The conversation about the Switch’s battery life was a lot louder before the system launched in March. When Nintendo announced that the Switch would typically last 2.5-to-6 hours on one battery charge, people freaked out because that seemed short. Now that everyone has a Switch, you don’t really read or hear many people criticizing the system’s power efficiency. It turns out that even 2.5 hours for something like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a lot in more circumstances. But what happens when it is not enough? You do what gamers have always done for their portable systems: get a Nyko Power Pak.
The Power Pak looks like it has a small profile, but it will add some odd grooves to your Switch.
Nyko, one of gaming’s long-time peripheral makers, has launched its Power Pak for Nintendo Switch product for $40. It’s a plastic shell that wraps around the Switch and adds a 5,000 mAh battery to the system. Nyko claims it “provides up to double the battery life” of Nintendo’s hybrid handheld/home console. At $40, this is an alternative to a high-voltage USB-C battery pack. Cheaper battery packs don’t have the juice required to actually replenish the Switch.
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