---
title: "Nintendo is winding down Switch 1 sales in Europe"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/nintendo-is-winding-down-switch-1-sales-in-europe-hxpbgyodb
source_url: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/nintendo-is-winding-down-switch-1-sales-in-europe
type: article
source: "Game Developer"
published: 2026-07-06T16:17:36.587Z
updated: 2026-07-06T16:17:52.296Z
tags: ["tech-news", "gaming", "regulation", "nintendo"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Nintendo is winding down Switch 1 sales in Europe

**[Game Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Nintendo will stop selling the original Switch console to European retailers in mid-February 2027. The decision is driven by new EU regulations requiring consumer electronics to have replaceable batteries, which has also prompted Nintendo to develop a Switch 2 model compliant with those rules for the European market.

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