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	Before the launch of the '''''Nintendo Switch 2''''', ''[[Nintendo]]'' intentionally made '''''Switch 2''''' consoles functionally useless for playing games until the June 5th release date.<ref name=":2" /> This harms consumers who paid for the '''''Switch 2''''' early from businesses that have ignored the official release date, and also requires that the console connect to the internet to be functional. It is unknown whether or not this online requirement will be retained for new '''''Switch 2''''' consoles manufactured after the launch.		Before the launch of the '''''Nintendo Switch 2''''', ''[[Nintendo]]'' intentionally made '''''Switch 2''''' consoles functionally useless for playing games until the June 5th release date.<ref name=":2" /> This harms consumers who paid for the '''''Switch 2''''' early from businesses that have ignored the official release date, and also requires that the console connect to the internet to be functional. It is unknown whether or not this online requirement will be retained for new '''''Switch 2''''' consoles manufactured after the launch.

	Additionally, ''[[Nintendo]]'' has been attempting to bury footage collected by these early users covering this, using the antipiracy firm [[Web Capio\|''Web Capio'']]'s assistance.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|last=Hernandez \|first=Patricia \|date=May 28, 2025 \|title=After years of intense leaks, Nintendo’s got the Switch 2 launch on lockdown \|url=https://www.polygon.com/nintendo/601984/switch-2-leaks-takedowns-antipiracy \|access-date=May 29, 2025 \|work=Polygon \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251218043642/https://www.polygon.com/nintendo/601984/switch-2-leaks-takedowns-antipiracy/ \|archive-date=18 Dec 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Gach \|first=Ethan \|date=May 27, 2025 \|title=Tweet from @ethangach \|url=https://x.com/ethangach/status/1927467805680472150 \|~~access~~-~~date~~=~~May 29, 2025 \|website=X (formerly [[Twitter]])~~ \|archive-url=~~http~~://web.archive.org/web/~~20250708172033~~/https://x.com/ethangach/status/1927467805680472150 \|archive-date=~~8 Jul~~ 2025}}</ref>		Additionally, ''[[Nintendo]]'' has been attempting to bury footage collected by these early users covering this, using the antipiracy firm [[Web Capio\|''Web Capio'']]'s assistance.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|last=Hernandez \|first=Patricia \|date=May 28, 2025 \|title=After years of intense leaks, Nintendo’s got the Switch 2 launch on lockdown \|url=https://www.polygon.com/nintendo/601984/switch-2-leaks-takedowns-antipiracy \|access-date=May 29, 2025 \|work=Polygon \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251218043642/https://www.polygon.com/nintendo/601984/switch-2-leaks-takedowns-antipiracy/ \|archive-date=18 Dec 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Gach \|first=Ethan \|date=May 27, 2025 \|title=Tweet from @ethangach \|url=https://nitter.us.catsarch.com/ethangach/status/1927467805680472150 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260321133047/https://nitter.us.catsarch.com/ethangach/status/1927467805680472150 \|archive-date=21 Mar 2026 \|access-date=May 29, 2025 \|website=X (formerly [[Twitter]])}}</ref>

	===Bricking consoles post-launch (June 2025 - Now)<!-- Will move some of this to the main article FYI -->===		===Bricking consoles post-launch (June 2025 - Now)<!-- Will move some of this to the main article FYI -->===

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	==Consumer impact summary==		==Consumer impact summary==

