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Buying a Used Nintendo Switch Comes With a Major Risk

Those buying Nintendo Switches on the secondhand market could end up facing an unexpected issue due to their consoles' previous owners.

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gold_drake805d ago

wouldnt that be the case for any electronic device you buy second hand?

FinalFantasyFanatic804d ago

This is why I don't like buying 2nd electronics, that and I've been burned once or twice before so I probably won't try it again.

gold_drake804d ago

i generally stay away from it too

masterfox805d ago

even buying it new has a major risk, cause you will get a subpar gaming experience, more than a decade old visuals, hardware limitations everywhere, storage, services, internet connection, etc, etc and not to mention the games ridiculuos prices.

Sgt_Slaughter805d ago

Tell us where the Switch hurt you, was it the lifetime sales numbers?

EvertonFC805d ago

What absolute dribble, "even buying new has a major risk" 😂🤣

MadLad805d ago

I guess the ridiculous amount of people who still continue to buy it must be wrong.

Exvalos805d ago

Not wrong but just willing to accept what mediocre performance nintendo gives you

MadLad804d ago

@exvalos

I'm always told that the market speaks for itself.

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Yui_Suzumiya804d ago (Edited 804d ago )

Boohoo.. the salt is real with this one. Must leave you so broken to see them succeed so much, lol. Feelsbadman.

Bad gaming machine I've owned since 1989.

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jznrpg805d ago (Edited 805d ago )

I always buy newer consoles brand new personally.

There are always risks of buying used items so I buy from reputable places or sellers when buying older systems.

I bought another PS3 Fat not too long ago but I made sure it was from a good seller and they don’t sell banned systems and they also give a warranty plus they are always there to help with parts if you need them later down the road .

Finding a good seller is key for any used items.

EvertonFC805d ago

Yeah console wise I would never buy used, I always find it's only about £50/75 more to buy new anyway so may as well save for an extra month.
I also find if you're struggling with finances to buy new then maybe it's not even the right hobby in the 1st place tbh as we all know it's an expensive hobby.
I know that sounds mean ☹️

Hofstaderman804d ago

I’m with you. My switch however was given to me by my brother when he upgraded to the OLED.

XxINFERNUSxX805d ago

I was thinking of buying a first gen Switch used off ebay. Wipe it clean and modding it to run home brew, roms, tons of emulators. https://www.youtube.com/wat...

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The pirate-themed action/third-person adventure "Trident's Tale" is now available PC and consoles

"The Milano-based (Italy) indie games developer 3DClouds are today very proid and excited to announce that their pirate-themed action/third-person adventure "Trident's Tale", is now available for PC (via Steam) and consoles (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and the Nintendo Switch) via digital stores." - Jonas Ek, TGG.

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PS5 Best-Seller, XS Sales Down Just 2% YoY - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for April 2025

The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console worldwide with 671,845 units sold for April 2025, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 75.58 million units lifetime worldwide.

The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 350,417 units to bring its lifetime sales to 150.36 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 205,866 units to bring their lifetime sales to 32.98 million units.

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IAMRealHooman12h ago

*whistles* Obscure where you at boy?

CrashMania10h ago

Probably figuring out where to place the goalposts before commenting.

pwnmaster30009h ago

He never goes into sales or anything that Xbox is doing bad in.

badz1497h ago

Buh buh buh...Muh Space Marine Remastered..

I guess he will say something like that haha

darthv7212h ago

"XS Sales Down Just 2% YoY".... they are turning it around boys... hold the line!!!!
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Eonjay11h ago

April was actually pretty good then for Xbox. I had expected this as there was a run on the Series X pre price boost. I would expect May to be down by more but revenue might actually hold due to the price hike.

badz1497h ago

It just means that last year was already a significantly insignificant year for xbox

Scissorman11h ago(Edited 11h ago)

down 2% from an already low number is still bad. and if we look a little closer, 140K of those sales were from US alone, meaning that a meager 65K sold to the rest of the global market. outside of the US, xbox is a dead brand. and it is holding on by a string in its strongest territory. this is why MS had to go multiplatform. low xboxes sales means fewer gamepass subscriptions, which means you can't afford to put hundred million dollar budget games on the service anymore.

jznrpg9h ago

Scalpers were buying them the day they announced price hikes

Eonjay11h ago

For the Switch to be down 37% with the same price shows that nearly everyone is just waiting on the Switch 2.

dveio10h ago

I gotta say I didn't expect PS5 sales to be down only 14% year-on-year, thought the decline would be higher.

Interesting:

PS5 being down 382k units compared to PS4's April in 2018 is probably the result of the God of War reboot release in April 2018.

It was even the later half of April, the 20th.

Great exclusives can have a pretty strong impact on hardware sales I guess.

Scissorman9h ago

they can, but PlayStation also enjoys the benefit of being the console of choice for all AAA third-party releases as well. id imagine when GTA6 launches, you are going to see massive PS5 sales along with it.

dveio8h ago

Yeah, I think the month GTA6 will finally get released, we should see a substantial growth in hardware units being sold.

It should, no matter when, be a 1m month in units easily.

BeHunted5h ago

"PS5 being down 382k units compared to PS4's April in 2018 is probably the result of the God of War reboot release in April 2018."

Nah, it's more about the rising costs of the PlayStation subscription and the console price going up. If tariffs increase, I've got a feeling the PS5 Pro could be the first console to break the $1k barrier in the USA.

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Out of Sight Review - Game Rant

Out of Sight is a unique puzzle/horror game with a clever core idea, but there simply isn't enough to it to give it a full-throated recommendation.

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