The issue with alcohol and the switch is that the OLED models have a slight "soft-touch" texture to them and that part is more fragile than the actual plastic underneath.
Yeap my fingers usually are enough to damage the surface of the plastic and leave marks on the console. Everything portable Nintendo made from sp onward has marks from my fingers. I miss the old plastic from the Gameboy era.
"Soft-touch" coating is exactly what IBM used on their Thinkpads in the 90s and 00s, and after some years it just turns into sticky goo. It's disgusting.
Yeah, alcohol or alcohol based cleaners, will melt crap like that. A lot of car interiors (like Volvo and BMW) have the same problem.... I re-shelled my OLED switch controllers as soon as I got it.
I just use a lightly damp microfiber towel. Pretty much for everything electronic. The dampness just helps the towel soften residue and collect dust better
This is all true but I would be careful. As a father, They are a bit abrasive guys. they can vary wildly depending on the brand. Walmart brand for example come in a unscented with no harsh chemicals. it has a slightly less wet wipe with a more tough texture. cheers
Why on earth would you use 90% rubbing alcohol? You gotta use a much more mild cleaning solution. That fact Nintendo recommends 70% just shows this is people not knowing what they’re doing. Running alcohol is very aggressive solution, and is completely unnecessary for plastics and consoles. Simple water and a pea size drop of dish soap is more than sufficient.
I use a 95% solution, you would be amazed the amount of shit i removed with that, grime, dust, tobacco clumps.... we need that aggressive solution because people are damn pigs, i once had to clean one of those old steel PC cases with an acid bath because it was filled with literal shit, and dead roaches... no way i clean that by hand, had to redo the paint afterwards but ended up like new, if people weren't so damn dirty we wouldn't have to use such aggressive methods.
@@unlimitedslash no joke alcohol is a great cleaning solution, but there’s just some things you can’t use it with. When I worked in an O Chem lab, we used it for glass, but never for some plastics.
Do people really clean the outside of their devices with rubbing alcohol? I just wipe my switch down with a little windex and a microfiber cloth. That Switch looked like it was scrubbed with a magic eraser.
I’ve used rubbing alcohol to clean glasses, watches, phones, laptops, etc. I would expect the graphics to withstand a mild cleaner but Nintendo is Nintendo and they often fail in unfathomable ways.
I'm surprised they even try to clean their consoles to begin with. Most people go online complaining their stuff it's turning off because it's too hot, when it's obviously they never clean their shit.
I use 70% ethanol, and even that removes the paint off my yellow Nintendo switch lite. I work in an environment that requires I disinfect it constantly, in fact I specifically own that Switch for that, I don’t take it home. The yellow paint is so worn off it now looks pretty cool.
Isopropyl alcohol thats 90% and above is excellent for cleaning... board level components. As it has a high alcohol content and little water it will evaporate rapidly, and not leave mineral residue making it very useful for cleaning sensitive components. Very little warm water and a tiny anount of dishsoap on a microfiber cloth will take care of oils/dirt for the case. Screen w/o a protector id would only use a little distilled water on a microfiber to then wipe, or some lcd wipes. Personally I do use special edition consoles / accessories. My daily driver for xbox is the halo infinite series x, and controller. Yeah it depreciates, but im pretty sure I'll be able to sell it for at least what i paid for and thats good enough for me.
There are actually a ton of Japanese Zelda OLED switches on eBay right now for less than MSRP. The Reddit kid can buy a replacement there for around $250-300
IRL announcement events only provide value for “journalists” where they have an opportunity to meet in person and pat each other on the back for all the lies they spew. For consoomers, you’re watching a video recap of the event one way or the other.
I used to wait until the next day at E3 for just the trailers so I didn’t have to watch the cringe shows. I was sooooo happy when Nintendo brought about the directs everyone uses now
Thank you for reporting on the switch alcohol issue. I buy, clean, and refurbish consoles a lot and, while I mostly soak console shells in soapy water to clean, I do occasionally use alcohol to get any stubborn spots/stains out of the console shells - good to know I cant do that on switches.
Are we sure that was alcohol. Looks like acetone damage to me. Also, that is why they tell you to do a small test area before you fully clean an item with an unfamiliar product.
Microsoft is getting way too complex with the cloud and subscription stuff. Options are good, but consumers aren't good with complexity. Microsoft needs to make things as simple and easy-to-understand as possible. Otherwise, while the sales person is trying to explain all the cloud subscription options, the consumer will just look at the PS6 and say, "I know how that works. I'll just buy one of those."
Due to subscription fatigue, I think many consumers will trade complexity of a subscription service for the complexity of running a PC and call it a life. You know what you’re paying for with a computer. I have no interest in paying a monthly fee to use a console and given the state of the gayming market, I think I’m far from alone.
