Nintendo launched its Switch 2 nearly two months in the past, and it bought shut to six million models, in accordance with the company’s latest quarterly report. The brand new console has had a few hardware issues pop up, however Nintendo did verify that it does have a little bit of a heating downside.
In a July 31 submit on its X support account, Nintendo suggested customers to keep away from taking part in the unique Change and the Change 2 in excessive temperatures. The corporate says working the consoles in a scorching surroundings will increase the temperature inside it and will result in a malfunction.
気温が高い場所でNintendo SwitchやNintendo Change 2 を使用すると、本体の温度が高くなることがあります。
故障の原因となる可能性がありますので、5～35℃の場所でご使用ください。
最近は35℃を超える日が続いています。屋外で使用する際はご注意ください。— 任天堂サポート (@nintendo_cs) August 1, 2025
“When utilizing a Nintendo Change or Nintendo Change 2 in a high-temperature surroundings, the gadget’s temperature might rise. This might doubtlessly trigger malfunctions, so please use it in a location between 5–35°C,” the submit says, in accordance with a translation on X. “Just lately, temperatures have been exceeding 35°C. Please be cautious when utilizing it outdoor.”
Within the U.S., “5–35°C” can be roughly 41–55°F.
Nintendo of America did not instantly reply to a request for remark concerning the tweet.
Some Change 2 homeowners have famous on Reddit the overheating warning weeks after the console’s launch in June. When the console will get too scorching, a message will pop up advising that the system is overheating, and it’ll instantly go into sleep mode to chill it off.
To this point, it is unclear what’s inflicting the console to overheat. Some customers on the Reddit thread mentioned it occurred whereas they had been taking part in the console in docked mode, which is when the Change 2 normally shows the very best decision. Different instances, homeowners mentioned it occurred in handheld mode.
Again in 2022, Nintendo confirmed that the unique Change additionally had a tendency to overheat. It gave the same message then as to the one which was posted on X just some days in the past.
