Nintendo Switch 2nd user warranty..

[Homer J]

I was looking for a Switch for my daughters but couldn’t justify spending the £300+ it was going to cost me for the console plus a game. So, I looked for a second hand console and found many of the at reasonable prices but on calling Nintendo CS in the UK, I was told that Nintendo do not warranty any consoles that have been purchased by a 3rd party. When you send a faulty console back to Nintendo, you apparently HAVE to send a valid proof of purchase (shop receipt) and the name on the receipt MUST match your name.
This, in effect, means that anyone buying a used Switch in the UK can never make a sucessful warranty claim even if the console is only a couple of months old and has a valid receipt and if you get a console without a receipt, according to Nintendo CS, they won’t touch it regardless!
Can anyone confirm this please? Kids want a console but we’re just not lucky with this stuff and somehow the electronics always seem to develop faults post-purchase!
I know Nintendo can be the kings of scummy business practices but can they really be this bad?

 

[Homer J]

Hmm, not sure about that. Game specifically told me that after 28 days, you would have to contact Nintendo and they would arrange return etc and deal directly with you.

 

[Homer J]

Thanks guys, I think I’ll have to rethink the whole thing and perhaps check out some of the other consoles!
Many thanks.

 

[Homer J]

That’s a really good point but you’ll be surprised just how many people simply don’t keep receipts for purchases like this. When I asked sellers if they have a purchase receipt, the usual reaction is a variation of “why the hell would I do that?”
I honestly can’t be arsed with this. My Zelda-crazy kids just want to play Breath of the Wild and other Zelda games, so we’ve bought a mint 32gb Wii U with a few controllers and a couple of games for £70, BOTW for £30 and am plugging it all in for them today.
I would have bought a Switch but just didn’t fancy getting rogered by Nintendo..