Video: How To Completely Avoid Scratching Your Nintendo Switch's Screen When Docking

I wonder how cost-effective it would be for Nintendo to give a free screen protector to Switch owners?

How in the world did this get through the design phase at Nintendo?

Embarrassing.

This issue really seems to be being blown out of proportion by the few who have had it. Not sure why. Are they crusading for glass screens? The whole thing seems kind of silly to me because glass or not, one drop is just as likely to scratch your screen, and a screen protector is so cheap.

...or just use a screen protector and/or don't be careless when docking.

Anyone who doesn't spend a few dollars on a screen protector for an expensive device only has themselves to blame.

Screen protector people. I have on my New3DS and on my mobile, why not on a 300€ device? I really do not understand.

Alternatively dock it correctly in the first place .

There's a 100% foolproof method to completely avoid scratching the Switch's screen when docking. Don't buy one.

@Brubbles it's not a design issue.

Would you be able to charge it b while doing this?

Trust Nintendo to invent the world's largest USB-C adaptor

I wouldn't recommend having it laying flat like it is while in docked mode, the whole back of the case is essentially a giant heatsink, so it is designed to absorb heat and release it. So it helps to have air able to hit the back of the case.

However if you had it on something cold, it would help keep it cool and healthy for longer then normal. (by a small percentage)

How many people have actually had the dock damage their Switch anyway?

Most of the so called ''scratching from docks'' that i've seen are so full of it, they clearly scratched em in other ways and are looking for attention. One of them looked like they used a key in a 'Z' pattern, impossible for a dock to do that.

Mines been in and out of the dock plenty of times already and has no problems at all.

Also, this is really silly. My Switch is far more likely to get damaged perched on the TV unit rather than snugly nestled in its dock.

Again, a story for a problem that pretty much doesn't exists. Both my son and I have Switches and neither of ours has had any problems at all after being docked and removed dozens of times. The couple other people who I know that have them have had no problems. The one picture that is circulating the internet the most that shows scratches on the screen of the Switch were in no way caused by the dock. Why do we need to keep talking about this like it's effecting everyone?!?

I haven't got one so i don't​ want anyone else to enjoy having one. I'm like that.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE
Even better, I bought both!

Just bought a replacement for my Wii U this week, my original is showing signs or wear, this one stays in the box until I call upon it.
In case of emergencies, open box.

I want to hear from everyone in this group. If you have a Switch please confirm if yours has or has not had it's screen scratched by it's dock. Mine, my sons and two friends HAVE NOT had any problems with the screen being scratched by the dock.

Aren't those speakers? The air vents are on top. What a BS video. The dock doesn't scratch the Switch unless you're really clumsy with it or somehow bent your dock. It even has tiny pads inside to act as padding between the screen and the dock. Any idiot with a flashlight can see this.

@Brubbles It's not a real problem...that's how.

Had they gone with the faceless dock they could have avoided this problem entirely.

But it was like Nintendo wanted to 100% nail home that you wouldn't be using it a second screen docked or undocked. And probably to avoid a comparison and confusion with the Wii U stand.

Just gonna have to wait for a 3rd party dock.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE up ive been saying thia sonce day one. Look up the wii u cradle. Something like that woulve been just fine.

@KiWiiU_Freek
Your worse than me. I bought a brand new Wii u 2 weeks ago. In case anything happens mine. I'm not sure I'm doing the right thing. €200 it cost me. The Mario kart bundle.

No screen scratching issues as of yet. Granted most of the time it stays in the dock.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE - it would solve this complaint......but the same people would be complaining that they smashed their screen because it wasn't protected enough in dock mode.

https://twitter.com/vasefferens/status/844151366461390849/photo/1

Haven't we had this conversation already? I docked mine a hundred times with no issues. I think the few who have scratched them (with less and less coming out every day) did so by being careless or by having a faulty dock (i.e. warped due to manufature or shipping). This is turning into a witchhunt.

If you're all that paranoid about your dock scratching your screen then get a screen protector. I do have a tempered glass screen protector on mine but only because I like the feel of glass and an oleophobic coating. It makes the touch experience so much better. But I just got it two days ago so I've been docking it without one.

