Nintendo Switch 2 Allegedly Overheating: Users Report Freezes and Crashes with Cyberpunk 2077 and Other Games

Whoa, okay, so apparently the new Nintendo Switch 2 is… well, it’s kinda having a meltdown. Literally. People, especially in Japan, are freaking out because their consoles are heating up like mad, enough to crash and freeze games. Yeah, it’s not just with those crazy high-end games like Cyberpunk 2077, but even the chill ones like Pokémon and Splatoon. Go figure.

So, here’s the deal. Folks are talking about this on X (do they mean Twitter? Or is this some new thing I missed?) and they’re using machine translation, so it’s like trying to read a badly subtitled movie. Anyway, one dude mentioned playing Rune Factory and his fan was basically auditioning for an airshow. Another one said his Cyberpunk 2077 crashed multiple times — like, come on, not even once or twice. You know it’s bad when the thing in dock mode sounds like a mini jet engine.

It’s not just people in Japan, though. Even on Facebook and Reddit, there’s chatter. I laughed at this one Reddit post — imagine your console looking all innocent in the dock, and then bam, surprise, it’s hotter than a pizza oven. Someone else said their Switch 2 went all drama queen, screaming “I’m overheating!” before passing out into sleep mode. Twice. Can you believe it?

Now, Nintendo did try to step in with advice, but honestly, it’s stuff like “uh, move it somewhere more breezy” or “give it a break.” Groundbreaking, right? If nothing works, you’re supposed to send it in. Fingers crossed because that sounds like a pain.

The overheating saga doesn’t seem like it’s ruining everyone’s party yet. Like, I read somewhere — maybe while half-asleep, watching cat videos — that during tests, their unit got up to around 117 Fahrenheit docked. Is that hot? Feels like it. Fun fact: mine once heated my hands like a stray radiator — not that I wanted it to.

Despite this whole meltdown fiesta, people are still loving the Switch 2. It’s flying off shelves, causing Nintendo’s president to give a little “I’m sorry we didn’t make enough” bow. Classy or something. But along with the heat, there’s grumbling about accounts getting disabled over Mig Flash drives. Whatever those are. Sounds like drama.

Alright, I’ve rambled enough. If you’ve got your hands on one of these and it’s running as cool as a cucumber, congrats. If not, maybe keep an ice pack handy. Seriously.