Poll: The Switch eShop is Hot, But Is It Time for an Overhaul of Its User Interface?

So let's add pointless features that will slow it down... no thanks.

Some music would be nice...for the system in general...

I have no issues with the Switch's eShop. Its look fits the Switch's simplistic home menu design pretty well. I'd maybe add an option for searching a game after genre and a category for this week's discounts.

Honestly there is no reason the can't be a tab for Virtual console, And classic and neogeo titles. Also where is my music? And there needs to be a place to see stuff on sale most importantly!
@Rika_Yoshitake There is enough RAM in the switch to probably not be slowed down by more than a few seconds. If you want slow pull up the PS3 or Wii shops and see what I mean.

As long as the features are worthwhile, and please, keep the search function as is, we don't need PSN style searching, no human deserves that.

Categories outside of the search function would be nice, keep the watch list where it is under account stuff. But keep the front page strictly for this weeks new things and whats coming next, have a segment for last week, and go on from there, with genre based searching towards the bottom of that front page and in the side bar.

But for gods sake do NOTHING that makes it slow of cumbersome.

And again, no PSN style searching...or navigation for that matter. Just...keep away from that cluttered mess.

Sleek and simple. Just keep it like that and add few things to make it better to better support the new content and quantity

It is going to need a redesign as more and more games come to the Switch. You can't expect people to simply scroll through an endless number of titles in a long list to find something that may have released weeks or months ago.

Also let us purchase multiple games at once like both PlayStation and Xbox do, not one at a time.

Not having demo category is ridiculous. Looking for demos in news? Nintendo, please. Same with promotions.

I don't know why Switch eshop is so overly simplistic. Wii U and 3DS ones are much more functionable.

More concerned with the lack of folders in the UI of the switch.

I would still like some Eshop music...

The biggest problem the eShop has, in my opinion, is the lack of any sort of promotional categories that bring up games from the past in related collections, like the 3DS eShop had. For now, there's no way to see a game that came out 4 months ago except to specifically search for it, which is unfortunate for indies hoping to get noticed.

@Elanczewski The Switch eShop is much more stable and fast than either, which shows you where Nintendo's focus was this time around.

@Roam85 As long as they keep the recently played at the front end (because that's super fast!) and keep the folder options in the 'display all games' mode.

Ya I'd be game for some updates.

But to be honest I'd much rather see progress made on the system side before eShop. Don't get me wrong, the eshop needs to progress as well, but priorities first. System needs quite a few more features, and I'd rather see that than a snazzier eShop.

If I was an indie and released a game a month ago it's already buried- I would be upset with Nintendo. How bout adopting a similar layout the Wii U has?? Categories, demos, classics, promotions on big releases, sales, etc etc.

Let's add some music by the way! Go ahead and copy the music from the Wii U or 3DS eShop! Switch eShop is so bland and uninspired.

@FragRed unless I'm missing something the Xbox you can only buy one game at a time also - I never saw a cart.

I don't think the eShop needs a complete overhaul/redesign that some people have been suggesting.

Add some more categories like "Games on Sale", "Recommended for You", "Trending" and "Demos". I still feel there aren't enough games in each genre to do categories by genre yet, with the exception of 2D fighters. There's an excess of those lol.

Beyond that add a cart system, a gifting feature, a refund system, and for the love of all that is holy, preloading!

@TeslaChippie Yeah, it's fast and stable. And not functionable at all. I know that for example PS Store is too complicated and has too many categories which overlap, but Nintendo's way in Switch eShop design is the complete opposite, which is also not a good approach.

The Nintendo Switch eshop, while a bit simple, is a joy to navigate thanks to how snappy everything is. Just add a few sections ("games on sale;" "demos;" perhaps some broad game categories), add the ability to buy multiple games at once, and I'll be perfectly happy.

Really hoping they don't add anything that bogs it down, though.

It's surely functional, but it's a bit on the sad and barren side.

It works...but I don't miss that Nintendo Flare that they have been known for. But yes it does need an update not too drastic because I can't just scroll through a list...wait for a slight load...and then scroll some more. You tend to lose interest after the first few loading parts.

Hopefullly in the next month or so we will at least get a Nintendo direct about the upcoming Nintendo online service, a new software update and revamp of the eshop. All of this news would be perfect right before the Holidays.

