Introduction

Recently, the developer of the well-known Nintendo Switch emulator, yuzu, announced that it would be stopping its emulator project, closing its website, and paying Nintendo $2.4 million in damages. This marks the official end of one of the most well-known Switch emulators.

In fact, the Nintendo Switch was one of the first digital products to feature USB-C PD charging technology. A few weeks ago, we produced a ChargerLAB Compatibility 100 video specifically for it. Through the video, we aimed to offer viewers a full understanding of its capabilities. Now, we're presenting this information in written form to provide a more detailed insight into its charging compatibility.

Charging Compatibility Test

By the way, this test is for the Switch's handheld mode, and since it doesn't come with a detachable cable, we'll use third-party cables by default.

Third-Party Chargers

Nintendo Switch Charging Test - ChargerLAB Compatibility 100-Chargerlab

Let's start with the AOHi 67W charger, which provides 14.79V 1.18A, or 17.39W of power to the Nintendo Switch.

Summarizing the compatibility test data for third-party chargers, we can see that the third-party chargers tested this time can trigger 15V voltage to charge the Switch console, and the charging current is around 1A.

As can be seen from the bar chart, the charging power of the third-party chargers tested this time is generally between 9-18W, which is in line with expectations.

Power Banks

For the power bank part, we'll take the popular Anker GaNPrime 140W (737) as an example, which provides about 15W of power to the Switch's battery.

Summarizing the test data in a table, we can see that most of them trigger the 15V voltage level and the charging power is around 17W.

Drawing the charging power data into a bar chart, we can see that the charging power for the Switch console is all maintained at around 17W, which is basically the same as the third-party charger part.

Power Stations

Finally, summarizing the test data of portable power stations in a table, we can see that all of them trigger the 15V voltage level.

Drawing the charging power data into a bar chart, we can see that the charging power for the Switch handheld is similar to that of third-party chargers, power banks, etc., all not exceeding 18W.

Summary of ChargerLAB

In terms of charging performance, the Switch supports the PD protocol. For third-party chargers, the output power is around 17W, and the compatibility is excellent. In handheld mode, you can achieve a charging experience where you can pick up any charger and start charging. Although this power performance is far inferior to the recently launched PC handheld, considering the Switch's own ultra-low power consumption, 18W is still acceptable.

Regardless, the Nintendo Switch successfully passed the ChargerLAB Compatibility 100 Test. Below is the compatibility 100 test report issued by us.

Nintendo Switch Charging Test - ChargerLAB Compatibility 100