Nintendo announces new product revisions in Europe with replaceable batteries

Post by NDlurker » Mon, Jul 06, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC

mcphage wrote: post #21

benoau wrote: post #3

Amazes me they don't just sell it like that everywhere because it sounds a lot like a product improvement... > The revised products will be available on a rolling basis in territories where Nintendo of Europe conducts business, either directly or through a distributor, namely: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,…

> Amazes me they don't just sell it like that everywhere because it sounds a lot like a product improvement... I'm not so sure. The first laptop I bought, a Titanium Powerbook, had replaceable batteries. And even better than that: you could hot-swap them while the laptop was running on battery power, and the laptop wouldn't even shut off. It felt leagues ahead of even modern replaceable battery functionality, and hon…

Post by mcphage » Mon, Jul 06, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC

toyg wrote: post #38

mcphage wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Amazes me they don't just sell it like that everywhere because it sounds a lot like a product improvement... I'm not so sure. The first laptop I bought, a Titanium Powerbook, had replaceable batteries. And even better than that: you could hot-swap them while the laptop was running on battery power, and the laptop wouldn't even shut off. It felt leagues ahead of even modern replaceable battery functionality, and hon…

Compulsory Apple-defending post is compulsory. Non-replaceable batteries are worse for consumers and worse for the environment. The fact that you "do not miss" a better world, does not mean it is not better.

Post by juancn » Mon, Jul 06, 2026, 2:57 PM UTC

mdrzn wrote: post #22

"There is no difference in functionality between current products and revised products containing user-replaceable batteries." So there was nothing "limiting" them from making it already with user-replaceable batteries, they just didn't care enough until EU forced them (like all the smartphone brands). Love EU.

Post by vrganj » Mon, Jul 06, 2026, 2:58 PM UTC

dcrazy wrote: post #44

vrganj wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The 16% is for the Pro Controller though, to be fair. The Switch 2 itself loses 1% of battery capacity, most other products none at all. Your framing seems a bit selective to the point of being misleading.

16% less battery life in a controller is pretty significant!

Post by hbn » Mon, Jul 06, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC

xandrius wrote: post #9

smashini wrote: post #2

Honestly, amazing stuff. For all the flak that the EU gets this is absolutely an essential regulation

They will still get all the flak, facts never mattered.