Game Card Could Not be Read Error

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3 жыл бұрын

Hello greetings and welcome everyone to this another video about how to repair the switch. This time we will be doing a tutorial on how to get your game card to work if you have the error in the title. I have not tried it with other errors such as "Unable to start software. Return to the menu and try again.", "There is nothing inserted in the game card slot." , or "System Does Not Detect a GameCard is Inserted." but as I understand it, these steps should work. Please discuss in the comments section things you all have found with regards to this or any of the three mentioned errors and I may make an updade video about how to address them specifically.
The website URL to get to this exact set of prompts as they appeared on the website nintendo sent you to in the error is as follows: en-americas-support.nintendo....
The website URL as you see it on the switch to visit is as follows: support.nintendo.com/switch/gamecarderror
Thank you all for your time and I hope this helps!

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@singingdiva79 2 жыл бұрын

Your fix on checking for corrupt data and archiving software fixed an issue I'd been having with my son's switch!! Thanks so much for posting this video!! You're a life saver!!

@jeffprofessional123 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

@buddhasac2469 2 жыл бұрын

Very thorough and helpful. Good on you for helping as many people as possible with their issues as well as myself.

@jeffprofessional123 2 жыл бұрын

You are most welcome. Glad to be of assistance!

@daniellemos4413 2 жыл бұрын

Man, it took me a long time to fix this, but your video did it!

@jeffprofessional123 2 жыл бұрын

So glad I could help out!

@sophianash8754 2 жыл бұрын

This worked! So helpful took a bit of time and patience but it did the trick!

@jeffprofessional123 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! I'm glad I could help.

@chago9922 6 ай бұрын

I did everything on this very detailed video and nothing worked so I took it old school. My 4 year told I’m his super man so, I did what I used to do when I played games and cleaned the Nintendo slot card with rubbing alcohol very softly with a Q-tip and that solved the problem.. hope it helps!!

@jeffprofessional123 6 ай бұрын

That is another very viable option!

@thomasblackwell4855 Жыл бұрын

bro thank u so much smash bros hasnt worked til now because of this video bro i love you thank u

@jeffprofessional123 Жыл бұрын

Oh man, smash Bros is one of the essentials! Glad it worked for you.

@marcusleal6922 Жыл бұрын

This really helped me out thank you

@justjack324 2 жыл бұрын

bro you're literally a god bless you

@jeffprofessional123 2 жыл бұрын

Had to read that a couple times 🤣

@shadmangh4ntz745 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, the best video ever

@jeffprofessional123 2 жыл бұрын

XD glad I could help.

@m4x899 Жыл бұрын

Ive had this when i left the game running and putting the switch to rest mode. Came back 1 hour later with that error message popping up and telling me to shut off the game before removing the cartridge… Really strange and very annoying because i lost a ton of progress

@jeffprofessional123 Жыл бұрын

Yeah I just lost about 6 hours of progress on harvestella for that reason. I just end up saving way more often these days.

@randomalexis3821 2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much. i was stressing cause i got the game not that long ago

@jeffprofessional123 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

@G0th1c_skul1z 2 жыл бұрын

Tysm for telling me my animal crossing game card wasn’t reading tysm for showing me how to fix it

@jeffprofessional123 2 жыл бұрын

You are most welcome! Glad I could help.

@kindasomeviews 2 жыл бұрын

@Jeff the fixes didnt work for me. i may have to send it to Nintendo for repairs, but do you know anything about cartridges with a green line on the back? most of my games have a black bar where the connectors are, which seem to work with no problem, but my other games like Arms and Pokken have a green bar, which im starting to have problems with. My Arms copy acted up on me, and after a few reinserts, it worked but it worries me. My Pokken copy however never worked and i just bought it. Do you have any info about this?

@jeffprofessional123 2 жыл бұрын

All I know about the green bars versus the black bars is that the green bar cartridges are smaller in capacity so those usually reference smaller games and they may be made by different companies. That stated the difference in manufacturer could have an effect on whether or not the game is recognized by the console, but I think the most likely scenario is that you simply need to make sure that your switch and your Joy cons are updated. For some reason that seems to be a litch pen in a lot of the issues with games being recognized. Of course if all else fails I would definitely send it to Nintendo. They usually don't charge for issues pertaining to hardware that aren't water related especially if you are in your warranty.

