{"id":1993541,"date":"2026-06-16T15:59:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T12:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1993541"},"modified":"2026-06-16T15:59:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T12:59:43","slug":"nearly-a-decade-later-the-original-switch-finally-has-an-eshop-that-isnt-painfully-slow-thanks-to-a-new-system-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1993541","title":{"rendered":"Nearly a decade later, the original Switch finally has an eShop that isn&#8217;t painfully slow, thanks to a new system update"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Nearly a decade later, the original Switch finally has an eShop that isn&#8217;t painfully slow, thanks to a new system update<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Scrollin&#8217; all day long.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Nintendo-eShop-official-image-Switch-1.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Nintendo eShop - Switch 1 official image\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Nintendo-eShop-official-image-Switch-1.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Nintendo<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/fran-j-ruiz-author.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"fran-j-ruiz-author.png\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/fran-ruiz\">Fran Ruiz<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-16T15:59:43+00:00\">June 16, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-switch-eshop-update?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          10 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Switch 2<\/a> production may be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/switch-2-production-ramps-up-march-2027\">ramping up<\/a> after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-switch-2-sales-forecast-fy2027\">approaching the 20m units sold mark<\/a>, but that doesn&#8217;t mean the original Switch is going anywhere. And in seeming acknowledgement of that, Nintendo has just released a new system update that&#8217;s improved the eShop user experience in a way that will surprise (and please) everyone.<\/p>\n<p>As detailed in <a href=\"https:\/\/en-americas-support.nintendo.com\/app\/answers\/detail\/a_id\/22525\/~\/nintendo-switch-system-update-information\">the patch notes for system update Ver. 22.5.0<\/a>, the entire Switch 1 line-up has received a major eShop rework that includes a new layout &#8211; which also supports &#8220;Basic Dark&#8221; as the theme, matching the console&#8217;s if chosen &#8211; and &#8220;general system stability improvements to enhance the user&#8217;s experience&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>But it&#8217;s the changes to eShop we&#8217;re most interested in here. Nintendo has added a local eShop app in its latest update, similar to the one Switch 2 has enjoyed since its launch last summer. This means the console&#8217;s digital store no longer runs through a terribly slow browser window of sorts. It&#8217;s now as snappy as (or close to) Switch 2&#8217;s eShop, which makes scrolling up and down its massive lists of games much easier. Daniel Vuckovic on Bluesky <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/vook64.bsky.social\/post\/3moeog2ix4s2q\">recorded and uploaded a clip<\/a> of the new app in action. Night and day difference if you ask me.<\/p>\n<p>The new eShop app also introduces the ability to set up PIN codes to both access the store and use saved payment methods, which can speed things up (typing in a password every time is a bit of a pain) and prevent children from making purchases without permission.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Complaints about the original eShop&#8217;s sluggishness have been a thing for years, especially as the digital storefront became more crowded. Personally, during the pre-Switch 2 days, I often gave up on scrolling through deals due to the eShop&#8217;s absolutely awful performance, so I have to imagine less patient people did too. It&#8217;d be interesting to see if there&#8217;s an uptick of sales on the original Switch&#8217;s storefront because of this.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Switch 2<\/a> production may be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/switch-2-production-ramps-up-march-2027\">ramping up<\/a> after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nintendo-switch-2-sales-forecast-fy2027\">approaching the 20m units sold mark<\/a>, but that doesn&#8217;t mean the original Switch is going anywhere. And in seeming acknowledgement of that, Nintendo has just released a new system update that&#8217;s improved the eShop user experience in a way that will surprise (and please) everyone.<\/p>\n<p>As detailed in <a href=\"https:\/\/en-americas-support.nintendo.com\/app\/answers\/detail\/a_id\/22525\/~\/nintendo-switch-system-update-information\">the patch notes for system update Ver. 22.5.0<\/a>, the entire Switch 1 line-up has received a major eShop rework that includes a new layout &#8211; which also supports &#8220;Basic Dark&#8221; as the theme, matching the console&#8217;s if chosen &#8211; and &#8220;general system stability improvements to enhance the user&#8217;s experience&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>But it&#8217;s the changes to eShop we&#8217;re most interested in here. Nintendo has added a local eShop app in its latest update, similar to the one Switch 2 has enjoyed since its launch last summer. This means the console&#8217;s digital store no longer runs through a terribly slow browser window of sorts. It&#8217;s now as snappy as (or close to) Switch 2&#8217;s eShop, which makes scrolling up and down its massive lists of games much easier. Daniel Vuckovic on Bluesky <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/vook64.bsky.social\/post\/3moeog2ix4s2q\">recorded and uploaded a clip<\/a> of the new app in action. Night and day difference if you ask me.<\/p>\n<p>The new eShop app also introduces the ability to set up PIN codes to both access the store and use saved payment methods, which can speed things up (typing in a password every time is a bit of a pain) and prevent children from making purchases without permission.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Complaints about the original eShop&#8217;s sluggishness have been a thing for years, especially as the digital storefront became more crowded. Personally, during the pre-Switch 2 days, I often gave up on scrolling through deals due to the eShop&#8217;s absolutely awful performance, so I have to imagine less patient people did too. It&#8217;d be interesting to see if there&#8217;s an uptick of sales on the original Switch&#8217;s storefront because of this.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Nearly a decade later, the original Switch finally has an eShop that isn&#8217;t painfully slow, thanks to a new system update Scrollin&#8217; all day long. 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