Also, remember not to lick the game cards.
Chances are that you may have noticed things have been a little toasty out there. Thanks to massive heatwaves practically everywhere, you’re probably doing what you can to beat the heat. And if your plans involve playing games on your Switch, Nintendo wants you to do so in a cooler space.
As they put in a Japanese tweet:
If you use the Nintendo Switch in a hot place, the temperature of the main unit may become high. Please use in the place of 5 to 35 ℃ . Also, if the intake and exhaust ports are blocked, the temperature of the main unit may rise. Make the air around the intake and exhaust ports better.
They also included a link to the Japanese Nintendo support page, which gives helpful advice, like avoiding contact with high temperature areas, which may cause low temperature burns after prolonged contact. Also, that 95° F or higher is probably a bad environment to play your Switch in; they recommend between 40° F and 95° F (5° to 35° Celsius) as a safe operating range for the device. And also, to make sure the ports are clear.
And it’s probably advice you’ll want to take. Not only does it keep you from burning yourself less severely than that time I picked up a 400° pot lid with my bare hands like a dumbass, it also protects your console. Despite the fact that they generate it, heat and electronics aren’t a great pairing. This keeps your fingies cool, and you Switch un-fried.
It’s also worthy of note that the tweet was specifically directed at Japanese consumers. Japan is currently in the grips of their worst heat waves since 1875. And as it’s not all that much better elsewhere, it just winds up being good advice for all.
Source: CNET
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