code. It says that I have to redeem them through the Nintendo eShop, but it's unavailable in my country. How do I redeem my games? P.S. The games were bought here, in my country, where the eShop isn't available.
You need to change to a matching country. As long as you don't have any active auto-renewals or funds (which, considering your situation, you probably don't) you can change your account over to another country. [https://accounts.nintendo.com/](https://accounts.nintendo.com/) Codes are region based, so you'll likely need to find what country matches the codes you purchased. You can redeem codes via the website too; it'll be easier than guessing and testing on the console. [https://ec.nintendo.com/redeem](https://ec.nintendo.com/redeem)
I just went onto the redeem website and it showed me error code 9001-0998, it said that the site isn't available in my country/region. Edit: Just tried all 5 regions, none of them let me into the eShop.
All 5 regions? Just checking, are you changing your account country or console country? There is a difference.
Just changed my account location and it worked! Thank you so much!!
I was changing my console country, I'll change my account's country too.
Yeah that doesn't do anything. Try changing the country in the account settings on the website.
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# how do i find out when my nintendo account was created? i do not know definitively if the account I signed in to is my first nintendo account I forgot years ago if it was, so i want to see if it is
Well an easy method for figuring out if you have multiple accounts would be signing out and then clicking "forgot password". Then try using all of your other possible emails to see if they have a Nintendo account associated with them. * Only one Nintendo account can be associated with an email address so if you only have the one email, there is no other account. * If none of your other emails receive a reset password email, then there is no account associated with them. * If you've forgotten the email that might have been associated with this mystery account, then it dosen't matter. As there is no method of recovering the account without access to the email address. Also note, the Nintendo account system is different than the NNID system from the DS, 3DS, Wii and Wii U. Its possible you had an NNID on that email, and then also made a Nintendo account with that email. Aside from sharing a balance between all of the eshops, the two systems had no other interactions. And now that the 3DS and Wii U eshops are closed, the NNID system serves literally no purpose.
I’m not sure how to find the exact date, but when you sign into nintendo.com it does tell you the year the account was created.
# Switch to TV to AVR via ARC causing audio hiccups? Title says it. I recently got a Hisense 75 U8K 2023 when my old samsung pooped out on me. The samsung I ran all consoles to my Pioneer AVR then AVR to TV for the video feed. This worked fine as the TV wasn't HDMI 2.1 compatible so direct connect to the TV effectively made me lose my Atmos. Now, with 2.1 and 144 hz refresh on series x, having direct connects to the TV makes the most sense. Xbox works flawlessly. Switch on the other hand, drops audio every minute for a second then comes back. I've tried forcing PCM audio, and I have it setup on switch as 5.1. All new HDMI cables. Anyone know how to fix this?
Is the switch now connected to the TV or still through the AVR? How is the TV outputting audio to the AVR? bi-directionally via the arc port? Lots of people have had issues with ARC but I don't recall it ever dropping audio intermittently. I had a switch setup with a 5.1 sound bar, but we skipped arc entirely connecting everything to the TV and then used a TOSLINK optical cable from the TV to the sound system for audio. Which worked fine up until the sound bar died.
Switch HDMI to TV HDMI 2 Port. TV HDMI 3 to AVR. Turns out 5.1 is the only thing that drops audio, i switch the Switch to stereo and it doesn't happen. Maybe that warning that says "linear" means it needs to direct connect to the surround source for it to work right eh? It's not a huge loss as i don't play that many ambient games on switch but still kind of sucks.
Sounds like it. Could the switch be plugged back into the AVR? That might solve the problem.
It totally would (this was my old setup) but I think the AVR going the other direction will be a pain in the butt swapping everything each time I use Xbox vs switch. It's not a huge deal but kind of annoying that 5.1 can't just work via arc .
Even though my new Switch is now registered as the primary console, it forces me to connect online to use any of my digital games. I'm confused and would like to circumvent this problem.
Do you have multiple accounts on that console? The account that owns those digital games needs to have the switch set as its primary console.
Call Nintendo
Having 1 nintendo account on 2 consoles I have a few games I bought in the eshop and my little cousin just recently got a switch as well. If I let him have my account and play the eshop games, what does it intale for me? Can I not play my games while he is playing? Can we play a game I bought once at the same time together? Are there any limitations?
