Nintendo Explains How to Replace Its New User-Serviceable Joy-Con Batteries in 12 (or 13) Easy Steps
Nintendo has released official documentation outlining the process for users to replace batteries within its new Joy-Con controllers.
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The brief
Nintendo has published instructional content detailing the replacement process for Joy-Con batteries. The guides confirm that the batteries in the new controllers are now user-serviceable.
Coverage from outlets including Digital Foundry, Video Games Chronicle, htxt.co.za, PlayFront, and Polygon highlights that these steps are aligned with recent European Union regulations. The guides provide either 12 or 13 distinct steps to complete the replacement.
Future reports may clarify the long-term impact of these design changes on controller longevity. Coverage does not yet specify the availability of official replacement battery kits for consumers.
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Quick answers
Why has Nintendo introduced user-serviceable batteries?
According to coverage from PlayFront, the battery replacement process is being shown in accordance with European Union regulations.
How many steps are required to replace the battery?
Official guides from Nintendo describe a process consisting of 12 or 13 steps.
Are these instructions available for all controllers?
The provided coverage specifically references new Joy-Con controllers for the Nintendo Switch.
Coverage (5)
- New DualSense controller: Nintendo shows how to replace the battery according to EU regulations. PlayFront · 2d ago
- Here’s the official guide to replace batteries on Joy-Con controllers htxt.co.za · 2d ago
- Nintendo support articles show inside new Switch Joy-Cons with removable battery Video Games Chronicle · 2d ago
- Nintendo Switch's early demise is coming much too soon Polygon.com · 2d ago
- Nintendo Explains How to Replace Its New User-Serviceable Joy-Con Batteries in 12 (or 13) Easy Steps Digital Foundry · 2d ago
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