Also, if the dock has damaged your Switch, don't go blasting it on the internet. We can't help you. We can't replace, fix, or otherwise do anything to your Switch. All we can do is soak in the drama of this "horrible oversight of devastating proportions". Contact Nintendo.

And Nintendo Life: Why are you still doing stories on this?

@chardir https://twitter.com/vasefferens/status/844151366461390849/photo/1

The whole story is BS. Fake news. Don't know what else to call it. Nintendo made sure it doesn't scratch the screen. Any idiot with a flashlight can see that (like the picture).

@SLIGEACH_EIRE @Drummertist

https://twitter.com/vasefferens/status/844151366461390849/photo/1

There you go SLIGEACH. That's what happens when you judge the design of a piece of hardware you do not own.

@Mart1ndo
Mine cost $400 Australian, came with 2 free games.
I'm pretty happy as this Xenoblade bundle is hard to find.
I could of spent another $69 and got a second Switch but my collector side kept yelling in my ear, buy a Wii U before they're extinct!

@Brubbles https://twitter.com/vasefferens/status/844151366461390849/photo/1

Easiest way to stop scratching, just dock the console and use it AS A CONSOLE. Mine is never leaving its dock.

Hell, I just watch how I put it in the dock since day one and also have a screen protector. Not that hard to protect a screen.

Kind takes Away the beauty of the ease of docking. This shouldn't be happening. Nice idea though

@Amsterdamsters https://twitter.com/vasefferens/status/844151366461390849/photo/1

No scratches on mine after 2,5 weeks of heavy use.

Fake news guys. Move along.

https://twitter.com/vasefferens/status/844151366461390849/photo/1

Or, in my case, just never remove it from the dock, no scratches either

@BenAV ditto. Did exactly the same thing just like when I get a new phone or tablet. It's common sense. I know Nintendo's magical with their games but their products are not! Use your head people. Get a damn screen protector!

I was hoping to see a video of Nintendo making the console properly.

Literally any excuse to publish an article containing shopping links. This is getting ridiculous.

@KiWiiU_Freek
I do get that in my ear as well. 😊

@SLIGEACH_EIRE there was a Wii U stand that looked like that?! I thought it was just 2 prongs😕

Or better yet, saw of the front plate, it's just plastic.

@Amsterdamsters

Would be a good idea for a Nintendo Life poll, to get some sort of scope of the problem.

They could change the name from Switch to LeaveTheHellAlone.

@Ballzilla The grills on the back are definitely air vents. The speakers are the tiny holes beneath the screen.

@all I have my switch since launch day and have been using it daily and handheld and docked usage are about 50/50.
Not a single scratch so far. If it actually is a common issue, I'm sure it must have to do with a faulty dock and it isn't a general design flaw.

So the website's & customers that have had this issue are lying, and what do thay gain by lying again? Seeing as some of them are Nintendo fans themselves.

I didn't start docking mine until I was able to get my screen protector installed. I'm pretty careful when I do dock it and my screen doesn't come in contact with the dock. With exception for those that may have warped or otherwise damaged docks I think folks just need to take more care when docking their Switch.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE

Which equates to zero support, no revenue, and Nintendo having 2 flops in a row. That would be so helpful for them.

F-ing fanatic. >_>

@EVIL-C We can buy the New Switch XL.

Does anyone know whether a USB-C to HDMI cable would allow the Switch to be connected to a HDMI TV? This would save having to take the dock for connecting to a TV Here is the type of cable (although others are available, this is the one I could see on Amazon):
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thunderbolt-Cable-Benfei-Adapter-Gold-Plated/dp/B01NH500RV

@UmniKnight
Yup, I'll be using the Switch as a 'home console' so I'll just put in the dock and leave it there. No big deal.

Hm...
Just give something soft and squishy inside Docker + add Screen guard onto your Switch, the scratch will be No More.
It's called Beautify your Switch.

@Anti-Matter https://twitter.com/vasefferens/status/844151366461390849/photo/1

@banacheck https://twitter.com/vasefferens/status/844151366461390849/photo/1

I have a Switch and I'm not lying. No issue with scratches since Nintendo took care of it in their design.