@joey302 Oh really. Odd, I thought you could. I haven't used their store in a while, am more accustomed to the PS4 store. I will need to check this now, see if you can only buy one game at a time.

It definitely needs catagories and music!

I personally would at least like to see genre categories. Lack of music doesn’t really bother me. An “on sale” filter would also be cool.

Down the line, the publishers will ask for some kind of redesign.
The "sort by last published" is just too bad a deal for the first few months of the eshop games.

Some genre and demo categories would definitely help. Maybe some music would be a nice addition as well, although I think the UI needs music more than the eShop does. (Also, while we're on the topic of the UI, please give us themes)

A "Nindie Gems You May Have Missed" category wouldn't be a bad idea.

Just copy Steam.

I'd love to have the music from the old Wii Shop Channel on the Switch e-shop.

I just want reviews.

They should simply build upon what they already have. I don't need my Switch self combusting when I flick through menus like the PS Store, or freeze to "think" like the Xbox Store. Clean, simple and quick is good. Organising will be key (and this time keep the search categories updated.. that irritated me with the Wii U).

It needs an update asp
It's going to get very annoying when even more games come along it need proper menu for adventure platforms and so on
It going to be hard for newcomers when looking for older games
And if nintendo keep it neat then it should not slow it down

i think a section to list demos, and a section to list whats on offer and that's it, nothing else needed for me
They could also fix the issue that if you come to the shop from a news feed link, you cannot navigate back to the main store menu, at least not easily as i am still yet to find a way.

@Elanczewski I'm not saying it can't be improved, but I do think you're making a mountain out of a molehill

@Rika_Yoshitake There is no reason adding simple things like better searching, genre tabs, and the like should slow it down. Don't let the Wii U mess frighten you off.

The eshop has been very bare for a long time. I honestly thought it would get updated weeks ago. It shouldn't sacrifice it's efficiency but it should certainly be updated. The ability to search through genre taps, stack purchases, see a discount page, and show more new releases and coming soon titles all would be appreciated.

That said, Nintendo is probably waiting to update the eshop, and possibly the home menu and whole Switch OS alongside the release of the full online services and virtual console.

@TeslaChippie Maybe. Maybe I'm just accustomed to good 3DS and Wii U eshops. Hope it'll get better though.

Everyone cried about how slow everything was on Wii U. Now that the Switch is super quick everyone complains that it has less features.
NO!!!!!
Leave me with my speedy service please.

I feel the whole OS needs an overhaul. Just give me folders for my photos!

Don't waste time and effort on nothing, bring more games, demos and discounts!!!

The current switch eshop interface is a disaster. The Wii u and 3ds eshops are much better. The switch user interface is nothing short of terrible as well, why do I have to hold the power button down and scroll down to an option to switch the stupid thing off every time!

@Rika_Yoshitake It's basically a web browser window. Those options would not slow it down at all.

maybe they can let us see what games have motion control. would weed out allot of crapware ports

The switch interface is fantastic and to the point. Keep the clutter to a minimum IMHO. The show is just for buying games, not trying to cover every aspect of a purchase decision.

Music ! Music ! Music

Absolutely.

It's way too simple and pretty uninspired. That simplicity will only become more of a hindrance as more games get added and more get buried.

The 3DS eshop is wonderful and lead to more purchases than I would have made otherwise. A snappier version of that and I'll be more than happy.

The biggest problem is that it's not intuitive to browse anything beyond new releases or top sellers.

Genre Demo Deals. That’s it.

A facelift for the Switch UI and eShop would both be fabulous. Or really, just some more Themes for the Switch would be nice; there's just white and black now. I don't see why they're not putting out special themes as they did with the 3DS. But more than that I want to see folders. I want to be able to sort out the stuff on my menu, it looks very unorganized right now and I don't like that.

The UI still works though and isn't in too much need of fixing, right now it's certainly the eShop that needs some proper hammering first and foremost. Right now I find it kind of a hassle to find a game if it's been out for a while and it's not on the top downloads page. I kind of thought this eShop was somewhat of a beta thing when I first saw it and browsed through it, and it still feels that way, so I hope they fix it soon. Mostly would like a discount category, but ideally of course I'd like ''all of the above''.

