Top 5 Console Issues We Fix in Barrie (And How to Avoid Them)
Barrie gamers, let’s be honest: consoles weren’t built for this much drama. Between HDMI ports…
Some Switches get dropped.
Some get chewed on.
Some get “repaired” with Super Glue, duct tape, and hope.
We’ve seen it all here at OneUpFix, and while we never name names, we do quietly shake our heads when things go off the rails.
So today, let’s break down the top 5 Nintendo Switch fails we’ve actually repaired right here in Barrie — complete with light roasting, facepalm moments, and a little insight into how we brought each one back from the brink.
YouTube said it was easy.
All the guy needed was a heat gun, some tweezers, and a vague belief in himself.
What he actually had was a scorched motherboard, lifted pads, and solder splatter that looked like it had been applied by slingshot.
We spent two hours undoing the damage before we could even begin the actual port replacement.
Lesson: Just because you watched the tutorial doesn’t mean you should perform the surgery.
Customer brought in a Switch with a cracked screen.
Totally fixable.
Except when we opened it, the battery was puffed up like a balloon in a microwave. The screen was the least of the problems — this thing was on the verge of becoming explosive regret.
We replaced the screen, swapped the battery, cleaned up some burnt adhesive, and sealed it back up better than new.
Bonus: We caught it before it started smoking. That’s always nice.
Yes. A French fry.
Deep inside the left Joy-Con, nestled between the board and the analog module, was a perfectly preserved McDonald’s fry.
It was old. It was crusty. It was shaped like it belonged there.
Once we stopped laughing, we replaced the joystick and handed it back fully functional — minus the side of ketchup.
They said it “just needed a clean.”
We opened it and found:
It had been running hot because the fan literally couldn’t move. We cleaned it, repasted the CPU, and now it runs cool enough to survive a Smash Bros. marathon.
Note: Please do not store your $600 gaming console in the same place you store socks, pennies, and Silly Putty.
We admire the effort.
This customer somehow managed to keep gaming with a full-on spiderweb fracture across the OLED screen. They covered it in Scotch tape. Several layers. It looked like a crime scene evidence bag.
The screen still worked… barely. But we replaced it anyway, upgraded the adhesive, and installed a glass screen protector the right way — no tape required.
If you’ve got more tape than touchscreen left, it’s time to call us.
We’re not here to judge. (Okay, maybe a little.)
But we love what we do because we get to:
And hey — every “fail” is a chance to show we know what we’re doing.
Whether it’s drift, dust, damage, or despair — we’ve got you.
We fix:
And we do it fast, in Barrie, without judgment (mostly).
