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Japan: Nintendo Support tweet about charging lithium-ion batteries goes viral A Nintendo Support X post explaining to consumers that consoles and similar devices which include a Lithium-ion battery need charging once every six months has gone viral in The Land of the Rising Sun. The informative post should prove to be a wakeup call to those of you who have older handhelds etc stored in cupboards throughout the world that they need booting up and charging every now and again to make sure that they can retain their charge going forward. “Lithium-ion batteries built into game consoles and similar devices may lose the ability to retain charge if they remain in a state of neither charged nor used for an extended period of time. Make sure that you charge the product at least once every six months" https://mynintendonews.com/2026/04/30/japan-nintendo-support-tweet-about-charging-lithium-ion-batteries-goes-viral/