If it scratches when there's a screen protector on the screen, then yes, I agree that is a problem.

But if most of the people complaining don't have a screen protector, then that's pretty ridiculous.

@KiWiiU_Freek

what kind of signs is it showing?
I was wondering about a spare wii u disc drive - that could come in handy

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Why are you here?

@galaia2004 Unfortunately not. The dock contains a proprietary chip involved in converting USB C input from the Switch to HDMI output. It's not possible to circumvent this (yet) so an ordinary cable willl not work, everything must pass through that chip.

I've been docking and undocking all the time with no issues. I have had scratches on 3DS near the hinges. I think it's more likely if a foreign body is accidentally introduced to the dock as I think that's what happened with my 3DS.

@DBPirate Most of the people "complaining" don't even have a Switch. This is a SB topic spread by fanboys of other systems.

@Brubbles because they didn't encounter the problem? Seriously I'd like to know how those demo units fared after each day of excessive use with journalists docking and undocking. No one reported scratches on those units, though they may not have been looking hard enough... Honestly this can't be the issue everyone seems to be making it out to be. My screen is fine and so are the majority of others I know of, and if you look inside the dock you can see there are two raised runners that touch the outside of the screen. These are the only bits of the screen that get touched and may be liable to scratch. I'm sorry for anyone who has experienced scratching and I hope Nintendo addresses it, but to claim the entire design is bad when not every console is affected is getting carried away and speaks of people who don't own the console trying to justify it to themselves.

@Ballzilla
Wait, What ?!
Silver Switch Docker by Spray Painting ??
Looks Nice...

@Amsterdamsters: I've never had a scratch. Not even the time one of my dogs bumped me and I essentially dropped it into the slot. That being said, I do now have a screen protector, and I have a couple replacements on order. I may grab one of those dock covers though - they look nice.

Guys, I've found a sure fire solution to this problem. It's so easy, and works 100%. Act like an adult, and treat your expensive electronics and luxury items with care. Boom. Problem solved.

Seriously. Try it.

@Anti-Matter What? It's dust from the extremely bright camera flash.

Totally unnecessary and potentially damaging to the Switch itself, if those heat vents aren't facing upwards. Get a tempered glass screen protector and be done with it. Simple.

Well I've had mine since day 1.ive undocked it hundreds of times and I don't have a scratch.o that's right I take care of mine and I'm also not careless.besides that I think it's the trolls are doing it on purpose because the switch is doing well.people need to grow up and stop being so careless!!and before the trolls start making a comment on my post say o I take care of mine and it still scratched it.1 you don't own one or 2 your careless which it.so save your poop comments for someone else.I don't get bullied or trolled.I don't come back to read the nonsense that's written.

@Sakura Thanks for confirming, I will look for more information on what in inside the dock.

@Brubbles the scratches are for docks with defects mainly. I haven't had this issue... also it is good to put a screen protector on all of your handheld devices. A two pack of tempered glass protectors is only 10 US dollars.

Still say in a couple of years time there'll be a redesigned Switch

@NoxAeturnus Nope, preserving the screen is a combination of having a good protector and an overall sturdy build.

I've accidentally dropped my phone in the Appalachian Mountains on edges of rock, same elevation as my feet. The screen directly hit the rock. If it were of something like the NS construction, or a cheap phone, the screen would have shattered or been permascratched. Instead, becauze I'm using a Kyocera Duraforce, with an iLLumiShield screen protector, the screen suffered no damage.

As for Nintendo products proper, I can't count how many times I've accidentally dropped a portable Nintendo product (sometimes because I fell asleep with it in my hands, lol) only for it to suffer little or no damage. The NS is quite simply more fragile than it's forebears, and it needs extra protection that previous products didn't need. I bet an iLLumiShield impact resistant glass screen protector would indeed be enough to ward off minor forms of damage.

My dock scratched the back of my system not the screen.

I suspected that many of the posts you've been making recently with links to stuff you can buy were affiliates or something. It now seems pretty clear that most of these articles with this kind of stuff, where you just list all these add-ons and bits and bobs that people can buy, are largely about making money.

