Nintendo Could Be Forced To Shed An Anti-Consumer Practice
…required to have replaceable batteries. In an effort to counter the planned obsolescence of modern tech, the law means if you want to sell electronics in the EU, you have to let…
…required to have replaceable batteries. In an effort to counter the planned obsolescence of modern tech, the law means if you want to sell electronics in the EU, you have to let…
…updated version of the Switch 2 with user-replaceable batteries. As seen by The Verge , the company silently changed the “ Compliance with EU Directives and Regulations ” section of its website. The new…
…batteries within the country, and within that regulation, which went into effect in February, is the mandate that "batteries integrated into certain appliances and sold in the EU must be easily replaceable…
…Neither the United States nor most non-EU markets currently require gaming handhelds to include easily replaceable batteries, which gives Nintendo little incentive to replace its existing global model. That said, while…
…The EU has mandated that all portable batteries in new consumer electronics be easily removable and replaceable by consumers, as part of EU Battery Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 . Read more : Nintendo rumored…
…The EU Battery Regulation has been around in 2023. It demands that starting in February 27, products with portable batteries must allow consumers to easily remove or replace them. We’ll let…
…excuse" for a controller , highlighting how its battery isn't user-replaceable. We've reached out to Nintendo for comment. In 2022, new EU rules forcing manufacturers to standardise phone chargers led…
…Yesterday, reports suggested Nintendo plans to release a revised Switch 2 model in the EU with a replaceable battery . This move would comply with 2023 EU legislation requiring all portable consoles to…
…worldwide. "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…
…Thanks to aggressive consumer protection regulations on the other side of the Atlantic, electronics manufacturers are required to make devices with replaceable batteries . That includes gaming handhelds like the Switch 2. Nintendo…