Nintendo Fan Shows Off Nifty Trick to Bring a Dead Switch Pro Controller Back to Life

Published 07/20/2022, 2:20 PM EDT

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Nintendo has offered tons of amazing products so far for millions of the gaming fans across the globe. But there’s something special about the Switch and everything that comes with it.

Owners of the Nintendo Switch love spending time on the handheld console. Unfortunately, not everyone is able to have a smooth experience sometimes and they end up getting frustrated due to their controller not working. There have been many instances where players have expressed about their Switch Pro controller becoming dead.

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But they need not worry anymore as one user has recently found a secret solution to revive a non-working controller.

A dead Nintendo Switch Pro controller can be resurrected with a simple trick

Reddit can be a great place sometimes for those looking for some of the best answers to difficult questions. Recently, a user who’s named u/imnotgoats came up with an essential post on the social platform. They wrote about how their Switch Pro controller stopped working suddenly. They couldn’t do anything to make it functional again, even after attempting numerous methods.

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The user tried plugging it in for charging, but it didn’t respond. They even left it on charge for 24 hours while holding the home button.

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As the Reddit user wrote, they had “resigned myself to having to open it up at the weekend, and possibly buying a new battery or board, when I randomly pressed the tiny sync button next to the charging port. The controller sprang into life and has been totally fine since.”

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And there you have it. That’s the secret solution for bringing a dead Nintendo Switch Pro controller back to life. You have to just press the pairing/sync button a few times and the device will surely respond, according to u/imnotgoats. This solution will definitely act as a lifesaver for millions of other Switch Pro controller owners who usually panic upon finding a problem in the product.

Meanwhile, the entire Nintendo fandom is waiting for a huge treat later this year when tons of exclusives come out before the end of 2022. Yes, the slate is packed for the Switch console and there are quite a few solid titles to watch out for. Fans are currently looking forward to games like Bayonetta 3, Splatoon 3, and Mario+Rabbids Sparks of Hope.

Additionally, there will be a new Pokemon entry as well in Scarlet and Violet, coming for the Switch. It will be the first installment in the ninth generation of the Pokemon video game series.

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What are your expectations for all the upcoming releases from the Mario maker? Let us know in the comments.

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Mintu Tomar is an eSports author at EssentiallySports. After completing his bachelor's in Philosophy, he has followed his passion for covering news as a budding journalist. He lives and breathes video games and is a die-hard Call of Duty fan.
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