Nintendo has just announced that it plans to modify the Nintendo Switch 2 console and make it significantly easier to replace the battery. This is being done to comply with EU regulations…
…The current version of the Switch 2 features batteries that are glued in, but Nintendo reportedly plans to remove the adhesive to comply with EU regulations taking effect in February 2027, which…
…of the Switch 2 with user-replaceable batteries. As seen by The Verge , the company silently changed the “ Compliance with EU Directives and Regulations ” section of its website. The new paragraph explains…
…As reported by Nikkei (thanks, CoverGeek ), the, er, switch comes as the company works to meet the European Union's Right to Repair directive , as well as the European Battery Regulation , which…
…Within this language is Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 that tackles batteries and waste batteries within the country, and within that regulation, which went into effect in February, is the mandate that "batteries…
In a move that's been brewing for a while now after Europe announced the Right to Repair directive and new battery regulations , Nintendo committed in early June to Switch revisions. Now…
…In 2023, the European Union passed a new regulation called the EU Batteries Legislation, which requires consumer products with built-in batteries to make these batteries easily removable and replaceable starting from…
…The EU has mandated that all portable batteries in new consumer electronics be easily removable and replaceable by consumers, as part of EU Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 . Read more : Nintendo rumored…
…only committed to releasing the new Switch 2 model in regions affected by the EU's battery regulations, if there's a growing demand for this model elsewhere, that could change eventually…
Being a battery-powered portable device, the Nintendo Switch 2 console needs to undergo some hardware changes in Europe soon. New EU regulations regarding the Right to Repair and battery replaceability initiatives…