Add some Steam sales 😁

Just having stuff listed by genre would be enough for me. It's pretty tough to find games that aren't on the recent releases page. A games with demos section would also be a nice addition.

Edit: Switch eshop could also use some music, but its not necessary.

Honestly yes, it worked at launch but after a month or two (partially due to the Neo Geo games) everything started getting buried quickly and it's not okay like this. Basically, unless you go to external websites or closely follow releases, you can't even know what's on there, and aside from viewing the top titles, coming soon, or new releases, the only real way of finding other titles is searching for them by name... which is ridiculous. The eShop UI DEFINITELY needs improvements (almost every option in this poll should've been already implemented) and honestly I think the Switch UI itself needs updating (it's a pain scrolling all the way to the right to find some of my games, there are better ways to have it neat yet accessible).

As slow as the Wii u eshop was, it sure looked pretty.

I have to say I find the simplicity of it refreshing. Start adding things like "reccomendations" and you immediately put one or more games in the shade.

The current system of seeing the newest games first gives all new releases thier moment in the limelight and the charts give a fair reflection of whats popular.

Sales etc are covered by the news section on Switch but one criticism I would have is all games should have a video of their game to view in their section rather than just screenshots.

The PS4 and Xbox One stores are horrible, advertisement driven, laggy messes so I like the immediacy of the Switch store and find it far superior.

Less is more!

I'm still dumbfounded on why there's no music. a virtual console is needed....

Also you forgot the Virtual Console section

I have no trouble with it except no sale discount section. I check it once a week though, might be a liitle overwhelming for new users but there isn't enough games to be the case really.

@FragRed lol yea trust me- I have 900 downloads on my 360 and 550 on my Xone. Every single game or demo purchased one at a time! I'm actually surprised Microsoft never implemented a shopping cart feature like Sony has.

@HFish Same here! how do we tell if a game is just shovel-ware or even good?

My switch is still rather new, the UI change would mean nothing to me.

I actually am a pretty big fan of the Switch eShop implementation. It's super fast, touch and controller friendly, far more screenshots and videos than say, the 3DS version ... generally, the experience is very good.

As far as improvements go, I'd really love to see more demos. For example, Project Octopath - not on my radar at all. Then I played the demo, and it's on my list now. There are many games I would like to try before buying, especially since a lot of them sit at a $20 CDN price point + taxes. Just because many indies have been out on other systems or platforms, doesn't mean I've played it before, or that I automatically know enough to want to purchase it. Understandably, demos are not all up to Nintendo, but I'd love to see a system like the 360 had - mandatory demos, even if they were just time limited trials of the full games. I know that developers don't like demos because they can harm sales, but let me tell you, a crappy game or a game I don't like breeds no future sales. Also, demo feedback can allow a developer to make some changes that may end up creating a better game.

I would really, really, really love to see a cart system. I don't buy from the shop every week, but there are times when I go on and I want to grab a couple of games. Let me have a shopping cart!

Every online store, whether it's Switch, Steam, whatever - they all have discoverability problems, and no-one has managed to solve it successfully. However, the Switch eShop could desperately do with some category and/or genre tags at a bare minimum! There are so many NeoGeo releases, let's give them a #NeoGeo tag...and then a #Fighter tag, and a #BeatEmUp, and #Platformer, and #Nindie, and you get the idea. Tags are flexible in that one game can show up in multiple different categories. Say I want a strategy game, it would be great to click on that tag and see all of those games right away. Having to browse through all the games (while yes, the store isn't filled to bursting yet, but it will be) is aggravating, especially because game titles don't necessarily convey what kind of game they are.

I'm down with music in the shop as long as it changes like the 3DS eShop. The same tune all the time on repeat gets a permanent mute.

As far as the Switch eShop overall, they've definitely nailed the speed and simplicity, now it just needs some refinements. (As does the general UI once you've purchased a lot of games...but that's another story. )

Btw Nintendolife, with a poll like this one, we should be able to choose more than one choice. Also I feel all games posted in the eshop should either have a trailer or game clips so you can get a better idea of the gameplay- especially being most games don't have demos! The first poll I could've chose 4 items easily. Thx

I just loaded up the Switch eShop and was able to scroll through the entire library of games in a matter of moments...given that more and more new additions are being added every week, many of the above suggestions would be very handy in the near future - but I wouldn't say that we've quite reached the point yet where browsing the store is a chore or anything.

