However, that was a long time ago. Nowadays, wading through the mud is an extremely difficult job. It’s an old complaint at this point, but it’s as valid as ever. To illustrate the typical composition of a eShop drops weekly (in addition to the larger first- and third-party releases), here’s a list of games I’ve made that run the gamut, by genre:
- Angry neighbor simulator
- Ax Champ Shoots Out
- Ball race 2
- Ecchi Oppai
- Advent Calendar 2024 game pack
- Sparkling lights and dark Halloween pumpkins
- Cartoon girls: Unique rabbits
- Anime Waifu 2
- Love Anime Boys Club: Language and date Zodiac signs
- Magical bakery
- Me and the gamer girl
- Nurse call
- Too hot: Kitchen chaos
- Photography guide: Master the art of capturing moments
- Relaxation techniques: How to find calm
- Santa discovered it
- Simulation of a skateboarding bunny
- Spot the Christmas difference
- Survive the zombie race
- Symmetric logic puzzle 1000
- Unsolved case: CE killer prevalence
Do you think that’s an exaggeration? Get ready for the rug pulling you may have seen coming: it’s all real. Mentality!
All of those titles launched within a week (well, eight days) in November. Christmas themes aside, they provide a pretty good overview of the genre of their arrival. Weekly eShop. I can’t speak to their quality and I’m willing to admit that there may be a gem or two in there. Perhaps it’s shameless Overcooked clone is pretty good, or perhaps a heavy sliding puzzler Anime Girls: Special Rabbit reach a high level and avoid it 34 other entries in the Manga/Anime/Sugoi Girls series published by Pakotime this year. Its feasible.
It’s depressing, isn’t it? Again, to be 100% clear, the issue here isn’t one of theme or genre — I have no problem getting Manga Warrior 4: Pretty Girl GoGo Big Time or anything else on the Switch — that’s it. is how cynical software is pumped out and how it overwhelms other games. Increasingly, the cost of operating in the modern world, whether physical or digital, is suffering from a deluge of pop-ups, removing ads and cynical products, and that really not necessary. this terrible. It’s time for Nintendo to give us the tools to fight waste.
A filter would be a good start, perhaps screening out publishers or developers that continually put out games that I don’t want to see, let alone play. It’s easy to imagine publishers not wanting that – someone with a grudge against EA or Ubisoft could remove their catalog from their personal eShop, for example. But as the platform holder, Nintendo should serve players first. I would never buy anything from Aldora Games’ catalog but more than that, having to scroll through them makes navigating the eShop annoying. My experience would be better if they weren’t there and I could get rid of them.
Alternatively (or additionally), why not let us ‘block’ games on an individual basis? If I already own something, I don’t need to watch it. Thief simulator Is it $1.99 again? Well, last time I didn’t buy it 300 many times – I’m not interested so let me hide it and only look at games that might interest me.
The eShop is not completely without useful features. The New/Recent Releases tab does what it says on the tin, featuring everything you’d expect. If you want to find last week However, for major new releases, you have to scroll through 30 lines of bilge. There is much more that can be done. For example, ask developers to flag the use of generalized AI, like Itch.io todayand allowing us to filter that out would be extremely helpful.
