New Nintendo Switch model announced with significantly longer battery life

Nintendo has announced a new Nintendo Switch model that will include a significantly longer battery life compared to the standard console. The updated system will go on sale in the UK this September. “Consumers should start seeing the new packaging on store shelves starting from early September,” a Nintendo UK spokesperson told Eurogamer, “but that will vary by individual stores and locations.”

According to Eurogamer, “This new model – still just named Nintendo Switch – will boast anywhere from 4.5 to nine hours of battery depending on the game you play. For Zelda: Breath of the Wild, you’ll get 5.5 hours play. That compares to just 2.5 to 6.5 hours of battery for the current standard Nintendo Switch model (about three hours for Zelda).”