@Ballzilla What are we supposed to be seeing there?

The Dude's Switch almost fell down at the end of the video!

@SLIGEACH_EIRE there also is a foolproof method. Stop playing videogames. In life its good to find balance but to be too heavy on either side of the spectrum leads to problems (overly critical or totally naive)

@Gerbwmu At that point, it would be due to user error, not flawed design.

@jaymacx Oh, the irony of that response being an extreme one...

@chardir:: Seriously! This is as bad as planning your day around a Day One update (that lasted about a minute!). If you have kids, you need a screen protector anyway. If you don't have kids place it in the dock properly.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE That faceless dock patent example actually looks pretty good. I'm surprised they didn't go with a cushioned variation of that. Maybe it could have done something on the screen while docked, like the Dreamcast VMU does during midplay sometimes.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE if it was an open dock it would be more prone to scratching...

@PlywoodStick Of course it needs more protection than previous Nintendo handhelds. No device is built like the tanks of the Gameboy days, the Wii-U pad was never meant to leave the house, and the DS line had the built-in protective clamshell design. The open-to-the-world plastic screen certainly makes it more susceptible to scratches, but the fix seems obvious and simple. The specific issue of docks scratching screens is certainly being blown out of proportion. What percent of users have experienced the problem vs. the number of people who watched the same youtube video and assumed the problem was widespread? The point of the plastic screen is that it doesn't shatter on impact like a glass screen. When it comes to scratches vs. shattering, Nintendo's design decision is one I prefer because I always protect my device screens anyway.

@jayzzx Beauty is as beauty does.

@NoxAeturnus Ah, so you acknowledge that a screen protector is needed for a Nintendo portable product this time around.

I wouldn't say a plastic screen/cover necessarily prevents shattering, either... My original 3DS once broke my fall when I slipped and fell onto my hip. It saved me, but sacrificed the top screen, shattering it internally into a jagged kaleidoscope. Sent it to Nintendo for a replacement screen, though,and it was well again!

And that was with a clamshell... Imagine the same situation without one, especially without a screen protector...

@PlywoodStick at the bottom of the Switch Dock, front part, there's padding to protect the screen.

@Amsterdamsters
No scratches here. In and out of the dock at least once a day - I mostly play in portable mode and dock it to charge. I put the slightest pressure towards the back of the Switch when docking i.e. away from me. At most I've noticed a slight smudge at the bottom left of the screen, but only in the bezel. It polishes out with a lint free cloth.

I like the dock because it allows sufficient airflow and keeps the Switch relatively cat proof. Laying it on it's back would make me concerned that it would get badly scratched or overheat.

I'll just stick with keeping it in the dock until my tempered glass screen protector arrives in a few days.

LOL at NintendoLife saying "we haven't tried it........ but here buy these cables from our affiliates!"

Heavy use with at least 3-4 docking-undocking a day on my side... And not any issue...

Haters gotta hate and trollers gotta troll

@Ballzilla Could you post that link again? I didn't see it the first 8 times you posted it. Seriously, couldn't you have replied to everyone in the same comment?

@Qun_Mang Maybe I should, just to counteract the constant flow of BS from Nintendo Life

@NoxAeturnus It really is getting blown way out of proportion. I mean people, you really gotta ram the Switch in and on-purposefully scrape it against the side of the dock (like actually forcing it) to give the screen a scratch. The more likely scenario for scratching the screen is by not having a proper case for it while taking it on the go. This thing is about $400 after taxes (in Canada) so treat it like it's a $400 piece of tech. Be smart, gently place the Switch in and out of the dock, and don't even think of leaving your local game store without adding a screen protector to your purchase....and a case for portability because the system really is amazing while on the go. But really I've just been treating mine like a $400 piece of tech, a significant investment, so I'm being careful (not insanely careful but just careful) and I've not had any problems with the screen & the dock.

@PlywoodStick Needed or not, I had screen protectors on my DS. And DS Lite. And 3DS. And Wii-U. And every mobile device and tablet I've ever owned. It's standard procedure. If I ever want to resell the device, I want that screen in top condition. It's not that it's needed this time around, it's always been needed.

