How Long Before Nintendo Repair Goes In Service

Nintendo Switch repair centers are back: How to get your Switch fixed

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Due to the Covid-xix pandemic and the encroaching release of the PS5 and Xbox Serial X, the Nintendo Switch has been selling at an incredible clip this yr. As a consequence, it has been perpetually sold out despite Nintendo's best efforts to resupply.

But customers looking to purchase a new Switch weren't the only ones affected. Nintendo also had to shut down its repair centers, leaving customers with broken parts loftier and dry out. At present the company has finally updated its support site indicating that it will "gradually restart services" (via SlashGear).

Unfortunately, only some of the repair centers are able to reopen at this time, and that is dependent on the policies where they are located. Information technology's also worth noting that many repairs were stranded at the repair facilities when stay-calm orders went into effect, and then these will take priority over new repair cases.

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Current Nintendo Switch repair center policies

If yous have a repair request but haven't yet shipped the Switch, you should agree onto it until Nintendo sends an email notifying you lot that the repair center is set to handle your repair.

Repair requests remain in Nintendo's organization for 180 days, and then whatsoever request that yous put in during the final couple of months is still adept, and the associated repair shipping label will nevertheless be valid.

Nintendo also stated that if your Switch's warranty expired during the period that the repair centers were closed, they volition still honor your warranty every bit long as a repair asking was fabricated prior to the warranty expiring.

At present, only Joy-Con repairs tin be made using the online repair request. Unrelated fixes for Nintendo Switch or other product repairs must be made through either chat/SMS support or Nintendo's phone support at 1-800-255-3700.

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