@doubleninjas1784 2 жыл бұрын

What do you do with all your game cards aren't working cuz like all my not working and I don't know what to do does it need to be a working game card and then a non-working game card because all my game cards aren't working and I saw that your Smash Brother card was working

@brian7806 3 жыл бұрын

This was good, but the issue I'm having is with a brand new game card that does not yet have an icon on the home screen. Turns out the card reader was bad.

@jeffprofessional123 3 жыл бұрын

Gotcha. I would try updating your switch, then restarting it. If that does not work, check your game card then your game card slot.

@brian7806 3 жыл бұрын

@@jeffprofessional123 yeah, it turned out to be the card reader. I bought a new one and put in and it works great now!

@jeffprofessional123 2 жыл бұрын

Oof lol you said that at the beginning sorry I missed it. Glad it's working for you though!

@marcusleal6922 Жыл бұрын

Thank you thank you thank you thank you

@glory4695 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@jeffprofessional123 2 жыл бұрын

You are most welcome!

@Lukaplayz_Sonic 6 ай бұрын

What if you have no other game card?

@oirubinbr5316 6 ай бұрын

I licked the card. Kind off bad taste, but worth it

@Abodcrunch Жыл бұрын

Thanksssssa

@amirstinks1739 Жыл бұрын

thank u

@jeffprofessional123 Жыл бұрын

You are most welcome!

@newgirl1409 2 жыл бұрын

A couple games work and some don't. It is not coming up with a option to download :(

@jeffprofessional123 Жыл бұрын

Ah. In that case it may just be trial and error. I occasionally have to put the game card in and take it out multiple times for it to work.

@kalebC02 2 жыл бұрын

can u help me out? my memory card isn't reading at all i want to play mk11

@franksilva939 2 жыл бұрын

What could I do if I don’t yet have the game icon on my Home Screen? I know it’s the game card because I put in a different game to verify and it works fine . Only had my switch and the game for about a week and it’s already not working lol

@jeffprofessional123 2 жыл бұрын

My best advice there is just to make sure everything is updated to its most recent version. Your joy cons your switch everything as much as possible should be updated. If that doesn't work try unplugging your power brick from your wall and from the back of your dock and let it set for one minute or so then plug it back in to see if that works. You can also try turning your switch off with the power button and having it restart.

@juniorgalvis1604 Жыл бұрын

muchas grcaiass

@jeffprofessional123 Жыл бұрын

Denada.

@giannitannehill4545 Жыл бұрын

thx

@jeffprofessional123 Жыл бұрын

You are most welcome!

@kimkhanh1162 Жыл бұрын

It worked for it only took me about 5 min

@jeffprofessional123 Жыл бұрын

@doubleninjas1784 2 жыл бұрын

But I still haven't tried it yet so let me try it and then you can respond or you can just respond

@astro17656 3 жыл бұрын

Guess i cant play anymore physical games *:(*

@jeffprofessional123 3 жыл бұрын

Why not?

@erikzambrano1200 2 жыл бұрын

I know your pain ..

@tahaesseghyr4639 2 жыл бұрын

Or you can blow in the game card place make sure to take it out it takes a few tries

@jeffprofessional123 2 жыл бұрын

That is a method to try as well. I appreciate the input.

@tahaesseghyr4639 2 жыл бұрын

Y w

@cancer7984 2 жыл бұрын

Hope it helps

@jeffprofessional123 2 жыл бұрын

Me too! Tell me how it goes.

@cancer7984 2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffprofessional123 it did not

@jeffprofessional123 2 жыл бұрын

I see. Have you tried resetting the power brick and/or updating your software?

@spyguy1099 4 ай бұрын

I dont use game cards for my switch and i keep getting this notification and i cant do anything

@destroyedpanzer7463 2 жыл бұрын

for me my switch lite just does not register the games and it puts the warning even though its a new game card.But i usually get my games from the library so im am going to try cleaning the games

@jeffprofessional123 2 жыл бұрын

You could also try cleaning the game card slot, but it is kinda tricky. The best way I know is to go with a microfiber cloth or peel about half of the cotton off of the end of the Q-tip and use that.