	*User Freedom: - In-game content that could have theoretically been unlocked offline is instead locked behind a paid subscription wall ([[Nintendo Switch Online]]) in certain games (for example, certain Mega Evolutions in Pokémon Legends ZA). - Certain in-game bugs and exploits that could optionally be used to benefit users (for example, star trees being used to decorate the player's island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, or skipping the long intermission tracks in Mario Kart World) have been patched out for seemingly no reason. - A recent privacy policy<ref name="PrivacyPolicyMain">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Privacy Policy \|url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=Nintendo Accounts}}</ref> change has reserved Nintendo the right to remotely disable certain features of the console in the United States, up to and including rendering the device completely inoperable.<ref name="RunNGameYouTube">{{Cite web \|last=Run N Game Entertainment \|date=May 13, 2025 \|title=Is Nintendo breaking the law? \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hOiD-lvaok \|access-date=May 14, 2025 \|website=YouTube \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=0hOiD-lvaok \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> - The Switch 2 requires an internet connection in order to install a patch, which halted early adopters from playing on the system before launch.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|last=Alleexxi \|date=May 27, 2025 \|title=The Nintendo Switch 2 is already in end users' hands. {{!}} Switch Locked behind Day 1 Patch \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1kwv8go/the_nintendo_switch_2_is_already_in_end_users/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250527185423/https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1kwv8go/the_nintendo_switch_2_is_already_in_end_users/ \|archive-date=May 27, 2025 \|access-date=May 28, 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> - Switch 2 consoles can ban users from accessing online services if tampering is detected, such as MIG Switch cartridges.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web \|last=Scattered Brain \|date=Jun 16, 2025 \|title=Soo... Nintendo banned my Switch 2 (Don't try the MIG Switch!) \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExgYTA18_vo&t=656s \|access-date=Jun 18, 2025 \|website=[[YouTube]] \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=ExgYTA18_vo \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref>		*User Freedom: - In-game content that could have theoretically been unlocked offline is instead locked behind a paid subscription wall ([[Nintendo Switch Online]]) in certain games (for example, certain Mega Evolutions in Pokémon Legends ZA). - Certain in-game bugs and exploits that could optionally be used to benefit users (for example, star trees being used to decorate the player's island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, or skipping the long intermission tracks in Mario Kart World) have been patched out for seemingly no reason. - A recent privacy policy<ref name="PrivacyPolicyMain">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Privacy Policy \|url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=Nintendo Accounts \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260220174923/https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US \|archive-date=20 Feb 2026}}</ref> change has reserved Nintendo the right to remotely disable certain features of the console in the United States, up to and including rendering the device completely inoperable.<ref name="RunNGameYouTube">{{Cite web \|last=Run N Game Entertainment \|date=May 13, 2025 \|title=Is Nintendo breaking the law? \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hOiD-lvaok \|access-date=May 14, 2025 \|website=YouTube \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=0hOiD-lvaok \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> - The Switch 2 requires an internet connection in order to install a patch, which halted early adopters from playing on the system before launch.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|last=Alleexxi \|date=May 27, 2025 \|title=The Nintendo Switch 2 is already in end users' hands. {{!}} Switch Locked behind Day 1 Patch \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1kwv8go/the_nintendo_switch_2_is_already_in_end_users/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250527185423/https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1kwv8go/the_nintendo_switch_2_is_already_in_end_users/ \|archive-date=May 27, 2025 \|access-date=May 28, 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> - Switch 2 consoles can ban users from accessing online services if tampering is detected, such as MIG Switch cartridges.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web \|last=Scattered Brain \|date=Jun 16, 2025 \|title=Soo... Nintendo banned my Switch 2 (Don't try the MIG Switch!) \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExgYTA18_vo&t=656s \|access-date=Jun 18, 2025 \|website=[[YouTube]] \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=ExgYTA18_vo \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref>
	*User Privacy: Nintendo has penalized Switch 2 owners for using the system in a way they do not see fit by remotely bricking their consoles		*User Privacy: Nintendo has penalized Switch 2 owners for using the system in a way they do not see fit by remotely bricking their consoles
	*Business Model: Game sales, [[Nintendo Switch Online]] subscriptions		*Business Model: Game sales, [[Nintendo Switch Online]] subscriptions
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	===Vendor-specific dock pairing===		===Vendor-specific dock pairing===
	The Switch 2 handheld console has been observed to require Nintendo-specific protocol extensions to the USB protocol to connect to the charging dock or a video sink.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web \|last=Linus Tech Tips \|date=2025-08-30 \|title=Nintendo's Greed could Change the Tech Industry \|url=https://youtu.be/Lh9gnkF-Imo \|access-date=2025-09-01 \|website=YouTube \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=Lh9gnkF-Imo \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> Non-vendor-approved USB devices --- displays, docks --- might lack the ability to output the video stream from the Switch 2.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web \|last=N. \|first=Lucas \|date=2025-08-30 \|title=Nintendo Switch 2 Dock USB-C Compatibility \|url=https://www.lttlabs.com/blog/2025/08/30/nintendo-switch-2-dock \|website=LTT Labs}}</ref>		The Switch 2 handheld console has been observed to require Nintendo-specific protocol extensions to the USB protocol to connect to the charging dock or a video sink.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web \|last=Linus Tech Tips \|date=2025-08-30 \|title=Nintendo's Greed could Change the Tech Industry \|url=https://youtu.be/Lh9gnkF-Imo \|access-date=2025-09-01 \|website=YouTube \|archive-url=https://preservetube.com/watch?v=Lh9gnkF-Imo \|archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> Non-vendor-approved USB devices --- displays, docks --- might lack the ability to output the video stream from the Switch 2.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web \|last=N. \|first=Lucas \|date=2025-08-30 \|title=Nintendo Switch 2 Dock USB-C Compatibility \|url=https://www.lttlabs.com/blog/2025/08/30/nintendo-switch-2-dock \|website=LTT Labs \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251230005249/https://www.lttlabs.com/blog/2025/08/30/nintendo-switch-2-dock \|archive-date=30 Dec 2025}}</ref>

	===Can't update to the newest version of games via online download===		===Can't update to the newest version of games via online download===

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	\| ~~Release Year~~ =~~2017~~		\|Category=Video Games, Hardware
	\| ~~Product Type~~ =~~Game Console~~		\|Company=Nintendo
	\| ~~In Production~~ =Yes		\|Description=
	\| ~~Official~~ Website =https://www.nintendo.com/en-ca/gaming-systems/switch/		\|InProduction=Yes
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	~~\|short_description=A series of portable gaming consoles released by [[Nintendo]]~~}}The Nintendo Switch is a series of hybrid portable/home game consoles released by [[Nintendo]] since 2017 with the original Nintendo Switch. The most recent model in the series is the Nintendo Switch 2, which released in 2025.		\|ReleaseYear=2017
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			The Nintendo Switch is a series of hybrid portable/home game consoles released by [[Nintendo]] since 2017 with the original Nintendo Switch. The most recent model in the series is the Nintendo Switch 2, which released in 2025.

