Mar 23, 2026 11:31:00

Nintendo makes the Nintendo Switch 2 battery replaceable in response to EU repair rights.

The Nikkei Shimbun reports that Nintendo is preparing to release a model of

the Nintendo Switch 2 with a replaceable battery in order to comply with EU regulations on the right to repair , particularly those requiring users to be able to replace the batteries in portable consumer products themselves by 2027.

Nintendo Switch 2 now complies with EU 'right to repair' law, allowing consumers to replace the battery - Nikkei
https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUF092EA0Z00C26A2000000/

Nintendo is launching a revised Switch 2 model in Europe with a replaceable battery, reports suggest - covergeek
https://covergeek.com/switch-2-new-model-europe/

Thanks to EU consumer law, Nintendo is updating the Switch 2 design to enable European players to replace the battery | Eurogamer.net
https://www.eurogamer.net/thanks-to-eu-consumer-law-nintendo-is-updating-the-switch-2-design-to-enable-european-players-to-replace-the-battery

According to reports, the Nintendo Switch 2, with its replaceable battery, will allow users to safely remove and replace the lithium-ion battery in the console and the batteries in the Joy-Con 2 controllers. This will allow users to replace the battery with a new one without having to pay for expensive repairs on a Nintendo Switch 2 with a degraded battery.

According to a report in the Nikkei Shimbun, the Nintendo Switch 2 with a replaceable battery will apparently only be sold within the EU. If consumer awareness regarding the right to repair increases, similar models may be sold in Japan and the United States as well.

Incidentally, similar battery-replaceable models of the PlayStation 5's wireless controller, such as

the DualSense , are already being sold in the EU.

It remains unclear what will happen to the millions of Nintendo Switch 2 units already sold in Europe, and how the introduction of a battery-replaceable model will affect existing warranties.