@LumboDumbo 2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffprofessional123 Actually do not do that, the pins that read the game card will most likely bend and that will ruin your game card reader even more

@jeffprofessional123 2 жыл бұрын

@@LumboDumbo you just said the exact reason why I said it was tricky... You can clean the cartridge slot just fine if you are gentle and follow the instructions I gave. To me, it is an acceptable level of risk, but I respect your opinion.

@kentashi6769 2 жыл бұрын

the game card im trying to get to mae the other card work also dosent work nwo what do i do?

@jeffprofessional123 Жыл бұрын

If you have already made sure that everything is up to date (Joy-Cons, Switch, game you are using to help fix the one that doesn't) you just have to keep putting in the non working game and taking it out. It reminds me a lot of the old school NES at the end of the day.

@wooperuler Жыл бұрын

I'm new to your channel I like that your Christian

@chimichamga1813 2 жыл бұрын

Ummm so basically all of the games don’t work and the trick you did I can’t do it because all of them don’t work

@jeffprofessional123 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my. That sounds like quite the headache. If I were you I would try updating your system and then unplugging your power brick from your switch and from your wall. Give it a couple seconds to a minute and then plug it back in and see if either of those work. If not, your game card slot could be dirty or obstructed. I don't have a video for that yet, but I plan on making one sometime in the future. There are plenty on KZfaq from what I hear.

@your_girl_kxim Жыл бұрын

The last one didn't help me it still doesn't read the card either way and my dad cleaned it gently

@caden.radosta 2 жыл бұрын

I’m just trynna play smash bros 🥺

@jeffprofessional123 2 жыл бұрын

It's hard out here in these gaming streets man. I hope you get it working.

@gamingvaltrezz2092 2 жыл бұрын

It wouldn't mess with the data in the game? It happened to my pokemon sword game and I put a lot of time on it.

@jeffprofessional123 2 жыл бұрын

Not that I am aware of. I've had to do this a number of times now and it hasn't messed with the data, but I can say that it may take more than once or twice which is initially very jarring.

@gamingvaltrezz2092 2 жыл бұрын

Ok thanks, I am going to try it today.

@Jibbie3 Жыл бұрын

@@gamingvaltrezz2092 and?

@gamingvaltrezz2092 Жыл бұрын

and what?

@Jibbie3 Жыл бұрын

@@gamingvaltrezz2092 did it work?

@EnvyPower 2 жыл бұрын

I’m so lost, my switch can read games some times and not other times, but once it has the blue icon (showing it is inserted and read) I go to play and it says that it can’t be read…and this is with all my games, I’m so lost. It started out of nowhere too…I was playing animal crossing and it crashed and said there was an error, then it began not being able to read the game - bare in mind I only dock my switch anyway. If anyone could help I’ll be super grateful.

@jeffprofessional123 2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately that's how it goes. I would double check since it is intermittent whether or not you have something stuck inside the card slot. If not, you just have to keep trying till it works. I think Nintendo may have released a quick patch a while ago to help address this since I notice my console doesn't have read errors very often, but I don't know for sure since my version has not changed.

@hv17playz94 3 жыл бұрын

Can u screen record in Switch?

@jeffprofessional123 3 жыл бұрын

From how I understand it, you can. You hold down the picture button I think, but I have never used it since I already have a capture card and I hear the feature only works for about 30 seconds.

@jacoboye5019 2 жыл бұрын

None of that worked and it’s not broken what do I do

@jeffprofessional123 2 жыл бұрын

This is one of those finicky areas of the switch that doesn't have a bunch of solutions. I would try rotating between different game cards and coming back to the one that does not work. I have had a fair bit of success with that method too...

@jacoboye5019 2 жыл бұрын

None of them work

@jacoboye5019 2 жыл бұрын

Do you think it’s the pins

@jeffprofessional123 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah if none of your games are working i would check to make sure the contacts are visible and clean.

@nguyentram1483 3 жыл бұрын

I haven’t watch the whole entire video yet but the game that isn’t working is super Mario 3D and bowser fury

@jeffprofessional123 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah the game I used here is an example. It can however happen with any game. Did the steps in this video work for you?

@David-pi1zt 8 ай бұрын

Sigh. Didn't work for me. All other game cards but this one work fine. It won't even show the game icon on screen.

