The Nintendo Switch has revolutionized gaming with its hybrid console design, but like any electronic device, it can develop issues over time.

However, you might have a bigger problem. The Nintendo Switch 2 is finally here. For Nintendo fans, this has been a long wait to endure. We knew at the start of this year that the console was coming.

As early as launch day, Switch 2 owners were reporting that the battery charge indicator on the console didn't always seem to align with the actual level of charge remaining. For instance, one ...

Okay, here's the situation, your parents went away on a week's vacation and...wait, my brain went elsewhere for a moment and it's not even throwback Thursday! The actual situation (which as nothing to ...

Nintendo has issued a fresh system software update for the Switch and Switch 2, bringing both consoles' firmware up to Version 21.0.0. Check out the patch notes.

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Nintendo has provided instructions for how to fix the Switch 2 battery charge indicator issue This solution is for "for when the battery amount displayed and the actual remaining battery use don't ...

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The Switch 2 is bigger, more powerful and more expensive than the original Switch, but the tech specs for the new console reveal at least one key way it's worse: The Switch 2's battery life is shorter ...

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