Alright, so here’s the deal. I’m sitting here, sipping my morning coffee, and suddenly I’m hit with this piece of news from Nintendo. You remember those hot days when you step outside and it feels like the sun’s giving you a personal hug? Yeah, well, apparently, your Nintendo Switch 2 is feeling that too. Just got word from Nintendo’s X account — yeah, X, not Twitter, don’t even get me started — that the Switch and Switch 2 turn into little portable heat boxes if you’re anywhere over 35 degrees Celsius. And trust me, these numbers ain’t just casual suggestions.
So it seems that playing your favorite Zelda game outside might just end with you holding a mini-hand-warmer instead of a gaming console. And not because you wanted a cozy evening. Nintendo’s saying, keep it between 5 and 35°C. Honestly, not even close to the fiery car interiors we all know too well. Hot air plus console equals a very sad afternoon, apparently.
A buddy of mine had his Switch 2’s fans going wild like they were auditioning for a wind turbine role. Dude was just playing Pokémon. Nothing too intense. Console decided to feel the heat, quite literally. Couldn’t even hold the thing. It’s like, come on, man, is this a gaming device or a bizarre modern art installation?
What’s wild is, this isn’t just a Japan problem. We’ve got entire regions where 35°C is just a regular Tuesday. Like, I’m looking at you, Middle East and Sahara desert. Not a single snowflake in sight. Players over there might consider renting some penguin-friendly igloos to enjoy a bit of gaming peace.
Now, get this. Switch 2, for all its supposed hardware glory, still kind of lags behind those fancy GPD Win 5’s or Ayaneo’s. But folks will still grab it for Mario. Because magic mushrooms, right? The irony — more powerful games on a console that’s like, “Please, no more, I can’t take the heat.”
And hey, while you’re trying not to toast your device, might as well follow Tom’s Hardware on Google News. Because we all need more things to distract us, right?
Alright — wait, where was I? Right, Nintendo. Just, I don’t know, maybe keep a snow cone handy while gaming? Stay cool, folks.
