Around the top right of the Switch 2 console, an audio jack, USB-C port, wireless antenna, and heat vent are placed close together. A newly published Nintendo patent WO2025146714 describes the hardware design to ensure their:
- Structural rigidity
- Radio performance
- Space efficiency
- Heat dissipation


Key components:
- 8A, audio jack
- 64, vent
- 65, antenna
- 71A, USB-C port

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[Originally posted on 2025-07-10 Pacific Time]