iFixit is retroactively giving the Nintendo Switch a 4/10 on repairability

It’s not because of Joy-Con Drift — the big reason is the Switch 1’s battery.

It’s not because of Joy-Con Drift — the big reason is the Switch 1’s battery.

Sean Hollister is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget.

Would you call the Nintendo Switch easy to repair, what with its infamously drifting joysticks, glued-in battery, tiny and easy-to-damage ribbon cables, and lack of official repair instructions and replacement parts?

iFixit doesn’t think so anymore. After giving Nintendo’s handheld a rosy welcome at its 2017 debut, the online repair site says the

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