They can't do that cause the company doesn't know which direction it wants to turn. Like buying an xbox is good but buying gamepass for xbox punishes you still. They can't even make it easy for their own audience yet alone expand. All in all gamepass will be rebranded again soon for the 3rd-5th time in a year or two with some bs tacked into it. The whole goal is trick people into not unsubscribing and change rules as they go.
Multiversus was supposed to be just a small side project that blew up while it was still in beta. The game just didn't have the infostructure to support the amount of people trying to play it so they had to revamp everything, or it would just become unplayable over time. The decision probably stifled the games initial momentum, but at least it not just another dead live service game. Being a Free-to-Play games means it's got a good chance to recover and thrive.
If you want water trapped in the electronics or screen than yes, that’s a good idea. Otherwise, 100% alcohol is the industry standard for cleaning electronics.
@user-yk1cw8im4h Water doesn't get trapped if you apply little to the cleaning cloth then wipe it down. Distilled Water is one of the best things you can use to clean electronics, I buy a jug of it and put some in a spray bottle and spray my cloth with it, not the actual contact surface I'm about to clean. I use it on my tv, consoles, Disc's and whatever electronic surface needs cleaning.
So what games would be in this “cloud subscription”? It’s already confusing what games will be in each tiers. The more options you have, the more the standard person will be confuse. It’s going to turn people away.
I've heard that Microsoft wants to make a cloud tier that doesn't include Game Pass but simply makes every game you own accessible from the cloud. I hope they don't do that as a subscription because that should be an included feature when you buy a game. You know, you buy a game and you get it on Xbox, PC, and cloud. That makes sense if Microsoft still wants to push their "play anywhere" idea.
Any % IPA should NEVER be used on plastics with painted designs. Never. I learned this lesson back in 1985, when cleaning some CDs. It totally erased the design on a Def Leopard disc on contact. Oh, and never use them on those old Coleco Table Top arcade game screens. It melts the artwork off of those on contact as well! I stick to soft soap & water. With most game related consoles, portables, accessories, I will remove the shells and clean them under the faucet (w/light soap & water). With extreme cases I'll put them on the top rack dishwasher. It does wonders. Clean at your own risk though.
And now we can begin to undestand why the big three stopped going to E3 and those kind of shows. They weren't saving just a couple of bucks, they were spending (or wasting) tons of money in advertising their games, products and services in ways they probably didn't have much control of. Meanwhile, having their own dedicated showcase any time they want grants them the way they want to convey what they're working on and the best way to capitalize on it.
Sixteen years in retail, I always cleaned the electronics - computer screen/keyboard/mouse, credit card reader, and phone - with sanitizing wipes. Clorox or Lysol are great for this purpose.
I've never heard of using rubbing alcohol for anything besides what its meant for... I've always heard of Isopropyl Alcohol being used for electronics...not rubbing; I've personally have always used Isopropyl Alcohol for my stuff.
Jaw dropped when seeing what happened with cleaning that Tears of the kingdom switch. But then I am also not to shocked by it given what happened with sticker covers when the switch first came out. They really made this gen console out of the worst plastic.
Fam...microfiber cloth, dab it with water so it's slightly damp, then take some rubbing alcohol in your hand, smear it around in your hand, dab your hand onto the damp cloth, make sure it's not too wet, rub the cloth together a bit to spread it around, wipe away 👍
I was cleaning an NES a few years ago with 90-something percent alcholol, (Can't remember the exact number) and accidentally wiped the red "Nintendo Entertainment System" logo right off the front cartridge bay flap on the front of the system.
4:12 etchings don't rub off. I use rubbing alcohol to clean all my electronics as well but I found that the higher concentration ones evaporate too quickly and end up smudging around all the oil. I used to use pure 50% rubbing alcohol but I haven't been finding it at stores so I use 75% mixed with some water. It stays wet a little longer and you can pick up most of the grime on the first wipe
I remember my friends iPod when he cleaned it with 93% alcohol. It basically melted the plastic, and screen. I never use over 70% if I use alcohol, because I feel it dulls the finish on a lot of stuff.
I mostly dry wipe and compressed air clean my stuff, when i must 'wash' something MF+distilled water for externals and the strongest rubbing alcohol I can get my hands on for internal components
Clean your switch with disinfectant wipes(that don't contain alcohol) to get rid of the bacteria because things like baby wipes might seem to make your switch clean but in reality it doesn't get rid of the things you can't see(bacteria). Then just use a screen cleaner and a microfiber cloth to clean the screen(after using the wipes)
One other thing to point out is to never use alcohol or other harsh cleaning agents on a monitor or TV. You will ruin it immediately. Phones are a bit of a grey area because most have glass over the screen. It's still possible they have a coating of some kind on top so look it up before you use alcohol to clean it. Folding phones will also be ruined by alcohol and other cleaning agents.
i'm pretty sure the TotK Switch has a decal for the pattern; that's what model makers use to remove decal and paint, turpentine and rubbing alcohol. Be careful with those, highly flammable.
