EU Battery Rules Trigger Hardware Redesign For Nintendo Switch 2 by Paul Lilly — Thursday, June 04, 2026, 09:25 AM EDT In order to be in compliance with European Union directives and regulations as they relate to batteries, Nintendo confirmed it will make changes to its Switch 2 handheld console in… …
… To meet its obligations from a new EU regulation that’s set to go into effect on February 18th, 2027, Nintendo says on its website that it is “implementing measures to comply with these requirements by preparing versions of products to meet the Regulation.” Thanks to EU regulations, gadgets with us… …
… According to a notice on its corporate site , the company is ready to go along with a new rule that batteries "...integrated into certain appliances and sold in the EU must be easily replaceable by end-users at any time during the lifetime of the product." To that end, Nintendo is working on a vers… …
… Sign in to your XDA account Summary Nintendo will ship a Switch 2 revision with user-replaceable batteries to comply with EU rules. Even Joy-Con 2 controllers will have replaceable batteries in the EU, according to the report. …
… In an effort to counter the planned obsolescence of modern tech, the law means if you want to sell electronics in the EU, you have to let customers switch out the battery. …
… Likewise with the Switch 2 Pro Controller, which teardown site iFixit called a "p ss-poor excuse" for a controller , highlighting how its battery isn't user-replaceable. …
Battery Nintendo Switch 2 By Ethan Gach Published June 4, 2026 | Comments 7 The European Union does what the U.S. won’t. Thanks to aggressive consumer protection regulations on the other side of the Atlantic, electronics manufacturers are required to make devices with replaceable batteries . …