It’s better by saying it: Nintendo reminded Switch 2 players that beyond a certain temperature, it was necessary to avoid using the console. A advice that also applies to Switch 1 in these heat waves.
While temperatures should increase in the coming days in France, in Japan the heat wave hit hard. In fact, the archipelago had never recorded such temperatures: we thus measured up to 41.2 degrees outdoors. The episode overwhelmed hospitals, many people having fallen sick because of the heat wave.
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At more than 35 ° C, store the switch!
It is in this context that Nintendo recalled a prudence council. Using Switch and Switch 2 in a place where the temperature is high can cause overheating of the device: ” This could cause dysfunction [de la console]this is why it is recommended to use it in an environment between 5 and 35 ° C. ».
Since temperatures exceed 35 degrees in some places in Japan, the warning is good. But this is not the first time that Nintendo has warned its Japanese customers; It had already been the case in 2022, while Tokyo was suffocating within 35 degrees and more.
What is true in Japan is also everywhere else in the world. The SWITCH 2 user manual thus recalls the same use recommendations, and also advises not to place the console ” In humid places or subjects to sudden temperature variations. If condensation forms, turn off the console and wait for the water droplets evaporate. »
You have to expect a new heat wave by the weekend in France. There too, vigilance is essential for oneself and its electronic devices.
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