How durable is the Original Switch?

[sinful kite]

Just wondering how many blows to the screen it can take.

[fast merlin]

i've had mine since december 2017, dropped it multiple times and all it has are a few minor scratches

[void jacinth]

if you mean shattering the screen then it’s hopeless to crack/shatter it

the screen is plastic

[sinful kite]

I get that, it’s just that I’m noting a tiny bend starting to form in the middle of the console

[fast merlin]

oh

https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/7qurod/slightly_bent_switch_should_i_get_a_replacement/

general consensus on this topic is that they sometimes come bent from the factory and they won’t get worse. Pretty sure someone did the science and basically the switch would have to get extremely hot for there to even be a chance of bending. I mean like hotter than what the Switch is capable of doing on its own. it appears to have a huge metal frame in it as well, that would also keep the switch from bending any further than it came from the factory

[fast merlin]

how slight is the bend btw? can u send pictures?

[sinful kite]

traced it

you can see it protruding a little outwards

[void jacinth]

oh you mean that, it should be alright a lot of people have bent switches and never noticed it, it generally doesn’t affect anything unless the bend literally bows the main board and cracks the solders

[fast merlin]

yeah, u should be fine

[sinful kite]

Also another question, how easy is it to transfer all of the switch’s data to another one

[fast merlin]

super easy if you have nintendo switch online

and if you have a microsd card that can fit all your data then you can transfer via that too

[void jacinth]

there’s no way to transfer games but you can transfer profiles and media files (photos/videos)

[sinful kite]

What if I had an nso subscription before, but it expired?

[void jacinth]

if you dont have nso you can use local transfer

[sinful kite]

Idrc about the games bc the ones I play have a third-party account that has my data saved

[void jacinth]

but you need the 2nd switch on hand

[sinful kite]

got it thanks

[fast merlin]

i forgor that even existed

[void jacinth]

it’s my pleasure

i forgot we have a tag for it

[analog hearth]

save

SAVE DATA AND YOU

※ Note: Save data is stored on the internal memory and not the microSD card.

• How to transfer a profile's data - Copy an entire profile and its save data from Switch A then move it to Switch B, then delete the profile from Switch A.

• How to transfer individual games' save data - Copy an individual game's save data to another Switch, then delete the save data from the original source.

• How to download save data from cloud backup - Requires Nintendo Switch Online subscription. You can keep multiple copies of save data on multiple Switch consoles this way. Make sure to let them sync/update before playing.

￮ Exception: Animal Crossing: New Horizon's save data is different and have unique backup and transfer process.

⚠︎ Warning: As of November 2021, there is a very common issue when transferring data from original Switch or Switch Lite to the new OLED model, often giving error 2216-5000 with the message "Unable to communicate with the other console." Solutions for this issue are as follow:
• Try connecting both Switch consoles to a different network and attempt the transfer again.
• Delete the Wifi network from both Switch consoles, reconnect them and do it again.
• Try changing the Wifi network from 2.4Ghz to 5Ghz or vice vesa.
• Initialize both Switch without deleting save data and do it again after. For details about this process, type !tag init

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