Third-party Switch dock owners are reporting bricked Switches after the recent 5.0 firmware update. Nintendo has received multiple calls about the devices being completely bricked and is offering to repair the device if it is under warranty although, Nintendo representatives are stating that recovering saved data would be unlikely.
The gaming company issued a statement recommending that Switch owners only buy officially licensed Switch products.
“Unlicensed products and accessories do not undergo Nintendo’s testing and evaluation process. They might not work at all with our game systems, and they could have compatibility problems with certain games, the Nintendo Switch system itself, and other licensed accessories and peripherals.”
Naturally, this isn’t cheap, $89 to be exact, whereas most decent third-party docks are around half that. Hopefully, Nintendo releases a more compact, sensible and less expensive docking station for its popular portable console soon. Although, this is highly unlikely.
