"Starting May 27, the official moniker will be Nintendo Store, according to Nintendo of America on X. Basically, the video game company is mimicking the meme from The Social Network movie, in which Justin Timberlake's character tells Mark Zuckerberg to drop "The" from "The Facebook," because "it's cleaner.""
"To be clear, other than the name change, everything else will stay the same for the online shop. Intriguingly, Nintendo launched the Nintendo Store app in November without the "My," so this branding alteration was seemingly telegraphed for roughly half-a-year. Additionally, most people probably never mentioned the "My" in everyday conversation; more likely is that the digital storefront is referred to as the eShop by longtime Nintendo fans."
"Last week, Nintendo released fiscal-year financial info, such as a lower-than-expected Switch 2 hardware sales forecast for the upcoming business year and price hike for the hybrid console. The stock market hasn't been too kind to Nintendo in response."
"A new Star Fox game was unveiled for Switch 2, though it's also sort of old considering it's a remake of Star Fox 64. Regardless, the title can be seen as a fresh start for the franchise."
Nintendo Store will replace My Nintendo Store starting May 27 for the online shop that sells digital Switch and Switch 2 games, accessories, and Platinum Points rewards. The change keeps all existing functionality the same, with only the branding updated. Nintendo previously launched a Nintendo Store app in November without the “My,” suggesting the rename was planned. Many players already refer to the digital storefront as the eShop, so the “My” portion was rarely used in everyday conversation. Nintendo also reported fiscal-year updates, including a lower-than-expected Switch 2 hardware sales forecast and a price increase, which affected the stock. A Star Fox game for Switch 2 was also revealed as a remake of Star Fox 64.
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