How HOT can a Nintendo Switch get before it shuts off?

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Nintendo recently released a statement in Japan saying the Switch will automatically enter sleep mode if it becomes too hot. What temperature triggers that sleep mode?
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[@WulffDen]

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[@nova.mp3]

ok

[@IanInRealTime]

Could you talk about «Endling Extinction is forever» on switch, i am trying to figure out if i am going to buy this on Xbox series s or Nintendo switch

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

Cheer up, leave exploding microwave ovens to brainiac

[@KingLion00]

Man I live in Georgia but I would love to be back to New York.... and look for you in the Nintendo store in Manhattan lol...

[@mekman4]

Hot stuff, as always!

[@Chris.Batchelor]

As a podcast listener, it hurts that the first real use of your air fryer is for your Switch…

[@andrewstubblefield4605]

I'm upset you beat me to this comment 😆

[@Dracossaint]

tbh, it had the actual opposite effect on me.

[@wadewats2278]

As a podcast listener, it brings me joy that the first real use of your air fryer is for your switch

[@meangreen99]

That air fryer probably has some sort of chemical residue in it now lol

[@bobbydouglas310]

its a convection oven, not a air fryer, calm down

[@justinpritchard2633]

The Switch I got at launch came with a faulty fan. I could play Breath of the Wild for about 20 or 30 minutes before it would say the system had gotten too hot and needed to shut down. I contacted Nintendo and they wanted me to send it in, but that it would take 6 weeks for them to return it. Decided to wait a couple weeks and played through all of Breath of the Wild in 20 minute chunks before I sent it in.

[@carnishiggs8252]

This is true devotion 😭

[@votix10]

Wow that's intense

[@repeekyraidcero]

Replacing the fan is actually not hard.

[@renakunisaki]

@@repeekyraidcero sure, but when it's under warranty, and especially when it's an actual defect (not you breaking it), you may as well let them deal with it.

[@currytigre]

If you had been playing Smash while the Switch was in the oven it probably would've shutdown sooner. Just having it idle wasn't putting stress on the SoC during your test.

[@FoxbatStargazer]

Their advice probably had in mind the OG switch, which runs much hotter on its larger node, and also while docked, when the GPU has double the clock.

[@nathanmead140]

@@FoxbatStargazer and with the original thermal paste too, I took my V2 apart a week after the waranty expired and replaced the thermal paste with Arctic MX-4 and the fan doesn't turn on most of the time when I play it in handheld mode, even while docked with the max resolution set to 1080p playing Breath of the wild the fan doesn't run as much as it used to.

[@LS95774]

@@nathanmead140 fyi the tv resolution setting doesn't actually affect performance (like framerate or hardware load) by an appreciable amount on consoles, as the game still renders at it's internal resolution (900p in BotW Switch ver's case) and cheaply up/downscales to the TV resolution. If the resolution setting doesn't match your TV's native panel resolution (1080p, 768p, 720p, etc, not always what it advertises), what it MAY do is introduce extremely small amounts of input latency, due to most TVs having poor, slow internal scalers compared to the source GPU.

[@charlottearanea7507]

I actually have had the Switch turn itself off one time in the real world. I was in a car with four people and broken air conditioning in Arizona. 120+ degrees easy, and the Switch shut itself off in the middle of a game of Super Mario Party :(

[@colelangford6369]

I complain about heat here in NC. You have my condolences. If you took out the first sentence, this sounds like the first sentence is the start to a new chapter in a Percy Jackson book, and that game of Mario party was very important.

[@personmcperson5030]

Literally a suicide mission going without ac in az

[@mlem6951]

I had to google how much 120+ degrees is ... i would die. Kudos that you could play the switch while being so hot and even hotter in a car + other people. Uff, just the thought about this gets me stressed out xD.