@jeffprofessional123 8 ай бұрын

You may have to try it more than once. My general experience with the game card could not be read. Error is that it is intermittent. Sometimes I'll get the error and then take the game card out and put it back in and it works just fine. Sometimes the error remains for days at a time.

@AlxFifa 2 жыл бұрын

im so sorry i did not help i dont understand im so sad

@jeffprofessional123 2 жыл бұрын

You may have to try this multiple times. I noticed it took me a time or two every now and then.

@vanessachum2467 2 жыл бұрын

None of them worked I need help please

@jeffprofessional123 2 жыл бұрын

Ok. In that case make sure that your system and your Joy Cons are up to date then turn it off and on again.

@vanessachum2467 2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffprofessional123 it didn’t work

@zoilaespinoza7643 2 жыл бұрын

I Javi

@victorianrichard8097 2 жыл бұрын

jeff brother i know you download data in nintendo switch metoo

@Xplixity Жыл бұрын

Sadly it did not work for me

@jeffprofessional123 Жыл бұрын

You may have to try these steps more than once. It's kind of like when you had to blow in the cartridge of an NES In the sense that sometimes it works and sometimes it does not. It's also worth noting that you may need to double check whether or not your system, power cable and controllers are up to date because for some reason that has an effect.

@Xplixity Жыл бұрын

@@jeffprofessional123 ok thank you

@SuperMario-eq8ik 2 жыл бұрын

This sometimes happens after sleep mode and it showed no error. It's not all the time but it's still pretty annoying

@jeffprofessional123 2 жыл бұрын

If it is intermittent, the game card slot could be dirty. I have to make a video about how to clean it, but there should be a tutorial or two on KZfaq. If that works for you let me know. There are a few people having this intermittent issue and I would like to do an update sometime soon.

@SuperMario-eq8ik 2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffprofessional123 Did you see the thread about switch thinks that the cartridge was removed after sleep mode. People keep saying it might be a firmware issue and they said it's been happening since version 11.0.1

@jeffprofessional123 2 жыл бұрын

I have seen some theories about firmware and the like. I cannot verify any of it because I dont have an older firmware version to test, but it does make sense that it could be firmware related. In that case, I would say we have to fiddle with it until they get an update that fixes it which is much less than ideal since they just fixed Joy Con drift after like 3.5 years. I will do some research and see what I can find though.

@doubleninjas1784 2 жыл бұрын

It didn't work

@jeffprofessional123 2 жыл бұрын

What happened when you tried to complete the steps in the video? Did you get an error or some lack of response from the controller's perhaps?

@doubleninjas1784 Жыл бұрын

No it just didn't do anything

@doubleninjas1784 Жыл бұрын

I tried alot

@jeffprofessional123 Жыл бұрын

Ok. In that case I would say to try and make sure that everything is updated (ALL of your Joy-Cons and any other systems they connect to) and try again. If that does not work, I would say to contact Nintendo since they may have troubleshooting steps I am not privy to.

@nascour5991 Жыл бұрын

i just replaced the card reader and got the issue again after rebooting the switch this system is so fucking cheap 400 for this??

@jeffprofessional123 Жыл бұрын

Man, I am so sorry to hear that is still going on. Quick question, When you say you replaced the card reader, did you do that personally, go to a repair shop, or did you send it in to Nintendo?

@nascour5991 Жыл бұрын

@@jeffprofessional123 I got someone to fix it for me, probably gonna do the same with the card reader. After trouble shooting with this video and blowing on the cart. Now my switch won't even read any games at all despite me having the cart reader replaced yesterday. I'm so sick of these constant issues I've never had on other nintendo consoles (outside my new 3dsxl recently)

@jeffprofessional123 Жыл бұрын

Gotcha. Ok I would say you should double check to make sure your console and Joy Cons are updated to the newest version (i know it's odd, but for some reason that has an effect). Also, if you haven't tried it already, unplug your power brick from the wall and from the switch dock and let it set for 30 seconds. Plug it back in and see if it works then. If not, my last resort without spending money is just trying the steps in the video multiple times. Best of luck!

@nascour5991 Жыл бұрын

@@jeffprofessional123 i had the issue with card reading when it was hand-held too. I'll try to update my joycons thou thanks