I didn't think the designs on Switches were that fragile. I only used rubbing alcohol on my controllers. I had stickers on my Switch. They are worn out. Rubbing alcohol dries faster and cleans better which is why I use it. I use 70%. I decorated my switch with Breath of the Wild Zelda stickers and I have a Zelda cover that covers part of the dock and prevents the Switch screen from getting scratched.
My issue with special consoles is that they are not normally out when I end up getting a console. When one comes out that looks nice, im like damn, I like that, but not enough to spend that kind of money extra or to have to go through trouble of selling mine and buying another just for a cosmetic look. If they offered one up front that I liked, that would be a different story.
Special editions are sometimes called “collectors editions” because coomer consoomers are completionists and need multiple different looking versions of the same product NIB to hoard, possess and hold at night.
My sister uses the TotK Switch as her primary so I just texted her the warning about the IPA. My primary Switch is a release OLED model. I bought a TotK Switch as well, but I have it in a little acrylic box in my studio specifically made to slide over the top of a Switch for display purposes. Because I'm Zelda trash. I also have a collection of six or seven Zelda pro controllers that are all displayed near the Switch on specially made acrylic wall brackets, because all of them are REALLY pretty. And because I'm Zelda trash.😂
I've been using damp electronics wipes and they work great for my counsels and OLED TV. It works great and it's safe from running plastics and shorting out electronics since they are static free.
Never use straight rubbing alcohol to clean plastic. It will deteriorate it over time and make it brittle If you really need to clean the plastic, I would advise taking the shell off, and cleaning it with hand soap and mildly warm water.
Most etching done on other special switches won't damage anything. I clean them with 99% IPA it's just fine. The Zelda OLED seems like it is a thin coat of matte paint.
Wow THANKS! I haven't needed to clean my Switch other than with a lint-free cloth... but yes, I would have thought a deep-clean with alcohol would have been fine as long as not on rubber.
Well, i don't think it was really recommended anywhere to clean plastics with rubbing alcohol since i guess depending on the makeup of the plastic it wont only destroy any etchings on it, but also sometimes melt or make it malleable/weaker to the point that it can crumble.
I remember taking some printing off some of my game cartridges when I used denatured alcohol. I had bought them used and wanted to make sure everything that might be living on them was dead.
I Just use a damp cloth with a drop of dish soap like "Dawn" to get rid of grease/oils from hands for the outside of electronics consoles/controllers. Alcohol seems a bit overkill...
I clean mine with calcium hypochlorite, potassium monopersulfate and a few drops of water. Once you get past the fingernail cracks and lost teeth, it works good.
It’s not just alcohol, sweaty hands can do that as well to your oled Switch, which is disappointing. You can see how much Nintendo cares about their products and designs.
My hands don’t sweat but I put over 100 hours of Zelda and my TotK switch still looks great. My hands are always clean, I don’t like to get my console dirty
How are people still not cognizant of rubbing alcohol being bad for coated/finished plastics? It's not good for unfinished plastics either, but it's not as bad. If you need to clean plastics, you use clean, room-temp water (maybe warm if there is stubborn debris) and either a toothbrush or a microfiber, depending on what you are cleaning. Ideally with electronics, you will disco the battery and tap the power switch to dump caps, but still.
Wonder if Nintendo charge for being in Nintendo direct or not, the smart move is to not charge then they can have very strict control on what show up and when, allowing them to focus on higher quality games and make sure its a wider selection, boosting game and consoles sales, which will help both sides
When it comes to cleaning plastics (console and controller shells, game cases, cartridges, etc) I personally like to use Windex. Strong enough to get through grime, but gentle enough to not damage anything and evaporates quickly. Can't confirm how it effects those Switch decals, though, as I've never cleaned those before.
I can't be alone not finding the $250K number remotely propesterous. These games easily make hundreds of millions and have tens of millions in marketing budgets.
That’s so lame! Nintendo needs to make higher quality materials! And I don’t want to talk about the quality of joycons and pro controllers which all started drifting short after purchase, which is inexcusable!
I thought you were only supposed to use rubbing alcohol on the internals of electronics? I usually just use wet wipes when cleaning the exteriors of stuff.
I maintain these console manufacturers are making a mistake not making handheld systems. A PlayStation Portable 3 and 4 that use the PS3 and PS4 architecture and specs respectively but are handhelds would definitely sell to some audiences.