[@cashnelson2306]

Oh god, a car with four people and no AC in Arizona... sounds like a literal nightmare

[@justynh1321]

Why though? Like why would you do this. I avoid going out above 30°c if I can, I don't think about playing video games if it's that hot, I think about finding some shade or somewhere with air that dosent make my skin feel like it's being turned Into a demons stake.

[@DazedMikey]

Hey Wulff Den! I was a technician for an apple authorized service provider. I wanted to make a little PSA. Standard fire extinguishers will not put out a lithium battery fire and neither will water. The best thing you can do to extinguish a lithium fire is to cover it in as much dry sand as it takes to smother the battery/device. This will keep the flames from spreading. The fire itself doesn't require oxygen which is why a CO2 fire extinguisher/water will have no affect on the fire.

[@vdfritzz]

oh trust me, i've played it at nearly 40c a few times over the years, it's fine if you're inside, you just can't play it with the actual sun shining on your screen, even phones can't stand that, it gets waaaaay hotter than 35c

[@khaledm.1476]

I don't like playing outside at all, nevermind the sun the air is too hot and feels like it will give me a heatstroke

[@Dell-ol6hb]

@@khaledm.1476 also you can’t even see the damn screen if it’s that sunny, so what’s even the point

[@khaledm.1476]

@@Dell-ol6hb oh the switch's screen is absolutely horrendous at that. I can barely see myself in monster hunter rise in the slightest of shine. P.S of coure playing outside we would be more fun if we weren't in the middle of a heatstroke P.P.S Even my room is about 90F (32.2 C)

[@BryantheArchivist]

Surprised you wouldn't use a hacked switch to actually measure internal temps or performance

[@iminmissouri8589]

W-what!? Hacking daddy bowsers stuff is forbidden

[@MageMiroku]

The advisory Nintendo sent out was most likely to not leave it in hot cars, which CAN get over 125 degrees pretty easily on hot days.

[@co2_os]

Yeah that's the only real life situation that would make electronics shut off

[@roseforyoubabe]

it get that hot in a nyc apartment without a.c in the summer

[@MageMiroku]

@@roseforyoubabe if you chose to live in NYC without AC that's between you and God. You signed up for that lol

[@roseforyoubabe]

@@MageMiroku i lived in nyc for along time before a lot of apartments were even able to have a.c lol

[@MageMiroku]

@@roseforyoubabe its 2022. get with the times. This one's on you.

[@keiz_]

I loved that intro, was not expecting the air fryer and switch to the rock bgm. Amazing Thanks for the video Bob! It was a fun watch!

[@evok3r]

Hey Bob, I know you just want to make someone happy with that Switch giveaway, but I even if the Switch does look as good as new after staying in the microwave, the battery might have been damaged and could now be more overheat, bulge or even explode. Giving this Switch away might be a bit irresponsible. Maybe I am too cautious here, but wanted to give you my thoughts on that nevertheless.

[@RIFADOR001]

I am more worried about it being damaged after getting too hot...

[@corn9631]

what if he sends it to a fan and then it explodes at their house… :(

[@ShinyElGhosteo]

It’ll be fine. Phones that get left in cars reach similar temperatures and they don’t really fail. At worst the battery stops lasting as long.

[@RIFADOR001]

@@ShinyElGhosteo those things kill the device's life. You might not notice it, but internally it dies. That's why I worry when my switch's fan sounds a lot...

[@cashnelson2306]

lol? if you don't know how heat affects electronics I guess this could make sense but.. that's the point of the auto-shutoff feature man, it shuts off loooooong before reaching a point of danger

[@corn9631]

@@cashnelson2306 i meant as a lasting effect of putting a switch in an air fryer at 150 degrees. It clearly didn’t explode in the video but i was just imagining what might (unlikely) happen in post lol

[@Eudemon0013]

Yeah, I live in AZ and wouldn't dream of bringing my Switch out into the sun... Mine auto shut off before while in Tucson last Summer. It was about 115 degrees Fahrenheit that day, was only able to play for about 20 mins on Smash before it shut down.

