Nintendo Switch Tips & Tricks #shorts

Here's some handy tips & tricks for any recent adopters of the Nintendo Switch family of systems. Hope these help!

#shorts

[jeremymklinger]

If you wanna play your switch in 4K, check out my video about the best 4K upscaler for the console!

[Simmons]

Fun fact: the free joycon repair was the result of several class action lawsuits against Nintendo for initially refusing to repair them for free and at a premium. Once it was found that they used parts that degraded quicker than others their hands were tied and the result is free joycon repairs.

[keviniraheta]

Just a word of warning on sending drifted joy cons to Nintendo, sometimes they can’t fix them and just send a new pair, so if you send a special edition, like animal crossing or pikachu joy cons, you might just get a regular pair back

[Paco_de_Pinda]

*Here is why changing the MTU works:*
MTU (Maximum transmission unit) is the maximum amount of payload bytes transferred in 1 ethernet frame. By changing this from 1400 to 1500 (the maximum), every packet containes 100 more bytes, thus making the connection faster. (7% less packages need to be send)

*Why isn't the MTU set to 1500 by default?:*
Some (corporate) networks encapsulate packages for various reasons, which increases the payload size. If the new payload exceed 1500 bytes, the package will be split in 2 packages. This however, creates more network load than when the MTU was set to 1400. For many cases, setting MTU of 1500 would be beneficial.

[proto]

Word of warning on sending your JoyCons in: Nintendo may just send replacement joycons of different colors and there's nothing you can do about it. So if you have red and blue ones, you might just get gray ones back

[imac.]

If you have limited edition controllers you want to keep, that have drift, do not send them to Nintendo to be fixed, they will likely just send you a new pair.

[KaijiKey]

So I’ve actually sent Joy-Cons back to Nintendo on a number of occasions and I’ve come to realize that they will fix much more than just drift. I’ve had issues with buttons and scratched up joysticks and they’ve just replaced them for free. And I’ve heard that they’ll just completely replace your Joy-Con if they can’t fix it, once again, entirely free (I have never experienced this firsthand so don’t take this factually). Seeing as you can send up to four controllers at a time, you could have just one that has drift issues and three more that have other problems and they’ll fix them as far as I’m aware.

[brookejohnsonsoprano]

There are spec requirements for micro SD’s so any old one won’t necessarily work, make sure you check what is supported on switch 😊👍🏻

[ShadowPhoenix]

That first tip is the only one new to me, and that tip alone was worth the entire watch time. Thanks for that! 😊

[Trxpping_cru]

When I have joy on drift, I just disconnect controller and then connect it again

[BobSmith-qnii]

You should probably state that the "send the joycons back" method is only free in america and Canada. In Australia there's an appraisal cost and a fix cost if you send them to Nintendo.

[youraveragejoe]

had my switch at launch and my og gray controllers are drift free and minty fresh

[ddnava]

Be aware that when you send joy cons for repair Nintendo might return you DIFFERENT joy cons. If you have special edition joy cons, NEVER send them to repair bc you might not get them back

[YeetusMcGee]

Random tip: While on the home menu, if you press both ZL and ZR at the same time the Switch's battery percent will pop up!

[LoecatchXD]

In Belgium, if you still have the ticket from when you bought them in the Dreamland you can give it to them and they will just hand you a new pair. Even in other colors

[Enigmaa]

i’ve known about a lot of these for a while, the last one is one of those things that help a lot. If you don’t like your controllers, lie about joycon drift and send them back. they don’t fix them and just send you back a new pair so you can always do that if you break something other than drift

[RiuFujiwara]

*NEVER* send limited edition or special editions joy-cons to Nintendo to fix them because they don’t even fix them they just send a new pair of joy-cons PLEASE take care of your special edition or limited release or just any kind of “special” joy-con. Have a good day or night thank you for reading

[ubaydisturbo]

Bruh one year ago I had joy con drift it started off in one of the joy cons and then both had them then I spent £19 to get a replacement kit on Amazon with good reviews and it was Amazon choice it came with extra screws all the good screw drivers cleaning cloth a brush I then replaced them and I’ve had no issue since. And now I found out I could just send them back to get repaired for free 😂😭💀

[ItzSpxrk]

I thought Nintendo didn’t “believe” in joy con drift.

[nachyo_taco]

also to fix joycon drifting you can spray some wd40 electrical contact cleaner underneath the joystick and just move the joysticks around for a while, works like new.