Nintendo Schedules 1-Hour Switch 2 Maintenance for May 25, Affecting Consumable Item Purchases
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Updated · Nintendo Everything · May 24
Nintendo Schedules 1-Hour Switch 2 Maintenance for May 25, Affecting Consumable Item Purchases
3 articles · Updated · Nintendo Everything · May 24
Nintendo added one new maintenance window for the week of May 24, with Switch 2 and Switch purchases of consumable items set to be affected for one hour.
The session is scheduled for 9:30-10:30 p.m. PT on May 25, which translates to 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET on May 26.
In Europe, the same maintenance runs from 5:30-6:30 a.m. UK time and 6:30-7:30 a.m. in continental Europe on May 26.
Nintendo's weekly schedule lists no broader disruption in this update, indicating a limited impact focused on consumable item purchases.
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With its online services long trailing competitors, will this Switch 2 update finally close the gap with Sony and Microsoft?
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