Any surface with details printed on is an instant do at your own risk. You are trying to remove additions from the surface like dirt and grime so don't be surprised when everything printed on the surface comes off too. This is also one of the reasons why cleaning products ask you to test it on a small area first.
People, NEVER use cleaning products on plastics. You never know the exact type of plastic that’s been used. Seriously, all you need to clean plastic surfaces is soap diluted in warm water, a toothbrush and a soft microfiber cloth that you just dip in the soaped water, squeeze most of the water out of it and scrub the surface you want to clean with it.
If the Nintendo Kawaii is the size of a keychain, they should have called it the Wiichain
The KiiChain.
@@timtim2949 :o oooooh That's good.
I don't thInk they'd want to name anything "Wii" anymore after the WiiU lol.
Or the KeyWii
@@aikou2886 dude it's an actual wii
The issue with alcohol and the switch is that the OLED models have a slight "soft-touch" texture to them and that part is more fragile than the actual plastic underneath.
Yeap my fingers usually are enough to damage the surface of the plastic and leave marks on the console. Everything portable Nintendo made from sp onward has marks from my fingers. I miss the old plastic from the Gameboy era.
Oh, I hate those sorts of coatings. I'm not a fan of the feel, and everything I've ever owned that used it started shedding it eventually.
"Soft-touch" coating is exactly what IBM used on their Thinkpads in the 90s and 00s, and after some years it just turns into sticky goo. It's disgusting.
Yeah, alcohol or alcohol based cleaners, will melt crap like that. A lot of car interiors (like Volvo and BMW) have the same problem.... I re-shelled my OLED switch controllers as soon as I got it.
I just use a lightly damp microfiber towel. Pretty much for everything electronic. The dampness just helps the towel soften residue and collect dust better
6:03 "don't dump Your switch in the sink or something" .
@beatemups proceeds to do dump his switch and call jon .
I used sandpaper to clean my system, can't believe it ruined it
IKR?!? 🤓
i use a shredder it is much faster and easier
I recommend a blowtorch instead. It is much more gentle on the surfaces.
That switch looks like a magic eraser damage to me
@@Graxer thanks for the tip ill try out when i get my new switch since it keeps breaking after i clean it
The best thing to clean your electronics baby wipes, dirt cheap and they work
Facts
Plus they're convenient and the chemicals aren't harsh
This is all true but I would be careful. As a father, They are a bit abrasive guys. they can vary wildly depending on the brand. Walmart brand for example come in a unscented with no harsh chemicals. it has a slightly less wet wipe with a more tough texture. cheers
If my electronics can't take a 90+ percent alcohol massage, is it really worth anything? This news kinda rubs me the wrong way
Lol good one 😅
It should come with a detergent deterrent
I don’t usually care about fake internet points like upvotes, downvotes, karma and the like but this genuinely made me chuckle.
Have an upvote!
What kind of alcohol we talking? Budweiser? corona?
Nice one
Why on earth would you use 90% rubbing alcohol? You gotta use a much more mild cleaning solution. That fact Nintendo recommends 70% just shows this is people not knowing what they’re doing.
Running alcohol is very aggressive solution, and is completely unnecessary for plastics and consoles.
Simple water and a pea size drop of dish soap is more than sufficient.
No, Nintendo is just telling what NOT to do and that makes the consumer question if it's true, no matter what!
I use a 95% solution, you would be amazed the amount of shit i removed with that, grime, dust, tobacco clumps.... we need that aggressive solution because people are damn pigs, i once had to clean one of those old steel PC cases with an acid bath because it was filled with literal shit, and dead roaches... no way i clean that by hand, had to redo the paint afterwards but ended up like new, if people weren't so damn dirty we wouldn't have to use such aggressive methods.
@@unlimitedslash no joke alcohol is a great cleaning solution, but there’s just some things you can’t use it with. When I worked in an O Chem lab, we used it for glass, but never for some plastics.
@unlimitedslash oh yeah? Well, I use gasoline to clean my shit. You can imagine the amount of dirt that comes off with it
Instructions unclear. Used pea sized drop in a swimming pool.
Do people really clean the outside of their devices with rubbing alcohol? I just wipe my switch down with a little windex and a microfiber cloth. That Switch looked like it was scrubbed with a magic eraser.
yep. and use a little brush for the crevices. like the bottom of the screen and the vents.
Yes we do.
And we look at you for using Windex the same way you look at us for using rubbing alcohol.
I’ve used rubbing alcohol to clean glasses, watches, phones, laptops, etc. I would expect the graphics to withstand a mild cleaner but Nintendo is Nintendo and they often fail in unfathomable ways.
I'm surprised they even try to clean their consoles to begin with. Most people go online complaining their stuff it's turning off because it's too hot, when it's obviously they never clean their shit.
