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Title: Out-of-warranty Switch 2 repairs are a lot more expensive than the
original console's

Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2025 21:54:48 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/nintendo/out-...

The Nintendo Switch 2 comes with a one-year limited warranty that covers the
cost of repairing unexpected defects, but any damage that falls outside that
coverage will cost you. Avoiding that could be key, because based on
Nintendo's customer repair portal, paying to fix a Switch 2 is noticeably
more expensive than repairing an older Switch.

Now, prices could vary depending on how your Switch 2 or its accessories are
damaged. Just looking at repairing water damage specifically, though, here's
how prices break down:

Console: $179

Dock: $66

Camera: $30

AC Adapter: $18

Pro Controller: $48

For comparison, fixing up a water-damaged Switch OLED costs $139, $40 less
than it costs to fix a Switch 2. The original Switch dock and the original
Pro Controller both costs $30 to repair, $33 and $18 cheaper, respectively.
The only real outlier from the general trend of Switch 2 hardware costing
more to service is the Joy-Con 2 controllers. Whether the stick feels loose
or the magnets won't attach, Nintendo is apparently willing to fix a Joy-Con
2 controller for free.

Maybe the hardware changes the company made to improve the performance of the
sticks also made them easier to repair. Or maybe free repairs is some sort of
quiet make-good for the well-documented stick-drift issues that plagued the
original Joy-Con controllers. Either way, it's a small bright spot in what
otherwise seems like a potentially pricey repair process.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/nintendo/out-...
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