With many players having gotten their arms on the Nintendo Swap 2 because the console’s June 5 launch, a few of the system’s software program points are seemingly changing into clearer. Some Swap 2 house owners have reported a difficulty with the console the place the battery indicator on the console when being utilized in handheld mode reveals incorrect knowledge. Nintendo, for its half, has supplied a couple of options to what it’s referring to as a software program drawback.
As caught by IGN, Nintendo has supplied steps by its assist pages the place Swap 2 house owners can entry the console’s restoration mode as a way to power its battery stage measurement {hardware} to sync up with its software program. To do that, the corporate means that gamers ought to obtain the most recent system replace for the Swap 2, preserve the console plugged in, energy it off fully, after which boot up into the restoration mode by holding the quantity up and quantity down keys whereas urgent the facility button.
In response to Nintendo, the mere act of attending to the restoration mode display screen must be sufficient to repair the wrong battery indicator within the Swap 2’s dwelling display screen. After, this, the console’s proprietor can merely energy it off and boot it up once more like regular.
In case this technique of forcing the battery indicator software program to sync up by the restoration mode doesn’t assist, Nintendo has additionally supplied a extra convoluted set of directions that can contain the console proprietor repeatedly energy biking their Swap 2, charging it as much as 100% and draining its battery all the way down to 0 p.c “a number of occasions”. As a part of these directions, the battery cost indicator within the Swap 2 will see gradual enhancements till it begins changing into extra correct as soon as the steps are repeated a number of occasions.
The Swap 2 has seen an extremely profitable console launch over the weekend. In response to a latest report, Nintendo noticed its greatest UK launch in its historical past with the Swap 2, making the brand new console its quickest promoting one within the area to this point. Whereas uncooked figures haven’t but been revealed, the report stated that the Swap 2 surpassed the beforehand fastest-selling Nintendo system within the UK market, the Nintendo 3DS, which had bought round 113,000 models at launch. The Nintendo 3DS was tied with the unique Swap within the UK.
Throughout an earnings report, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa revealed that the corporate is anticipating to promote 15 million models of the Swap 2 within the console’s first yr available in the market. The forecast, by Furukawa’s personal admission, is a conservative one, owing to the upper value of the brand new console when in comparison with its predecessor.
“Because the Swap 2 is priced greater than the unique Swap, we acknowledge that there shall be appreciable hurdles in reaching the console’s widespread adoption within the early phases,” he stated.
The Nintendo Swap 2 is presently out there alongside a number of launch-day titles, together with first-party video games like Mario Kart World. For extra particulars, take a look at our overview of the Nintendo Swap 2.
