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Nintendo Halts EU Switch Sales 2027, Eyes Switch 2 Push

7/7/2026

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Nintendo Halts Switch

Nintendo will cease EU retail sales of the original Switch family in mid-February 2027.
The halt follows an EU law requiring new handheld consoles to have user-replaceable batteries.
Fiscal-year 2026 saw 3.8 million Switch units sold, a 65 % drop, with Europe accounting for about 830,000 of them.
Dr. Serkan Toto expects Nintendo to push gamers toward the $500 Switch 2 and boost digital sales after ending original Switch sales worldwide by late 2027.

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Nintendo Delays Switch2

Nintendo said revised Switch 2 will roll out from summer 2026 through early 2027.
The new console’s battery is 1 percent smaller but adds about 10 g weight.
The Pro Controller gets a 16 percent smaller battery while Joy-Con 2, N64-style and GameCube-style controllers will also have replaceable batteries.
Nintendo linked the changes to the EU Right-to-Repair directive, while the original Switch will still receive new first-party games.

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Nintendo Sells Kits

Nintendo will sell battery-replacement kits for each revised Switch 2 via its European online store.
The revised hardware offers identical gameplay performance despite user-replaceable batteries.
Joy-Con 2 pairs gain ~10 g, the Pro Controller loses 7 g, and the N64-style controller adds ~1 g.
Neon Blue/Red Joy-Con pairs launch in summer 2026, with other colors later that year.
Nintendo Store dates are provisional and may vary by European country due to manufacturing and distribution.

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Nintendo Halts Switch

Nintendo will cease EU retail sales of the original Switch family in mid-February 2027.
The halt follows an EU law requiring new handheld consoles to have user-replaceable batteries.
Fiscal-year 2026 saw 3.8 million Switch units sold, a 65 % drop, with Europe accounting for about 830,000 of them.
Dr. Serkan Toto expects Nintendo to push gamers toward the $500 Switch 2 and boost digital sales after ending original Switch sales worldwide by late 2027.

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