Nintendo has confirmed that sales of its original Switch console system – including its Lite and OLED models – will be discontinued in Europe next year.<\/p>\n
Nintendo outlined its plans in a blog post<\/a>, confirming that from this summer, as it prepares for “upcoming changes in European battery regulations coming into effect in mid-February 2027, selected Nintendo products in Europe will begin to be replaced on a rolling basis by revisions that contain a user-replaceable battery.”<\/p>\n The company stressed that “there is no difference in functionality between current products and revised products containing user-replaceable batteries.”<\/p>\n The changes are a result of a 2023 European Union law<\/a> that requires portable gaming consoles to have replaceable batteries by 2027.<\/a> First proposed in 2020, the regulation only applies to future versions of handheld consoles like the Nintendo Switch and Steam Deck.<\/p>\n Nintendo revealed that the following products will not be replaced by versions that contain user-replaceable batteries in Europe:<\/p>\n Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Controller for Nintendo Switch The first revised products are expected to become available from summer 2026 and will be rolled out between now and early 2027.<\/p>\n “Due to a variety of factors, revised products may not become available in all European countries simultaneously,” the company added.<\/p>\n
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