@lillith good points! Well said! Especially the categories/tags. Gives older games more exposure to newer Switch owners, cause right now the way it is, older games are getting buried under the new releases. Last week we had 20 new games! Who's really going to go back to what came out in April? You could be missing an older game you might really like but it's not right there in front of you. I mentioned this above that the indie developers can't be happy about that.

They really don't need to do a lot. Maybe add a couple tabs and expand that new release category. I'd much rather a focus on the home screen interface. I miss organizing titles to my liking. And themes!

@Rika_Yoshitake how are some browsing options pointless? Currently the only way to access a majority of titles is specifically searching for them, there's no way to browse outside the top sellers and new titles.

Since Nindies helped the Switch in the early months when the software picking were slim (and rewarded accordingly with robust sales), a small section for older aaa indies (rotating frequently between titles) would keep sales flowing for them... Titles like Fast Rmx or Wonder Boy are buried by the avalanche of new titles, so this feature would keep them relevant.

FAST RMX deserves to be buried. Very angry with that company right now. And I don't even have Fast RMX, just the first two games in the series on the Wii and Wii U. UNFAIR DIFFICULTY! (i will never stop complaining about this). All tracks should be unlocked at least in easy mode. We're not all gamer phenoms. Imagine if movies came with the last half locked?! :/

If the eShop keeps adding over 10 games a week like they have been the past couple of ones, the need for better organization becomes paramount. I'm personally not a fan of the plain white background and silence when browsing, but I also understand why it is like that (for speed), so I can live with it. But we do need a section for promotions, or "brand new this week", or for genres as the catalog grows.

The current eShop is pure hot garbage. There are no sections and it's hard to find certain stuff unless you know it by name because after a new the new stuff pushes the older off that page that fires up on start. You'll have to as it is now filter by the few options there are and it doesn't promise to give you what you need.

It needs to die and be replaced fast.

Demos and discounts should definitely have their own category. Other than that the setup is mostly fine.

I like the fast, presumably web-page based eShop a hell of a lot, and provided they stick to that format, it'll prove to be a decent experience regardless of the usability tweaks, so that's good.

However, I do believe that something of an overhaul is needed, especially as the weeks with 10+ new titles get more and more frequent. As of now, the last game on the European eShop's front page released just over a fortnight ago, and with tons of titles already slated for this Thursday, I reckon we'll hit a point where the "new releases" page each week doesn't even cover one week's worth of titles. That is, naturally, going to be a nightmare for discoverability, and the eshop could do with a "new this week" front page showing -all- of the titles released this week, whether it be 2 or 20. Heck, throw all the current discounts on the same front page, give them front-and-centre discoverability alongside all the new stuff so I'm not having to check the News Channel for blue dots I might have missed daily.

The themed sections on the Wii U and 3DS are fairly quaint, and don't always make perfect sense, so I doubt they're really needed, but a "What we're playing" or "editor's choice" section for ensuring the best third-party and indie titles don't get overshadowed or buried would definitely make sense and not go amiss; as would a "featured in Nintendo Direct/Nindies Showcase" page - it'd be lovely to be able to find a title like Gonner which had, somehow, passed me by in a nice little list with all the other Nindies from recent showcases that are currently available.

People want sorting by genre, but personally, I think the way that's handled on Wii U and 3DS is enough to make me lose all interest - conceptually it's fine, but sometimes I'll check the listed genres for a title and think they're ill-fitting or otherwise not 100% representative... though I find myself thinking that about most games being thrown into fixed genres nowadays, especially with RPG elements permeating basically every action or adventure title nowadays. Granted, every other major online gaming platform does it, so clearly it works for some, even if it doesn't work for me.

Basically, though, I'm happy with the current massive list with some basic filtering and searching options - just as long as Nintendo provides greater discoverability options, because that's what developers need to ensure not only their success on a short-term level, but a good tail-end for sales; and consumers need it to help inform their purchasing decisions and keep them on top of what's new/recommended.

