My Switch Finally Died...Nintendo...We NEED This Feature!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ค. 2024
- NYKO has reached out to me to replace my Switch and attempt to get save data from the system. While I appreciate the gesture I would rather hold onto my Switch for now just in case a breakthrough is eventually made. Thanks to NYKO for reaching out.
So after a year of beating up my Switch, it finally gave out on me after the 5.0.0 update and using a third party dock. While it's tough to tell how connected the update and bricking is, others are starting to have similar issues online since the update with similar cases popping up online. Nintendo needs to come up with a solution for save data back ups, it's been a year and at this point it's time to fix a leering problem.
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Someone dropped a switch 1000 feet and only broke the left joy con I just know mines gonna slide of the side of the couch and disintegrate
Thanks for that laugh, man! I needed that!
Frank Woods That was a good vid, did you see Banana Switch?
ducus10000 - I've owned a Switch since day 1 and haven't broken a single Joy-con latch. They're maybe a little bit looser than they were a year ago, but not enough where I can say for sure. How roughly are you treating your Switch to keep breaking them?! Either way, you can buy 3rd party metal latches to replace the plastic ones.
Lmao that’s what happened to mine. Fell 2ft and the joycon wouldn’t click in anymore cuz it landed directly on it and popped it out
Austin Hunt I haven't even dropped mine and i still noticed right out of the box that the joycons were kinda loose and only getting worse on that matter as days went by.
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
No but seriously, that sucks. We need a way to back up our saves. I don’t want my 600 hours in Zelda to just be gone!!
TheYellowKazoo if u use standard dock then u are fine
TheYellowKazoo I play exclusively hand held and charge directly off the cable so I’m fine
MaxDowngrades yeah, but you never know if something else could happen.
Connor McLernon yeah, you’re safe from the third-party dock situation, but you never know what else could happen.
What were you doing for 600 hours? xD
Even 100% completion would take about 250-300 hours only
wii has backup. 3ds has backup. switch has no backup?
(update)
As of version 11.0 the switch has new options for backing up user created files.
Ikr. And they refuse to save games to the cartridge instead of the console
PS4 didn't add that feature until much later either.
It does with switch online but it only saves for a few games
@Caramel Vanilla I own all of them lmao it's clearly the most fun out of all of them you're dumb
Crazycatsbackboi , is it still the 90s or something? Modern carts wouldn’t have that problem.
NYKO only made you the offer due to your fame. Us small folks get absolutely nothing. This reminds me of the xbox 360 coolers that blew against the stock fans causing the system to overheat more. No more NYKO in my house!
I have every Nyko collection.
more like ps5 "coolers" amirite
Ya the rich get richer but the normal people have no chance
The NYKO Wii Remotes + Chargers were pretty decent
@@ju2tunknown Either way one of their coolers had the fans blowing against the console fan on my xbox 360. If I kept it on it would likely have caused problems. Called about it and got ignored so never buying nyko in my house.
Rest in Pieces....NOW TAKE IT APART ANOTHER 20 TIMES!
DreamcastGuy what if WatchMojo start doing Newsmojo!!
DreamcastGuy agreed, it's hammer time.
DreamcastGuy Let's get up in them guts.
DreamcastGuy - Welp..it was nice knowing that console.
DreamcastGuy we really need local backup like the 3ds
Nintendo: Hackers can't hack the Switch if we brick it first.
Perfect logic.
AlphA NeoX Cant hack whats been bricked to dust :^). Jokes aside, this is gonna suck when your switch breaks and all of that achievements of smash 5 gets lost in the void forever. Hopefully Nintendo fixes these issues before the launch of Smash 5.
Nintendo is NOT behind this. Why would they brick your switch if it means losing monye. A brick switch means no more games bought for that console which means a upset nintendo.
Coffie Star It's a bird... It's a plane... NO, it's the joke that flew over your head! smh...
AlphA NeoX but everyone legit thinks nintendo went out to brick a bunch a docks...
Just Another Guy nyko already has a small reputation on shit products. It’s their loss for not being aware.
I miss the days when u could just save to memory card and take ur saves to ur friends house,no problem.
I've been scared of my Switch braking since day one.
Well don't give it a car
Every portable nintendo system I have ever owned has broken on me with the exception of the 3DS XL
I really don't understand why Nintendo doesn't make this feature or enable us to save in the SD.
That's pretty lame.
Probably piracy.
