Nintendo launched its Change 2 virtually two months in the past, and it bought shut to six million items, in keeping with the corporate’s newest quarterly report. The brand new console has had a number of {hardware} points pop up, however Nintendo did verify that it does have a little bit of a heating drawback. In a July 31 submit on its X help account, Nintendo suggested customers to keep away from enjoying the unique Change and the Change 2 in excessive temperatures. The corporate says working the consoles in a sizzling setting will elevate the temperature inside it and will result in a malfunction. 気温が高い場所でNintendo SwitchやNintendo Change 2 を使用すると、本体の温度が高くなることがあります。故障の原因となる可能性がありますので、5~35℃の場所でご使用ください。最近は35℃を超える日が続いています。屋外で使用する際はご注意ください。— 任天堂サポート (@nintendo_cs) August 1, 2025
“When utilizing a Nintendo Change or Nintendo Change 2 in a high-temperature setting, the gadget’s temperature could rise. This might probably trigger malfunctions, so please use it in a location between 5–35°C,” the submit says, in keeping with a translation on X. “Not too long ago, temperatures have been exceeding 35°C. Please be cautious when utilizing it outside.”Within the U.S., “5–35°C” can be roughly 41–55°F.Nintendo of America did not instantly reply to a request for remark concerning the tweet. Some Change 2 house owners have famous on Reddit the overheating warning weeks after the console’s launch in June. When the console will get too sizzling, a message will pop up advising that the system is overheating, and it’ll instantly go into sleep mode to chill it off. To date, it is unclear what’s inflicting the console to overheat. Some customers on the Reddit thread mentioned it occurred whereas they had been enjoying the console in docked mode, which is when the Change 2 often shows the best decision. Different occasions, house owners mentioned it occurred in handheld mode. Again in 2022, Nintendo confirmed that the unique Change additionally had an inclination to overheat. It gave the same message then as to the one which was posted on X just some days in the past.