It's been scrubbed so clean it looks like the patterns was photoshopped off xD.
I always like using eye glasses cleaning wipes to clean electric screens.
Holy cow, they scrubbed it like it owed them money 😬
It almost looked like a GameStop refurbished Switch.
I use 70% ethanol, and even that removes the paint off my yellow Nintendo switch lite. I work in an environment that requires I disinfect it constantly, in fact I specifically own that Switch for that, I don’t take it home. The yellow paint is so worn off it now looks pretty cool.
Love the look of a genuinely used, loved, and worn item. The “Boba Fett” look, if you will.
@@Mister_Phafanapolisno I don’t will
Isopropyl alcohol thats 90% and above is excellent for cleaning... board level components. As it has a high alcohol content and little water it will evaporate rapidly, and not leave mineral residue making it very useful for cleaning sensitive components. Very little warm water and a tiny anount of dishsoap on a microfiber cloth will take care of oils/dirt for the case. Screen w/o a protector id would only use a little distilled water on a microfiber to then wipe, or some lcd wipes. Personally I do use special edition consoles / accessories. My daily driver for xbox is the halo infinite series x, and controller. Yeah it depreciates, but im pretty sure I'll be able to sell it for at least what i paid for and thats good enough for me.
Jeez you dragged that rubbing alcohol segment out.
"Don't use alcohol on your switch, use water instead."
There, fixed it for you.
There are actually a ton of Japanese Zelda OLED switches on eBay right now for less than MSRP. The Reddit kid can buy a replacement there for around $250-300
If it's just the back he destroyed too he might be able to find a broken one to scavenge the back
AliExpress also sells the back piece.
I've been cleaning my Switch and all accessories in the dishwasher for years, has never caused an issue.
When you see the prices of getting a trailer up at one of these events it's no wonder everyone's taken the Nintendo Direct route.
IRL announcement events only provide value for “journalists” where they have an opportunity to meet in person and pat each other on the back for all the lies they spew.
For consoomers, you’re watching a video recap of the event one way or the other.
I used to wait until the next day at E3 for just the trailers so I didn’t have to watch the cringe shows. I was sooooo happy when Nintendo brought about the directs everyone uses now
Thank you for reporting on the switch alcohol issue. I buy, clean, and refurbish consoles a lot and, while I mostly soak console shells in soapy water to clean, I do occasionally use alcohol to get any stubborn spots/stains out of the console shells - good to know I cant do that on switches.
Clorox sanitizing wipes are good for scrubbing more stubborn spots
@@constanceblanchard7608 thank you, good to know!
The fact he got nearly half.way on the system before stopping lol
At the height of the pandemic, we were wiping down all the workstations every day. Some plastics felt very gritty to the touch after an alcohol wipe.
Anyone shocked in the slightest by that price for a 30, 60, 90, or 120 second spot hasn't been paying attention to anything in the past three decades.
So, rubbing alcohol ruins plastic and advertising costs money… talk about a slow news day.
They actually put the word nintendo on the "marketing" for the wii keychain.... Sounds like another lawsuit waiting to happen.
Are we sure that was alcohol. Looks like acetone damage to me. Also, that is why they tell you to do a small test area before you fully clean an item with an unfamiliar product.
Amazing that people who make dumb choices now announce it to everyone
i preordered brink back in the day.
some people are totally ok letting their mistakes serve as a warning to others. 🙋
@@zerorig To be fair it did look pretty cool from the trailers and had some neat concepts in it. The execution on the other hand.....
We all mistakes.
I almost got a heart attack when Spawnwave announces a warning issue for the Switch.
Just someone being dumb
Same, and while it was a little clickbait, at least he made it worth my time by giving actual tips for cleaning stuff
Microsoft is getting way too complex with the cloud and subscription stuff. Options are good, but consumers aren't good with complexity. Microsoft needs to make things as simple and easy-to-understand as possible. Otherwise, while the sales person is trying to explain all the cloud subscription options, the consumer will just look at the PS6 and say, "I know how that works. I'll just buy one of those."
Due to subscription fatigue, I think many consumers will trade complexity of a subscription service for the complexity of running a PC and call it a life. You know what you’re paying for with a computer.
I have no interest in paying a monthly fee to use a console and given the state of the gayming market, I think I’m far from alone.
@@Mister_Phafanapolisplus, so many people already use computers at work or personally anyway that it isn’t a huge problem to learn to game on one
I just make it simple for myself: I don't subscribe at all.
They can't do that cause the company doesn't know which direction it wants to turn. Like buying an xbox is good but buying gamepass for xbox punishes you still. They can't even make it easy for their own audience yet alone expand.
