{"id":52854,"date":"2025-06-17T11:01:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T03:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/?p=52854"},"modified":"2025-06-17T11:01:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T03:01:24","slug":"switch-2-teardown-shows-nintendo-hasnt-learned-single-lesson-og-switch-comes-repairing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/en\/switch-2-teardown-shows-nintendo-hasnt-learned-single-lesson-og-switch-comes-repairing\/","title":{"rendered":"Switch 2 teardown shows that Nintendo hasn&#8217;t learned a single lesson from the OG Switch when it comes to repairing it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>June 9, 2025<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-52855\" src=\"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-17_105915-300x191.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-17_105915-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-06-17_105915.jpg 441w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative col-body mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/bxKy1QRou9a6tlflFrklwA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/pc_gamer_708\/fc2420f9da3aaafe325f973b14be2aaf\" alt=\" A Switch 2 being removed from its dock. \" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-[0.875rem]\/[1.25rem] mt-1  line-clamp-2 pr-2.5\">\n<div>Credit: Nintendo<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"col-body mb-4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RvD1OCHhhS0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" data-pw=\"iframe\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Time changes many things, not least expectations and what is and isn&#8217;t acceptable. This is especially true of Nintendo&#8217;s original Switch handheld console, which teardown specialists iFixit gave an 80% repairability score in 2017, but then\u00a0<a class=\"link  rapid-with-clickid etailiffa-link\" href=\"https:\/\/shopping.yahoo.com\/rdlw?merchantId=c00d85db-85fb-45f3-a540-57642aa8e3f6&amp;siteId=us-y4p&amp;pageId=1p-autolink&amp;contentUuid=150e26f3-4566-3ab9-b4fc-476c8e634f39&amp;featureId=text-link&amp;merchantName=ifixit&amp;linkText=halved+the+rating&amp;custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5pZml4aXQuY29tL05ld3MvMTEwNzQ3L3doeS13ZXJlLW5lcmZpbmctdGhlLW5pbnRlbmRvLXN3aXRjaHMtcmVwYWlyYWJpbGl0eS1zY29yZSIsInJlcXVlc3RJZCI6IjI5NzgyOGY0LWFhOGYtNDcyNS1iNzJhLWI1MjUyN2Y4YzJkZCIsImNvbnRlbnRVdWlkIjoiMTUwZTI2ZjMtNDU2Ni0zYWI5LWI0ZmMtNDc2YzhlNjM0ZjM5Iiwib3JpZ2luYWxVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5pZml4aXQuY29tL05ld3MvMTEwNzQ3L3doeS13ZXJlLW5lcmZpbmctdGhlLW5pbnRlbmRvLXN3aXRjaHMtcmVwYWlyYWJpbGl0eS1zY29yZSJ9&amp;signature=AQAAAW-rVMDqyDURJosmphG08kEVg1oo5IzOLYZTZfzovEsX&amp;gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ifixit.com%2FNews%2F110747%2Fwhy-were-nerfing-the-nintendo-switchs-repairability-score&amp;refurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcgamer.com%2Fhardware%2Fhandheld-gaming-pcs%2Fswitch-2-teardown-shows-that-nintendo-hasnt-learned-a-single-lesson-from-the-og-switch-when-it-comes-to-repairing-it%2F&amp;uuid=GZkgsJdBCondlEbC2914\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-i13n=\"elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:ifixit;elmt:\" data-ylk=\"slk:halved the rating;elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:ifixit;elmt:;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;uuid:GZkgsJdBCondlEbC2914\" data-rapid_p=\"26\" data-v9y=\"1\">halved the rating<\/a>\u00a0last week to reflect the standards of 2025. Now it&#8217;s\u00a0<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RvD1OCHhhS0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:torn open the new Switch 2;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-rapid_p=\"27\" data-v9y=\"1\">torn open the new Switch 2<\/a>, and after struggling with mountains of glue and soldered items, given a repair score of just 30%. Ouch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">There are multiple reasons for the Switch 2&#8217;s low score and the readjusted rating for the OG Switch, but essentially, it all comes down to the fact that a significant number of parts are strongly glued in place and for the parts that are modular (i.e. mounted on their own circuit board), Nintendo officially provides no replacements. There isn&#8217;t even a parts listing for the first Switch, despite being around for eight years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Glue is certainly cheaper to use instead of mounting brackets and metal screws, but the Switch 2 is hardly a budget-priced offering. And as the\u00a0<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/ifixits-steam-deck-component-selection-includes-whole-motherboards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:Steam Deck amply demonstrates;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-rapid_p=\"28\" data-v9y=\"1\">Steam Deck amply demonstrates<\/a>, it&#8217;s perfectly possible to go with a modular design for the components that are most likely to wear and fail in time, and still hit a desired price point.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Nintendo hasn&#8217;t fitted the Switch 2 with Hall effect thumbsticks, so they\u00a0<em>will<\/em>\u00a0wear and eventually drift, but as iFixit notes in its teardown video, the new Joy-Cons are harder to disassemble. Even if they&#8217;re more resilient and take much longer to fail than the original ones, the fact that it&#8217;s going to be harder to repair them is disappointing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">It&#8217;s not all bad news, though: The cooling fan is easy to pop out (at least once you&#8217;ve actually gotten inside the handheld) and if you&#8217;re nifty enough with a soldering iron, replacing some of the ports and the game card reader shouldn&#8217;t be too difficult. However, the main battery is glued so heavily to the chassis that there&#8217;s a good chance you&#8217;ll break something if you try to replace it yourself.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative col-body mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/L9qJCdTNCOa96CoihhD6WQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/pc_gamer_708\/49f1aadcf105d6f31c5ac34d77d61e77\" alt=\"A screenshot of iFixit&amp;#39;s Nintendo Switch 2 teardown video, showing the presenter struggling to remove the internal battery\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-[0.875rem]\/[1.25rem] mt-1  line-clamp-2 pr-2.5\">\n<div>Credit: iFixit<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Obviously, what Nintendo is expecting you to do is send it back to them for repairs, or just buy a new one. The cynical part of my brain suspects that the various parts will last just long enough for an OLED version of the Switch 2 to appear on the market, at which point Nintendo will just push gamers to buy that instead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Repairability is more than just about scores and garnering good grace with reviewers. It&#8217;s about reducing waste and sustainability\u2014something that the electronics industry struggles with a lot. It&#8217;s also about longevity, as a device that can be easily repaired can be sold many times, allowing for many more people to access the hardware.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">For me, though, a highly repairable device is a sign that the manufacturer actually\u00a0<em>cares<\/em>. Be it the consumer or the environment, putting repair into the heart of one&#8217;s design shows that you&#8217;re aware of the concerns of people and the impact your product has on the world. And as Valve has shown with the Steam Deck, you can do all of this\u00a0<em>and<\/em>\u00a0still make the device profitable. But for as long as the billions of dollars keep rolling in, Nintendo is never going to change its stance.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative col-body mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/TnZgrIHPLsJ_uZrQjotEJQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTk2MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/pc_gamer_708\/f11c2b7f2155b02ae2b430e131dfa404\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div>Source:<a href=\"https:\/\/tech.yahoo.com\/gaming\/articles\/switch-2-teardown-shows-nintendo-104843219.html\">Switch 2 teardown shows that Nintendo hasn&#8217;t learned a single lesson from the OG Switch when it comes to repairing it<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 9, 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":52855,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[609],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industrial-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52854"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52854\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52867,"href":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52854\/revisions\/52867"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ljdevice.com.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}