Nintendo will be introducing Digital Gifting for the Switch 2, which will allow you to purchase games and give it to a friend or family member. Digital Gifting makes the process of giving a digital gift a lot easier. There is no need to give away your gift card or even to figure out when you should purchase the gift. With this new update, you will be able to send digital gifts straight to another member of your Nintendo Account family group.
Nintendo Switch 2 digital gifting arrives November 17 with system update 23.5.0
This new update will require system version 23.5.0 on your Switch 2 console. Nintendo has confirmed that the eShop update will go live that will bring this feature for us all worldwide on November 17, 2026. You will have to make sure that you update your consoles to access this new gifting interface.
- System Update Version: 23.5.0
- eShop Update Release Date: November 17, 2026
- Gifting Restriction: Nintendo Account family group only
- Gift Wrapping Colors: Eight colors
Note that gifting is only available for members of the same Nintendo Account family group. As of right now, Nintendo has showcased eight different colors that you can customize your wrapping for the digital gifts. There is no way to schedule for a future date where you want to send the gift.
You will have to send it immediately after you purchase it. We are also unsure if everything available on the Nintendo eShop will be able to be gifted, according to the source this is still unknown. Similar stability themes that we noticed in the last update of the Nintendo Switch.
Nintendo is indeed confirming the technical support they will be providing with this new gifting feature that they will have with the new system update. The eShop update will be live on November 17, 2026. This will be only available for use for members of a Nintendo Account family group.
Source: NotebookCheck
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