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Nintendo has today released a new firmware update for the Switch 2 and this one comes with multiple features.

It's added support for gifting to a Nintendo Account family group member. This is an "upcoming feature" and is scheduled to go live on 17th November 2026. Apart from this, there's now also the ability to configure accessibility settings during the first-time setting and there are some language updates.

Here are the patch notes, courtesy of the official Nintendo support page. There's also an update available for the Switch today, adding gifting feature support and general adjustments & fixes:

Switch 2 Ver. 23.5.0 (Released November 9, 2026)

  • Added the ability to configure accessibility settings during first-time setup.
    • Information on these accessibility settings can be found in Nintendo Switch 2 first-time setup.
  • Added support for an upcoming feature to allow gifting of Nintendo eShop products to a Nintendo Account family group member.
    • This gifting feature will be available after a Nintendo eShop update, scheduled for November 17, 2026.
  • The following updates have been made in Accessibility in System Settings:
    • Added Portuguese (Portugal) to "Text to Speech" languages.
    • Added Portuguese (Portugal) to the GameChat "Convert Text to Speech" languages.
  • General adjustments and fixes were made to improve the user experience.

Switch Ver. 23.5.0 (Released November 9, 2026)

  • Added support for an upcoming feature to allow gifting of Nintendo eShop products to a Nintendo Account family group member.
    • This gifting feature will be available after a Nintendo eShop update, scheduled for November 17, 2026.
  • General adjustments and fixes were made to improve the user experience.

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