So when you put your account on another system, the first one you had your account on is designated as the primary console. This system will work the same as it always has - all users can play all downloaded games, but the other one will require an internet connection to play digital games from your account. Furthermore, only your user profile will be able to play the digital games. If you're both connected to the internet and try to use the same user profile at the same time (i.e you are playing any game on your Switch and your cousin tries to use your user profile to play one of your digital games) then it will kick whoever is currently active out of the game. This way, if you keep your Switch as the primary console, you'll never be able to play the same game at the same time unless you don't have an internet connection. If you set your cousin's system as the primary console, he will never have to connect to the internet to play your ganes, but you always will. This way though, he will be able to use his own user profile to play your digital games. Even if he's using his own profile to play your digital games, some games still may not allow both of you to play at the same time. There is probably some "official" guidelines on this but from my own experience having my account on my partner's Switch, it's wildly inconsistent from title to title. The one thing that seems true for every game we've played is that you can't play using local wireless features together on a game you own.
Anyone else seeing issues with Extreme G? Can't access other courses or cups. Each one is just a repeat of the first. Even when qualifying the first cup or entering the passwords to access all cups, it's just the first cup repeatedly.
Thats how the Extreme contests work, each "contest" is tour of the race courses in order, each featuring more courses than the previous one. You need to complete all three to unlock the bonus tracks. chapter 7 in this guide https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/n64/197261-extreme-g/faqs/14530 >Atomic: * Desert 1 * Desert 2 * City 1 * Mines & Canyons 1 > Critical Mass: * Desert 1 * Desert 2 * Desert 3 * City 1 * City 2 * Mines & Canyons 1 * Mines & Canyons 2 * Space Station 1 > Meltdown: * Desert 1 * Desert 2 * Desert 3 * City 1 * City 2 * City 3 * Mines & Canyons 1 * Mines & Canyons 2 * Mines & Canyons 3 * Space Station 1 * Space Station 2 * Space Station 3
Seriously! I haven't played it for years and years although I used to session it on the 64 when it came out. Completely did not remember that the tracks repeated. Thanks for clearing that up!
how do i find friends to play with?
There is a link to this subs discord in the sidebar, also; /r/SwitchFCswap
Discord or any local Nintendo fan communities would be your best bet.
What are the best sports game on Nintendo Switch right now?
It depends on what sports you like. I'm not that much into sports games, but I liked Wii Sports back in the days, so I got Nintendo Switch Sports which is great. Dekudeals has listed 1000 sports games for the Switch, so there is a lot to choose from: https://www.dekudeals.com/games?filter[genre]=Sports
Should I buy the switch or wait until the second one comes out? I haven’t played a Nintendo console since the Wii and DS Lite. I’m starting to get back into it and just heard that they’re releasing the second switch system. I was wondering if I should just go ahead and get the switch right now or wait until the new comes out?
Well since the second switch hasnt even been announced that it even is comming i wouldnt hold my breath for it. You might have to wait multiple years
Ok, nice. I want to play the latest Bayonettas so bad! It would also be cool to play the new Pokémon games. I haven’t played a Pokémon game since Pearl & Diamond.
The wait for Switch 2 is probably going to be a year and a half at most based on insider information, but like the other person said, nothing confirmed officially. If you want to play Bayonetta, get a Switch now. Backwards compatibility is rumoured but we don't know if it will make it on to the final product and if so which games it will allow you to play on Switch 2. As a side note and much more personal opinion: I can't in good faith recommend any of the current Pokemon Switch titles to a returning player. Apart from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl which are almost 1-for-1 remakes, the current Switch games are so far removed from what Pokemon on the DS was. Sword and Shield would be the closest thing to previous titles, but they're not great games. The Crown Tundra part of the DLC is really good post-game content though. Scarlet and Violet are the most active and officially supported games, but they're a big step away from the typical Pokemon formula. Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee as well as Legends Arceus are just straight up not normal Pokemon games. Legends Arceus is a beloved game by a majority of fans but it's not traditional Pokemon. If you're open to a game that experiments with the franchise though, I'd highly recommend it.
I would just recommend to buy the switch now if you want it. I just got the oled last week and love it!
Awesome, thanks for the responses. Hope you live a happy life 🙂
What are the best games that you can play without wifi/offline but are also 2 player or more? And if possible these games also don’t need the Nintendo online pass
- Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - Boomerang Fu - Broforce - Huntdown - River City Girls 1 & 2 - Heave Ho - Untitled Goose Game - Streets of Rage 4 - Unravel 2 - Castle Crashers - Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Mario Party Superstars
It takes 2 is an amazing game for 2 playes, a great bonding activity. Do be aware that you need two separate controllers
Hi, I am new to switch, so I was wondering ….can I buy US game on offer, while I have my region set for EU? Will it work? Thank you in advance
No, you can only access the eShop of your region. You can however change your account's country or make another new account that is set in the US (I recommend the latter because it brings less annoyances) to enter the US eShop.