One example: nintendo of korea made nearly all its money on selling ds lites rather than software. That is how bad it can get. Another example is the psp and its freakishly low attach rate.
The Switch only saves games on the hardware not the SD card. Only pics, videos and games go into the SD Card ^^ But since they got their security in place, I'm sure they'll add a better way to keep your saves pretty soon.
+AandNvg Ah Nintendo, making consumers lose their save data to own the pirates
It is really silly they don't provide a cloud based save backup system, I suppose they must be trying to avoid piracy akin to the PS2 memory card exploit which allowed to run pirated games, maybe?
That’s unfortunate, but that’s EXACTLY why I refuse to use any other dock other than the original.
Nick M
I wouldn't say *perfected* but it is definitely the best dock as of now.
See, but the thing is; third party docks aren't the only reason a Switch ever breaks or gets messed up. The dock and the Switch itself even are minor pieces of the grander issue.
All it takes to replace a Switch at this point is having the money available. There's very likely NOTHING that he can do to get those 120+ hours in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 back without having to reinvest that same amount of time.
That's ridiculous in 2018.
I've had my Switch since mid-January and I don't think I've collectively put 120 of playtime on the system much less on any one game; I couldn't imagine having to do it all over again.
The fact that they were working fine until the 5.0 update heavily points towards Nintendo intentionally doing something to break 3rd party docks, not because their own is somehow better made.
Ajay Kundlas No they weren't, there isn't even any technical reason that they should since USB-C charging is a standard, the fact that all these reports cropped up with Update 5.0 should clue you in that it's not just the dock's fault.
Actually, USB-C video out is standard too, I got an adapter to output video from my USB-C phone. And I already stated that this only recently became an issue with Update 5.0, and not just with Nyko. I also know from actual background in this field that there is no way these standards could possibly "brick" a device like this by accident, the firmware itself did something.
Whew, I thought they were just bricking on their own.
I'll stick to the 1st party docks and accessories.
as long as it isn't a dock or charger it should be fine
@@wendylippert8880 Yeah, from what I understand they didn't follow the USB power delivery standard.
Supposedly 3rd party docks do not conform to the power delivery specification, so they overcharge the power chip, and break it. Perhaps you could get a heat plate, and use a rework solder station to pull the chip, and replace it.
A rework solder station lol I have two lines of rework stations at my job doing antennas for cell phone companies.
Nintendo we need Cloud Save now.
Roman i would prefer a physical alternative.
gizmobies6 Yeah, though I feel like there should be cloud for digital games save data so this doesn't happen
Or people could just not buy faulty, cheap third party crap. :)
Exactly. But we’ll probably still have to wait til September
Bluenose Bear The console may break not just with third party things
And people mocked me for using the official one
Codo8 edgy
Right?! Haha!! WHOS LAUGHING NOW BRO!!! Hahahahhaahaaaa!!!! 🤘🏻😜
*high-five*
The official dock bricked mine.
how tf
VideoGameVictims explain how.
Your taking this pretty well. I would freak out if my BOTW data was lost!
Ikr, I would have been pissed. Last time I lost my data was when someone decided to overwrite my flashdrive for a mp3 file that was darude sandstorm. And that person was a dick
I was just watched this video, but it was to late for me. Though I've been through emotional stress, even though I'm 14, I want to thank for making this video. You represent a lot of people out there with that same issue, and I appreciate what you do.
Nearly everyone: 3rd party docks are damaging Switches!
Spawn: Seems fine to me...
*Switch dies*
Spawn: oh...
I like you man, but seriously, not your smoothest move.
Well at least we can use this as another piece of evidence.
He wasn’t really trashing on nyko and acknowledged that it was his fault, he mostly wants Nintendo to implement a way to back up save data
Eagleye42 00 I wasn't saying cloud save isn't a good idea, it is. Nor am I saying he was raging at Nintendo or Nyko. I'm saying that in this instance, the loss of saves was completely avoidable and he ignored loud warnings from all sides and as a result the whole situation feels kinda silly.
dwaatwood You know, if you read the comment directly above yours you would see I acknowledged that. But my point was this situation is silly cause it was completely avoidable. Cloud saves are needed for accidents and people who maybe buy a new limited edition or who upgrade to a new revision. Not people who ignore a cacophony of alarm bells and warnings and get their system predictably broken.
dwaatwood And I never said cloud saves wasn't an issue. That wasn't what my comment was about. I was merely pointing out the silly nature of the situation. Not every comment on a video is going to be a holistic analysis of all topics and points discussed in said video.
