We’re simply over a month away from the much-hyped arrival of Nintendo Switch 2, which suggests Nintendo has been busy behind the scenes, updating its OG Switch firmware and getting the digital eShop prepared for June 5. Part of these adjustments, nonetheless, has evoked a surprisingly sturdy response in followers — the eShop has switched from orange to crimson.
Not solely has the orange background — which has been the store’s main coloration because the Nintendo 3DS days of June 2011 – been refreshed to a brilliant crimson, however the store icon on the Home display’s taskbar has additionally been given a coat of paint. Previously, the crimson background coloration had primarily solely been used to mark key Nintendo anniversaries.
RIP orange eShop. Lasted from 2011 to 2025 throughout 3DS, Wii U and Switch 🫡 pic.twitter.com/Gv9bBUKJ2H
— It’s-A-Mii, BoTalksGames! (@BoTalksGames) April 30, 2025
That’s not all, both. Nintendo has additionally straightened the ‘e’ on eShop and eliminated the little “eyelashes” from it, too, and adjusted the font, as demonstrated by the ‘t’ in Nintendo.
“Going to be sick…” cried one alarmed Twitter respondent, whereas others descended right into a “It’s bread” frenzy, riffing on the viral Silent Hill 3 meme.
“Yeah I miss the orange already, lol,” mentioned one other commenter on Reddit, to which one other joked: “NOW it’s subsequent gen.”
Interestingly, although, that is really not the primary time the eShop has been crimson, as some players have also been reminiscing about. It additionally aligns the console retailer with the colour palette you see when visiting the Nintendo eShop by way of your browser.
On the plus aspect, gamers are reporting the up to date eShop appears to be responding quicker since the newest firmware replace.
As IGN reported earlier at this time, Nintendo Switch Firmware Update Version 20.0.0 makes plenty of key adjustments to the eight-year-old console in preparation of the launch of its successor, the Switch 2, in June, in accordance with the patch notes released on Nintendo’s official website. It contains the addition of a system switch to Nintendo Switch 2, which you’ll now discover in System Settings, so you’ll switch out of your Switch to Switch 2 utilizing native communication.
This is all main in the direction of the hotly anticipated launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 on June 5. Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders went reside on April 24, with the value nonetheless fastened at $449.99 — and so they went about in addition to you’d count on. Meanwhile, Nintendo has issued a warning to U.S. prospects who utilized for a Switch 2 pre-order from the My Nintendo Store, saying launch date supply isn’t assured because of very excessive demand.
Check out IGN’s Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order information for extra.
Vikki Blake is a reporter, critic, columnist, and advisor. She’s additionally a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.
