Nintendo says the eShop will run more smoothly on the Switch 2

is a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT support before joining The Verge. If you’ve dreaded entering the eShop for most of the original Switch’s life because of how slow it is, well, Nintendo knows and won’t make that mistake again. The Switch 2 will have a faster-performing eShop channel “even when displaying a large number of games,” as stated by Nintendo’s senior director for entertainment planning and development, Takuhiro Dohta, in an official Ask the Developer interview. Dohta said the Switch 2’s eShop speed improvements are “thanks to the system’s performance capabilities,” which, of course, is a significant jump from the original system’s aging software that increasingly struggled in both menu and games over the years. “We believe the act of finding the game you want to play is itself part of the game system experience,” said Dohta. The eShop icon in the new Switch 2 UI. Image: Nintendo Addition ... Read full article.