Nintendo will stop selling the original Switch in Europe next year

Published July 6, 2026 · Category: Tech

Overview

Nintendo is making a new version of the Switch 2 with a replaceable battery in Europe - but its predecessor has a very different future. As part of an updated FAQ about revisions to Nintendo hardware in Europe, the company confirmed that it will stop selling all iterations of the original Switch on the continent starting next year.

Here's the full statement:

From mid-February 2027, almost ten years after Nintendo Switch launched in March 2017, Nintendo will no longer sell to retailers hardware in the Nintendo Switch family of systems - specifically Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite, and Nintendo Switch - OLED Model. Sales of Nintendo …

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Source

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