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19 October 2026 19:09

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Nintendo Patents Watch

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19 October 2026 04:26

Nintendo’s official guide for replacing the battery in the EU Switch 2 BEE-001(-01): www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Suppor...

Nintendo Patents Watch

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19 October 2026 04:26

Judging by the video, the battery connector is positioned to allow insertion only in the correct orientation (foolproof). There’s no closeup view of the connector, therefore unclear if the connector is proprietary. Even if it isn’t, buying batteries form unofficial sources probably isn’t wise.

Nintendo Patents Watch

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19 October 2026 04:24

In a LONG interview with Denfaminico Gamer, Masahiro Sakurai said the following about AI-made games: • There are too many Steam releases, and AI makes it worse. Most are “titles that can’t eat”, i.e. unprofitable. • Shoddy AI-made games mostly just reproduce systems existing in other games. 1/

Nintendo Patents Watch

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19 October 2026 04:24

… crouching or moving closer to camera; UI feedback indicates a player in position (img 1) 6. Gameplay examples include Goombalancing Act in Jamboree TV, and solo volleyball (img 2) Source: patent publication EP 4817705 patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/de... 3/