Nintendo will stop selling the Switch 1 in Europe in 2027 - Engadget

In some markets, Nintendo will soon replace the Switch 2 with a version that has a swappable battery. Nintendo will stop selling Switch consoles in Europe and some other markets in February 2027, weeks shy of the system's 10th anniversary. The company says it will continue to make the Switch, Switch Lite and Switch — OLED Model throughout 2026 and notes those variants "should be widely available in Europe all year." However, it will no longer sell the devices to retailers or through the Nintendo Store in certain markets as of early 2027. It's unclear whether these changes will apply globally. Engadget has contacted Nintendo to clarify. However, it may make sense for the company to stop making and selling Switch 1 systems entirely soon amid rising manufacturing costs and the transition to Switch 2. Nintendo is ending Switch sales in Europe to comply with new European Union rules that stipulate certain devices must make it easy for users to replace the battery. To that end, the company will phase out some existing versions of products in favor of ones that have user-replaceable batteries, including the Switch 2. It will start selling a version of its current console with a swappable