One thing that the Nintendo Switch didn’t have that its predecessors did was background music that could be heard while you were digitally shopping on it. The Wii and Wii U both had it, but the Switch didn’t. Now that the upcoming Switch 2 is more powerful and is meant to improve on what Nintendo had done with the Switch 1, there has been some hope from fans that Nintendo may bring back some eShop background music.
Unfortunately, Nintendo has confirmed that this won’t happen. Nintendo Switch 2 producer Kouichi Kawamoto has told Polygon that “unlike back then, the eShop now has lots of videos that are showcasing the games. We didn’t want to intrude on that, so we don’t have music there”. Kawamoto also revealed that the focus was on performance, saying that “I wanted to make sure that it was a smooth experience. That the scrolling of the list doesn’t stall, that it’s very smooth, pages load fast”.