SpawnWave you really earned my respect for turning down Nyko's money. You always had my respect but now it's quadrupled. Thank you for bringing us this video and speaking truthfully without being bias.
That issue has been going on for a while. Just use official docks I won't ever use 3rd party products for the switch.
props for being honest and not taking the refund offer... thumbs up my man
"Nyko Dock broke my switch". That's all I needed to hear, so let me throw my NYKO Charger I bought at GameStop last year away. 🚮
GamerGod I bought a pro controller solely for the official charging cable
Phew. I almost got one for travel, now I know. Sorry about your Switch, SpawnWave but at least by making this video you are doing the Switch community a great service. This is why I buy mainly physical especially for more expensive games, in case this happens to me because I don’t think I know the email and password I signed up with. Lol
GamerGod Just buy the main dock.
as someone who works in a warranty center I highly recommend only using OEM equipment... the number of people that have to pay for repairs because they wanted to save ~$10... getting quotes in the hundreds.... lets just say it is high, pay the money up front for the good stuff that way you don't ruin your warranty
GamerGod good ridance!
Wow, that xenoblade 2 save data! Definitely need a way to back up saves! Liked as always!
I thought all the data saved to your memory stick? Unless you didnt have one, then I could see the issue
Jesse and mike you guys are awesome
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That is nso
Jesus Christ loves you
Yeah, I'm just gonna stick with 1st party stuff as much as I can.
Someone might've commented this already, but since you're slightly experienced with circuitry you could try to rig a setup for a NAND dump of your switch which you can extract the saves from by browsing the dump's files
Nintendo's dock is expensive but it is literally built for the Switch. Use what works.
Joshua Hernandez stfu
RetroGamingStuff ummmm....no.
this
Doesn’t the switch come with a dock when you buy it brand new? Why would someone buy a third party one?
I'm so confused as to why this is the direction most comments seem to have taken. He's not in the video on some "woe is me" shit, or acting surprised that the dock did his Switch in.
Sure, he made it clear that this is another caution tale; but the important thing is that when this little tablet fucks up for ANY reason, it's taking your save data with it. It's been a year and we still can't do anything about that.
Ouch. All that save data. Gone.
*[ grabs chest in Spanish ]*
been watching too many novelas, goddamn this was hilarious to read LOL
*[Facepalms in Japanese]*
kaity kline Are we doing what I think we're doing?
*[Jumping in Finnish]*
Don't give Nyko any credit. They are charlatans who made a product that has bricked countless systems, and people on Switch Reddit have reported waiting months for Nyko to replace their systems. They deserve absolutely nothing but negative publicity and nobody should ever buy their products again.
didnt nyko make the wii remotes?
no. they made the recharge station
Jorji They actually did make Wii remotes. It's called the Nyko Wand.
I should have clarified, I assumed the person meant the wii controllers that came with the Wii,
Lmfao roasted
I just got my Switch a few weeks ago, hopefully it doesn’t fuck up.
But really, that sucks dude. Hate to lose my Splatoon 2 data, those hero missions will be the death of me.
This is why I wish saved data was on the game cards like the 3DS. That would be so much better.
dynamickirby Yes and no, if you lose or break the cartridge, or anything that force you to buy a new cartridge of a game you already have, it's great to have saves on the console. However I think saves should be saved on both online and the console itself.
I’d really prefer to have a cloud save also. Not sure why Nintendo didn’t think of this before, everything nowadays has a cloud save option. But I know it’s coming eventually. But does suck to have no other option if this happens.
They don't do that because the Switch has profiles.
ZELTINGLE No it wouldn't. Cloud saves are backups. It wouldn't load them from online unless you specifically download the save again.
You're an idiot who has no idea what you're talking about.
For example on Steam they save files on the computer but they back up to save files online. That way if your computer dies you can redownload the save files along with the game later on a new computer.
While you're playing you access the locally saved file on your computer and then when you close the game it syncs, saving it to online if you're online at the time and have set that option to do so.
You're never loading the save file from online to start a play session. That's just stupid.
Why are there so many of you who think you load everything from online when using a cloud based storage medium? Idiots, all of you.
You can have a local copy and the cloud backup too.
As another example that isn't Steam... I have a whole bunch of music on a MicroSD card on my phone. I also happen to have uploaded a lot of that to my Google Drive account meaning they are backed up on the cloud... Guess what I don't have to do when I want to play the music?
Go online.
Having a cloud save of my music doesn't mean I now can only play that music from online.
