Nintendo confirms it will sell the new Switch 2 with a replaceable battery in the EU

Nintendo is planning to launch versions of the Switch 2 in the EU that will allow users to easily replace the battery. To meet its obligations under a new EU regulation set to come into force on February 18, 2027, Nintendo says… On its website It “implements measures to comply with these requirements by preparing product releases to meet the regulation.”

Thanks to EU regulations, devices with user-replaceable batteries are making a comeback, as my colleague did Dominic Preston recently wrote. Starting in February 2027, EU rules stipulate that many types of devices, including handheld game consoles, must allow users to remove and replace their batteries with relative ease.

Nintendo hasn’t specified exactly what it will change with this new version of the Switch 2 to make battery replacements easier — right now, removing the battery on the Switch 2 is a complex, multi-step process. As described by iFixit. It is also unclear whether the modified model with a replaceable battery will be available in other regions. Nintendo did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Nintendo says on its website: “For existing products with model numbers starting with ‘BEE’” – which is used with the Switch 2, as shown In Nintendo’s filings with the FCC. – “Future compatible versions will have unique model numbers and an additional ‘OSM’ symbol visible on the packaging, making them separate products for regulatory purposes.” Switch 2 controllers like Professional controller and Disadvantages of joy It also carries the BEE moniker, and we asked Nintendo if it would have user-replaceable batteries as well.