Learn how to get your Nintendo Switch ready for sale with this breakdown. Otherwise, you may not be able to earn as much as you should from selling your mobile and living room game console.
The Nintendo Switch is a great gaming console, but you sell it when you’re done. Splatoon 2, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Mario Odyssey it can save you money. For example, if you sell to Game Stop, you can use the money from the sale to buy things wherever you want. You can also redeem your Nintendo Switch for store credit for new PS4 and Xbox One games.
Here’s how to prepare a Nintendo Switch for sale.
Step 1: Gather Your Console Details
Start the process of selling your Nintendo Switch by collecting the information that buyers and retailers will need to give you the most value for. Get paper and pen to write down all this information.
Every Nintendo Switch has the same amount of storage as any other console. However, what color Joy-Cons your Nintendo Switch comes with can affect its resale value. Joy-Cons are controllers that you attach to the sides of your console or place on the controller handle while playing games on your TV. Models that come with Neon Joy-Cons are sometimes harder to find than packs with gray Joy-Cons.
Neon Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons.
Write down the color of your Joy-Cons. If it’s blue and red, you have a Nintendo Switch with Neon Joy-Cons. Gray Joy-Cons belong to the Nintendo Switch Gray Joy-Con bundle.
Decide What You’re Selling With Your Nintendo Switch
The more accessories and games you sell with your Nintendo Switch, the more cash or store credits you earn. Now is the time to decide which games and accessories you plan to sell with your console.
When looking at your accessories, treat the Joy-Cons, Nintendo Switch Dock, power adapter, and HDMI cable as if they are part of the console because they are. Buyers and retail stores will claim with your handheld. Write down everything you plan to sell other than these accessories.
Now look at your physical game collection. If you bought any games on a Game Card, be sure to sell them as well. Game Stop and other retailers will give you extra credit for physical games, and buyers are prepared to pay more if they buy a console and several games with a single purchase.
Step 2: Back Up Your Games and Game Saves
As you prepare your Nintendo Switch for sale, keep asking yourself: Are you sure you want to get rid of the console? When you do this, your progress with each game continues with it. You may download games you purchase from the Nintendo eShop in the future, but your game saves will never return.
Neon Nintendo Switch
The logic of this limitation is confusing. After all, if you sell a PS4 or Xbox One, you can buy another in the future and pick up exactly where you left off thanks to cloud game saves. Nintendo Switch won’t load game saves. They depend on the console that created them. You can only move them if you transfer your account directly from one Nintendo Switch to another.
Again, don’t worry about backing up the games you bought on the Nintendo eShop. They are tied to your Nintendo Account and are always available no matter which Switch you sign into.
Step 3: Check Game Card and MicroSD Card Slots
It’s time to check the slots on your console to make sure you’ve removed your games and extra storage. Check the games first.
- Use your fingernail to lift the cover on the Game Card slot. Far right on the edge of the console.
- Insert the Game Card into the slot to remove it.
- Gently take out the playing card.
Paste the forgotten Game Card back into its box. If you plan to keep it or give it to someone else, set it aside. Remember, extra games will increase your trade-in value or potential selling price. Sell the game with your console if you have nothing else to play.
Now make sure to remove the extra storage you added.
- Place your Nintendo Switch face down on a table.
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- Insert the MicroSD card to remove it from your Nintendo Switch.
Step 4: Delete Your Nintendo Account and Reset Your Nintendo Switch
Deleting all your information is the most important step in preparing your Nintendo Switch for sale. If you don’t reset your Nintendo Switch, other people can share clips on any social media accounts you’ve added to the console. They can also purchase games using the credit card you have linked to your Nintendo Account.
Game Stop and Best Buy will guide you through resetting your console and clearing your information in the store, but it’s better to do this before you leave the house. Dealing with this now will save you time to process your trade later.
- Turn on your Nintendo Switch.
- If you’re not immediately taken to the Home area, press the button on the right Joy-Con.
- Select the gear at the bottom edge of the home screen.
- Select it from the menu on the left side of your screen. The last option at the bottom of the list.
- Select at the bottom of the list of options.
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Step 5: Disconnect Your Accessories and Clean Your Console
Start collecting everything you sell. This includes your Nintendo Switch, the accessories it came with, the accessories you plan to sell, and physical games. Write down every piece of hardware and every game you plan to sell. Now get a plastic bag.
- Remove your Nintendo Switch from its dock and wipe its screen and Joy-Cons with a dry paper towel. The better your console looks, the more it will sell. Place your console in the bag.
- Disconnect all your cables, including the HDMI cable that connects the console to your TV and the USB Type-C cable that powers the docking station. Do not forget to add these cables to your bag so that they are inside your console. Buyers will want these cables, and retailers won’t do a business without them.
- Throw your Joy-Con Grip and Nintendo Switch Dock in the bag.
Step 6: Selling Your Nintendo Switch
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Finally, it’s time to sell your console.
To sell your Nintendo Switch, you must create a listing eBay or Craigslist. Online marketplaces charge fees for selling products. So if you use them, include this fee in the price you charge. This fee is usually worth paying because you can make more money if buyers bid against each other to buy your Nintendo Switch.
Whichever site you choose, make sure the list includes every detail you’ve written. Also take a photo of your console and any accessory you want to sell with it. Add these pictures to your list. Buyers love to see what they’re buying.
Three different retailers will buy your Nintendo Switch. Choose the one that offers the most cash or store credit.
With Amazon Swap, you get credit for your items. The retailer also gives you an immediate credit for the games as soon as you process your trade online. A box to put everything you need because Amazon pays for the postage.
Game Pause It is the only store that offers both cash and credits for trades. However, expect more value if you’re trading on your console for store credit. In some cases you need a PowerUp Rewards Pro membership to get the most money from them.
Finally, best buy The video game console takes trades. Like Amazon, the company only gives credit for transactions.