Nintendo Switch 2’s Thermal Limits Require Air Conditioning in Hot Climates — Recommended to Avoid Use Above 35°C (95°F) Due to Overheating Risks

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Okay, so here’s a wild thought. Nintendo just kinda dropped the bomb that their new Switch 2 might, uh, overheat like a fever dream if you’re playing it in a sauna… or basically anywhere above 35°C. Yeah, imagine that. They put this out in an X (which I guess was Twitter, like, five minutes ago?) post — gotta love the mystery of a machine-translated text.

They’re basically saying, “Hey folks, maybe think twice before Pokémoning outside in a heatwave in Japan,” ’cause the temp’s been rocketing past 35°C lately. I mean, thank you, Captain Obvious, right?

Picture this: you’re into a game, and suddenly the console’s fans are whirring like they’re auditioning for some techno music video—trying to cool itself down but kinda sounds like a mini jet engine. Then boom, your game crashes. Poof! Back to staring at your own bewildered face in the screen reflection. It’s not just with those hefty games like Cyberpunk 2077. Nope. Even titles you’d think are as chill as an icy soda on the beach — Splatoon, I’m looking at you — have decided to throw in the towel and just… crash.

And oh man, folks in places like the Middle East or South Asia must be thinking, “So, wait, do I need to play in the fridge or what?” Sweat is real, and so is the fear of your beloved console turning into a hot potato. Global temps are going bananas, too, so who knows? Today it’s Japan, tomorrow it might just be everywhere.

Now, Nintendo pimped the Switch 2, sure, but it seems like even with this new spiffy hardware, it kinda feels like a minivan at a drag race when you stack it against beefier rivals like the GPD Win 5. Fans hoard them for the exclusives, which is cool and all, but trying to run AAA titles on this thing seems like asking a hamster to power your home. Yikes.

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