	==Consumer impact summary==		==Consumer impact summary==

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	*User Freedom: - In-game content that could have theoretically been unlocked offline is instead locked behind a paid subscription wall ([[Nintendo Switch Online]]) in certain games (for example, certain Mega Evolutions in ~~Pokemon~~ Legends ZA). - Certain in-game bugs and exploits that could optionally be used to benefit users (for example, star trees being used to decorate the player's island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, or skipping the long intermission tracks in Mario Kart World) have been patched out for seemingly no reason. - A recent privacy policy<ref name="PrivacyPolicyMain">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Privacy Policy \|url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=Nintendo Accounts}}</ref> change has reserved Nintendo the right to remotely disable certain features of the console in the United States, up to and including rendering the device completely inoperable.<ref name="RunNGameYouTube">{{Cite web \|last=Run N Game Entertainment \|date=May 13, 2025 \|title=Is Nintendo breaking the law? \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hOiD-lvaok \|access-date=May 14, 2025 \|website=YouTube}}</ref> - The Switch 2 requires an internet connection in order to install a patch, which halted early adopters from playing on the system before launch.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|last=Alleexxi \|date=May 27, 2025 \|title=The Nintendo Switch 2 is already in end users' hands. {{!}} Switch Locked behind Day 1 Patch \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1kwv8go/the_nintendo_switch_2_is_already_in_end_users/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250527185423/https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1kwv8go/the_nintendo_switch_2_is_already_in_end_users/ \|archive-date=May 27, 2025 \|access-date=May 28, 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> - Switch 2 consoles can ban users from accessing online services if tampering is detected, such as MIG Switch cartridges.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web \|last=Scattered Brain \|date=Jun 16, 2025 \|title=Soo... Nintendo banned my Switch 2 (Don't try the MIG Switch!) \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExgYTA18_vo&t=656s \|access-date=Jun 18, 2025 \|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>		*User Freedom: - In-game content that could have theoretically been unlocked offline is instead locked behind a paid subscription wall ([[Nintendo Switch Online]]) in certain games (for example, certain Mega Evolutions in Pokémon Legends ZA). - Certain in-game bugs and exploits that could optionally be used to benefit users (for example, star trees being used to decorate the player's island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, or skipping the long intermission tracks in Mario Kart World) have been patched out for seemingly no reason. - A recent privacy policy<ref name="PrivacyPolicyMain">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Privacy Policy \|url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=Nintendo Accounts}}</ref> change has reserved Nintendo the right to remotely disable certain features of the console in the United States, up to and including rendering the device completely inoperable.<ref name="RunNGameYouTube">{{Cite web \|last=Run N Game Entertainment \|date=May 13, 2025 \|title=Is Nintendo breaking the law? \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hOiD-lvaok \|access-date=May 14, 2025 \|website=YouTube}}</ref> - The Switch 2 requires an internet connection in order to install a patch, which halted early adopters from playing on the system before launch.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|last=Alleexxi \|date=May 27, 2025 \|title=The Nintendo Switch 2 is already in end users' hands. {{!}} Switch Locked behind Day 1 Patch \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1kwv8go/the_nintendo_switch_2_is_already_in_end_users/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250527185423/https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1kwv8go/the_nintendo_switch_2_is_already_in_end_users/ \|archive-date=May 27, 2025 \|access-date=May 28, 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> - Switch 2 consoles can ban users from accessing online services if tampering is detected, such as MIG Switch cartridges.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web \|last=Scattered Brain \|date=Jun 16, 2025 \|title=Soo... Nintendo banned my Switch 2 (Don't try the MIG Switch!) \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExgYTA18_vo&t=656s \|access-date=Jun 18, 2025 \|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
	*User Privacy: Nintendo has penalized Switch 2 owners for using the system in a way they do not see fit by remotely bricking their consoles		*User Privacy: Nintendo has penalized Switch 2 owners for using the system in a way they do not see fit by remotely bricking their consoles
	*Business Model: Game sales, [[Nintendo Switch Online]] subscriptions		*Business Model: Game sales, [[Nintendo Switch Online]] subscriptions

