Nintendo will stop selling the original Switch in Europe next year
Nintendo will stop selling the original Switch in Europe next year
任天堂将于明年停止在欧洲销售初代 Switch
Nintendo is making a new version of the Switch 2 with a replaceable battery in Europe — but its predecessor has a very different future. As part of an updated FAQ about revisions to Nintendo hardware in Europe, the company confirmed that it will stop selling all iterations of the original Switch on the continent starting next year.
任天堂正在欧洲推出一款配备可更换电池的新版 Switch 2，但其前代产品的命运却截然不同。作为欧洲任天堂硬件修订版常见问题解答（FAQ）更新的一部分，该公司确认将从明年开始在欧洲大陆停止销售初代 Switch 的所有版本。
Here’s the full statement: From mid-February 2027, almost ten years after Nintendo Switch launched in March 2017, Nintendo will no longer sell to retailers hardware in the Nintendo Switch family of systems — specifically Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite, and Nintendo Switch – OLED Model. Sales of Nintendo Switch hardware on Nintendo Store will also end in mid-February 2027.
以下是完整声明：从 2027 年 2 月中旬起，即任天堂 Switch 于 2017 年 3 月发布近十年后，任天堂将不再向零售商销售任天堂 Switch 系列硬件产品——具体包括 Nintendo Switch、Nintendo Switch Lite 和 Nintendo Switch（OLED 模型）。任天堂商店（Nintendo Store）对 Switch 硬件的销售也将于 2027 年 2 月中旬结束。
The news comes as Nintendo is making a bunch of changes to the rest of its lineup due to EU regulations requiring user-replaceable batteries. Starting this summer, the company says it will start introducing updated versions of various devices on “a rolling basis,” ahead of the regulations coming into effect on February 18th, 2027. “There is no difference in functionality between current products and revised products containing user-replaceable batteries,” Nintendo says.
此消息发布之际，正值任天堂因欧盟要求设备必须具备用户可更换电池的法规，而对其余产品线进行一系列调整。该公司表示，从今年夏天开始，他们将赶在 2027 年 2 月 18 日法规生效前，“分批次”推出各类设备的更新版本。任天堂表示：“当前产品与包含可更换电池的修订版产品在功能上没有区别。”
The Switch 2 is the most notable product being updated — the new version is expected to start rolling out in the fall — but there will also be versions of the Joy-Con controllers, Joy-Con 2, Switch 2 Pro Controller, and N64 and GameCube Switch controllers with user-replaceable batteries. “Due to a variety of factors, revised products may not become available in all European countries simultaneously,” Nintendo notes.
Switch 2 是此次更新中最引人注目的产品——新版本预计将于秋季开始推出。此外，Joy-Con 手柄、Joy-Con 2、Switch 2 Pro 手柄以及 N64 和 GameCube Switch 手柄也将推出可更换电池的版本。任天堂指出：“由于多种因素，修订后的产品可能无法在所有欧洲国家同时上市。”
It’s currently unclear what fate might await the original Switch in other territories, but the decade-old hardware is still getting notable first-party game releases, including Rhythm Heaven Grove and Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream.
目前尚不清楚初代 Switch 在其他地区的命运如何，但这款拥有十年历史的硬件设备目前仍有重要的第一方游戏发布，包括《节奏天国：树林》（Rhythm Heaven Grove）和《朋友聚会：梦想生活》（Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream）。