Hey there,
I recently changed my Switch’s game card reader that wouldn’t read games (bought it like that because I knew it was an easy repair), displaying the infamous message “The game card could not be read”. Usual methods wouldn’t work so I had to buy a new one. Problem is, even after installing the new game card reader, the console doesn’t seem to be able to read any game cards. I tried with a brand new game never inserted before.
I tried resetting my console as well but it didn’t do the trick unfortunately. Any idea why the card reader would fail ?
Switch is V1. I tried with no result :
- Resetting the console
- Unplugging the battery then holding the power button for 30s
- Cleaning the card reader with compressed air
- Cleaning the game card
- Plugging in a jack headphone (some people said it worked ?)