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	The Switch 2 handheld console has been observed to require Nintendo-specific protocol extensions to the USB protocol to connect to the charging dock or a video sink.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web \|last=Linus Tech Tips \|date=2025-08-30 \|title=Nintendo's Greed could Change the Tech Industry \|url=https://youtu.be/Lh9gnkF-Imo \|access-date=2025-09-01 \|website=YouTube}}</ref> Non-vendor-approved USB devices --- displays, docks --- might lack the ability to output the video stream from the Switch 2.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web \|last=N. \|first=Lucas \|date=2025-08-30 \|title=Nintendo Switch 2 Dock USB-C Compatibility \|url=https://www.lttlabs.com/blog/2025/08/30/nintendo-switch-2-dock \|website=LTT Labs}}</ref>		The Switch 2 handheld console has been observed to require Nintendo-specific protocol extensions to the USB protocol to connect to the charging dock or a video sink.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web \|last=Linus Tech Tips \|date=2025-08-30 \|title=Nintendo's Greed could Change the Tech Industry \|url=https://youtu.be/Lh9gnkF-Imo \|access-date=2025-09-01 \|website=YouTube}}</ref> Non-vendor-approved USB devices --- displays, docks --- might lack the ability to output the video stream from the Switch 2.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web \|last=N. \|first=Lucas \|date=2025-08-30 \|title=Nintendo Switch 2 Dock USB-C Compatibility \|url=https://www.lttlabs.com/blog/2025/08/30/nintendo-switch-2-dock \|website=LTT Labs}}</ref>

	===Can't update to the newest version via online download===		===Can't update to the newest version of games via online download===
	The Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 requires games to be updated in order to be launched, if a new version of the game was played on the system. This prevents users from downgrading to older versions of the game to play if, for example, the newest version is experiencing game breaking glitches that the original version doesn't. To bypass this, it is required to reset the entire system to factory settings, resulting in losing all saved progress on the system. Older consoles did not do this, though games generally blocked saves from being used on older versions via marking the save as being made with the newer version.		The Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 requires games to be updated in order to be launched, if a new version of the game was played on the system. This prevents users from downgrading to older versions of the game to play if, for example, the newest version is experiencing game breaking glitches that the original version doesn't. To bypass this, it is required to reset the entire system to factory settings, resulting in losing all saved progress on the system. Older consoles did not do this, though games generally blocked saves from being used on older versions via marking the save as being made with the newer version.

	This is a more severe problem with some games, as Nintendo does not keep the newest version of all games on their update servers, so some Game Card games may come with newer versions of the game than the online updater can update to. This results in the game being unplayable if switching to a digital version of the game or a Game Card version that doesn't have the newest version. The only way to bypass this without resetting the system is to use the update synchronization feature that requires two or more Nintendo Switch systems with the game installed, and one with the newest Game Card version installed, to transfer the newest version of the game to another system and then back to the system that needs the newest version to run.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=NintendoRevised \|date=~~2025~~-08-30 \|title=This issue could ruin Nintendo Switch collecting! Be aware!! \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2h6hzRN02o \|access-date=2025-11-02 \|website=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=NintendoRevised \|date=~~2025~~-08-30 \|title=		This is a more severe problem with some games, as Nintendo does not keep the newest version of all games on their update servers, so some Game Card games may come with newer versions of the game than the online updater can update to. This results in the game being unplayable if switching to a digital version of the game or a Game Card version that doesn't have the newest version. The only way to bypass this without resetting the system is to use the update synchronization feature that requires two or more Nintendo Switch systems with the game installed, and one with the newest Game Card version installed, to transfer the newest version of the game to another system and then back to the system that needs the newest version to run.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=NintendoRevised \|date=2024-09-04 \|title=This issue could ruin Nintendo Switch collecting! Be aware!! \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2h6hzRN02o \|access-date=2025-11-02 \|website=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=NintendoRevised \|date=2024-09-05 \|title=
	FOLLOW TO PREVIOUS VIDEO - This issue could ruin Nintendo Switch collecting! Be aware!! \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49ntd5gwklM \|access-date=2025-11-02 \|website=YouTube}}</ref>		FOLLOW TO PREVIOUS VIDEO - This issue could ruin Nintendo Switch collecting! Be aware!! \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49ntd5gwklM \|access-date=2025-11-02 \|website=YouTube}}</ref>

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Incidents: Added incident with requiring games to be fully updated to play.

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	===Vendor-specific dock pairing===		===Vendor-specific dock pairing===
	The Switch 2 handheld console has been observed to require Nintendo-specific protocol extensions to the USB protocol to connect to the charging dock or a video sink.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web \|last=Linus Tech Tips \|date=2025-08-30 \|title=Nintendo's Greed could Change the Tech Industry \|url=https://youtu.be/Lh9gnkF-Imo \|access-date=2025-09-01 \|website=YouTube}}</ref> Non-vendor-approved USB devices --- displays, docks --- might lack the ability to output the video stream from the Switch 2.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web \|last=N. \|first=Lucas \|date=2025-08-30 \|title=Nintendo Switch 2 Dock USB-C Compatibility \|url=https://www.lttlabs.com/blog/2025/08/30/nintendo-switch-2-dock \|website=LTT Labs}}</ref>		The Switch 2 handheld console has been observed to require Nintendo-specific protocol extensions to the USB protocol to connect to the charging dock or a video sink.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web \|last=Linus Tech Tips \|date=2025-08-30 \|title=Nintendo's Greed could Change the Tech Industry \|url=https://youtu.be/Lh9gnkF-Imo \|access-date=2025-09-01 \|website=YouTube}}</ref> Non-vendor-approved USB devices --- displays, docks --- might lack the ability to output the video stream from the Switch 2.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web \|last=N. \|first=Lucas \|date=2025-08-30 \|title=Nintendo Switch 2 Dock USB-C Compatibility \|url=https://www.lttlabs.com/blog/2025/08/30/nintendo-switch-2-dock \|website=LTT Labs}}</ref>

