Nintendo finally dragged the original Switch eShop out of the browser-based stone age with system update 22.5.0, making it snappier, theme-aware, and actually usable after nearly a decade of laggy suffering. The redesign brings it in line with the Switch 2 version—ditching the sluggish web wrapper for something closer to a native app, adding dark mode support, PIN protection for purchases, and better trailer scrubbing. Polygon called it out as “9 years too late,” noting the timing lands right as first-party Switch support winds down to one last game before the full pivot to the successor.

Players on X and Reddit have been memeing the hell out of it—“after YEARS” and “when nobody plays it anymore” energy is strong—while older complaints about stuttering scrolls and endless loading finally feel addressed. Nintendo’s official notes keep it dry (“layout has been redesigned”), but the real win is the performance jump that makes browsing the ever-growing library less of a chore. Indie devs and whales alike can breathe easier now that the storefront isn’t actively hostile to discovery.

The real kicker? Nintendo’s perfectionist rep on games never extended to their own store until the cash cow was already walking out the door. Classic Big N: fix it when the spotlight’s shifting elsewhere.