How To Save Nintendo Switch Battery When Playing Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing New Horizons is a huge surprise success for Nintendo since the pandemic began. The game has sold millions of copies already at the time of this writing and the surge has not yet stopped. If you’re an Animal Crossing fanatic and you can’t just stop playing the game everyday, you may realize that the normal battery life of your Switch is often not enough to keep you entertained, especially when you’re having fun.
In this guide, we’ll show you some simple tricks that you can try to extend battery life on your Switch so you can play Animal Crossing longer.
How long does the Nintendo Switch battery last when playing Animal Crossing New Horizons?
Animal Crossing New Horizons is not as graphics intensive as other Switch games like Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild so it’s not as hard on your console or the battery. However, you’ll still notice that playing this game can easily drain the battery.
In my experience, it took me almost 5 hours of playing Animal Crossing (from 100% to 0) before I have to take a break and charge the console back to 100%. While that may sound long enough for some, I should have used the console longer if I took some steps like the ones I’m discussing in this guide.
Keep in mind that I am using the Nintendo Switch Version 2 and not the original Nintendo Switch model. The older model has a shorter battery life than the newer one although the things that I’m going to show here today should still help.
How To Fix Nintendo Switch Fast Battery Drain Issue
How to extend battery life of your Nintendo Switch when playing Animal Crossing?
Get a portable power source.
If you’re planning on a trip and you may not be able to charge your Switch for hours, you should get a portable power source like the Nintendo PowerCore 20100 Power Bank.
If you don’t want to get one from Nintendo, do a quick Google search about other third party portable battery chargers for your Switch.
How to keep track of your Nintendo Switch battery indicator?
It’s always a good idea to know the battery level of your Nintendo Switch when in portable mode. To keep track of your Nintendo Switch battery, do these steps:
- Go to the Nintendo Home screen.
- Select System Settings.
- Select System.
- Select Console Battery.
- Switch the battery indicator on.
Nintendo Switch battery life dies eventually
Just like any Lithium-based batteries, the battery life on your Nintendo Switch gradually decreases as time goes by. According to Nintendo, the console’s battery life will shorten to about 80% compared to the battery of a new Switch after 800 charge cycles.
If your Nintendo Switch has been around and you notice that the usage time when in portable mode is now shorter, it’s likely caused by battery degradation. This is not a design fault and is expected.
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