			===Can't update to the newest version via online download===
			The Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 requires games to be updated in order to be launched, if a new version of the game was played on the system. This prevents users from downgrading to older versions of the game to play if, for example, the newest version is experiencing game breaking glitches that the original version doesn't. To bypass this, it is required to reset the entire system to factory settings, resulting in losing all saved progress on the system. Older consoles did not do this, though games generally blocked saves from being used on older versions via marking the save as being made with the newer version.

			This is a more severe problem with some games, as Nintendo does not keep the newest version of all games on their update servers, so some Game Card games may come with newer versions of the game than the online updater can update to. This results in the game being unplayable if switching to a digital version of the game or a Game Card version that doesn't have the newest version. The only way to bypass this without resetting the system is to use the update synchronization feature that requires two or more Nintendo Switch systems with the game installed, and one with the newest Game Card version installed, to transfer the newest version of the game to another system and then back to the system that needs the newest version to run.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=NintendoRevised \|date=2025-08-30 \|title=This issue could ruin Nintendo Switch collecting! Be aware!! \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2h6hzRN02o \|access-date=2025-11-02 \|website=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=NintendoRevised \|date=2025-08-30 \|title=
			FOLLOW TO PREVIOUS VIDEO - This issue could ruin Nintendo Switch collecting! Be aware!! \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49ntd5gwklM \|access-date=2025-11-02 \|website=YouTube}}</ref>

	==Products==		==Products==

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	==Consumer impact summary==		==Consumer impact summary==

	*User Freedom: - In-game content that could have been ~~unlockable~~ offline is instead locked behind a paid subscription wall ([[Nintendo Switch Online]]) in certain games (for example, certain Mega Evolutions in Pokemon Legends ZA). - Certain in-game bugs and exploits that ~~do not harm the user~~ (for example, star trees in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, or skipping intermission tracks in Mario Kart World) have been patched out. - A recent privacy policy<ref name="PrivacyPolicyMain">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Privacy Policy \|url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=Nintendo Accounts}}</ref> change has reserved Nintendo the right to remotely disable certain features of the console in the United States, up to and including rendering the device completely inoperable.<ref name="RunNGameYouTube">{{Cite web \|last=Run N Game Entertainment \|date=May 13, 2025 \|title=Is Nintendo breaking the law? \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hOiD-lvaok \|access-date=May 14, 2025 \|website=YouTube}}</ref> - The Switch 2 requires an internet connection in order to install a patch, which halted early adopters from playing on the system before launch.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|last=Alleexxi \|date=May 27, 2025 \|title=The Nintendo Switch 2 is already in end users' hands. {{!}} Switch Locked behind Day 1 Patch \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1kwv8go/the_nintendo_switch_2_is_already_in_end_users/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250527185423/https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1kwv8go/the_nintendo_switch_2_is_already_in_end_users/ \|archive-date=May 27, 2025 \|access-date=May 28, 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> - Switch 2 consoles can ban users from accessing online services if tampering is detected, such as MIG Switch cartridges.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web \|last=Scattered Brain \|date=Jun 16, 2025 \|title=Soo... Nintendo banned my Switch 2 (Don't try the MIG Switch!) \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExgYTA18_vo&t=656s \|access-date=Jun 18, 2025 \|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>		*User Freedom: - In-game content that could have theoretically been unlocked offline is instead locked behind a paid subscription wall ([[Nintendo Switch Online]]) in certain games (for example, certain Mega Evolutions in Pokemon Legends ZA). - Certain in-game bugs and exploits that could optionally be used to benefit users (for example, star trees being used to decorate the player's island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, or skipping the long intermission tracks in Mario Kart World) have been patched out for seemingly no reason. - A recent privacy policy<ref name="PrivacyPolicyMain">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Privacy Policy \|url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=Nintendo Accounts}}</ref> change has reserved Nintendo the right to remotely disable certain features of the console in the United States, up to and including rendering the device completely inoperable.<ref name="RunNGameYouTube">{{Cite web \|last=Run N Game Entertainment \|date=May 13, 2025 \|title=Is Nintendo breaking the law? \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hOiD-lvaok \|access-date=May 14, 2025 \|website=YouTube}}</ref> - The Switch 2 requires an internet connection in order to install a patch, which halted early adopters from playing on the system before launch.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|last=Alleexxi \|date=May 27, 2025 \|title=The Nintendo Switch 2 is already in end users' hands. {{!}} Switch Locked behind Day 1 Patch \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1kwv8go/the_nintendo_switch_2_is_already_in_end_users/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250527185423/https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1kwv8go/the_nintendo_switch_2_is_already_in_end_users/ \|archive-date=May 27, 2025 \|access-date=May 28, 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> - Switch 2 consoles can ban users from accessing online services if tampering is detected, such as MIG Switch cartridges.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web \|last=Scattered Brain \|date=Jun 16, 2025 \|title=Soo... Nintendo banned my Switch 2 (Don't try the MIG Switch!) \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExgYTA18_vo&t=656s \|access-date=Jun 18, 2025 \|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
	*User Privacy: Nintendo has penalized Switch 2 owners for using the system in a way they do not see fit by remotely bricking their consoles		*User Privacy: Nintendo has penalized Switch 2 owners for using the system in a way they do not see fit by remotely bricking their consoles
	*Business Model: Game sales, [[Nintendo Switch Online]] subscriptions		*Business Model: Game sales, [[Nintendo Switch Online]] subscriptions

