BODY: Anyone who has packed a Nintendo Switch 2 for a trip knows the problem: the console's official dock needs a beefy USB-C power supply, and that supply does nothing else. Cyber Gadget's latest accessory tries to collapse that whole mess into a single brick.
The CYBER 65W Type-C Retractable Cable Charger (for Switch 2) went on sale in Japan on October 17 at a suggested price of ¥4,950 (roughly $33). The headline feature is in the name — a retractable USB-C cable built into the body, so there's no separate cable to coil, lose, or fray at the connector.
Alongside that cable sit two more outputs: a second USB-C port and a USB-A port with Quick Charge support. Maximum output is 65W, delivered when the Type-C port is used on its own. That's the figure that matters for Switch 2 owners, because Cyber Gadget explicitly markets the unit as an AC adapter substitute for both Switch 2 and original Switch docks — meaning TV-mode play from a third-party brick, which is still the use case most accessory makers tiptoe around.
The charger uses gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors, the now-standard trick for shrinking high-wattage adapters while keeping heat down. Input is rated 100–240V, so it works on overseas outlets with just a plug adapter. Cyber Gadget lists compatibility well beyond the console: controllers, smartphones, tablets, and notebook PCs are all fair game.
The insider take
Cyber Gadget occupies a specific niche in the Japanese accessory market — the company that ships the thing Nintendo won't. Nintendo has been pointedly cautious about third-party docks and power supplies since the Switch 1 era, when a wave of cheap USB-C hubs bricked consoles and the "dock killer" story made the rounds. A Japanese-brand GaN charger that openly advertises dock duty is a bet that domestic buyers trust Akihabara-adjacent names like Cyber Gadget more than they trust an unbranded listing. At ¥4,950 it also undercuts carrying both a laptop charger and a dock adapter, which is exactly the pitch for Japan's commuter-and-business-hotel gaming crowd.
Originally reported by GAME Watch (Japanese).