All in all gamepass will be rebranded again soon for the 3rd-5th time in a year or two with some bs tacked into it. The whole goal is trick people into not unsubscribing and change rules as they go.
Multiversus was supposed to be just a small side project that blew up while it was still in beta. The game just didn't have the infostructure to support the amount of people trying to play it so they had to revamp everything, or it would just become unplayable over time. The decision probably stifled the games initial momentum, but at least it not just another dead live service game. Being a Free-to-Play games means it's got a good chance to recover and thrive.
That guy removed so much before stopping. might as well get rid of the rest and put his own
The design probably came off instantly
@@SquiLLs All the more reason why he should've stopped sooner. As soon as he saw the design coming off he should've stopped right then and there.
@@firestriker6846 Lol he was probably cleaning with a paper towel or something. Not a q tip obviously
I use distilled water to clean my electronics.
Thank you, I was hoping somebody knew this one...lol
If you want water trapped in the electronics or screen than yes, that’s a good idea. Otherwise, 100% alcohol is the industry standard for cleaning electronics.
@user-yk1cw8im4h Water doesn't get trapped if you apply little to the cleaning cloth then wipe it down.
Distilled Water is one of the best things you can use to clean electronics, I buy a jug of it and put some in a spray bottle and spray my cloth with it, not the actual contact surface I'm about to clean.
I use it on my tv, consoles, Disc's and whatever electronic surface needs cleaning.
water huh
guess I'll toss my switch into the washing machine later
@@matguimond92 go for it.
So what games would be in this “cloud subscription”?
It’s already confusing what games will be in each tiers.
The more options you have, the more the standard person will be confuse. It’s going to turn people away.
I've heard that Microsoft wants to make a cloud tier that doesn't include Game Pass but simply makes every game you own accessible from the cloud. I hope they don't do that as a subscription because that should be an included feature when you buy a game. You know, you buy a game and you get it on Xbox, PC, and cloud. That makes sense if Microsoft still wants to push their "play anywhere" idea.
Any % IPA should NEVER be used on plastics with painted designs. Never. I learned this lesson back in 1985, when cleaning some CDs. It totally erased the design on a Def Leopard disc on contact. Oh, and never use them on those old Coleco Table Top arcade game screens. It melts the artwork off of those on contact as well! I stick to soft soap & water. With most game related consoles, portables, accessories, I will remove the shells and clean them under the faucet (w/light soap & water). With extreme cases I'll put them on the top rack dishwasher. It does wonders. Clean at your own risk though.
So you're saying I can't clean my switch with bleach?
Do you really think isopropyl alcohol compares to bleach in terms of agressivity?
The Joke-------------->
@@poisonouspotato1
I mean I just dunk my electronics in a vat ammonia. Works like a charm.
Too late I'm using acidic acid
bleach is for drinkin
And now we can begin to undestand why the big three stopped going to E3 and those kind of shows. They weren't saving just a couple of bucks, they were spending (or wasting) tons of money in advertising their games, products and services in ways they probably didn't have much control of. Meanwhile, having their own dedicated showcase any time they want grants them the way they want to convey what they're working on and the best way to capitalize on it.
Sixteen years in retail, I always cleaned the electronics - computer screen/keyboard/mouse, credit card reader, and phone - with sanitizing wipes. Clorox or Lysol are great for this purpose.
I use isopropyl alcohol since it's less intense than ethanol and evaporates faster making sure it doesn't damage the electronic components
I've never heard of using rubbing alcohol for anything besides what its meant for...
I've always heard of Isopropyl Alcohol being used for electronics...not rubbing; I've personally have always used Isopropyl Alcohol for my stuff.
Jaw dropped when seeing what happened with cleaning that Tears of the kingdom switch. But then I am also not to shocked by it given what happened with sticker covers when the switch first came out. They really made this gen console out of the worst plastic.
HUGE WARNING: Actually follow the manufacturer's recommended procedure for cleaning your Switch. 😑
Cloud gaming is for dads to play games for 90 mins then never return and cancel their sub. Its waste of time
Fam...microfiber cloth, dab it with water so it's slightly damp, then take some rubbing alcohol in your hand, smear it around in your hand, dab your hand onto the damp cloth, make sure it's not too wet, rub the cloth together a bit to spread it around, wipe away 👍
I was cleaning an NES a few years ago with 90-something percent alcholol, (Can't remember the exact number) and accidentally wiped the red "Nintendo Entertainment System" logo right off the front cartridge bay flap on the front of the system.
