Nintendo Switch 2 is out today, and fans have been quick to praise the console’s improved eShop for adding a handy new feature, and for not running like an online storefront built almost a decade ago.
Load up the Switch 2 eShop now and you’ll be in front of the store’s main menu within just a couple of seconds. Browsing is also noticeably snappier, with the virtual store’s various sections and product pages loading near-instantly.
Overall, the new eShop has been given a very positive response online, where fans have also noted that Nintendo has now added an “on sale” filter to the eShop’s Wishlist menu.
This new feature allows you to see at a glance which of the games on your Wishlist are currently on sale — something that’s handy if you’re currently tracking a long line-up of titles to buy when they’re next on offer.
On reddit, Nintendo fans with a Switch 2 already in their hands have described the console’s eShop browsing experience overall as “very responsive,” “so zippy,” and “finally, not a buggy mess.”
As one fan wrote: “S**t is so smooth to operate, Switch 1 eShop felt like I was on the PS3’s PSN shop.”
In other positive Switch 2 news, fans have been pleasantly surprised to find that Switch 2 Editions of some games already released on Switch 1 — such as Zelda: Breath of the Wild — are reverse-backwards compatible on Nintendo’s older hardware.
But not everything around the new console’s launch has been so rosy. Earlier today, IGN reported on the issue of damaged Switch 2 consoles due to retailers puncturing the console’s thin boxes with staples. It has also emerged that Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour — the console’s $10 Switch 2 mini-game collection that many fans believe should have been free — requires you own at least $95 of accessories in order to complete 100%.
Tom Phillips is IGN’s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social
