Nintendo Switch 2 Withstands 50 Pliers Strikes — Destructive Testing Proves Its Durability

Okay, so get this: some YouTuber, JerryRigEverything, decided to — I dunno — rip apart the brand new Nintendo Switch 2. Just for fun, apparently. This guy Zack Nelson, the face behind the channel, dug into the guts of this thing, showing us all how it’s pieced together. Weirdly enough, he seemed pretty impressed. It’s like, everything inside is super modular? From the Joy-Con sticks to even the headphone jack.

Anyway, with rumors flying around about how fixing the Switch 2 might cost you your lunch money (or more), it seems taking it apart isn’t rocket science. I mean, you just need the usual Phillips screwdriver and this other thing called a tri-point screwdriver. And yeah, Zack put the whole console back together, no sweat. It’s like, magic or something.

But hold up—here’s what sort of bummed him out: the batteries are glued. Imagine prying those bad boys with loads of alcohol and elbow grease; that’s a workout I didn’t sign up for. Also, don’t even think about touching the game card slot or USB-C ports unless you wanna cough up for a new motherboard. That’s, like, a whole other story.

Pause for a sec—Zack does this crazy part in the video. Picture him yanking off the screen protector. He’s saying something about it being like car screens, you know, to stop the shards from flying everywhere. Fast forward, he bashed the living heck out of the screen with some plumber’s pliers! (Why? I have no idea.)

Anyway, he went HAM on it — over 50 hits before the glass gave up. The Switch went black, but he just reset it, and bam, back to gaming! Sounds like Nintendo made this thing to handle a storm. Maybe a tantrum or two. But hey, don’t go throwing it around unless you want a voided warranty and a broken screen — those glass bits everywhere aren’t fun.

Oh, and if you wanna keep up with tech chaos like this, Tom’s Hardware is the place. Hit up Google News or something—just saying!