"Nintendo has released a new store app on Android and iOS giving users the ability to purchase hardware, accessories, and games for the Switch and Switch 2. When I open my phone and scroll down to the N's, I get a neat, full row dedicated entirely to Nintendo. That's four apps: the Switch app, the music app, the Nintendo Today news app, and now the store. And it is entirely too much."
"Nintendo has always been the one company of the big three publishers that does its own thing, and that's worked both for and against it. The company hasn't chased development trends with the same zeal as Microsoft and Sony. That insulates Nintendo when those trends don't pan out, like exorbitant spending on live-service games that fail. But also hurts it when it comes to performance and user experience."
Nintendo released a dedicated store app for Android and iOS that lets users buy Switch and Switch 2 hardware, accessories, and games. The store joins three existing Nintendo mobile apps: the Switch app, the music app, and the Nintendo Today news app. The proliferation of separate apps creates a concentrated cluster of Nintendo icons on users' phones. Nintendo's independent approach to platforms has protected it from some industry trends but has also caused gaps in performance and user experience. The company has delayed features common on other platforms, such as console-native voice chat, which only appeared with the Switch 2. The new app rollout feels both like innovation and catch-up.
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