I honestly don't care whether a screen is plastic or glass. I don't really think one is obviously superior to the other, rather there are definite pros and cons to either. For example, when a glass screen shatters, it becomes a definite cut hazard. Can't tell you how many friends I've had who had that happen with their phones after a drop cracked the screen.

The whole argument seems silly to me. What do these people want? A refund? A redesign so it has a glass screen? Attention? A class action lawsuit? Who cares? Throw a protector on it and don't drop it, just like every other device.

Once again we get a story fanning flames of already overblown "problems" that just so happen to draw internet traffic. Even NL's own "addressing the internet complaints" article rated this one fairly low. Yet this article wants to stoke the controversy again?

I'm sure there are some people with defective docks that have an issue. I'm sure there are people that abuse their equipment that have an issue. The design as is perhaps makes it too easy for kids to recklessly damage something. But there's simply no general design problem here. Even if there were "mass" defects (no evidence of that so far), the ones that aren't defective work just fine. I've docked and undocked mine 1-4 times daily since launch day. No screen protector, no problems, no scratches, no dock related issues. It' drops in and out beautifully and easily, and I wish all my electronics past, present, and original 3DS included docked so easily. This is the internet doing what the internet does with "professional" websites fanning the flames where they know people will take the bait with pre-memed topics.

My favorite aspect about this is there seems to be an correlation between the population that wants to complain that the switch is terrible because it's not more powerful than a PS4, and that they don't care about portability and will use it only as a home console, and those making an issue about screen scratching. Which is it, do they care about portability or not?

@damo This headline for this article? Really? I can certainly understand you guys wanting to draw traffic and increase revenue and "optimize your SEO", but it might not hurt to take a step back and consider what built your readership over the years and why your readers come here instead of "those other sites" before going out of your way to emulate "those other sites."

@SLIGEACH_EIRE take a good look at that faceless dock diagram. it would actually still grip the screen precisely where everyone is complaining about scratching from this one. The problems of a faceless dock would then mean less efficient cooling through the vertical heatpipe since it would then slant at an angle, less accurate mating with the USB-C connector (more difficult docking than letting the weight of the unit dock it) and a tighter grip required both in the now-angled connector (leading to premature wear on the USB-C pins in both the console and the dock) and the requirement of a TIGHTER tolerance between the screen and the dock to keep it secured against the dock. On the current dock the weight is distributed primarily to the BOTTOM of the unit by gravity with a vertical orientation where the contact pins merely need rest against the receptors, and no lateral force is applied to any surface, meaning no "grip" interface between dock and console is required, allowing easy docking and undocking without the need to hold down the dock to separate the two.

The only TRUE faceless dock would be in the form of induction charges from Samsung. And while I like it for my phone, I would generally not recommend that fall-prone design for any other product. And of course you can't stream video through induction.

@BenAV Same. The pre-orders were handed out at the front desk of the store i went to, and i told the retailer to go back to electronics and get me a screen protector ( behind a locked case) before completing my transaction. My phone, 3DS, WiiU, anything with a portable screen i buy a screen protector day 1 before handling said items.

@PlywoodStick ironic as it maybe some people just come here and criticize and seldomly ever have a balanced outlook. I sometimes wonder do these people even play games.

I am certain i remember Nintendolife declaring they had scratches on their screen on the review switch!?!? Completely ignoring this issue are we now??? Why are you not reporting this anymore???? Are you spinning your stories for clicks or just being bad at reporting the facts??
If yours got scratched then anyone's can. All these fanboy opinions of 'didn't happen to me so everyone is lying" is just completely foolish. If it CAN then COULD happen. The facts​ are facts.

@electrolite77 What is this sorcery!? Tutorial video, please.

@NEStalgia Wait... So if there's no problem, what controversy is there to have? If it doesn't exist, why talk about it? Is there a mass collective drunken fever dream going on?