4:12 etchings don't rub off. I use rubbing alcohol to clean all my electronics as well but I found that the higher concentration ones evaporate too quickly and end up smudging around all the oil. I used to use pure 50% rubbing alcohol but I haven't been finding it at stores so I use 75% mixed with some water. It stays wet a little longer and you can pick up most of the grime on the first wipe
I remember my friends iPod when he cleaned it with 93% alcohol. It basically melted the plastic, and screen. I never use over 70% if I use alcohol, because I feel it dulls the finish on a lot of stuff.
I mostly dry wipe and compressed air clean my stuff, when i must 'wash' something MF+distilled water for externals and the strongest rubbing alcohol I can get my hands on for internal components
91% alcohol is super strong. I learned this the hard way cleaning my pc case and it started removing the paint.
Rubbing alcohol is great to clean bare PCB but I would stay away from it for plastic unless I've come across some extra stubborn adhesive
Clean your switch with disinfectant wipes(that don't contain alcohol) to get rid of the bacteria because things like baby wipes might seem to make your switch clean but in reality it doesn't get rid of the things you can't see(bacteria). Then just use a screen cleaner and a microfiber cloth to clean the screen(after using the wipes)
I use a hand sanitizer that doesn't have any alcohol in it, it works really well for screens and clear plastics
I use Lemon Pledge furniture polish :) Gentle, non-corrosive and leaves a night matte sheen.
Graig Miller F@CKed up !! Iv never thought he was funny anyways
One other thing to point out is to never use alcohol or other harsh cleaning agents on a monitor or TV. You will ruin it immediately. Phones are a bit of a grey area because most have glass over the screen. It's still possible they have a coating of some kind on top so look it up before you use alcohol to clean it. Folding phones will also be ruined by alcohol and other cleaning agents.
i'm pretty sure the TotK Switch has a decal for the pattern; that's what model makers use to remove decal and paint, turpentine and rubbing alcohol. Be careful with those, highly flammable.
13:01 make all the conso!es smaller...
Show them how a real classic is built..
This is god tier engineering
I was just thinking about how cool a portable Wii would be, I LOVE that something like this is being worked on!
I didn't think the designs on Switches were that fragile. I only used rubbing alcohol on my controllers. I had stickers on my Switch. They are worn out. Rubbing alcohol dries faster and cleans better which is why I use it. I use 70%.
I decorated my switch with Breath of the Wild Zelda stickers and I have a Zelda cover that covers part of the dock and prevents the Switch screen from getting scratched.
My issue with special consoles is that they are not normally out when I end up getting a console. When one comes out that looks nice, im like damn, I like that, but not enough to spend that kind of money extra or to have to go through trouble of selling mine and buying another just for a cosmetic look. If they offered one up front that I liked, that would be a different story.
Special editions are sometimes called “collectors editions” because coomer consoomers are completionists and need multiple different looking versions of the same product NIB to hoard, possess and hold at night.
@@Mister_Phafanapolis And why do you need to insult other people over what they spend their money on?
@@NuiYabuko Because he's a toxic troll. Duh.
My sister uses the TotK Switch as her primary so I just texted her the warning about the IPA. My primary Switch is a release OLED model.
I bought a TotK Switch as well, but I have it in a little acrylic box in my studio specifically made to slide over the top of a Switch for display purposes. Because I'm Zelda trash.
I also have a collection of six or seven Zelda pro controllers that are all displayed near the Switch on specially made acrylic wall brackets, because all of them are REALLY pretty. And because I'm Zelda trash.😂
Why are you calling yourself trash?
@@NuiYabuko Because I'm old and that used to be easily recognized as tongue in cheek.
I've been using damp electronics wipes and they work great for my counsels and OLED TV. It works great and it's safe from running plastics and shorting out electronics since they are static free.
Never use straight rubbing alcohol to clean plastic. It will deteriorate it over time and make it brittle
If you really need to clean the plastic, I would advise taking the shell off, and cleaning it with hand soap and mildly warm water.
Most etching done on other special switches won't damage anything. I clean them with 99% IPA it's just fine. The Zelda OLED seems like it is a thin coat of matte paint.
Wow THANKS! I haven't needed to clean my Switch other than with a lint-free cloth... but yes, I would have thought a deep-clean with alcohol would have been fine as long as not on rubber.
Well, i don't think it was really recommended anywhere to clean plastics with rubbing alcohol since i guess depending on the makeup of the plastic it wont only destroy any etchings on it, but also sometimes melt or make it malleable/weaker to the point that it can crumble.
With inflation, that $2500 AES SVC Chaos probably doesn't cost a lot more now than it did when it was new.
I remember taking some printing off some of my game cartridges when I used denatured alcohol. I had bought them used and wanted to make sure everything that might be living on them was dead.
Normally use flat clear coat spray on my console for similar reasons
I Just use a damp cloth with a drop of dish soap like "Dawn" to get rid of grease/oils from hands for the outside of electronics consoles/controllers. Alcohol seems a bit overkill...