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	\| Title = {{PAGENAME}}		\| Title = {{PAGENAME}}
	\| Release Year =~~2025~~		\| Release Year =2017
	\| Product Type =Game Console		\| Product Type =Game Console
	\| In Production =Yes		\| In Production =Yes
	\| Official Website =~~Nintendoswitch2~~.com		\| Official Website =https://www.nintendo.com/en-ca/gaming-systems/switch/
	\| Logo =Nintendo Switch logo.png		\| Logo =Nintendo Switch logo.png
	\|short_description=A series of portable gaming consoles released by [[Nintendo]]}}The Nintendo Switch is a series of hybrid portable/home game consoles released by [[Nintendo]] since 2017 with the original Nintendo Switch. The most recent model in the series is the Nintendo Switch 2.		\|short_description=A series of portable gaming consoles released by [[Nintendo]]}}The Nintendo Switch is a series of hybrid portable/home game consoles released by [[Nintendo]] since 2017 with the original Nintendo Switch. The most recent model in the series is the Nintendo Switch 2, which released in 2025.

	==Consumer impact summary==		==Consumer impact summary==

	*User Freedom: - ~~Content~~ is locked behind a subscription wall ([[Nintendo Switch Online]]) - A recent privacy policy<ref name="PrivacyPolicyMain">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Privacy Policy \|url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=Nintendo Accounts}}</ref> change has reserved Nintendo the right to remotely disable certain features of the console in the United States, up to and including rendering the device completely inoperable.<ref name="RunNGameYouTube">{{Cite web \|last=Run N Game Entertainment \|date=May 13, 2025 \|title=Is Nintendo breaking the law? \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hOiD-lvaok \|access-date=May 14, 2025 \|website=YouTube}}</ref> - The Switch 2 requires an internet connection in order to install a patch, which halted early adopters from playing on the system before launch.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|last=Alleexxi \|date=May 27, 2025 \|title=The Nintendo Switch 2 is already in end users' hands. {{!}} Switch Locked behind Day 1 Patch \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1kwv8go/the_nintendo_switch_2_is_already_in_end_users/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250527185423/https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1kwv8go/the_nintendo_switch_2_is_already_in_end_users/ \|archive-date=May 27, 2025 \|access-date=May 28, 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> - Switch 2 consoles can ban users from accessing online services if tampering is detected, such as MIG Switch cartridges.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web \|last=Scattered Brain \|date=Jun 16, 2025 \|title=Soo... Nintendo banned my Switch 2 (Don't try the MIG Switch!) \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExgYTA18_vo&t=656s \|access-date=Jun 18, 2025 \|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>		*User Freedom: - In-game content that could have been unlockable offline is instead locked behind a paid subscription wall ([[Nintendo Switch Online]]) in certain games (for example, certain Mega Evolutions in Pokemon Legends ZA). - Certain in-game bugs and exploits that do not harm the user (for example, star trees in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, or skipping intermission tracks in Mario Kart World) have been patched out. - A recent privacy policy<ref name="PrivacyPolicyMain">{{Cite web \|title=Nintendo Privacy Policy \|url=https://accounts.nintendo.com/term/privacy_policy/US?lang=en-US \|access-date=May 15, 2025 \|website=Nintendo Accounts}}</ref> change has reserved Nintendo the right to remotely disable certain features of the console in the United States, up to and including rendering the device completely inoperable.<ref name="RunNGameYouTube">{{Cite web \|last=Run N Game Entertainment \|date=May 13, 2025 \|title=Is Nintendo breaking the law? \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hOiD-lvaok \|access-date=May 14, 2025 \|website=YouTube}}</ref> - The Switch 2 requires an internet connection in order to install a patch, which halted early adopters from playing on the system before launch.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|last=Alleexxi \|date=May 27, 2025 \|title=The Nintendo Switch 2 is already in end users' hands. {{!