Making an online duplication of your file does not equal deleting the local file which is being used to make a backup.
Have I said it in enough different ways for it to get through your thick skulls yet?
moral of the story, don't use a third party dock
no i think thats bullshit those docks worked fine before and only break after that update? nintendo purposley did this and need to be sued
Or they didn't do it on purpose and they can't test updates with every third party dock out on the market, and they recommend using a first party dock for a reason? There is ZERO financial benefit in bricking systems for them; they need to sell games to make money after they sell the system. Period. Bricked systems don't sell games well.
The things you guys do to your stuff to save twenty or thirty bucks on the piece of hardware it'll be on for the majority of its lifespan...
They did nothing illegal.
except potentially break anti trust laws by purposley blocking third party accesories from working with there device that prior to this worked fine
yeah but it can brink on nintendo's dock lol
I'm really hoping we see an update to you trying to fix your bricked Switch, that'd make for an awesome tech wave!
Respect to you on not taking them up on the repair & costs offer, my man. Subbed!
First of all, THANK YOU for making this video. This is the ONLY way Nintendo should listen and fast track production on this. As these issues arise more and more often, there NEEDS to be a way to transfer your saves to a new device if the worst should happen.
Been a subscriber for awhile now, def appreciate this upload.
I agree, I had to return my switch that had a warrenty and I lost 100+ hours of Zelda, 100+ splatoon 2 30-40 hours on arms and 750 moons on Mario. We need a cloud save option when Nintendo releases online service. All this happened on the 1 year anniversary of the switch launch. And now with my new switch, I need to get a new joy-con, my right joy-con doesn't want to charge no matter what I try to do to fix it.
It's Nintendo's way of creating content.
How did you lose all of your save files?
I had my right joycon malfunction and I called Nintendo and they had it sent to them and got it back working in under 2 weeks
It's fist time i'm on your channel, i'm from Brazi and also have a switch. i have two comments:
1 - i'm really happy when i hear depoiment and honesty about not accepting a new device from the dock company... THAT's what makes USA different than others! People there don't like to take advantage of others if they did the wrong thing... If the same situation occours here, in Brazil, the user would ask a heavy reimbursement or would accept without doubt the new device! Congratulations for your decision!
2 - I'm really surprised about the savings! I thought Nintendo was using their cloud to save the data from the device! It's a joke what they are doing, confining all the saves to a specific device! Not good... I hope they fix it soon..
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Preço do Switch no Brasil: Seu rim
Gjbrier
E mais outros 3
Sou do Brasil também! :D
A Nintendo infelizmente caga pro Brasil, eu fico com pena disso pois somos uma grande oportunidade de fazer a Nintendo decente novamente.
Mas como eles dizem, somos um país de terceiro mundo, se eles querem assim, então que seja.
Americans are just as greedy my dude. You have the wrong perception of us. By not getting a new system from nyko this guy is just doing it for the youtube content. Not because he's noble or some shit. Lol
It's good practice to check third party accessories for potential issues before plugging in your main system. Voltimeters and other tools of the sort will go a long way to secure your electronics.
Press F to pay respects for the 120+ hrs. of Xenoblade 2.
Oh god i have 400 hours in XC2, if i lose those i'll commit sodoku
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John, I don’t know how you are possibly this calm about this. I give you a lot of credit man. I would be so furious that my video would be non-stop swearing.
Yeah this situation sucks. I would be struggling to be professional.
El Comanche I'm sure like most of is he was pissed. But he probably waited to make a video to let cooler heads prevail.
Mark Fuelle I'd literally be crying
Were you able to fix it/get saves back? I absolutely love Xenoblade 2 and just picked up the remaster of the first one.
Your "old" switch? The thing's a year old.
Old as in he has a replacement
And he purposely beat the brakes off it
@@christopherresue6191 breaks
@@coldones25 no, it's brakes.
@@christopherresue6191 what I don't speak Seizure
RIP all your Xenoblade 2 progress. It died a tragic death.
Yami he can change the flash storage from the old to the new
There's a recovery mode. Press and hold volume up and down buttons as you turn it on then let go of it when you see the switch logo. Sorry if you've already tried it, just trying to help. (If you check the edit, it will say factory reset instead. i got the term wrong)
Hyrule Denizen But that would wipe the save data as well, right?
Marius Børstad there's an option to reset to factory, but keep users, saves, and pictures.
