Reports of Overheating in Nintendo Switch 2: Users Experience Freezing and Crashes with Cyberpunk 2077 and Other Games

Okay, gotta tell you about this wild ride with the Nintendo Switch 2. So, yeah, folks in Japan—and not just them—are having a bit of a meltdown. Literally. The console seems to heat up like nobody’s business. It’s like, one minute you’re diving into Cyberpunk 2077, and the next thing you know… boom. Crash city. And we’re not talking just heavy hitters; even Pokémon and Splatoon are acting up.

Now, I stumbled across this on Nintendo Soup, and they’ve been picking up chatter from X—machine-translated, which adds a bit of spicy unpredictability, right? Anyway, players are saying their games are freezing, fans are doing their impression of a jet engine, and everyone’s kinda pointing fingers at the thermal issues. I mean, one dude playing Rune Factory basically said, “Well, the fan’s losing it, so yeah, maybe overheating?”

It’s all over the place, too. Dock mode, handheld mode—you name it. Somebody’s Cyberpunk sesh slammed to a halt like five times. In dock mode, no less. And then there’s this other report where someone’s console was too hot to hold. Seriously.

Now, while Japan’s dealing with this sauna of a console, people on Facebook and Reddit aren’t exactly quiet about it either. One person was like, their Switch 2 just casually popped up a message about overheating and decided to nap twice. Just picture coming home from work, grabbing your console, and—bam!—feels like you’re handling lava. Fun times, right?

Nintendo’s got a couple of super-basic suggestions. Stuff like unplugging (wow) and moving your dock to a more breezy zone. Basically, give your system a breather. If that doesn’t work? Well, maybe it’s time to send it in for a spa day, aka repair.

Honestly, not everyone’s freaking out yet. But during some impromptu tests, the console was hitting, like, tropical temperatures. Still, might not be a full-on crisis for everyone. More of an inconvenience, maybe? Despite the hiccups, though, the Switch 2 is killing it in sales. It’s like the hottest ticket right now—pun totally intended.

Oh, and in other news, some users have faced the ban hammer for toying with Mig Flash drives, which is another kettle of fish entirely. Feels like there’s never a dull moment with this console, huh?

Till next time, keep those consoles cool—figuratively and literally.