[@tiago_mota]

I would like to see the reverse test, for cold. I realize it's harder to get - consumer appliances usually don't go that low - but it would be interesting. If you are up to it, come to Montreal around mid-February and we can check it.

[@hiddenguy67]

or Antarctica

[@charliefen]

I am curious about that! I am interested as to what it does to the battery too, as I visited Prague once I January and it was very cold and I swear I had to have my phone connected to a portable battery charger most of the time when I was outside, as it was draining so fast (compared to usual).

[@tiago_mota]

@@charliefen My first real winter after I moved to Montreal, I remember my phone (an iPhone 5) dying from over half battery in the coldest days whenever I tried to do something with it outside. I would take it out of my pocket to, say, take a picture, and as soon as I opened the camera app, it would shut off.

[@Link-Link]

I used to live in Québec and I can't hold my phone in winter because of how cold the weather is, my hands instantly becomes red lol

[@CotyRiddle]

would probably operate perfectly fine as there is no mechanical reason for it not to even at -40. the screen on the otherhand might have issues. and ofcourse we have the battery. excessive cold does slow down the chemical reaction that creates the power.....

[@RetroHellspawn]

I think it's fair to say that this video is missing some vital information; just because you can play it at 90 degrees doesn't mean it'll be fine in all hot environments. Don't leave your Switch in a hot car, if it's 90 or 100 degrees fahrenheit, it'll be 20-30 degrees hotter in a car that's idle in the sun, basically acting as a natural convection oven to anything inside.

[@Turtle20305]

Liked so that people can see this

[@keathiuslg8959]

Is this the nintendo switch Overcooked 2 special edition 🤔

[@Sheila_Chu]

underrated comment

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

Man I feel bad for everyone without air conditioning right now. Yes us texans and oklahomans and desert people are seeing 110+F degree temps, and the UK and Canada and lots of other places is seeing like 95 but we have AC and they dont. Actually lots of the houses in these places are built to retain heat. So please stop picking on them.

[@Psmgamer]

I can't imagine not having Air conditioning though mine is at 74 degrees and it still hot.

[@Dell-ol6hb]

I don’t get this whole “built to retain heat” thing, like I feel people saying this don’t get how insulation works. It works both ways, if it’s colder in a well insulated home the home will block a lot of the heat energy from outside from entering the home, keeping it cooler for longer, and if it’s hotter in a well insulated home than outside the insulation will slow down the rate of the heat inside escaping to the outside. So no their homes being “built to retain heat” is not the reason they’re having so much trouble keeping cool, it’s just the lack of air conditioning being as common there as it is in the US.

[@maderpaker1417]

I had to lay down my switch when i dock mode and point the fan at the vent

[@diyamondsbreakers2344]

I live in Mexico in a really hot zone, but my Switch never actually die or something, even in summer or when is inside a bag

[@broskiwhyyy6373]

@LOTgods no hope he comes to usa

[@allhandsonsteamdeck1440]

FINALLY SOMEONE COOKS A NINTENDO SWITCH I'VE WAITED MY WHOLE LIFE FOR THIS MOMENT... MAKE SURE IT'S WELL DONE BEFORE TAKING IT OUT

[@frozenmana]

username checks out

[@allhandsonsteamdeck1440]

@@frozenmana 🤔🤔 😂😆😂

[@danielgrant1470]

i love the pseudo "predator thermal vision" vibe you have on all the indoor shots, its rad as hell.

[@Shadvox]

Pffft here in Norway it's just 12 degrees celcius this summer and gray rainy weather :) Excellent conditions to use the Switch, a lot.

[@meiji_tom]

Quality content thanks Wulff!

[@Psmgamer]

I can't imagine playing the Switch outside in 100 degree weather. I been keeping mine inside and charging it at night as the temperature drops though it's still humid.