Granted, I am not a UI or design expert, so I'm sure somebody who is can write multiple paragraphs tearing down exactly why I'm wrong, and I'd welcome that.

@NintendoRob1977 I thought of this the other day. There is no way to play FAST casually. It really need a fourth easier mode.

The only thing i want from Nintendo is "The ability to stack multiple downloads in a basket to complete in one purchase"!
I mean how hard can it be to let a customer pay for more than one game at a time....

I'm probably the only person who voted for "based on what my friends are playing" lol. I thought it sounded interesting

Honestly, all I really want are Folders and the ability to sort games on the home screen. Badges and Themes would be nice but only if they don't slow down the system.

The eShop is fine for me, other than maybe a cart (basket in the UK ) to buy multiple games in one transaction.

@Joeynator3000
depends. i hated the muzak of the wii and wii u wasn't much better. now the SNES mini has the same wii style dentist's office music. blech. i'd rather have silence or just the mario theme.

@NintendoRob1977
yeah they took that from the F-ZERO model. definitely painful knowing there's part of it you'll never get to appreciate or enjoy because i'm a perpetual noob. can't help it. still love gaming though.

Everything is better on the Wii U, except a single thing: speed.

The Wii U was better on every single count, on its launch. The Switch is laughable and a disgrace.

Nintendo is inept at hardware. Please, just go third party, Nintendo. Please!

Nintendo is good at games though, except at online multiplayer games. Splatoon was so much better than Splatoon 2, so that's another example of something Nintendo did better in 2012-2015 than now in 2017.

I think they'll redesign it a bit once the subscription and Virtual Console features arrive. You'll have to add "Subscription" and "Virtual Console" tabs anyway (Which I hope they do for VC so it doesnt get mixed up with the new games) so may as well give it a fresh coat of paint.

K.I.S.S

Keep it simple, sweetheart.

They should add a Wii theme to the switch that puts the Wii music over everything.

I have no real problems with the eShop. What I want redesigned is the Switch Home screen. Let me organize my games please! Or have themes other than Basic White and Basic Black. Or you know, anything would be an improvement over the garbled mess the home menu is now.

@BornInNorway81 "The Wii U was better on every single count, on its launch. The Switch is laughable and a disgrace." You can't say that knowing damn well the Wiiu made Nintendo the laughing stock of the gaming industry. Nintendo was getting punched left and right and couldn't do nothing about it.

It does need a few sorting options buy overall I'm happy with the interface.

It's not like WiiU and 3DS eshop load times are that horrendously slow for having categories that are actually fun and intuitive to browse through. Besides, they're using older and much less powerful hardware. If having a sparse and boring eshop that forces you to scroll through every game that didn't come out two weeks ago shaves off a couple seconds, then it's not worth it. The future games section is so boring. We know alot of great games are coming out, so show them to us. That's why the 3ds eshop was way more fun to use, even when it was brand new. Lots of videos and demos and info about future games to get excited about buying. Seems like with Switch, their aim is to only show games that are out now, or coming in a week or two, so that you only focus on those, and don't hold on to your money for something you'd be more excited about in the future. It's also why their eshop is a place nobody wants to spend much time in.

@Rika_Yoshitake Like a demo category??? Ok...

@speedracer216
What do you mean the "F-Zero model?" that game is HARD, but on easy you still always got see all the tracks. The Fast Racing series is obnoxiously difficult and I will never purchase another Shi'an game because of this issue.

Unless they decide to unlock all the courses for sucky players like me, but even well seasoned players can't unlock half of it, and games get boring that way, especially racing games.

Just some better menus and categories. Nothing heavily changed about it other than more games of course....

And garbage icon for... all the generic and vanity project pixel games! sorry

I think if they can keep the speed the same with some tweeks would Be Amazing. I think the simplicity of the shop is what really is amazing, because going on Xbox or PS4, there are like a dozen or so things on there before going to the Games.
Some classic Nintendo music would be cool, but not a must. Shopping cart would be useful, if getting multiple games.
If themes are coming, make a themes section.
What's new, random games (like 'maybe you like', etc,) and indie section, genres, and apps section (for Netflix and junk whenever we get them)
And Nintendo classics with the some kind of folder separation like wii and wii u but more simplistic.
Maybe have also the option to show one game per row, or multiple in one (look like the game box art or something and you just hover over it).

