The Nintendo Switch 2, which just hit shelves on June 5, 2025, is already making waves online – but not for the reasons Nintendo might have hoped. A male streamer's viral video, showing his finger getting painfully pinched while attaching a Joy-Con controller, has ignited a fiery debate about the console's safety. Now, other players are chiming in, sharing their own photos and horror stories, all pointing to a potentially dangerous flaw in the Switch 2's magnetic Joy-Con design.
The whole kerfuffle kicked off with gaming YouTuber なかむら...? (@nakamura_a_). He uploaded a video chronicling his very first encounter with the Switch 2. In his haste to get gaming, he skipped the manual and tried to snap on a Joy-Con – only for his pinky finger to get mercilessly trapped by the controller's super-strong magnets. The video captures his agonizing screams of "It hurts so much!!" and "Help me!" as he frantically yelled, "Tell me how to get this off!" and "Where's the manual?!"
He wrestled with the console for nearly 50 agonizing seconds before finally breaking free, but not without his pinky finger getting scraped raw. His furious roar of "Are you kidding me, Switch 2?!" pretty much summed it up. The video blew up, racking up a staggering 9.06 million views and 70,000 likes in just one day.
Turns out, なかむら...? isn't alone in his pain. Other players have since come forward, sharing their own tales of woe. ももんがあZ (@MomongaX30) issued a stark warning: "If you're not careful with the Joy-Con 2, kids could easily get hurt. The controller's magnetic pull is seriously powerful; if you don't attach it at just the right angle, it'll snag your finger flesh, and trust me, it really stings." They even posted photos of swollen fingers and controllers jammed in awkward positions.
And the gripes don't stop there. Another netizen, 川喜田直也 (@kWkTNa083756), went so far as to call out Nintendo directly: "The Switch 2's Joy-Con magnets are way too strong, and there are actually quite a few people getting their fingers pinched. I've been a victim myself, and it seriously hurts. It's no wonder Nintendo made a point of emphasizing clauses prohibiting class-action lawsuits beforehand – they're essentially sweeping this issue under the rug and selling the console regardless."
Right now, the online chatter about the Switch 2's finger-pinching woes is only getting louder. Hashtags like #Switch2, #指挾む (which means #FingerPinched), and #欠陥品 (#DefectiveProduct) are blowing up across social media. Many players are urging parents to be extra vigilant about kids using the console, and a growing chorus is demanding that Nintendo either provide clearer safety instructions or, better yet, redesign the Joy-Cons altogether.