[@goluigi1236]

I love how the “calming music” he played at the end sounds just like Gary come home from spongebob 😂😂 (the piano riff)

[@dommitchell4319]

"you know where else it's been hot? everywhere else in the world" australia: 16 degrees (60 fahrenheit)

[@danieldossantos6092]

KZbinrs don't know what seasons are

[@lsdryn2210]

This is the only channel where i never skip the ads and it always pays off.

[@ichicoro]

Love the color work on the video to be honest ^^

[@ImperfectionistGaming]

For your rooftop experiment the result of that is a bit skewed because NYC rooftops are super windy, so even if its 90°out, the cold wind would be actively cooling the switch. It would've been more realistic at ground level.

[@ixofxiii]

Compared to where im at in Queens, Brooklyn is an oven. But im surrounded by water so...

[@silkic]

@@ixofxiii so?

[@FurrySpatula]

The wind doesn't matter. It's the air temp that matters. Convection cooking is literally blowing hot air on something. The only time wind will prevent over heating is if air temp is lower than the temp of what it's hitting.

[@jbischof71]

This title was so obscure I had to watch it.. love the approach as well.. kudos sir

[@maxxlofmer]

Hey Bob, since you tested the maximum heat, could you perhaps do a cold video next? Battery life in particular would be interesting. Great intro btw 👌

[@Zach.O]

Nothing would happen

[@Speakery17]

@@Zach.OThat’s wrong. Battery’s and technology sometimes handle coldness and hotness the same and sometimes turn off. I was in Canada and my iPhone shut off due to cold weather

[@MKF30]

Nice to see its durability and shuts off as a safety measure.

[@johnjoy5876]

Dude you might have the craziest hit box esque controller I've ever seen and it's pretty dang sick

[@aliester1234]

Love ur experiments 😎😎😁😁

[@silverjay4455]

This only proves the switch is super strong to achieve such a temperature and still be working.

[@micheleulrich9479]

Here in Phoenix it’s supposed to get to 115 on 7/22. That’s a normal July. Glad to know I won’t kill my switch relaxing by pool. FYI: all AZ temps are shade temps, add 12 degrees for “in the sun”. Dry Heat!!

[@Psmgamer]

115 degrees is crazy. Here in Texas it's 100 and the hottest it's gone is 105.

[@SHADOW543121]

Here in Houston, its just another day in this normal heat

[@David-bj8ri]

Would have been better to do it with a v1 switch considering that's the worst case scenario, the v2 having the more powerful chip clocked the same as the v1 means it's generally just working less hard and running cooler, hence why he got way beyond the limits

[@BoredLori]

The v1 switch can cook a brisket playing TOTK even after having a fresh new coat of thermal paste just a week ago

[@VG_Winch]

The UK was 39°C here in Yorkshire on Tuesday. So we can relate too..

[@AmmoGlitter]

I live in Australia where we often have 40 degrees C days (i.e. over 100 degrees F) during summer and I've never had a problem with my original model Switch overheating and shutting off. The fan does get crazy loud though. Although I am careful to never ever play my Switch outdoors in full sun!

[@galibrabat4237]

I remember spawnwave doing the tests when the switch came out. I think the cut off temp was around 58 or 65 something degrees Celsius. But I remember him going super thorough on it too

[@John6-40]

It's actually been a very cold summer in Michigan. Much colder than usual. Like low 70s every day.

[@cabbagesavage6411]

Bob knows what content the people want. Nice vid!

[@thedeaner2264]

I once left mine in 110 degree weather for all day in a car in the sun and it still works fine

[@el.xu4n]

My original Switch I got back in 2017 around 2019 started to get hot... the fan was stuck so I had to replace it since down here in Mexico support from Nintendo is almost non-existent

[@DavidAmarante]

As someone who lives in Brazil, in a city where the temperature can easily get to 30c/86f in the WINTER and usually passes the 40c/104f during summer and has both the first and second switch models, I can assure you that switch owners who play in ventiladed areas of your house, like by a common fan, can safely play their games without experiencing any shutdowns due to overheating. I've been pretty much doing that since the switch's launch. It's never shutdown beucause of the temperature.

