Nintendo plans to release a Switch 2 revision in the European Union that will let users replace their own batteries, Nikkei reports. The current version of the Switch 2 has a glued-in battery. But Nintendo apparently plans to make the change in order to comply with EU rules going into effect in February 2027 that will require devices to let users easily swap out portable batteries.
The new version of the Switch 2 will be released “soon,” and both the console and the Joy-Cons will have replaceable batteries, according to Nikkei. In Japan, the console’s specifications will remain the same, Nikkei says. Nintendo didn’t immediately reply to a r …
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