SwitchCharge gives you 12 hours of extra battery life on the Nintendo Switch.
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SwitchCharge increases Nintendo Switch battery life by 12 hours

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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The Nintendo Switch game console has been a big hit since its debut a month ago, but its short three-hour battery life and weak kickstand have prompted a lot of complaints.

So London-based InDemand Design is launching an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to finance its SwitchCharge accessory, which comes with a 12,000 milliamp battery that can add 12 hours of battery life. It also has a stronger, adjustable kickstand.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.