[@lulunula]

Was 110 here in Texas the other day. My AC went out and my switch is the only thing that kept me sane all day until they fixed my AC the next day

[@dun0790]

During the summer last month my new switch was like that at the end lol

[@MasterGoku21]

My sister left her iphone sitting on our ac unit outside when it was almost 100° outside. I'm surprised it still works

[@cthulhu888]

The lighting makes Bob look like he's got an eyepatch lol 😆

[@HandheldAddict]

1:39 you're giving away the Switch, but what about the air fryer? 😂

[@BrianMagnan]

Bob, wtf lol. I seriously can’t even. 🤣 always pleasantly surprised by the things you come up with.

[@AWKyle]

Bob finally got himself an airfrier... I remember my switch showing that turn off screen when it turned on inside of the case once.

[@KyleRuggles]

LMFAO! Love it! 0:38

[@DeclanWilde10]

Switch + Airfryer is the ultimate Wulff Den product placement vid

[@vador724]

The most important it’s just to always keep the air flow right

[@pmlabowicz3903]

I use that same oven when I make my famous Switch Parmigiana

[@elianjimenez5969]

what a pain it is not to have a nintendo switch and watch these types of videos😭😭😭

[@Chamberz55]

5:45 you could have actually played through the fryer since the joycons are still connected, no? 🤷🏼‍♂️. Entertainment, science converge in the ridiculous.

[@yeollierancher]

Thanks for the info, Bob! I only run into these kinds of issues when my OLED is docked. I’ll be playing with the AC on for a few hours, but when I undock it, the Switch feels like an oven with the fans going for all they have. Any tips to help it not get that hot?

[@rafaelgaspar4598]

i live portugal and right now we are up to 47ºc/116ºf where i live and after a day of playing switch (the oldest model btw) outside for a day it didnt shut down once.

[@KokoaNishimura]

You should come down to Louisiana. Curious if that has an effect on it. The humidity sucks down here.

[@nbaclips4040]

I remember it was 44 degrees C in Australia and I was outside and my iphone 6 shut down due to heat. I stuck it in the fridge

[@Faze-2]

Every year people forget summer exists and are shocked when it comes. Every year

[@KnTElixar]

Bob has an LBX now? That's dope, I hope he also considers putting together an Open Frame 1 so he can use normal profile MX switches like with his other sticks

[@jodiemcclure7854]

I love how bob yells at bahb lol

[@PSBroski7]

Great 👌 video dude really appreciate your content

[@Level1Sword]

Does anyone else internally read the titles to Bob's videos in Bob's yelling voice?

[@EposVox]

That controller tho!

[@stephenadams8712]

Something that might impact on the results wich is hard to tell using a new switch is how dust in the vents effect it

[@cashnelson2306]

affect*

[@Excalibur01]

I work is in a warehouse with no AC. We got big fans blowing and keep the dock doors opened. Still, I do play my Switch in moderation

[@watskeburten]

47C or 116F here in Oklahoma. Hell on earth.

[@Zuracle]

This is the one you bought in NY with Wood! Hahaha that was funny

[@Laz3rCat95]

Try extreme cold next. See if it will last in your freezer, or outdoors in the winter if it gets cold where you live.

[@matthewjbauer1990]

I've actually had my launch model Switch fail to start because it got too hot after being left in a hot car. It was probably well over 100F in the car when that happened. I am never tempting fate again and will never leave any electronics in a possibly hot car.

[@babydoll774]

Can confirm Australia is not hot right now, we are freezing down here

[@TheJmack90]

1:36 Bro what ima do with a cooked Switch? 😂

[@brittany16950]

Thanks for another Switch video Bob! I couldn’t click fast enough!!

[@brittany16950]

WHAT you bought an OLED for this?!

[@DreamcastAesthetic]

Asking the necessary questions!