I hope the dock for the miniWii thingy has a grip or something, just the weight of the controller cable will bring that keychain down 😂
I clean mine with calcium hypochlorite, potassium monopersulfate and a few drops of water. Once you get past the fingernail cracks and lost teeth, it works good.
I'd to see either a mini PS2 or Dreamcast.
Anything takes off the design on the back of the switch - I put a vinyl sticker on it and it completely came off in that area
I’ve always thought all rubbing alcohol was the same 😂 I’ve always used it to clean my stuff and don’t have any issues.
It’s not just alcohol, sweaty hands can do that as well to your oled Switch, which is disappointing. You can see how much Nintendo cares about their products and designs.
I have put hundreds of hours into my oled in handheld, yet the pokemon art is still there.
Oily hands have always worn down plastics.
My hands don’t sweat but I put over 100 hours of Zelda and my TotK switch still looks great.
My hands are always clean, I don’t like to get my console dirty
My Switch OLED is in good condition and i just use a wipes to clean my electronic devices.
i usually dunk my switch oled in 100% bleach and then wipe it clean with toilet paper
How are people still not cognizant of rubbing alcohol being bad for coated/finished plastics? It's not good for unfinished plastics either, but it's not as bad.
If you need to clean plastics, you use clean, room-temp water (maybe warm if there is stubborn debris) and either a toothbrush or a microfiber, depending on what you are cleaning. Ideally with electronics, you will disco the battery and tap the power switch to dump caps, but still.
2024: Wii on a keychain
Basically, thumbdrives in 2010
Wonder if Nintendo charge for being in Nintendo direct or not, the smart move is to not charge then they can have very strict control on what show up and when, allowing them to focus on higher quality games and make sure its a wider selection, boosting game and consoles sales, which will help both sides
I wouldn’t be surprised if they did. It cost time and resources to put on a direct.
However I think it is much cheaper than these events.
When it comes to cleaning plastics (console and controller shells, game cases, cartridges, etc) I personally like to use Windex. Strong enough to get through grime, but gentle enough to not damage anything and evaporates quickly.
Can't confirm how it effects those Switch decals, though, as I've never cleaned those before.
I can't be alone not finding the $250K number remotely propesterous. These games easily make hundreds of millions and have tens of millions in marketing budgets.
Nintendies are shocked that alcohol melts that exact material. Maybe they'll find out that salt can dissolve in water next.
I have the Splatoon3 OLED and I love it. To clean it I would just use a sanitize wipe, never had any issues when it came to cleaning before.
Cloth or paper towel slightly damp with water
Can damp with white vinegar if you want to sterilize a surface
That’s so lame! Nintendo needs to make higher quality materials! And I don’t want to talk about the quality of joycons and pro controllers which all started drifting short after purchase, which is inexcusable!
For plastics, only go as high as 70% iso
I use the Windex electronic wipes. Works like a charm.
I thought you were only supposed to use rubbing alcohol on the internals of electronics? I usually just use wet wipes when cleaning the exteriors of stuff.
I maintain these console manufacturers are making a mistake not making handheld systems. A PlayStation Portable 3 and 4 that use the PS3 and PS4 architecture and specs respectively but are handhelds would definitely sell to some audiences.
The guys behind the kawaii will be getting a C&D reaaaaaal soon with that logo
"Lost Soul Aside" I haven't heard that in YEARS, I thought it was abandonware
Rubbing alcohol is for cleaning the electrical contact points. Not plastic
The Wii news was nice. I love how it is almost the size of a Wavebird adapter. :D
Any surface with details printed on is an instant do at your own risk. You are trying to remove additions from the surface like dirt and grime so don't be surprised when everything printed on the surface comes off too. This is also one of the reasons why cleaning products ask you to test it on a small area first.
The key chain wii is nice but I will not physically cut my console. If they offer a pcb that you transfer the required chips then that would be neat.
People, NEVER use cleaning products on plastics. You never know the exact type of plastic that’s been used.
Seriously, all you need to clean plastic surfaces is soap diluted in warm water, a toothbrush and a soft microfiber cloth that you just dip in the soaped water, squeeze most of the water out of it and scrub the surface you want to clean with it.
I wouldn't use 90% higher on anything outside with a monitor just the board itself on the inside
Dropping a Switch in the bath seems a more popular way to destroy them nowadays.
There's a simple thing called electronic wipes that will help out too
Alcohol for metals & damp baby wipes for plastics thats the way to go, soft bristle toothbrush for buildup
Do sanitizer wipes & a paper towel with some Purrell hand sanitizer not work with electronics too?
I've always used a damp cloth with a mild soap to clean my consoles, but they never get that dirty. I use 99% IPA only on boards.