I enjoy it but the music could be a Wii era DSi, 3DS, Wii U thing. The Switch is meant to be different. The extreme simplicity of the system could use some work though.

It would be nice to see a sale tab, and a genre tab, and also what happened to the game rating system that the 3ds eShop had? It was nice to have the 1 star garbage warning that I’d see on the worst games, or the 5 star excellence rating on the best games. Player ratings, when honest, can speak volumes at a glance about the quality of a game!

@CheezIt I also enjoyed the rating system. Would be happy to see it return.

An overly resounding YES! it's time for an update to the interface.
It sucks big time. It's the most under developed and thought about interface of any console to date. It just feels horrible to search around and very underwhelming. Poor design, no music, no genre tabs etc. If we are going to have to start to pay for it, they better do something about it...which they probably are.

And yeah...it's not hot at all.

Having to click through fewer screens when buying would be my preference (and also adding items to a basket and only paying once).

Also, I’m surprised NintendoLife didn’t mention the need for a full list of games available. At present unless you know the name of a game and can find it via search there’s no way to reach a game not in the charts or recently released sections. An alphabetical list over multiple pages with some search filters would be very useful I feel.

I bet developers would want that too as once their game is off the front page it basically stops existing.

@BulkSlash There's a "View All" button at the bottom of the new releases page.

@joey302 Yeah that is pretty terrible, especially considering the other features they implemented that Sony then copied.

The E-Shop definitely needs an overhaul. Otherwise in a year's time it's going to be a complete minefield to any new Switch owner just looking for, say, puzzle games and being faced with having to bring up a list of every game on the E-shop and scour through it one by one...all the earlier games towards the bottom will likely be ignored.

@IceClimbers Sorry, I initially misinterpreted your last comment as disagreeing with the point the poster above you was making so deleted my last post, didn't mean to tag you before.

Glad other people agree with the music part. Good shop music is basically a Nintendo thing after the Wii Shop Channel.

100% agree with the writer of this article.

some categories and a discount section would be nice. and virtual console 🙈😎

It's functional as it is but could be way better. It just looks basic as it is , it should be categorised like demos , special offers , genres etc. My feeling is Nintendo are holding off until there paid online service starts

Give us the Switch Rewards already! I got so many gold coins that I want to use, they better not be expired when the Rewards launched.

And yes: a Demo button on the menu will be nice. It's commonsense, Nintendo!

I don’t mind as long as it doesn’t slow things down, I love the speed of the UI at the moment. The switch eShop doesn’t bother me too much honestly since I know what I want, but the main UI could use some more features. Things I would love: activity log, achievements, social features like im and status messages, recording capture, an editor to add notes to screenshots, custom background images, different layout options for icons (instead of just one row)

I love the e-shop as it is right now. It is fast and has good information on each game with trailers and screenshots and also the size and controllers, etc. I would like the demo and discounted categories but I am absolutely fine with the search more menu.
I recently bought a 3ds and I find the e-shop there terrible. It is confusing and slow and I couldn't find lists with all the games by specific order.
The e-shop is not one of my first priorities on the switch but I think I saw a maintenance to it schedule for the next days last week.

The last thing I bought on the eShop was I Am Setsuna during the sale. You'd think, being on sale, it would be very easy to find, but it was buried at the bottom of the list of games.

If I were a publisher I'd be on Nintendo's case to get them to improve the eShop.

The Switch eShop is a disaster from a UX point of view.
It needs a complete overhaul to improve both the experience and to keep older games as easy to find as possible.
It needs better search and a way to improve games visibility. Right now, only the newest games are visible. That's not good at all.

@NintendoRob1977 I think you make a valid point, but don't all games do this? You can't just wander through every level in a Mario game. Mario kart has locked tracks. It's not really a Shin'en thing.

Genre, Demo and Promotion segments need to be added. Plus advanced searches based on game type, publisher, release date, etc. Whatever they do build upon the current shop. The 3DS' was passable and best and the Wii U was a snail crawling disaster. Its the only online store that has actually lost a sale from me because it was so slow I got bored of clicking and waiting.

