The Nintendo Switch 2 is launching later this week. Many people have pre-ordered the console and are eagerly checking to see if their new machine is beginning its journey from a warehouse to their home.

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If you’re picking up a Switch 2 this week, resist the urge to remove the screen protector you’ll find applied to the console out of the box. This is actually a “film layer designed to prevent fragments scattering in the event of damage,

Nintendo published the official Switch 2 instruction manual online over the weekend. In the guide, the company shared some important instructions: Don't remove the film from the console's display.

Nintendo issues warning for Switch 2 console just days before its widely anticipated release. As excitement builds for Nintendo's upcoming console, the Switch 2, the company is issuing an important warning: Do not peel off the screen's pre-installed protective film.