I can confirm this has not been a problem for me. I looked at the dock and it has 2 small rubber bumpers on the inside front where the console seats. The plastic that faces the screen and the rubber probably aren't hard enough materials to scratch the glass surface. That said, there's alaways the small possibility of getting some foreign material on either the bumpers or the facing plastic. Say, a piece of sand for example which could scratch the sceen. Make sure the dock is clean before docking and/or get a screen protector. Probably good advice for more things than just a gaming console

@Andrzej777
Mine is mainly wires coming apart on my power cord and gamepad charger both of which I'll replace anyway.
My main concern is my console is also telling me I have no disc I'm the drive when I do, it even tells me to check the disc on digital games?!?

This looks way more likely to get caught on something, pulled off and broken.

This all seems blown way out of proportion. Just a few who have found attention on the internet. If you do have a rare faulty unit, use the warranty to get it fixed or replaced. Switch comes with a 12 month one as standard. I did it with my 3DS and it even renewed the warranty!

@PlywoodStick Basically yes, and it's a collective fever dream called YouTube. Just like most other massive collective fever dreams that go on in the sewage treatment plant called the Internet

A normal, properly functioning dock is all but incapable of scratching the screen under normal conditions. Don't believe me? Buy a Switch if you can find one in stock and see for yourself. The design just isn't there to do that. Can a defective dock do that? Probably. Are MOST docks in circulation defective? There's no evidence to support it. In fact there's very few new cases of this problem showing up at all, just repeated outcries from the attention seekers.

Many of us have asked for an NL poll on the matter (just like how NL comments always suggested, in the runup to Switch, that Switch was a doomed disaster nobody wanted but the polls always semed to show 85%+ on preorder and hyped. Tellingly NL has not yet run said poll and in their own article pointed out it's a not very high level issue they haven't experienced issues with either.)

So what do we have? Not a design flaw that's for sure. Are there attention seekers making up claims? Probably. Are there unfortunate souls who got a piece of material on the rubber bumpers that scratched it? Probably (gorilla glass scratches against the wrong dust too). Are there a quantity of defective docks that scratched the screen's BEZEL (it's NEVER been the screen's display area at risk, ever), very likely yes. So if we're looking at a product launch were a portion of included accessories are defective, what matters is what percentage.

So far there appears to be a lot more people with a working dock than a deformed one. And a dearth of new magic youtube videos showing problems (and some that show scratch patters that are in no way consistent with what the dock could do even if you were actively TRYING to scratch it.)

Seriously, look at a dock if you can, look at how it actually inserts, look at where the contact points actually are. Can there be some improvements here and there, mostly to kid-proof it? Sure, why not. But you're an analytical guy. Look at the actual docking if you get a chance, feel it yourself, and then look at some of the scratch patterns out there. Either it's fake, or there's a lot less than the 99 bottles of beer on their wall than when that video started

@SneakyStyle also the air intakes for fans are on the back as well and could be easily blocked

Dont bloc your air intake people. Its the grill on the lower back .

@Amsterdamsters 3 SWITCHEs in my house - plus a group of 8 friends with SWITCHES and . . .wait for it! NO SCRATCHES ( and no Joycon L de-syncing either

i just popped on a screen protector today...haven't used one since launch day. I noticed I had a little smudge on the bezel...rubbed it out with my finger....other than that, my switch has been in and out of the dock 50 times with no issues...

how the hell are people docking their switches?! do they flip them up in the air and try to catch them with the cradle or something?

"Don't dock it at all, basically"

Trolololol!

OR: Be like me, dock it and don't be an idiot while you're doing it. Still going strong with 0 scratches/scuffs/marks on my Switch, and I still dock/undock it at least 4 times daily.

@KiWiiU_Freek Man that game is fantastic, hope to see a re-release on the Switch, itching to play it again!

"a prime concern for people who simply don't have the room in front of their TV for it"

Er... behind the TV?

@datamonkey That might cause Joy-Con/Pro controller connection issues.

Had my Switch for nearly 2 weeks now with a cheap £2.99 screen protector from ebay and not a single scratch on the screen protector so far, I'd imagine the Switch screen being far more scratch resistant then this cheap screen protector. I take my Switch out of the Dock several times a day, I was more concerned about the back of the Switch getting scraped but so far nothing.