However, NO MUSIC PLEASE! Or if need be make it optional. It aggravating after a few min and slows the shop down. I go into a shop to browse and buy, not to have an "experience" (pronounced in the most obnoxious voice possible).

Having no special offers tab is mind boggling.

They also need one for demos.

Then, eventually, it'd be nice to have a Virtual Console tab, then when you click it, it expands to show the different consoles available.

It's a bit embarrassing when the Wii U and 3DS eShop are more feature-rich! C'mon Ninty, get it done!

The poll results speak for itself. It's garbage. The Wii U eShop layout is a million times better. Like pretty much everything else, Nintendo aren't ready. Not ready with their online, not ready with apps, not ready with a browser, etc. They weren't ready with games either. They had to use Wii U ports. Their first real must have game(Super Mario Odyssey) is taking nearly 8 months after launch to arrive. And you've got ask what big games have they got after that, that releases soon? I mean a game that will drive hardware and software sales. Sure there's XC2, I love the series but it's not a big seller.

It works well so leave it alone.

the switch eshop only needs a few taps added with the ones we have now.

genre searching and discounts, later on virtual console can also be added, its that easy,

the eshop doesnt need that big overhaul though, its clean the way it looks, but yeah this needs to be added on to the current platform it has already established

I don't think it needs any major update.
Maybe just a few adjustments and additions, but I prefer a simple and fast interface like now, rather than slow and too many options like other consoles have.
The pleasent background Music could be nice, but with the option of turning on/off

Another one on team music, here.

omg Nintendo, please don't Listen to this tips o_o because the design of the Wii U eShop is just very cold, boring and chaotic.

Yes the Switch eShop could have more categories, but the layout is on point. it's warm, fresh and cozy. it's even better then the 3DS e Shop. the Switch eShop is harmonic too, it's an eye-catcher.

the Wii U eShop is just cold and feels and looks like an old desktop programm from Windows Vista : p

Switch eShop all the way ^^

The eshop lay out is pretty dull, the home interface too, i really like the 3ds one i wish it were more like that

Wii U eshop was fine, just needed to be able stack things in a basket because the one-item checkout always made it feel much worse.

Plus let payments be region-free.

The PSN store is very well structured. The XBOX ONE store is ridiculously awful.

Copy the PSN one a little and you won't go wrong

I'd rather have a complete overhaul of the system UI. You still can't rearrange games as you want and the current single-row view is terrible from a UX standpoint.
It's really embarassing when you compare it to Smartphones, Tablets, the Wii U and the 3DS.

the layout of the eShop has put me off buying digital games for this console. it's so tricky trying to find stuff which interest you and sometimes the layout of the game pages where it has yellow text on an orange background, or another terrible colour combination, is difficult to read so I just don't bother.

My eShop is still in French. Not every Belgian speeks French! Fix this Nintendo!!!

I think Nintendo might be just observing customer behavior for now.

They cannot afford to mess this one up, and while the Wii U eShop was pretty cool to me, it also did have issues with discoverability of titles that were NOT Nintendo's own.

This time around they're tending in great detail to the needs of their digital indie publishers. These developers are their future big business partners, and they need to see good sales on Nintendo's hardware.

Revisions to the eShop will surely arrive, but they're unlikely to take an outset in how Nintendo or others have done things in the past.

Just give me new themes for the actual OS!

The amount of people that says that the e-shop does not have the possibility to see all games in different orders or categories is outrageous!?! Just go view all on the bottom of the recent tag or chose advanced search and you will get a bright new world... P.s:not saying that the search is perfect but don't say is absent.

P.s: Go far away with songs. that's is a sort of malware on it's own

I'm sure people have said this before, but the Eshop was okay when there were less than 100 games on it. Now that it's rapidly expanding, Nintendo needs to revise it sometime soon, maybe when Nintendo Switch online launches.

@Joeynator3000 As long as it can be disabled. Not a huge fan of background music in my eShop.

Otherwise, I absolutely think the eShop needs overhauled, and soon. And let us customize our home screen/games layout ASAP!

Demo catagory is 100% needed. Why would Nintendo want to make it more difficult for us to find in a group? Have it clearly labled, maybe with a notification that indicates how many new demos have been added since we last logged into the eshop.

The E-shop is bland, boring and awkward to navigate, yes an update to the UI would be welcome.
At least give use a demo tab.