There's an option to keep your saves, but try to fix everything, but a different one to reset everything where you would lose everything
I think there's a you tube vid called my mate vince. That shows it
Marius Børstad no it doesn't
@Spawn Wave.. I had the EXACT same problem with mine! I thought my Nintendo Switch was fried like your seems to be once i used a Nyko charge cable. The unit would start up with the Nintendo logo then the drained battery sign would come on for a second or two.. this kept happening over and over again like you have depicted. I called Nintendo to set up a repair, but I wanted to give it one last try before I sent back my system to be either recovered or replaced which no Switch owner wants.. to possibly lose all those hours of game play gmab! So I ended up using my Nintendo branded brick AC adapter again.. it did the same thing where it booted up with the Nintendo logo then went to the drained batter sign again, but this time there was a charge symbol next to the drained battery. 5 minutes later I was back up and running again with the battery charging normally!! I know this sounds a little obvious, but have you tried using a Nintendo issued power supply since the boot issue?
he did say that he had plugged it into the nintendo supplied power block
Knuckle Axiom TV I know it's been a year but how has your switch been since you made this comment? Is it still functional?
I have the same problem. Is your Switch still up and running since it miraculously fixed itself?
@@EpicPalmTree yes, we want to know!!
What the switch really needs is a battery system like the 3ds so whenever your switch dies, you still have dock functionality
This wasn't a battery thing though
Your switch was meant to die you take it a part a lot; it even tried to run away with a suitcase
LOOOL great throwback reference
My Switch was stuck in the same booting loop and i managed to fix it by letting the battery dry almost empty and turning it on. Then it booted normally but got stuck again after i charged it back up. By disabling the autoconnect to wifi i solved the problem and my Switch work perfectly now. But it seems your dock damaged some componants
Not sure. I was not on the 5.0 firmware when i had the issue
Tom Kraemer if you dont know, dont assume or at least do technical check yourself.
Tom Kraemer Another stupid and ignorant comment. You have to grow up
I had it on 3rd party dock and all was good until I turned on wifi. Once wifi was turned on my switch had error that locked it into bootloop. Is there a way to enter configuration and disable wifi?
see if you plug an Ethernet cable into it with a USB adapter and have it boot while in wired internet mode and see what happens.
A year and three days after this video, he finally got his save data switched over. You have a wealth of tech experience and knowledge in repair.
From what I understand is the 3rd party docks follow the USB-C specifications, but Nintendo doesn't which is what is bricking it :P
Nintendo is punishing their customers for using 3rd party accessories 😡
Because of the background update to its software infrastructure, I bet it checks the port for a foreign input and output so that the Switch completely shuts down anything that might try to enter it. Unless you are using the official dock, the chances of the Switch bricking is higher. It might be that Nintendo did not think to check third-party docks but, if Nintendo thought that people could abuse a third party dock(maybe to be tricked as a different input device) to enter into the Switch, it may just be a move to try and protect it. Also, on a side note, the online service is probably going to cloud-saves but I can understand the frustration of it not coming sooner but I feel like Nintendo could’ve lost a bunch of sales and positivity on the Switch if the bad press on the online service grew if they kept the online service the way they did back then. I don’t know if a year was too long to address the issues but I hope they come in clutch later this year with the service, seeing that there may be 20 million Switches out by that time.
Cheap stuff ends up costing you more, it always happen, that's why I always use first party stuff for the switch, even the pro controller
This is SO true. It's been this way for me in just about every case.
Fake/cheap controllers that break after 1 - 3 uses.
Cheap chargers damaging my regular hardware.
And accessories that don't even work to begin with.
Well everything except cases. The officially licensed Nintendo Switch case is no where near as good as a lot of other third party cases.
You are very correct. When you're buying a product the price will almost always reflect the quality of it. Don't always go for the cheapest price of a product. Make sure you know the quality of a product before you buy it. If you can't find it then asses your judgement on the pricing by comparing it to everyone else's pricing.
As if the official dock isn't an overpriced piece of shit either.
Yes I too bow down to the Nintendo corporate overlords
watching this after you fixed it. its pretty cool that this problem was eventually solved.