[@fluffybunnybadass]

so i live in an area that gets to 120f in the summer every year and lemme tell you, ain't no one going to be outside *playing video games voluntarily* at that. also was curious because scvi makes my switch fans get SO LOUD pre-update, so this helped eased some immediate concerns. i think I've only seen the temp warning once or twice on my old switch because it was charging while on or under a blanket. i also noticed, when I got my oled, that the back of it is noticeably cooler than the old one? i'm gonna guess they changed something somewhere because it's like. been surprisingly cold to the touch when off even during hot weather.

[@TheCallejo980]

instead of a pizza oven perhaps consider getting a big incuvator, potatojet is a filmmaking gear youtuber and i see him test cameras overheating in one. always very interesting watch specially when the electronics are actually meant to take a beating

[@romeojblock6928]

My old switch that I bought in 2017, key dying due to over heat, even though my room is at 20C/68F! It last for 10 minutes before the overheat sign pop up! I replaced the fan and the thermal paste but that didn’t fix it, so I sent it to the store I bought it from! I think newer model are way more durable.

[@giorgipatarkatsishvili1221]

I have a launch date switch and the fans are 20% louder than that but it never over heated???

[@n64danny21]

Now I think you should do a cold test

[@angelayarturocadena]

“I’m afraid it might blow up” styropyro has delt with 5,000 degrees tesla coils

[@jazzywillo10]

This is kinda metal af

[@mitchsfishes1719]

We need an update of you playing the switch in a sauna. That would be a good proxy for playing in Phoenix

[@chernobyl13]

I once had my pro controller wake up my Switch in my bag without my knowledge. It was also inside its case, so it ran in suffocating conditions for who knows how long until it shut itself off. When I opened my bag at lunch to play it, the battery had gone down to red, and it the console was quite hot. It was the Pikachu+Eevee edition, and you could see slight deformation in some of the plastic designs after this whole debacle. Moral of the story is either A) get a case for your pro controllers, or B) if you have loose controllers in your bag that can wake up the Switch, consider using Airplane Mode during transit.

[@darkrulier]

It can get really hot. My nephew played his beat up Switch with a non working fan on the dock and he would play for about an hour before it shuts down. I eventually replaced the fan and thermal paste.

[@owlic227]

Is no one gonna talk about the sick Wulff Den fightpad that I now want really badly?!

[@Gaqon]

Bob finally gets an air fryer and he immediately sticks a Switch in it..

[@TheGentleCreepers]

"The heat of the sun, in the palm of my hands" - Doc Oc

[@FumikoEngGames]

I own a Switch with damaged fans (need to fix them) and homebrew apps which give temperature readings. I noticed it turns off at about 70°C

[@thatanonwholurksmoar7386]

I do like freshly baked Switch in the morning

[@exzisd]

Gameboy: I survived the Gulf War Switch: joycno dirft

[@Blackdeath939]

That controller. I need it.

[@alexgivens268]

New switch model. Air Fryer edition!!

[@LuanaBs]

Thank you for the courage, but this is also scary, mine get over 60 Cº with like The Witcher 3 or Resident Evil 5 or just KZbin, lol, and i'm already worried, some other KZbinr did this test too and it didn't go past 67 Cº since it was too hot, but 57º is already pretty hot to me. Bob, since you have a v1 jailbreak, you could just use the Testa menu with the Status Monitor too se everything in the insides while playing some game to actually test it out the real heat on the inside, it could be a really nice test.

[@legostarwarsrulez]

The heatpipe, fins, and fan is actually a little smaller on the OLED than the switch and switch V2. So the switch V2 in theory can handle the most heat, processor wise, since it has the bigger fan and heatpipe/heatsink, and the dye shrunk processor like the oled

[@DregExheart]

I get to the turn off by temperature leaving it active inside a case, inside of my leather bag and forgeting I leave it like that, it was scary

[@FuZZbaLLbee]

Showing that controller and telling us to wait