I owned a Switch 1, and it certainly was the Nintendo console I touched up the most. I replaced the back panel once before I got a Lite and then an OLED.
I will say given how much I took that thing on the road and the beatings it took I never found the issues unreasonable and I only ever had to fix cosmetic damage (joycons aside). I’ve seen Switches get a TON of usage, too.
It’s not Nintendo’s most rugged console, but it’s certainly not a “fragile little thing” as I would define it.
Let me put it this way, I’d much rather fix a broken Steam Deck, but I was way less worried about breaking a Switch.
No, the main unit didn’t break and need repair beyond cosmetic scuffs. The joycons cycled through the console’s lifetime, which is also true of my Xbox (had an Elite controller die on me, that one hurt) and the PS4 (I don’t think I have a single DS4 left without a broken usb port).
Accessories are accessories, but the console still works to this day.
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I owned a Switch 1, and it certainly was the Nintendo console I touched up the most. I replaced the back panel once before I got a Lite and then an OLED.
I will say given how much I took that thing on the road and the beatings it took I never found the issues unreasonable and I only ever had to fix cosmetic damage (joycons aside). I’ve seen Switches get a TON of usage, too.
It’s not Nintendo’s most rugged console, but it’s certainly not a “fragile little thing” as I would define it.
Let me put it this way, I’d much rather fix a broken Steam Deck, but I was way less worried about breaking a Switch.
It didn’t break and need repair, except for all the times it broke and needed repair.
No, the main unit didn’t break and need repair beyond cosmetic scuffs. The joycons cycled through the console’s lifetime, which is also true of my Xbox (had an Elite controller die on me, that one hurt) and the PS4 (I don’t think I have a single DS4 left without a broken usb port).
Accessories are accessories, but the console still works to this day.