Nintendo switch without original switch controller bootable?

[daithi de nuggla]

Heho, I just bought a used switch (150$ for only the switch it self NO controllers!) tested it and then resested it. 

So now I turned it back off and it says put in the switch controllers, so well what now?.

Do I have to own the original controllers to start that bloddy thing, or can I press the a button or so to overcome it?

Im really worried cause the controller it self costs 70$ new and most used are broken...

kind regards Andrew 

[jaslion]

You basically need joycons or any other controller that can connect with the dock.

[daithi de nuggla]

so I can just buy the pro controller and go on?

 

[daithi de nuggla]

or do I really need the original switch controllers to start it?

[jaslion]

1 minute ago, daithi de nuggla said:

or do I really need the original switch controllers to start it?

You could get a pro controller but joycons are highly recommended as sometimes a switch can just not detect anything but those for some reason.

[daithi de nuggla]

ok so not a must?

[Zenedge]

i suppose u can try docking it and using a wired controller

 

you need to get into the menu to be able to sync a wireless controller to the switch.

[daithi de nuggla]

ok thx

[daithi de nuggla]

Do I need the original dock or does a 3. party one also work?

[jaslion]

9 minutes ago, daithi de nuggla said:

ok so not a must?

Sort off a lot of functions just won't work without a joycon and you can softlock yourself in multiple ways. So not a must isn't really true but you could technically do without.

[daithi de nuggla]

well ... are you shure and what ya mean with softlock?

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[Npiet1]

On 5/18/2020 at 11:59 PM, daithi de nuggla said:

well ... are you shure and what ya mean with softlock?

Just you get locked out of certain things.

 

If they did a factory rest you'll need joy cons to pair as it's part of the initialization, if not then you could use a pro controller, however there are some things that need joy cons like Mario Party and at certain points in Zelda breath of the wild. 

[MarvinKMooney]

On 5/18/2020 at 6:52 AM, daithi de nuggla said:

Do I need the original dock or does a 3. party one also work?

IDK if it's been fixed or not but issues with 3rd party docks bricking Nintendo Switch's. https://switchchargers.com/nintendo-switch-bricking-faq/