Overview
- Japanese outlet Nikkei reports that a new Switch 2 variant will let users replace the battery in both the console and the Joy-Con controllers.
- This EU-focused redesign is described as a compliance move with right-to-repair battery regulations that require easy consumer battery swaps.
- The current Switch 2 uses a glued-in battery, and the reported revision would shift to a design that can be opened for battery replacement.
- Nikkei indicates similar policies could reach Japan and the United States if laws or consumer demand for repairability increase, but no plans are confirmed.
- The original report is paywalled and widely cited via translations, and multiple outlets note Nintendo has not commented on the reported hardware change.