Most people seem to be on the same page. The current setup is definitely getting long in the tooth. If you want to look at what came out March 3rd, you need to scroll forever to find it, at this point it needs more categories.

I would like to see a discount page, but we may not be at that point yet since most of the games are still pretty new.

I think two features, in particular, would put the Switch eShop above the rest (along with development of other normal features):
1. A user rating system on a 1-5 star scale
2. System-level notifications (like the ones that pop up when your friends are online) when a game on your wishlist becomes available or is discounted.

The trick is likely balancing new features against having a fast and functional eShop. I think that digital storefronts need sections for new releases, sales, and at least one promoted category, along with search functionality that covers price range, genre, developer, user reception, etc.

That said, a lot of the 3DS and Wii U categories on their eShops seemed redundant or pointless. If you have the ability to search for platformers, why do you need a Platformers category? Which may only show a selection of them?

There is a way to display everything in the shop, as well as filter it into lists. On the search screen, click "Search filters" without entering any keywords into the search box. You can filter the whole catalog by price range and genre.

A lot of people are asking for these features in this topic, but they already exist. So maybe this is an organizational issue.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE change the record son....

A sales section would be handy, and a separate Virtual Console one if/when that ever turns up. Other than that I like it fine at the moment but I'm sure it'll evolve as it expands.

Some kind of rating system would be great (including something like the hardcore/casual bar on 3DS)... as well as the ability to order games by rating/playtime

Both the UI and the e-shop definitely do need a big upgrade now, i'm surprised we haven't heard about one by now to be honest, i would definitely like more themes and some music, maybe give us a few different choices of music (would love the Wii shop music personally) but make it optional for those who don't want it. That's the key really, give us more options for customisation, things like folders and themes to give it some much needed personality, but make them all optional.

Actually, my one big upgrade request isn't listed. An option to hide already purchased games would do wonders for the eshop. As it stands, I get on the eshop every week, add the games I may be interested in purchasing someday to my wishlist, and then remove them from the wishlist as I purchase them. Already purchased games shouldn't be clogging up the list when you're looking for new ones.

As it stands there’s literally no design gone into the Switch E shop, so it doesn’t need redesigning, it’s needs to be designed. There’s nothing, you have to scroll through every game to find something, unless you search for a specific game. The Wii U shop was actually rather nice, so it was a shock to see what the Switch shop was like, it’s like the console was rushed out before finishing everything.

Needs a dynamic load in, keep the current version for the portable view, but when docked have a have it view differently. I hate how big the list icons become when I click into one of the sections. Also adding multiple items to a shopping cart is a must.

I like the Switch interface. It's definitely the fastest of all the consoles as far as the snappiness of getting from one place to another. Now some would argue that's because it's so bare-bones and basic. As far as the eShop goes, it's still WAY faster than the "PS Snore" and the Xbox One user interface is so flaky and finicky.

I think Nintendo may overhaul the OS and/or eShop interfaces once apps such as Netflix, YouTube etc. and their online service launches, but I wouldn't hold my breath for anything prior to that. Some new themes besides plain white and black would be nice and very easy for them to implement soon though.

Definitely need to add genre based categories (It's a no brainer, but then again knowing Nintendo, it isn't too surprising that they're lacking basic features yet again)

MUSIC! Why isn't that an option in the poll? I definitely want some music in my Switch menus and the shop, a la Wii and Wii U... Heck, even Game Cube had it! And the awesome rolling cube of course. Anyway, music. If I forgot to mention. That is all I'm asking!

I think the UI could use some sprucing up, but don't add music unless it's optional. I've been wanting Nintendo to drop the background music from their devices for a while unless it's theme music (like the 3DS home menu themes).

Not a lot of people voted for it, but I think a purchase history based recommendation engine should be top priority, followed by some sort of influencer-based top picks features (Nintendo Treehouse Selects, Nintendo Life's Top 10 Favorite Platformers, IGN Top 10 Switch Games of 2017, Metacritic's favorite Indies, Your Friends Are Playing..., etc.)

Putting categories in would be much easier and is more a matter of design (which is why they're likely to come first).

I'm guessing eShop goodies will come around the time paid online done or a little bit after.