Nintendo pushed an update earlier this week that made the original Switch eShop run far faster, turning a store long known as a slow, buggy mess into something much closer to the Switch 2 version. Owners noticed the change quickly, and clips of the storefront loading at a new pace spread on BlueSky almost as soon as the update landed.
That is why Nintendo Switch 2 Update Notes are drawing attention now: the change is visible the moment users open the store, not buried in some background system tweak. One BlueSky user summed up the reaction in three words: “Look at it gooooooo.” For people still using the older hardware, the difference is not subtle. The update makes the original store run like a dream, which is a sharp break from the experience Switch owners have complained about since the console launched in 2017.
The improvement matters because the original Switch, Switch Lite and Switch OLED have sold 155.92 million units combined, so this is not a small corner of Nintendo’s audience. The company’s update reached both the original Switch and Switch 2, but the biggest practical gain is on the older machine, where the eShop had been dragging for years. After the update, it resembles the Switch 2 store more closely, giving longtime users a faster path through the digital storefront without changing the basic layout they already know.
Even so, the speed boost does not solve the bigger problem. The store is still crowded with so many low-quality games that users are left wondering how they made it onto the platform at all. That means the update fixes how quickly the eShop moves, but not how well it helps people find something worth buying. Faster scrolling is one thing; better storefront judgment is another, and Nintendo has not said whether more changes are coming.
For now, the update is a welcome repair for a core part of the Switch experience, especially for the millions who have stayed on the original hardware. But the remaining gap is plain: Nintendo has made the eShop easier to use, not necessarily easier to trust.