}} Switch Locked behind Day 1 Patch \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1kwv8go/the_nintendo_switch_2_is_already_in_end_users/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250527185423/https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1kwv8go/the_nintendo_switch_2_is_already_in_end_users/ \|archive-date=May 27, 2025 \|access-date=May 28, 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> - Switch 2 consoles can ban users from accessing online services if tampering is detected, such as MIG Switch cartridges.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web \|last=Scattered Brain \|date=Jun 16, 2025 \|title=Soo... Nintendo banned my Switch 2 (Don't try the MIG Switch!) \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExgYTA18_vo&t=656s \|access-date=Jun 18, 2025 \|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
	*User Privacy: Nintendo has penalized Switch 2 owners for using the system in a way they do not see fit by remotely bricking their consoles		*User Privacy: Nintendo has penalized Switch 2 owners for using the system in a way they do not see fit by remotely bricking their consoles
	*Business Model: Game sales, [[Nintendo Switch Online]] subscriptions		*Business Model: Game sales, [[Nintendo Switch Online]] subscriptions
	*Market Control: Competing against [[Xbox]], [[PlayStation]], [[Valve]]'s [[Steam Deck]],<!-- How I hope we NEVER need to make an article on that console... --> among other smaller gaming handhelds.		*Market Control: Competing against [[Xbox]], [[PlayStation]], [[Valve]]'s [[Steam Deck]],<!-- How I hope we NEVER need to make an article on that console... --> among other smaller gaming handhelds. The Nintendo Switch is the 3rd best-selling console of all time.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Dedicated Video Game Sales Units \|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/index.html}}</ref>
	*Joy-con Drift: On the original Nintendo Switch, Joy-con drift is a common issue that causes certain Joy-Con controllers to malfunction and register false inputs from the joysticks, often caused by a buildup of dust or other debris. Nintendo offered free repairs in certain territories, but not in all territories<ref>{{Cite news \|last=TO@st \|first=TO@st \|title=Nintendo to Fix Drifting Joy-Cons in EEA, CH and UK Territories, Even Out of Warranty Units to Receive Free Repairs \|url=https://www.techpowerup.com/306830/nintendo-to-fix-drifting-joy-cons-in-eea-ch-and-uk-territories-even-out-of-warranty-units-to-receive-free-repairs \|access-date=13 August 2025}}</ref>. They also have continued to manufacture and sell Joy-Cons with the same faulty technology for the Nintendo Switch 2. A lawsuit against Nintendo for Joy-Con drift was issued, but the issues were not sufficiently addressed<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Lewis \|first=Catherine \|date=14 May 2024 \|title=Years after lawsuits were filed against Nintendo for drifting Joy-Con controllers, 2 class action complaints are reportedly set to be dismissed \|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/hardware/gaming-controllers/years-after-lawsuits-were-filed-against-nintendo-for-drifting-joy-con-controllers-2-class-action-complaints-are-reportedly-set-to-be-dismissed/}}</ref>.		*Joy-con Drift: On the original Nintendo Switch, Joy-con drift is a common issue that causes certain Joy-Con controllers to malfunction and register false inputs from the joysticks, often caused by a buildup of dust or other debris. Nintendo offered free repairs in certain territories, but not in all territories<ref>{{Cite news \|last=TO@st \|first=TO@st \|title=Nintendo to Fix Drifting Joy-Cons in EEA, CH and UK Territories, Even Out of Warranty Units to Receive Free Repairs \|url=https://www.techpowerup.com/306830/nintendo-to-fix-drifting-joy-cons-in-eea-ch-and-uk-territories-even-out-of-warranty-units-to-receive-free-repairs \|access-date=13 August 2025}}</ref>. They also have continued to manufacture and sell Joy-Cons with the same faulty technology for the Nintendo Switch 2. A lawsuit against Nintendo for Joy-Con drift was issued, but the issues were not sufficiently addressed<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Lewis \|first=Catherine \|date=14 May 2024 \|title=Years after lawsuits were filed against Nintendo for drifting Joy-Con controllers, 2 class action complaints are reportedly set to be dismissed \|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/hardware/gaming-controllers/years-after-lawsuits-were-filed-against-nintendo-for-drifting-joy-con-controllers-2-class-action-complaints-are-reportedly-set-to-be-dismissed/}}</ref>.