I had a similar problem out of the Nyko dock. After the update to 5.0 I had a variant of this problem where the switch would still function in handheld mode and charge on my phone's usb-c charger but not any of the chargers or docks intended for the switch. Under normal circumstances the switch will not allow you to transfer the Data to another switch unless it detects the official charger. Contacted Nyko and Nintendo neither of them could guarantee that they could save my data. An IT buddy and I messed with it until he found a loop hole of sorts. As long as the switch is charged to 100% it doesnt expect the charger to be plugged in. So thankfully with the system off, I was able to charge the system to 100%, power it up and race to the transfer process before the indicator dropped to 99% and was able to transfer my user data to another switch. I did lose all of my screen shots but that's minor in comparison to the thought of losing my nearly complete Odyssey save. I know this doesnt apply to the exact situation in the video but maybe someone having similar problems could benefit.
Side note: Nyko has been very understanding and helpful of the situation and has done everything they can to make it right. Nintendo was also receptive to the problem and my switch is there now hopefully being repaired.
>knows Nyko docks can brick
>uses Nyko dock anyway
Damn I was about to get one for the other room, but shit that really sucks. I would not even look at the switch if I lost my saves.
Michael King A third party dock for the other room
I've been using the insignia dock and from what I've heard, its harmless.
exactly why i only use nintendo licensed products.
same here, same with apple devices, fried my brothers old ipod touch 4 battery
Facts
lol this can also happen with the original charger because there is no real protection in the switch against "15v to the soc"
i have one here which had a original charger and (now) dead soc
@@shadowblastxtreme9032 was it extra cRiSpY!?
Save Data Backup, I have idea, What if I change Internal Storage chip to transfer old Nintendo Switch to Another New Nintendo Switch. On old Nintendo Switch Motherboard, First take out Internal Storage Chip then to attached new Nintendo Switch Motherboard. swap it Internal Storage Chip, See EMMC are separated attached, Can you do that. Might be Helpful.
He literally mentioned that you can't do that, even if you swapped the chips out, each chip is signed to it's board. Putting the memory chip onto another switch motherboard will just make it not boot
Reggie has stated publically that there he doesn't want to hear complaints related to third-party docks since none are approved by Nintendo. He has supported other non licenenced third part accesories in the past (though rarly, and seemingly by accident)
Didn't you make a video advising us not to use 3rd party docks?
#WeDidntListen
I think he was testing the Nyko one for a reason
he thought it was their power cords fucking over people switch's. he was using a nintendo branded power cord to power the dock. Now it seem that 5.0 thinks a third party dock is a hacking tool or what not. The biggest issus he and others have is the save data. Like I treat my switch like it'll break cause i don't want to lose all those hours in games I've played.
Im glad NYKO reached out to you, signs of a good company
One of the biggest motivators for me modding my Switch V1 (and eventually hardmodding my OLED) is backing up my saves. Absurd you can't move your gamed and saves to external storage devices (PC, SSD, SD Card, USB Drive, Google Drive, Hard Drive, Phone, etc.) without modding it.
I mean you were using a 3rd party dock with known problems yet continued to use it ehhh come on man
erick ehh that's right. Don't blame nintendo for being cheap
Stuart Black *Spawnwave
Fixed it
erick ehh it’s important to have videos like this because it could prevent people from purchasing that shitty dock.
The White Mat Studio he already had a video detailing switchings being bricked but he kept using it for what reason? To prove they brick switches? There was plenty of evidence as it stood
Is my insignia dock from Best Buy still safe? I would assume so, it’s a quality product, but if Nintendo really did put something in the software update that reacts to the 3rd party docks it makes me worried.
I don’t trust third party accessories unless it’s a controller
Be careful for what you buy
I would have 100% taken the new Switch from Nyko. It's not like I'd feel bad taking money from a huge corporation.
He is not in a professional position to do so. Some people would see it as him being bought out and his conscience may make him feel that way as well. For a review/news type channel like him keeping his hands clean of favors of any kind is crucial.
They offered him a new switch months ago@@wolffang489
Nyko isn't nearly as huge as Nintendo. Nintendo should offer free repairs for bricked switches.
@@vanillacokejunky Nintendo didn't make the product that bricked it. That doesn't make sense.
@@vanillacokejunky I believe they do. The problem is the saves potentially being lost in repair.
Damn that really sucks, I have a nyko dock myself that I've been using on the go so thanks for the heads up.
I spy L.A. Noire on the top of that games stack behind you... kudos
ericbazinga xD
ericbazinga shitty game spotted!
Shigeru Miyamoto will be angry
ELEXCEER
Fusajiro Yamauchi?
I'm happy that you admitted fault here. Definitely shows your integrity.
That being said, I really hope Nintendo gets on fixing the backups. They have cloud saves now, but that's not everyone's cup of tea.
