Nintendo will soon provide battery replacement kits for its revised Joy-Cons to further comply with EU regulations
20-07-2026 17:00 via gamesradar.com

Nintendo will soon provide battery replacement kits for its revised Joy-Cons to further comply with EU regulations

Nintendo is dishing out not just a new model of the Nintendo Switch 2, but even the older original Nintendo Switch Joy-Con controllers are receiving revised models in Europe to comply with the new EU regulations regarding e-waste. However, the eagle-eyed X (Twitter) user OatmealDome discovered (via VGC) that the brand is also planning to provide battery replacement kits for those eager to tinker around with the revised Ninty gamepads.The official Nintendo Support section of the brand's website i
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