Nintendo Supposedly Investigating Possible “Swollen Battery” Issue With Switch 2
Nintendo Supposedly Investigating Possible “Swollen Battery” Issue With Switch 2
by Kenobi_High_Ground
12 Comments
FoxxyRin
Even the article doesn’t make it seem like it’s very widespread and this is something that can happen to any battery, no matter how high quality. Seems mostly like clickbait.
TheDoctorDB
I almost bought the warranty at the retailer but figured Nintendo would take care of it the first year, anyway. Hopefully it doesn’t come to that, though. I survived the alleged screen scratching and melting the first time around, and never even experienced Joy Con Drift. I use all my luck in gaming (still waiting on that lotto ticket, though)
CoffeeEnjoyerFrog
Supposedly and possible doing a lot of heavy lifting there
GameMask
I’ve seen 3 people mention a swollen battery but only one is confirmed with proof. Worth keeping an eye on though. It’s a possibility with any battery.
Anotherspelunker
Hopefully they are looking into it. My unit seems to have this issue as the back has a slight bulge on it, easily noticeable to touch. Don’t wanna risk it so better to send back and wait for a bit
Ah yes, the traditional “Here’s an issue affecting a few consoles that isn’t exactly widespread but we want your anxiousness to lead to clicks” articles of a post launch Nintendo console. My Switch 1 is still not bending nor is the dock scratching the shit out of the screen by the way.
DSMidna
Is my Switch 2 pregegnant?
Space-Debris
Correction: Nintendo investigating a microscopic number of Switch 2 owners with defective batteries. Gaming news media cynically making it out to be a wider problem to drive engagement
AnySortOfPerson
Overheard in the office: “My Switch looks like its got a BBL!”
– No, *that’s* a Japanese Gaming Grenade. You gotta spike it, Tien style.
jagenigma
To the people saying that this may seem isolated and are basically trying to be a white night for Nintendo, I’d like to refer you to the Samsung note 7 battery issues. It started exactly like this. A handful of devices started off with battery failures, then they started catching fire.
That led to Samsung recalling the whole product and trying to mitigate it with a new “safe” battery however that didn’t work either. So they recalled them again and re released them a year or so later as an “FE” device with a truly better battery
A swollen battery is a bad sign for a battery. Nintendo should recall the switches just like Samsung did and make sure they’re all safe for the customers who paid for their new products. And y’all gotta stop acting like Nintendo is something to be protected. They don’t care about you as a consumer. The pricing on all of their stuff is clearly evident of that.
StillHere179
Meanwhile they use the same damn joysticks on the joy-cons that they got sued for having stick drift.
EastvsWest
I wonder if putting in a relatively tiny battery was worth the cost savings. The switch 2 has a similar battery size to a phone. Its insanely shortsighted and sad Nintendo would cheap out so much for something so crucial for a portable gaming device.
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Even the article doesn’t make it seem like it’s very widespread and this is something that can happen to any battery, no matter how high quality. Seems mostly like clickbait.
I almost bought the warranty at the retailer but figured Nintendo would take care of it the first year, anyway. Hopefully it doesn’t come to that, though. I survived the alleged screen scratching and melting the first time around, and never even experienced Joy Con Drift. I use all my luck in gaming (still waiting on that lotto ticket, though)
Supposedly and possible doing a lot of heavy lifting there
I’ve seen 3 people mention a swollen battery but only one is confirmed with proof. Worth keeping an eye on though. It’s a possibility with any battery.
Hopefully they are looking into it. My unit seems to have this issue as the back has a slight bulge on it, easily noticeable to touch. Don’t wanna risk it so better to send back and wait for a bit
https://preview.redd.it/6kva0xrjpf7f1.jpeg?width=1584&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ad84643c2a1a65dc010305f7dc1c2df5bb69b8ac
Ah yes, the traditional “Here’s an issue affecting a few consoles that isn’t exactly widespread but we want your anxiousness to lead to clicks” articles of a post launch Nintendo console. My Switch 1 is still not bending nor is the dock scratching the shit out of the screen by the way.
Is my Switch 2 pregegnant?
Correction: Nintendo investigating a microscopic number of Switch 2 owners with defective batteries. Gaming news media cynically making it out to be a wider problem to drive engagement
Overheard in the office: “My Switch looks like its got a BBL!”
– No, *that’s* a Japanese Gaming Grenade. You gotta spike it, Tien style.
To the people saying that this may seem isolated and are basically trying to be a white night for Nintendo, I’d like to refer you to the Samsung note 7 battery issues. It started exactly like this. A handful of devices started off with battery failures, then they started catching fire.
That led to Samsung recalling the whole product and trying to mitigate it with a new “safe” battery however that didn’t work either. So they recalled them again and re released them a year or so later as an “FE” device with a truly better battery
A swollen battery is a bad sign for a battery. Nintendo should recall the switches just like Samsung did and make sure they’re all safe for the customers who paid for their new products. And y’all gotta stop acting like Nintendo is something to be protected. They don’t care about you as a consumer. The pricing on all of their stuff is clearly evident of that.
Meanwhile they use the same damn joysticks on the joy-cons that they got sued for having stick drift.
I wonder if putting in a relatively tiny battery was worth the cost savings. The switch 2 has a similar battery size to a phone. Its insanely shortsighted and sad Nintendo would cheap out so much for something so crucial for a portable gaming device.