alienboyva Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Recently there have been quite a few reports of peoples Switch's cracking, mainly on the back... I haven't noticed any cracks on mine. However, I've noticed mine makes a light creaking sound just right of the the USB port, if you put a little pressure on it. There isn't any signs of it starting to crack in that spot or anything. I assume there's something that's just slightly not 100% flush or whatever, since there's nothing noticeable with the naked eye. Quote Link to comment
Doc Brown Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 That's not good. I hope that Nintendo lets people send their Switches in and repair/replace them for either a low fee or for free. Quote Link to comment
DLurkster Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 I was gonna make thread about this but even tho I did not have to fear anyone here spinning the thread for the negative, I went against posting cause I feel with stuff like this it is easy to spin this for negative. Watch this vid from Dreamcastguy. He makes a good point that to this isn't to blow out proportion, how will the Switch fair 3-5 year down the road if the very few are experiencing year and some change after release. I feel a revision to combat this is in order to circumvent to those who feel that this something to ease the minds of those who want feel Nintendo can be trusted when things go wrong, not matter how small it might be at present. Quote Link to comment
purple_beard Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Philip Musen(sp?) of IGN had his warp on him. He talked about it and showed at the beginning of last week's Nintendo Voice Chat. I've noticed my JC slats are kind of "weak" but still feel solid but if I was playing a stressful game and was holding on tight a lot I'd be a little more worried. I guess I could ask for some new JC mounts but who knows. Quote Link to comment
alienboyva Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 3 hours ago, purple_beard said: Philip Musen(sp?) of IGN had his warp on him. He talked about it and showed at the beginning of last week's Nintendo Voice Chat. I've noticed my JC slats are kind of "weak" but still feel solid but if I was playing a stressful game and was holding on tight a lot I'd be a little more worried. I guess I could ask for some new JC mounts but who knows. Seems like his issue was do to the battery expanding from over charging and spiting the case, since he was always using the dock to capture footage. Still, surprised that this issue popped up so soon. Yeah, that's one thing I've been wondering with people who mostly play in docked mode...How long is that battery going to hold up? Makes me wonder if we'll seen a non-portable Switch similar to the PS Vita TV? Though, by the end of the Switch's lifespan, I can can totally see 3 Switch SKUs on the market. A revised cooler running Switch w/ dock, smaller portable only Switch, and non-portable Switch (similar to PS Vita TV). Quote Link to comment
Punchy Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 High heat + poor ventilation in the doc = weakening of plastic Quote Link to comment
Fuzzer1 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Nintendo UK wants people to pay around £180 or approximately $240 for Switch repairs: http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/07/nintendo_uk_is_asking_for_as_much_as_p180_to_repair_cracked_switch_consoles#comments Quote Link to comment
avalonknight Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 12 hours ago, Punchy said: High heat + poor ventilation in the doc = weakening of plastic Pretty much. On the other hand, opportunities to do those case mods. Quote Link to comment
DLurkster Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 12 hours ago, Punchy said: High heat + poor ventilation in the doc = weakening of plastic I heard combination of docked and undocked ventilation is what causing most of the weakening of plastic. If you play dominating one mode and not play for long periods, you're probably not susceptible to crack. I say there's some truth to this because the system vent differently in both modes and one mode requires more venting than the other. So vying venting patterns for large amount of time might make the difference having cracked case or not. I'd say I use my Switch 80% docked and 20% undocked. It would be more undocked but I rarely use tabletop or handheld at home. The times where I go out with my Switch is where I play in those modes and not for very long. Quote Link to comment
The Ultimate Mario Fan Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Maybe it means that Detective Pikachu is coming to Nintendo Switch???? After all, according to the official trailer he is working to "crack the case." DLurkster 1 Quote Link to comment
Doc Brown Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 4 hours ago, Fuzzer1 said: Nintendo UK wants people to pay around £180 or approximately $240 for Switch repairs: http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/07/nintendo_uk_is_asking_for_as_much_as_p180_to_repair_cracked_switch_consoles#comments Wow. One word for them, no. People already pay over $300 for their system. Quote Link to comment
WING-X Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 On 7/11/2018 at 10:14 AM, Doc Brown said: That's not good. I hope that Nintendo lets people send their Switches in and repair/replace them for either a low fee or for free. I agree, mine has been fine for awhile. Quote Link to comment
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