Switch, Switch Lite, and Switch OLED Model units will be discontinued in Europe starting in mid-February 2027, Nintendo announced in a FAQ about upcoming battery-related revisions.
The discontinuation notice was part of an announcement outlining upcoming battery-related revisions to several Nintendo products in Europe, mainly in the Switch 2 family. Starting this summer, Nintendo will begin using user-replaceable batteries that comply with new European Union regulations.
This is from the article. If Nintendo want to keep producing new Switch 1 models they would have to have replaceable batteries. That’s how I’ve read it going by their wording. As such I’m assuming Nintendo has decided instead of changing the original Switch models to comply, they have decided to discontinue them in EU.
Would’ve loved to see a S1 with an easily replaceable battery, but I guess it doesn’t make sense for them to spend resources creating a new revision for a console that’s being phased out.
This is from the article. If Nintendo want to keep producing new Switch 1 models they would have to have replaceable batteries. That’s how I’ve read it going by their wording. As such I’m assuming Nintendo has decided instead of changing the original Switch models to comply, they have decided to discontinue them in EU.
Would’ve loved to see a S1 with an easily replaceable battery, but I guess it doesn’t make sense for them to spend resources creating a new revision for a console that’s being phased out.