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Nintendo confirms a new Switch 2 model is in the works to better comply with EU regulation

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Rumoured for a number of months now, Nintendo has recently put out a statement on what it's doing to comply with EU directives and regulations. There are a number of topics listed on the page, but the one most people will likely be interested in covers regulation 2023/1542, looking at batteries and waste batteries.

Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 concerning batteries and waste batteries (Batteries Regulation) said:
Like the WEEE Directive, the Batteries Regulation aims to reduce the environmental impact of the manufacture, distribution, use, disposal and recycling of batteries and rechargeable batteries. In doing so, it forbids the supply of batteries and rechargeable batteries with certain hazardous metal content and sets out requirements for batteries' labelling, safe removal from appliances, collection and recycling. Nintendo products are fully compliant with these requirements, and Nintendo cooperates fully with authorised regional institutions to facilitate the proper collection and environmentally sound recovery or disposal of its batteries.

In addition, the Regulation requires that from February 18th, 2027, batteries integrated into certain appliances and sold in the EU must be easily replaceable by end-users at any time during the lifetime of the product. Nintendo is implementing measures to comply with these requirements by preparing versions of products to meet the Regulation. For current products with model numbers starting with “BEE”, future compliant versions will have unique model numbers and the additional code “OSM” visible on the packaging, designating them as separate products for regulatory purposes.
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This appears to confirm that by February 2027, we should have a new model of Switch 2 on the horizon marked with the additional code "OSM". It should be noted that these updates are first planned for current products with model numbers starting with "BEE". Though this does most notably include the Switch 2, both its Joy Cons and Pro Controller also share this model prefix. It remains to be seen whether these products will be sold outside of the EU.

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Veho said:
If the regulations dictate a battery cover and easily replacable batteries, we might get some third party chonky extra capacity battery paks. Maybe.
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Oh man, back to the PSP days.

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People will get tired of holding their Switches after a while.
 
Good. It's ridiculous that it needs regulations to make easily removable batteries a standard. It's always been a joke that all these big companies bang on about being green, then sell you stuff that you have to throw away once the battery is no good, because you would have to destroy the device to get it out and change it.
 
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This is typical of Nintendo who’s betting like they did with the New Nintendo 3DSXL model they make this newer version slightly more powerful to sell and then the new Mario 3D game will get a release on that newer model Switch 2 Pro with Oled screen😤
 
A cursory glance at the news suggests the EU is the only governing body in the world that scores any victories over corporations in favor of the people & environment.
 
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