Whew... I asked for a Nyko dock during Christmas, but I got an Insignia one instead. Thank God the Nyko one was out of stock!
I would've totally had them refund my Switch, because it was their dock that bricked your Switch. But, the good thing is that anyone else who used their dock, and as a result, now has a bricked switch, can use the vid as proof that NYKO can and have offered to refund someone's Switch and Dock.
Cloud saves are seriously one of the best parts of modern consoles and various PC gaming services. I love it when I get a new system and all my stuff is just as it was on the old one. Shoot on my Xbox it's practically seamless, don't even have to do anything it just automatically syncs all your saves, which comes in handy for me because I've had like 4 Ones. Can even transfer from 360 to One on BC games! It's pretty neat to play a save you had 10 years ago and thought would never play again. Ps4 is ok, but limited, and you gotta be careful that you download your old save in the cloud before it gets overwritten by a new one with nothing in it from your new system. I lost a few this way, it sucked. At least it's there though. Nintendo really needs to implement cloud saves, it's just something every modern device does; syncing your profile between devices. They're really having a hard time breaking away from the old way of having everything tied to one system. I hope it really is coming in Sept. like you said, but it really should have been a feature long ago.
2071Johnny but why do they have to end these services? Sony and MS didn't close PSN and XBL when they released new hardware. Hell MS has gone 3 generations with the same service. They need to create a modern online infrastructure and stick with it. They should have done this long ago, with the Wii U and 3ds at the latest. Hopefully what they're rolling out in September is a step in the right direction! Hard backups are what they need at the bare minimum of course, but come on... cloud saves are not cutting edge tech. No reason not to have it included with their upcoming paid service.
Just curious where did you get that shirt you have on I love it and I want one? Also have they fixed that back up problem yet because I play pokemon and want a way to back it up so I do not loose my shiny pokemon? I look and cloud saves sounds like my best bet but not sure got any advice?
Thank you for sharing. I'm sorry about your Switch though. However, since we're talking about docks. What about third-party cables and chargers? Are they safe? Currently I'm just using an iPad charger and sometimes a 'Pineng' power brick with some charging cable I bought.
Thank goodness I went and bought a 1st party dock. I was waiting for a good third party one to use while playing and charging. Dodged a bullet in that one.
uh... the 1st party dock comes with the switch. What did you do, buy a used switch that didnt have the dock with it? Or are you just a lying me-tooer
Chris Downey
Yes, I did actually. I bought it secondhand and it didnt have a dock.
This is why I use the standard dock, I’m one who actually likes the dock for what it is, but I’ve noticed, these third party docks that are said to be so much better than Nintendo’s are failing, cheap, or possibly dangerous to the switch console
I actually like how it looks
Will third party USB C chargers also brick the switch?
TheLegend27 that’s what I want to know, bc it would be great to charge on the go with portable battery, but Nintendo gives use a cable that isn’t portable
Danielle Lopez If that is the case, then it would suck
3rd party battery packs won't brick your system guys. I reckon it's the chips in the third party docks, I bet the updates thinks those docks are hacking devices. Battery banks only give 1amp to 2.4amps at 5 volts. Barely enough to brick the unit.
Nintendo: Don't use 3rd party docks
Everyone:
Me: Okay
Tbh with the way the homebrew scene is going it could in theory be possible for you to do a nand dump and extract the sava data from said dump, id get in touch with scisrem or ktemkin if i were you and see if they can help you out with that at all.
I quit using Nyko peripherals a LONG time ago. Just quit trusting them.... But that was a decade ago.... still havent gone back.
Too bad Nintendo doesn't have a boot partition similar to a Mac that if the OS crashes hard, you can hold down hot button combination when powering on and it gives you the option to re-install the OS over the internet. They should also have a way to protect save data no matter what.
Screw that. Most PCs come with a secondary BIOS so all you have to do is press a button on your motherboard and automatically copy over a factory default version of your OS to the main BIOS install, solving any bricking problems. No internet required to solve the issue that way, and you can install a newer version of the BIOS later even if you download the BIOS elsewhere and install it offline.
mjmonjure PS4 has this feature, hold down power button to access safe mode. Then you can redownload update via Internet or install whole OS again via USB thumb drive. And do other things too like reset setting etc
The switch does have a “safe mode” but I don’t think it would work in this particular situation since I believe it requires the OS to somewhat work.
Try sending it to DriveSavers, if the save data is worthy enough to be saved, cuz it costs money.
