{"rewrite":{"id":"r_8afe8f9a72fca933dbfe5b08","clusterId":"c_1f7c231eec5fed730faaf8d8","slug":"switch-2-battery-swap-revision-appears-in-fcc-filing","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Switch 2 Battery-Swap Revision Appears In FCC Filing","summary":"A device believed to be the battery-swappable Nintendo Switch 2 headed for Europe appeared in a US FCC certification dated October 8, carrying the model number BEE-001(-01). Nintendo has said it will move the Switch 2 and several controllers to user-replaceable batteries for European battery rules, limited to regions where Nintendo of Europe operates. Separately, Japan's certification database shows BEE-021(-01) added to the Switch 2 GameCube controller on September 10.","whyItMatters":"The filings place the European battery-swap revision closer to release while showing the same \"(-01)\" suffix spreading to controller model numbers, a pattern Nintendo has not confirmed means anything for Japan.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe FCC entry lists the European revision under model number BEE-001(-01), an extension of the current Switch 2 model number BEE-001, alongside its FCC ID and a Canadian certification number. An overseas Bluesky account that follows Nintendo patents and certification records posted the finding.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe same account flagged Japan\u0026#39;s technical conformity database on October 2. There, the construction design certification for the Switch 2 GameCube controller (BEE-021) was changed as of September 10 to add BEE-021(-01), and the Nintendo 64 controller (HAC-043) had HAC-043(-01) approved for Canadian radio equipment certification on July 22. Both controllers are set for Europe in early 2027 and are not out. Nintendo has not announced a Japan rollout.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"A device believed to be the battery-swappable Switch 2 for Europe appeared in a US FCC filing dated October 8 under model number BEE-001(-01). Japan's database also shows BEE-021(-01) added to the Switch 2 GameCube controller. Nintendo has not announced a Japan rollout.","twitterPost":"An FCC filing dated October 8 lists a device believed to be Europe's battery-swappable Switch 2 as BEE-001(-01). Japan's certification database separately shows BEE-021(-01) added to the Switch 2 GameCube controller on September 10. Nintendo has announced no Japan rollout.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"A device believed to be the battery-swappable Switch 2 for Europe turned up in a US FCC certification dated October 8, filed under model number BEE-001(-01). Nintendo has said the user-replaceable battery revision is limited to the regions where Nintendo of Europe operates. Japan's certification database also shows a \"(-01)\" suffix added to the Switch 2 GameCube controller, though Nintendo has not announced a domestic rollout.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/10/173470.html\",\"title\":\"Switch 2 with swappable battery, intended for Europe, obtains US FCC certification; in Japan, a new model number is registered for the GameCube controller, raising the possibility of a domestic rollout\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4762,"outputTokens":690,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791619632,"createdAt":"2026-10-10T08:02:03.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-10T08:06:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-10T08:06:07.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_1f7c231eec5fed730faaf8d8","canonicalTitle":"欧州向けのはずの“バッテリー交換式”スイッチ2が米FCC認証を取得。日本ではGCコントローラーに新型番登録、国内展開の可能性も","representativeArticleId":"a_41add4751ce77a019d839716","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Nintendo Switch 2\",\"GameCube controller\"],\"studios\":[\"Nintendo\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"leak\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-10T06:49:52.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-10T06:49:52.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-10T08:06:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/10/173470.html","title":"欧州向けのはずの“バッテリー交換式”スイッチ2が米FCC認証を取得。日本ではGCコントローラーに新型番登録、国内展開の可能性も"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Nintendo Switch 2","GameCube controller"],"studios":["Nintendo"],"people":[],"type":"leak","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}