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	*Business Model: Game sales, [[Nintendo Switch Online]] subscriptions		*Business Model: Game sales, [[Nintendo Switch Online]] subscriptions
	*Market Control: Competing against [[Xbox]], [[PlayStation]], [[Valve]]'s [[Steam Deck]],<!-- How I hope we NEVER need to make an article on that console... --> among other smaller gaming handhelds.		*Market Control: Competing against [[Xbox]], [[PlayStation]], [[Valve]]'s [[Steam Deck]],<!-- How I hope we NEVER need to make an article on that console... --> among other smaller gaming handhelds.
	*Joy-con Drift: On the Switch 1, Joy-con drift ~~was an~~ issue. Nintendo offered free repairs in certain territories, but not in all territories<ref>{{Cite news \|last=TO@st \|first=TO@st \|title=Nintendo to Fix Drifting Joy-Cons in EEA, CH and UK Territories, Even Out of Warranty Units to Receive Free Repairs \|url=https://www.techpowerup.com/306830/nintendo-to-fix-drifting-joy-cons-in-eea-ch-and-uk-territories-even-out-of-warranty-units-to-receive-free-repairs \|access-date=13 August 2025}}</ref>.		*Joy-con Drift: On the original Nintendo Switch, Joy-con drift is a common issue that causes certain Joy-Con controllers to malfunction and register false inputs from the joysticks, often caused by a buildup of dust or other debris. Nintendo offered free repairs in certain territories, but not in all territories<ref>{{Cite news \|last=TO@st \|first=TO@st \|title=Nintendo to Fix Drifting Joy-Cons in EEA, CH and UK Territories, Even Out of Warranty Units to Receive Free Repairs \|url=https://www.techpowerup.com/306830/nintendo-to-fix-drifting-joy-cons-in-eea-ch-and-uk-territories-even-out-of-warranty-units-to-receive-free-repairs \|access-date=13 August 2025}}</ref>. They also have continued to manufacture and sell Joy-Cons with the same faulty technology for the Nintendo Switch 2. A lawsuit against Nintendo for Joy-Con drift was issued, but the issues were not sufficiently addressed<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Lewis \|first=Catherine \|date=14 May 2024 \|title=Years after lawsuits were filed against Nintendo for drifting Joy-Con controllers, 2 class action complaints are reportedly set to be dismissed \|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/hardware/gaming-controllers/years-after-lawsuits-were-filed-against-nintendo-for-drifting-joy-con-controllers-2-class-action-complaints-are-reportedly-set-to-be-dismissed/}}</ref>.

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
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	As part of a measure to stop piracy, Nintendo requires that the console is connected online,<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /> however, roughly 21% of the US population (72 million) individuals in the US lack at least home broadband, meaning that these users cannot use the Switch 2 if they wished to purchase it.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Researchers at Pew Research \|date=Nov 13, 2024 \|title=Internet, Broadband Fact Sheet \|url=https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/internet-broadband/ \|access-date=May 29, 2025 \|work=Pew Research Center}}</ref> There are also concerns from consumers who live in sanctioned countries such as Russia,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=wirantoos \|date=May 28, 2025 \|title=Nintendo Switch 2 - leaked first boot! \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1kxeux6/nintendo_switch_2_leaked_first_boot/?embed_host_url=https://cdn.iframe.ly/api/iframe \|access-date=May 29, 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> as they may be unable to play the console in general, potentially risking a console ban,<ref name=":1" /> with the internet setup restrictions.		As part of a measure to stop piracy, Nintendo requires that the console is connected online,<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /> however, roughly 21% of the US population (72 million) individuals in the US lack at least home broadband, meaning that these users cannot use the Switch 2 if they wished to purchase it.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Researchers at Pew Research \|date=Nov 13, 2024 \|title=Internet, Broadband Fact Sheet \|url=https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/internet-broadband/ \|access-date=May 29, 2025 \|work=Pew Research Center}}</ref> There are also concerns from consumers who live in sanctioned countries such as Russia,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=wirantoos \|date=May 28, 2025 \|title=Nintendo Switch 2 - leaked first boot! \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1kxeux6/nintendo_switch_2_leaked_first_boot/?embed_host_url=https://cdn.iframe.ly/api/iframe \|access-date=May 29, 2025 \|website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> as they may be unable to play the console in general, potentially risking a console ban,<ref name=":1" /> with the internet setup restrictions.

	=== Vendor-specific dock pairing ===		===Vendor-specific dock pairing===
	The Switch 2 handheld console has been observed to require Nintendo-specific protocol extensions to the USB protocol to connect to the charging dock or a video sink.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web \|last=Linus Tech Tips \|date=2025-08-30 \|title=Nintendo's Greed could Change the Tech Industry \|url=https://youtu.be/Lh9gnkF-Imo \|access-date=2025-09-01 \|website=YouTube}}</ref> Non-vendor-approved USB devices --- displays, docks --- might lack the ability to output the video stream from the Switch 2.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web \|last=N. \|first=Lucas \|date=2025-08-30 \|title=Nintendo Switch 2 Dock USB-C Compatibility \|url=https://www.lttlabs.com/blog/2025/08/30/nintendo-switch-2-dock \|website=LTT Labs}}</ref>		The Switch 2 handheld console has been observed to require Nintendo-specific protocol extensions to the USB protocol to connect to the charging dock or a video sink.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web \|last=Linus Tech Tips \|date=2025-08-30 \|title=Nintendo's Greed could Change the Tech Industry \|url=https://youtu.be/Lh9gnkF-Imo \|access-date=2025-09-01 \|website=YouTube}}</ref> Non-vendor-approved USB devices --- displays, docks --- might lack the ability to output the video stream from the Switch 2.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web \|last=N. \|first=Lucas \|date=2025-08-30 \|title=Nintendo Switch 2 Dock USB-C Compatibility \|url=https://www.lttlabs.com/blog/2025/08/30/nintendo-switch-2-dock \|website=LTT Labs}}</ref>
	==Products==		==Products==