{"id":513889,"date":"2026-07-07T09:38:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T09:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/513889\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T09:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T09:38:12","slug":"original-switch-console-lineup-to-be-discontinued-in-europe-by-mid-february-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/513889\/","title":{"rendered":"Original Switch console lineup to be discontinued in Europe by mid-February 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/en-gb\/Support\/Nintendo-Switch-2\/Information-about-upcoming-battery-related-revisions-to-some-Nintendo-products-3132901.html?srsltid=AfmBOorOm17Yen0bpigyEdJJERnMyLgFubFoOePgkG1SF67saravtQt2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> discontinue sales of the original Switch lineup in Europe<\/a> from mid-February 2027, as required by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesindustry.biz\/nintendo-confirms-revised-switch-2-console-with-replaceable-battery-for-eu-consumers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> EU legislation on accessible consumer hardware batteries<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>From this date, the Switch, Switch Lite, and OLED models will no longer be supplied to retailers, and sales will also end on the Nintendo Store.<\/p>\n<p>All three models will continue to be manufactured through 2026 and &#8220;should be widely available in Europe&#8221; until mid-February 2027.<\/p>\n<p>This change also affects accessories such as the original Pro Controller, Pok\u00e9mon Go Plus +, NES controller, Sega Mega Drive Control Pad, and SNES controller.<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo will begin rolling out the revised Switch 2 consoles this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Replacement Joy-Con 2 controllers and the Pro Controller will be available this winter. Nintendo 64 and Gamecube controllers will launch in early 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Battery replacement kits will also be available for purchase from the Nintendo Store in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo noted that &#8220;due to a variety of factors, revised products may not become available in all European countries simultaneously&#8221; and confirmed there is &#8220;no difference in functionality&#8221; between current and revised products.<\/p>\n<p>It remains unclear how this revision will affect existing Switch 2 owners or their warranty status in the EU.<\/p>\n<p>The new EU legislation requires manufacturers to <a href=\"http:\/\/gamesindustry.biz\/nintendo-confirms-revised-switch-2-console-with-replaceable-battery-for-eu-consumers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> ensure batteries are accessible to consumers by 2027<\/a>, using standard or specialised tools, and to provide clear instructions and safety information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nintendo will discontinue sales of the original Switch lineup in Europe from mid-February 2027, as required by EU&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":513890,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[111,139,69,145],"class_list":["post-513889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=513889"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513889\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/513890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=513889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=513889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=513889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}