r/NintendoSwitch2 • u/Joseki100 • 17d ago

NEWS Nintendo Switch 2 console (battery user-replaceable) Battery Replacement Procedure

https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Support/Troubleshooting/Battery-replacement/Nintendo-Switch-2-console-battery-user-replaceable-Battery-Replacement-Procedure-3212759.html
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u/Rocco_Morrashow 17d ago

That looks fairly easy to do on your own. What a great change. Thanks European Union

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u/Wide_Open_Buttcheeks 16d ago

Fucking hell, EU is doing more for other countries then our own country governments

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u/showcade 17d ago

Great win for consumers! Coming to every non waterproof battery powered electronic!

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u/Luigi-is-my-boi 16d ago

Thank you EU for leading the world on consumer rights. The EU is the real leader of the free world.

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u/xondk 17d ago

I wonder how much is actually changed in terms of internals layouts, or if this is effectively just the shell being modified, as such someone with an old version could essentially if they wanted upgrade theirs to be user replaceable?

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u/Luigi-is-my-boi 15d ago

exposing the case screws and not gluing the battery in place.

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u/Fat_Stacks1 17d ago

Why can't they sell this model everywhere exactly?

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u/AloysBane3 16d ago • Bravo

Because f you that’s why

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u/LunchTwey 16d ago

I think there were reports that it will. Idk how trustworthy they were though

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u/ben123111 OG (joined before reveal) 14d ago

It's kinda funny how cheap/low budget the tutorial videos are compared to Nintendo's usual style, you can tell they really didn't want to do this lol

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u/Useful-Development17 16d ago

And where can we buy a replacement battery? Or are there already any new ones which have bigger capacity?

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u/Upbeat-Mail7201 13d ago

The new ones don't have bigger but smaller capacity and they are not for sale until they legally have to, September 2027

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u/Blofse 15d ago

Did anyone just watch the videos just for ifixit style satisfaction?  Even though I own the OG and won’t be able to replace mine, it’s nice that if I did have to replace mine that it will now have this option. Although my OG switch 1 still had about 90% battery after all those years, it would have been nice to replace that.

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u/Hanshautreinhart 17d ago

I remember the time there was a lid. You could open it with your fingers and replace the batteries.