Hey, you won’t believe what just crossed my radar. So, Nintendo dropped this kind of bonkers announcement about their new Switch 2 overheating. Yep, seems like they just put it out straight up on that X thing (you know, the old Twitter). Anyway, they’re saying not to use it if it’s blazing hot outside. Like, keep it within 5 to 35°C because, surprise surprise, turns out the thing might overheat. Well, duh, right?
Right now in Japan, it’s sweltering, crossing that 35°C mark. So, folks around there are probably baking—no AC-friendly gameplay advised. But here’s what Nintendo Japan threw out there: using your Switch in a sauna-like environment might fry it and if you’ve been frying electronic eggs on the pavement, maybe rethink that outdoor match of Pokémon.
Got me thinking, how did folks react to this? Well, complaints are pouring in. Early July was apparently a festival of fans whirring as if their lives depended on it. Some fans sounded like drones trying to take flight. Actually, imagine that noise—it’s wild! Some even reported the darn thing crashed, just called it quits while folks were playing chill games like Splatoon. Not even pushing it with heavy hitters like Cyberpunk 2077! No joke, someone said theirs was too hot to handle—literally.
But let’s talk about places where the sun is having a field day. I can imagine, like, places in the Sahara or Middle East, they’re getting roasted well over 35°C. Good luck playing Switch 2 there unless you’ve got an ice palace or something. And considering how this planet is hellbent on turning into a furnace, I bet more gamers will face this sweaty dilemma.
So, here’s the kicker—Nintendo’s new Switch 2 got a hardware boost, kinda. Still, it’s lagging when compared to uber-cool toys like that GPD Win 5. But hey, it’s like buying it for exclusive Mario runs, I guess. More games are going full-on heavy, demanding, sweating the hardware, which is kinda a facepalm moment, right?
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