My dock clearly as foam protectors inside to prevent scratching from docking. What are people doing to cause scratches when docking, ramming it into the slot?
No matter what Nintendo had designed, some people will always damage their consoles, I can imagine how many complaints of dropped/damaged consoles there would have been if the dock had an open front. My Switch cost a lot of money, so I'm treating it with care when taking it out of the dock and out & about.
If you are careful, you won't get scratches, if you're not you might (but then just get a screen protector or learn to be more careful with stuff you own).

oops, 'as' should have been 'has'.....I'm not common.

Watched some videos and I have seen people undocking (making up words here) the switch with one hand. They only grab one joycon and pull it out. Could be part of the problem if people are just being careless like this.

@Ballzilla The speakers are on the front. Those are indeed air INTAKE vents on the back, and warm air is expelled out the top.

I'll bet you feel silly now, don't you troll?

@BeerOnTap Thank you for correcting me, another person already did that albeit in a nicer manner. Still, facts are facts. The dock has a protective pad on the place where the screen would touch to prevent the very thing clickbait articles and videos claim happens.

https://twitter.com/vasefferens/status/844154183737655298/photo/1

I know my dock is dusty, but in my defense, the flash makes it looks worse. Notice the bit on the front half of the dock on the bottom? Padding.

Bet you feel silly now, troll? If you own the Switch, check your dock with a flashlight before making an ass of yourself love.

@electrolite77 You're a genius! Your technique works, we must share it with the people. I apply it to all my expensive devices and the results are incredible! Who would think that being careful with expensive things protects them from scratches!

@Ballzilla The only thing I was commenting on was the air vents being on the back. Not once did I dispute your claim that the dock does not scratch the Switch. You jumped to that conclusion on your own.
You really are dumber than a box of rocks.

@BeerOnTap Well dear sir, you're the one who commented on my first post which was 90% about how the video is BS since the Switch Dock has protective padding designed in the first place. I might be dumber than a box of rocks, but you're not the brightest bulb in the chandelier either, immediately calling me a troll. Good day to you.

I had this thought/idea at the very first day the Switch was revealed.
I still don't understand why Nintendo didn't use this solution in the first place. This way, they could've used the main unit as a second screen. What a missed chance!

@NoxAeturnus Just happened to mine. I don't use it out of the dock. Since launch it's been out of the dock 6 times, 5 of which were after I'd applied material to cover the inner rails. I've been very careful when I have removed it and just this moment in the middle looks like a piece of small round, smashed glass. It's been nowhere, not left the living room, not been dropped, mishandled or carried about. https://s16.postimg.org/m8v83hf2t/image.jpg

@Lorfarius I'm sorry to hear of your troubles, but I never said this wasn't happening. I said it's being blown out of proportion and that there is a simple and cheap precaution that everyone should take anyway. Two words: screen protector.

@NoxAeturnus It's appalling that we should be expected to buy a screen protector to protect the device from it's own dock! I haven't been slinging it around or being rough, I remove it very gently each time but its caught slightly and marked it massively. It's a huge fault and poorly designed hardware.

@Lorfarius I honestly don't care what caused the scratch, be it poor design, manufacturing error, poor QA, or user error--the cause doesn't matter because the issue is negated by something that every owner should have anyway. I find it appalling that you wouldn't have the foresight to buy even a cheap screen protector for less than $10 to protect the screen of a $300 piece of tech. It's unfortunate that your system was scratched so early in its life, but did you honestly have the unreasonable expectation that it would remain scratch free forever without some sort of protection?

@NoxAeturnus Why should I have to buy a screen protector for a device that lives in its dock? If every owner should have one then why isn't the device made of tougher stuff or come with a protector?

@Lorfarius Are you serious? Not a single tech company makes a screened device immune to scratches, and I can't think of a single device that comes packed-in with a screen protector. My system is in and out of its dock all the time, but even if it lived in its dock I'd still slap a protector on it to keep it pristine in case I wanted to sell it later. For me, it's simple: when I buy a car, I shop for car insurance; when I buy a piece of tech with a screen, I shop for a screen protector.