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My kids just got very excited by the appearance of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on the home screen of the Switch, thinking I’d bought it for them while they were at school. I’m not that cool of a dad, and we don’t own the game. If I select it, it asks to insert the game cartridge so it hasn’t been purchased electronically.
It doesn’t seem very Nintendo-ey to be advertising games this way, and I’m sure I’d have heard about it if they were.
Why did this game appear and can I remove it?
Don't worry too much about this. I'm pretty sure a big part of the "scratch fiasco" is websites and YouTube channels looking for ad impressions (and money), unfortunately. I've removed/docked my Switch several times since day 1 and I don't see any scratches or even smears/traces on my screen (with a screen protector).
Looking at my dock, I simply see no way the dock alone should be able to scratch the screen, because there are two plastic guides with small rubber pads to keep the screen away from the dock, but they don't really have any sharp edges.
Of course they might in theory still scratch the screen, especially if you're just "throwing" the console into the dock or if there are bigger dust particles in there (maybe even sand from your hands?).
As such I think adding any good quality screen protector should offer you enough protection. It doesn't have to be tempered glass, even just a not too thin foil should be sufficient. If you notice damage on it, replace it, otherwise just enjoy playing.
Edit: Also, something I noticed the very first time I saw that now "famous" picture of the scratches: Their orientation is completely inconsistent and doesn't make any sense, if you assume the console is inserted in a straight way as intended. Just look at the scratches highlighted with a few lines:
This looks – at least to me – very deliberate, rather than random usage. Also wouldn't you assume there to be one or two scratches before you notice them? Rather than waiting for 10-20 to appear?
You can re-download them via the Nintendo Switch eShop.
Check “Redownloads” in the Nintendo Switch eShop (in your account information). Any games that have been purchased or redeemed on the system will appear here, and can be re-downloaded at no additional cost.
Follow these steps.
On that page, Click Downloading a game, then I don't see the game on my Nintendo Switch!
Best Answer
I’ve managed to remove it by going into options and deleting the software, like I guess you would for any other software.
The best explanation I have at the moment for how it got there is that my son was looking at it on the eshop and accidentally tried to purchase it. The purchase failed thanks to parental controls, but the console still put a shortcut to it on the home page (not sure if the software actually got downloaded, don’t know if I can check that).
Update:
The correct answer is that the Nintendo Switch Online account comes with some free DLC for Super Smash Bros.
When you choose to redeem this offer (or redownload it) it puts a shortcut to the actual game on the home screen. It also downloads data that consumes 1.8 GB of storage which according to the software settings is mostly a game update but 0.2 MB is the actual DLC.