{"id":737369,"date":"2026-07-06T20:15:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T17:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nintendo-stops-selling-the-original-switch-in-europe\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T20:15:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T17:15:20","slug":"nintendo-stops-selling-the-original-switch-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nintendo-stops-selling-the-original-switch-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo stops selling the original Switch in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4ed6b85738b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4ed6b85738b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nintendo-stops-selling-the-original-switch-in-europe\/#Blame_the_battery_rules\" >Blame the battery rules<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nintendo-stops-selling-the-original-switch-in-europe\/#What_Nintendo_drops\" >What Nintendo drops<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nintendo-stops-selling-the-original-switch-in-europe\/#A_quiet_end_for_now\" >A quiet end, for now<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n<p><em>Nearly ten years after launch, the original Nintendo Switch will vanish from European shops next year. Blame a new EU rule on batteries, not the Switch 2.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Nintendo will stop selling every version of the original Switch in Europe from mid-February 2027, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/961632\/nintendo-switch-europe-discontinued\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Verge reports<\/a>. That lands weeks before the console\u2019s tenth birthday. The cull covers the Switch, the Switch Lite and the Switch OLED model. Sales to retailers and through the Nintendo Store will both end.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blame_the_battery_rules\"><\/span>Blame the battery rules<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A new EU regulation drives the change. From 18 February 2027, portable devices sold in the bloc must let owners swap out their own batteries. Nintendo will phase out current models and roll out revised ones that comply, starting this summer. It promises \u201cno difference in functionality\u201d between the old and new versions.<\/p>\n<p>The Switch 2 gets the biggest overhaul. A version with a user-replaceable battery should reach shops in the autumn, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2208587\/nintendo-will-stop-selling-the-switch-1-in-europe-in-2027\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Engadget reports<\/a>. The trade-offs are tiny. The new battery holds 5,172mAh against 5,220mAh, a drop of about 1 per cent, and the console gains roughly 10g. Revised Joy-Con controllers, the Switch 2 Pro Controller and the N64 and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a>Cube pads follow on a rolling basis.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Nintendo_drops\"><\/span>What Nintendo drops<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Not everything survives the switch. Nintendo will retire the original Switch Pro Controller, its Sega Mega Drive and SNES pads, and the Pok\u00e9mon Go Plus+ accessory. None of them get a replaceable-battery successor. The rules <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ly across the 35 markets Nintendo of Europe serves, from the UK and Germany to Saudi Arabia and South Africa.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper latest channel-cta hs-embed-tnw\">\n<div id=\"hs-embed-tnw\" class=\"channel-cta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"channel-cta-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.thenextweb.com\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.thenextweb.com\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"channel-cta-input\">\n<p class=\"channel-cta-title\">The \ud83d\udc9c of EU tech<\/p>\n<p class=\"channel-cta-tagline\">The latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol&#8217; founder Boris, and some questionable AI art. It&#8217;s free, every week, in your inbox. Sign up now!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_quiet_end_for_now\"><\/span>A quiet end, for now<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Nintendo has not said whether the cull reaches beyond Europe. Stopping production of the ageing hardware everywhere may prove tempting, given rising manufacturing costs and the shift to the Switch 2. Even so, the old machine has life in it yet. Fresh first-party games are still on the way, including Rhythm Heaven Groove and Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream.<\/p>\n<p>The battery rules were first aimed at phones. Now they will quietly close the book on one of gaming\u2019s best-selling consoles in its home region.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Blame a new EU rule on batteries, not the Switch 2. Nintendo will stop selling every version of the original Switch in Europe from mid-February 2027, The Verge reports. That lands weeks before the console\u2019s tenth birthday. 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