PC Magazine - USA (2020-05)

W

ith the Nintendo Switch in very short supply due to the coronavirus

pandemic and resellers price-gouging on auction sites, one gamer

decided to build his own Switch instead.

As Input reported, Reddit user Sarbaaz explained his anger at the $450 to $

some sellers were asking for a used Switch and instead set out to build a Switch

from used parts. The build was a success, and it cost only $199, along with a lot

of patience, to produce a working console.

In a write-up on Imgur, Sarbaaz gives a full breakdown of the parts he used. All

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exception: A working OEM Nintendo Switch replacement logic board cost $95,

which made up the bulk of the cost. As for the actual build time, Sarbaaz

explains, “The key to a project like this is extreme patience. This took about a

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ground shipping from China. In the end, it was still worth it to me.”

Gamer Builds His Own Nintendo

Switch for $199 BY MATTHEW HUMPHRIES

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