‘The game card could not be read’ HOW TO FIX Nintendo Switch

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[RDLINS]

'Domination' was an outburst, my therapist says I need to zen and focus on peace. cheers!

[EntreprenueurDeluxe]

When that man said “if you got kids” I ran to the tweezers! Finessed a no open fix. Thank you

[bcuz]

THANK YOU! Fixed my issue with your guidance. Used a tiny safety pin to unbend the Reader pins without taking apart the Switch. Used the dock as a stand. Used my phone flashlight to get a clear view

[TheChgz]

I was crying thinking my switch needed to be sent in for repairs, but I need it for my work so I can't go without it and I couldn't efford to get it fixed. I had tried everything but then I saw your video and I looked and two of the pins were bent! I got a needle and bent it to make a hook and then with a torch in my mouth I spent like 10 mins carefully trying to get the pins unbent. Worked instantly after this. Thank you so much!!

[caelhines]

none of mine are bent but my game still dont read some of my favorite games, ive tried tons of videos but they all dont work. i have 3 minecraft cards but it dont read any of them.

[tinabickford]

Thank you!! Unfortunately it looks like my 7 year old messed up my pins in the card reader....ugh I wanna cry..my switch isn't even a year old 😭😭😭😭😭

[Tate_]

Thank you. Just fixed my sons. Found 2 flat pins. Fixed with a pick set. Didn’t have to take apart. You are the man. Saved us a $130 repair bill

[michaelw]

I like this guy's enthusiasm at the end.

[amyblyth]

This worked!! I was so happy I could cry. Can’t thank you enough for the advise!!

[coffeecup]

Thank you man, I am a legend in this house and I got a new switch! My brother had gotten a switch 3 years ago and it had this problem and we went to GameStop, a few tech shops and they couldn’t fix it. I thought about it and wanted to see if it’d work. I came home from school, searched it up, clicked on this video and, put in earphones and now I have a switch! My sister is getting my switch lite so we are all happy out. My brother got the Oled after they said it would be €350 to get it repaired!

[Gatefan]

Dude! Yours was the first video I checked because my Pokémon Sword/Shield edition Switch Lite stopped reading the game cart! I watched your video and... it turns out... the bottom left pin had been bent down. I got it fixed without taking it apart, also using my cell phone to get a good look! Thanks man!

Also, super glad I got it fixed because it has a 1TB SD card, about 60% used with games and saved data, that I was trying to get moved onto a 400GB card.

[ModernButSimple]

Yo, so my cousins came in with their switch and a pin is missing.
I've fixed my 3ds with the same problem (Bent pin) but there was no missing pin.
So i wonder if there's a remplacement for it.
Edit: after further examination there are TREE missing pins. please help

[theofficialk.a.m...p]

The triangle screwdriver is rare. Which makes it easier for people to just have gamestop or Nintendo do it for them

[davevandenputte]

Do you have a picture of how it should look like ? Just looked into ours and I think we have several pins bended.

[stinkrat]

thank you so much for this genuinely. this was straightforward and very useful. it made me not go into panic. i used a long small screw driver and it worked perfectly just pushing the pin back into place

[lucagaming]

Thank you so much! I had bought a game and it didn't read, but now it does!

[joshualyle]

Wished they made the pins a lot stronger

[fazejigyyy]

Do u have a totorial how to take it apart

[MrCraptakular]

Thanks for this, my Switch hasn't worked with all my game cards for years. For some reason Mario Kart 8 and 2x copies of Super Mario 3D All-Stars didnt work. Putting headphones in the jack and all of them now work. Bloody weird! I was close to going out and buying an OLED Switch but didn't want to waste £300 on another switch.

[casualdon]

TYSM for this vid! I've been playing Switch with headphones a lot recently and the first solution of putting a headphone jack in as I put the game in worked for me. I never would have thought of that on my own. Hopefully it stays working.