Just a question, is it considered safe to use an external battery like Anker's 20,000mah and also the official samsung s8 charger? Been using it fine up to now but these docks bricking switches has me concerned if charging can brick it as well
Nintendo might be able to unbrick systems with a future system update if they can somehow get a bricked system to update...
When Google Chrome Sucks And You Use Microsoft Edge or make a dongle you can plug in it to force an update.
"The Switch is dead" Some Sony fanboy will take that out of context....
I had the exact same thing happen to me. same reaction, same dock, everything. I doubt I had as much save data as you though. Thank God I have a warranty.
Do you happen to know if we would have the same issue using a non Nintendo branded charging block like the iPad 12w and USB-C cable?
My sons Switch did that before... i ended up having to leave it on the dock for like 3 to 4 hours without touchin it.
Came back to life
Was it a third party dock?
Which one?
Edwin Fernández it was a regular dock. But my son let his switch DIE completely. His mom was even gonna return it... i told her let me take it and mess with it. And i just left it for a long ass time. It ended up workin again just fine.
mine happen on a third party dock after i drain the battery it worked again and the third party dock also worked strangely... i almost cried when i thought it wasn't coming back alive.
tell him you can't charge the switch when its completely off it can only charge in sleep mode
Yo i tried plugging my GCN adapter (official) into my switch because I wanted to play sliptscreen with some friends but didn't have enough "real" controllers, but it didn't work. I think they may have removed the ability to use any unknown usb device.
Just from my time repairing tablet devices, I know that whether the battery is charging or not is usually a low level software layer control. This means that if this software was damaged in any way that it could be preventing the battery from charging, even if the battery is in good shape (most likely the battery is fine.) Even some newer laptops charging controls are embedded in the UEFI.
I'm not sure of Nintendo's OS design, so I don't know if its a low level (below OS) or an actual process in the OS itself. There is a way to put the switch in Maintenance Mode by starting the console with both volume buttons held down with the power button...from what I understand from there you can re-initialize the console and do so without wiping your data...
Hey Spawn Wave would you be able to get into RCM mode?
To boot into atmosphere firmware then.
Holy shit Nintendo's update locked out 3rd party docks?? That's so savage
damn it i cant afford another switch if this happens...or the $70 official switch dock
Target is selling them for $60 right now with free shipping. I just ordered one to replace my Insignia dock.
Hmm, you checked with a multimeter? Did you check all data lines for the cpu/smc (assuming it has an smc)? There may be a blwon resistor/capacitor/diode that is causing a data line to be drawn high/low, and causing a reset / interrupt.
If you have a new switch, I would use it to check all lines, as well as getting a cheap oscilloscope and seeing data communication on data lines. I believe you can find schematics of the switch online, and could identify the problem component.
This just happened to my daughter's switch. She's only ever used the cord and port that came with the switch and my cell phone charger while in the car. I'll be watching for an update on a miraculous recovery. I'm tempted to send it in, but I'd hate for her progress to get wiped. Also, thanks for the video on how to easily replace the joy con control sticks. That one was a life saver for me having two kids needing new ones.
The cell phone charger bricked her switch as it needs a certain ohm resister built into the cable which most cell phone chargers don't have it. Only use 1st party chargers or you risk bricking your switch.
My Switch has only frozen once, never bricked though, I was able to restart it and it worked fine
me too
Do third-party USB-C cables affect the Switch now??
good question this needs to be tested
I wouldn’t think so.
Christian Patton Not so far. Been using one to charge my switch for about 4 months.
BrineBlade2,I own a USB type C charger now I'm scared to use it!
I am betting that it is a firmware issue. The change to 5.0.0 has done something that will require them to update the Firmware again on the 3rd party docks.
ive been watching vids and reading up on the system failure, i might be either the usb chip set or the charging chip set on the switch itself. im looking into start doing switch repairs.
There is a boot recovery mode in the switch, press vol up/down together and power it up, keep holding untill recovery mode is displayed, select restore factory settings without deleting save data, mine fragged it's self with the v5 update, but recovered just fine
He’s right I bought the same dock and it fried my switch. Don’t recommend 3rd party dock!
Huh I was about to put my switch in my friends dock and saw this video a couple minutes before and just told him never mind
I don't wanna be a booman, but did the company offer anyone who's Switch got fried by their dock a refund or is that only the special treatment for people who might say bad things about them on camera?
(Even though it might not be their fault if it was due to the update.)
Either way, like the video, love the way you talk, sub earned!